How much does toilet installation cost in the UK?
A toilet installation costs £350 on average in the UK. Most jobs fall between £150 and £900 supplied and fitted. Job type: Like-for-like close-coupled swap £150 to £350, New toilet with some pipework or tiling £350 to £600, Wall-hung £600 to £900. Prices reviewed July 2026.
Supplying and fitting a new toilet usually costs between £150 and £900 in the UK, with most people paying around £350 for a like-for-like close-coupled replacement. The price depends mainly on whether the toilet stays in the same spot or is moved, and whether it is a standard close-coupled or a wall-hung concealed unit.
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Toilet installation cost breakdown
Typical toilet installation costs, by option:
| Job type | Typical UK cost |
|---|---|
| Like-for-like close-coupled swap | £150 to £350 |
| New toilet with some pipework or tiling | £350 to £600 |
| Wall-hung, concealed cistern or macerator | £600 to £900 |
What's included in the price?
Typical toilet installation prices include:
- The toilet pan and cistern (or the unit and concealed frame)
- A plumber to disconnect and take out the old toilet
- Fitting and sealing the new pan to the floor and soil pipe
- A new flexible connector, isolation valve and fixings
- Connecting the water supply and testing for leaks
- Taking away the old toilet
What changes the price?
The things that move toilet installation prices most:
Whether it is a like-for-like swap or the toilet is being moved
The type of toilet: close-coupled, back-to-wall, or wall-hung with a concealed cistern
The price of the toilet you choose
Whether a macerator (Saniflo) is needed for a toilet away from the main soil stack
Any tiling or flooring that has to be made good afterwards
Your region and the plumber's rate
These are why two quotes for the same job can differ, and the only way to know your price is to get prices from local firms (through Bark; we may earn a fee, at no extra cost to you).
How the price is built up
A like-for-like swap is mostly labour plus the pan and cistern, and it reuses the existing soil connection and water feed. Moving the toilet, boxing in a concealed cistern, fitting a wall-hung support frame or installing a macerator for a toilet away from the main soil stack all add materials and time, which is what pushes the price toward the top of the range. The toilet itself is usually £80 to £350 for a close-coupled unit, or £250 to £700 for a wall-hung toilet with a concealed frame. The rest is the plumber's labour (roughly half a day), plus a new flexible connector, isolation valve, pan seal and silicone.
A replacement quote versus a new toilet position
The £150 to £350 like-for-like tier includes a close-coupled toilet and fitting at the existing connections. Ask for the product model and the fitting charge separately, together with disposal and any replacement connectors. If you supply the toilet yourself, the saving is the product allowance actually included, not a fixed percentage of the whole price.
A wall-hung or concealed installation needs a separate specification for the frame, cistern, pan, access panel, boxing and final surface finish. The £600 to £900 tier is a guide, not an unlimited tiling or structural budget. Ask the installer to state what making good is included.
Moving a soil connection, changing floor levels or creating a new room is a different job from changing the toilet. Get those works identified before comparing a simple replacement price with a much higher installation quote.
Ways to keep the cost down
- Replace like-for-like in the same spot so the existing soil pipe and water feed can be reused
- Buy the toilet yourself from a merchant to avoid a trade markup, but check the fitter is happy to install a supplied unit
- Have it done alongside other bathroom or plumbing work in one visit to save on the call-out
- Stick to a standard close-coupled or back-to-wall toilet unless you specifically want wall-hung; the concealed frame roughly doubles the fitting cost
Does where you live change the cost?
In London, a toilet installation typically costs around £420 supplied and fitted, about 20% above the UK average of £350. In the North, Scotland and Wales the guide figure is nearer £340.
| Region | From | Typical | Up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands / East (UK average) | £150 | £350 | £900 |
| London | £180 | £420 | £1,100 |
| South East / South West | £160 | £370 | £950 |
| North / Scotland / Wales | £150 | £340 | £870 |
Guide prices supplied and fitted, scaled with the same regional multipliers as the calculator. Not quotes.
Toilet installation cost in major UK cities
| City | From | Typical | Up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | £140 | £330 | £860 |
| Birmingham | £150 | £350 | £900 |
| Bristol | £160 | £370 | £950 |
| Cardiff | £150 | £340 | £870 |
| Edinburgh | £150 | £340 | £870 |
| Glasgow | £150 | £340 | £870 |
| Leeds | £150 | £340 | £870 |
| Liverpool | £150 | £340 | £870 |
| London | £180 | £420 | £1,100 |
| Manchester | £150 | £340 | £870 |
| Newcastle | £150 | £340 | £870 |
| Sheffield | £150 | £340 | £870 |
City guide estimates, scaled by local labour costs. Indicative averages for toilet installation, not quotes.
Prices in London and the South East are the priciest, often £40 to £80 more on labour; the North, Wales and Scotland tend to be cheaper.
Compare this with a real quote
The figures above are guide prices. Two or three quotes for your toilet installation tell you what it costs where you live.
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How much does it cost to install a new toilet in 2026?
About £150 to £900 supplied and fitted, with most people paying around £350 for a like-for-like close-coupled replacement. Labour on its own is usually £120 to £220 if you buy the toilet yourself.
What makes fitting a toilet more expensive?
Moving the toilet to a new spot, a wall-hung pan with a concealed cistern and support frame, a macerator (Saniflo) for a toilet away from the soil stack, or making good tiling and flooring afterwards all push the price up. A straight swap in the same place is the cheapest job.
Is it cheaper to replace a toilet with the same type?
Yes. A like-for-like close-coupled swap reuses the existing soil connection and water feed, so it is the cheapest option, usually £150 to £400 all in including a mid-range toilet.
Can I install a toilet myself?
A competent DIYer can swap a like-for-like close-coupled toilet, but getting the seal to the soil pipe watertight is the fiddly part and a poor seal leaks or smells. A new toilet in a different position, a concealed cistern or a macerator is a job for a plumber, and creating a new soil connection can be notifiable under the Building Regulations.
How long does it take to fit a toilet?
About 1 to 2 hours for a like-for-like replacement. Moving the toilet, boxing in a concealed cistern or fitting a macerator can take half a day to a full day.
How long does a toilet last?
The ceramic lasts decades. A pan and a china cistern are commonly put at 20 years and more, and plenty are far older with nothing wrong. What actually fails is inside the cistern: the fill valve, the flush valve or siphon, and the seals, generally quoted at 5 to 10 years and going sooner in hard water areas where scale builds up on them. That distinction is worth real money. A toilet that runs constantly, flushes weakly or seeps into the pan almost always needs a valve or a washer costing a few pounds, and it is the commonest reason people replace something that did not need replacing. Fit a new one when the ceramic is cracked or crazed, when a plastic cistern has gone brittle, or because you want a different style, and expect £150 to £900 fitted rather than the price of a valve.
Is a wall-hung toilet worth the extra cost?
A wall-hung toilet looks neat and makes cleaning the floor easier, but the concealed frame and cistern roughly double the fitting cost against a close-coupled toilet. If budget is tight, a back-to-wall pan hides the pipework for much less.
Does fitting a new toilet need building regulations approval?
Not for a straight swap. Under Schedule 4 to the Building Regulations 2010, replacing a toilet with one that uses no more water, with no work to underground drainage, does not have to be notified to building control. A toilet in a new position is a new installation: it needs a building control application unless the plumber is registered with a competent person scheme for that work and no shared or underground drainage is involved, so a new connection to an underground drain always goes to building control. The same rules apply in England and Wales.
Can a macerator toilet be the only toilet in the house?
Usually not. In England, paragraph 4.25 of Approved Document G accepts a WC with a macerator and pump on small-bore pipework only where there is also access to a WC discharging directly to a gravity system, and the unit meets BS EN 12050-1 or BS EN 12050-3. That makes a macerator the answer for a second toilet that is out of reach of the soil stack, such as one in a basement or a loft room, not for the only toilet in the house. If it would be the only one, price a gravity connection to the stack instead.
Official guidance and sources
The rules and schemes referenced on this page come from these official UK sources. The price figures are Costwise's own; see how we price.
- Building Regulations 2010, Schedule 4 legislation.gov.uk · Replacing a toilet with one that uses no more water, with no work to underground drainage, does not need to be notified to building control.
- Building Regulations 2010, Schedule 3 legislation.gov.uk · The work a registered installer may self-certify, which for a new toilet excludes shared or underground drainage.
- Approved Document G: sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency GOV.UK · Paragraph 4.25 accepts a macerator and pump on small-bore pipework only where there is also access to a WC that drains directly to a gravity system.
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Costwise (2026): A toilet installation typically costs £350 in the UK, ranging from £150 to £900 supplied and fitted. Reviewed July 2026. costwiseuk.co.ukSource: Costwise (costwiseuk.co.uk)Costwise (2026). Toilet installation cost. Costwise UK cost data, version 2026-10-12. https://costwiseuk.co.uk/toilet-installation-cost/2026-10-12 (158 jobs)Dataset DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21159943 · also on Kaggle, Hugging Face and Figshare. Method: how we price. Downloadable CSV.
These are independent guide prices based on typical UK jobs in 2026. Your actual cost depends on your property, spec, access and where you live. Always get at least three written quotes before committing.