Bathroom replacement programmes · North West
Bathroom replacement programmes in Trafford
We renew bathrooms in occupied social homes in Trafford, keeping a working toilet in use every night and finishing with certificates.
We take on bathroom replacement in Trafford for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Trafford belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Trafford at a glance
- Council
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Region
- North West
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 237,579 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.01 (VOA 2026)
Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Trafford?
Most social homes in Trafford are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Trafford?
- Survey, layout and resident choice within your specification
- Strip-out, asbestos checks and waste removal
- Baths, showers, basins and WCs, including thermostatic showers
- Humidity-controlled extract fans
- Level-access shower conversions where assessed
How do we deliver it?
Where an occupational therapist has assessed a resident, we build the adaptation into the renewal rather than coming back later.
Which rules apply in Trafford?
In England, new circuits, consumer unit replacements and alterations in bathrooms near baths and showers are notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations. Notification is made by a competent person scheme installer or through building control.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about bathroom replacement
What does bathroom replacement cost in Trafford?
Our guide range for a bathroom in a replacement programme in Trafford is £5,550–£8,100 per bathroom. That is the UK range of £5,500–£8,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.01 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.02); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.
Questions about bathroom replacement in Trafford
Does Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Trafford are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Which housing standard applies in Trafford?
Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.
Do you also work near Trafford?
Yes. We take on bathroom replacement across the North West, including Salford, Manchester, Warrington and Stockport, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Trafford
- External wall insulation
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Communal area refurbishment
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Estate and external works
- Responsive repairs
- Aids and adaptations
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Window and door replacement