Bathroom replacement programmes · South East
Bathroom replacement programmes in Lewes
Social landlords in Lewes can use us to deliver bathroom renewals and level-access conversions from their stock condition data.
We take on bathroom replacement in Lewes for Lewes District Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Lewes District Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Lewes at a glance
- Council
- Lewes District Council
- Region
- South East
- County
- East Sussex
- 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
- 103,525 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.10 (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 Lewes?
Lewes District Council still owns council homes in Lewes 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 Lewes?
- Survey, layout and resident choice within your specification
- Strip-out, asbestos checks and waste removal
- Baths, showers, basins and WCs, including thermostatic showers
- Electrical work in special locations, certified and notified where required
- Level-access shower conversions where assessed

How do we deliver it?
Residents are visited before work starts, given dates in writing and told exactly what each day involves. Disruption is planned rather than discovered.
Which rules apply in Lewes?
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 Lewes?
Our guide range for a bathroom in a replacement programme in Lewes is £6,050–£8,800 per bathroom. That is the UK range of £5,500–£8,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.10 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.05–1.15); 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 Lewes
Does Lewes District Council still own council homes?
Lewes District Council still owns council homes in Lewes 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.
Can you take on bathroom replacement in Lewes as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Lewes can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for bathroom replacement, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Do you also work near Lewes?
Yes. We take on bathroom replacement across the South East, including Brighton and Hove, Wealden, Mid Sussex and Adur, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Lewes
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Damp and mould remediation
- Estate and external works
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Whole-house retrofit
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Void property works
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Window and door replacement
- Aids and adaptations