Bathroom Renovation Hampstead

GS Renovation fits bathrooms and wet rooms across Hampstead, working within the period cottages and Victorian and Edwardian terraces of NW3. We handle the waterproofing, drainage, tiling, heating and ventilation as one job, delivering en-suites and family bathrooms that are properly built rather than simply refreshed on the surface.

In Hampstead, a full bathroom refit typically costs £6,000 to £20,000 or more (indicative London ranges, MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026). GS Renovation Ltd, a building contractor based in Potters Bar, does the work in Hampstead: we carry the tanking, plumbing and tiling as one contract, with the electrics certified by a registered electrician.

How the job runs

1. Free design visit at your Hampstead home and an itemised quote.
2. Strip-out, then first-fix plumbing and electrics.
3. Tanking to the wet areas, then tiling.
4. Sanitaryware and second fix, with notifiable electrics certified by a registered electrician. Typically 10 to 15 working days on site.

Wet rooms and en-suites in Hampstead

Bathrooms in a Hampstead terrace often sit in the rear closet wing or a converted return, where the floor is timber and space is tight. Before any tile goes down we tank and waterproof the area fully, forming the falls for a level-access wet room or walk-in shower so water drains properly and never finds its way into the structure below or the room next door.

Turning a spare corner into an en-suite is a favourite NW3 upgrade, particularly in the loft and closet-wing conversions common here. We route new drainage and soil connections carefully through the period fabric, fit a pump where the gravity falls are limited, and provide proper mechanical ventilation to control the condensation that damages plaster and decoration in the older solid-walled homes found right across the neighbourhood.

Housing in Hampstead

Around 11,670 homes make up Hampstead on the valuation list; 78% are flats and 22% houses, and 63% date from before 1919, 10% from between the wars and 27% from after 1945. Since most homes here are flats, a bathroom in a flat in Hampstead sits over a neighbour's ceiling, so it is tanked before tiling and a moved WC needs the freeholder's licence.

The separating floor under a Hampstead conversion bathroom

With 63% of Hampstead homes built before 1919 and 78% of them flats, a new bathroom here often sits on a timber floor that is also the boundary between two homes. When a period house was converted, that floor was meant to separate the flats for fire and sound. Lifting boards to run a new waste, notching joists for a trap, or dropping a shower tray flush with the floor can all cut through what is left of that separation. The damage is then hidden in the ceiling of the flat below.

So in a Hampstead conversion flat we open one section first and record what the floor contains before the layout is fixed. The structural engineer we appoint checks whether the joists can take the notching or need strengthening, and any break in the separating layers is rebuilt to at least what was there. Where the job is building work, a leaseholder also needs the freeholder's consent and a full plans application with Camden, so we submit the floor details with the plans rather than leave them for site.

Space-saving layouts for NW3 terraces

Period bathrooms in Hampstead are rarely large, so a clever layout really matters. We plan the sanitaryware around the sloping ceilings, chimney breasts and narrow floor plans typical of these Victorian and Edwardian houses, using wall-hung units, compact showers and recessed niche storage to win back usable space. The aim is a room that works day to day without ever feeling cramped or the fittings looking awkwardly squeezed in.

Comfort comes as standard. Underfloor heating warms a tiled floor without taking up wall space for radiators, and we can pair it with heated towel rails and good lighting. The tiling, first and second fix plumbing and the electrics are all coordinated by one team, with bathroom circuits certified by a registered electrician under Part P, so the finished room is safe, warm and built to last.

• Full plumbing, drainage and waterproofing (tanking)
• En-suite creation in bedrooms and loft rooms
• Complete bathroom design and planning

VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for Hampstead Town, Frognal and Fitzjohns & Royal Free. Counts rounded by the VOA.

For the wider picture around bathroom renovation in Hampstead, see chimney breast removal in Hampstead, bathroom renovation across Camden, bathroom fitting in London, how we handle bathroom renovation across London and Small Bathroom Ideas.

Why Hampstead Homeowners Choose GS Renovation

Hampstead homeowners choose GS Renovation because we get the parts you cannot see right, the tanking, the drainage falls and the ventilation, before the tiling ever begins. We plan space-saving layouts for these tight period rooms, have the electrics certified by a registered electrician under Part P, and bring our founder's 30+ years of fitting durable bathrooms and en-suites.

Checked by Abdelaaziz Saaid, founder and director of GS Renovation Ltd (Companies House no. 14611254). Structural design is by the consulting engineer appointed to your project.