Bathroom replacement programmes · South West
Bathroom replacement programmes in the South Hams
If bathrooms in the South Hams are due for renewal, we can survey, price and install them to your specification, home by home.
Bathroom replacement in the South Hams is carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Most social homes in the South Hams belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
South Hams at a glance
- Council
- South Hams District Council
- Region
- South West
- County
- Devon
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 87,946 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.02 (our estimate)
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 the South Hams?
Most social homes in the South Hams are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. South Hams District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in the South Hams?
- Survey, layout and resident choice within your specification
- Baths, showers, basins and WCs, including thermostatic showers
- Wet-wall panelling or tiling and slip-resistant flooring
- Electrical work in special locations, certified and notified where required
- Level-access shower conversions where assessed
How do we deliver it?
We fit humidity-controlled extract ventilation as part of the renewal, because a new bathroom without effective extract is a future damp and mould call.
Which rules apply in the South Hams?
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.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about bathroom replacement
What does bathroom replacement cost in the South Hams?
Our guide range for a bathroom in a replacement programme in the South Hams is £5,600–£8,150 per bathroom. That is the UK range of £5,500–£8,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (our own estimate); 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 the South Hams
Does South Hams District Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in the South Hams are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. South Hams District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near the South Hams?
Yes. We take on bathroom replacement across the South West, including Plymouth, Torbay, Teignbridge and West Devon, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in the South Hams?
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.
Other works we carry out in the South Hams
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Damp and mould remediation
- Whole-house retrofit
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Responsive repairs
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Communal area refurbishment
- Estate and external works
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation