Bathroom replacement programmes · North West
Bathroom replacement programmes in Wigan
If bathrooms in Wigan are due for renewal, we can survey, price and install them to your specification, home by home.
Bathroom replacement in Wigan is carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Wigan at a glance
- Council
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- Region
- North West
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by the council
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 330,712 (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 Wigan?
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council still owns council homes in Wigan and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in Wigan?
- 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
- Electrical work in special locations, certified and notified where required
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 Wigan?
Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, the presence of asbestos must be assessed (or presumed) before work that could disturb it, and a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before intrusive work in buildings built or refurbished before 2000. Licensed asbestos work is carried out only by licensed contractors.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about bathroom replacement
What does bathroom replacement cost in Wigan?
Our guide range for a bathroom in a replacement programme in Wigan 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 Wigan
Does Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council still own council homes?
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council still owns council homes in Wigan and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.
Which housing standard applies in Wigan?
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.
Can you take on bathroom replacement in Wigan as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Wigan can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for bathroom replacement, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Wigan
- Damp and mould remediation
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Void property works
- Communal area refurbishment
- Housing disrepair works
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Window and door replacement
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Estate and external works
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Fire stopping and compartmentation