When you first start your washroom project, whether it is for a shopping centre, entertainment venue, office, or other commercial location, one of the first things you should check is how many toilets you need to have on the property by law. To help you out we have created a useful guide based on the most common commercial washroom refurbishments.
However, we recommend speaking to your local authority as well to check the regulations in your area in case these are different or change in the future.
How many toilets do I need for my office/ workplace washrooms?
The requirements for an office washroom depends entirely on how many employees are at work at the same time, so make sure you check this to stay within regulations. If you are considering increasing that number in the future, then make sure you factor in your washrooms for this as well. There are also different regulations for male and female toilets which we have broken down for you below:
Female Toilets (or mixed use)
|
Number of persons at work |
Number of WCs |
Number of Washbasins |
|
1 to 5 |
1 |
1 |
|
6 to 25 |
2 |
2 |
|
26-50 |
3 |
3 |
|
51 to 75 |
4 |
4 |
|
76 to 100 |
5 |
5 |
Male Toilets
|
Number of persons at work |
Number of WCs |
Number of Urinals |
Number of Washbasins |
|
1 to 15 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
16 to 30 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
31 to 45 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
46 to 60 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
61 to 75 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
76 to 90 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
|
91 to 100 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
How many toilets do I need for a shopping centre?
Any store or shopping centre which has a retail area more than 1,000m2 has a responsibility to provide toilets for their shoppers. This is how many toilets you need based on your shopper capacity:
- One toilet and two urinals per 500 male customers, plus one toilet per every additional 1,000 male customers and one urinal for every additional 500 male customers
- One toilet per 500 female customers, plus one per every additional 200 female customers
How many washbasins?
- One washbasin for one male toilet plus one for every 5 urinals
- One washbasin for one female toilet, plus one for every two extra female toilets
How many toilets do I need for an educational washroom?
When it comes to nurseries, schools, colleges, and universities the number of toilets and washbasins you need is based on age group, as you can see below.
For pupils aged 8 or over, changing rooms and sanitary facilities should also be provided for PE, separate to the standard washrooms.
There are many guidelines you need to follow, but it is advisable to always speak to your local authority to ensure you are complying with any local laws and guidelines.
When it comes to commercial washrooms, we can provide a wide variety of different solutions to meet your requirements. From education washrooms to entertainment and retail cubicles, we have worked on a large range of projects across the UK.
If you are looking for some inspiration now you know the answer to that all-important question, “How many toilets do I need,” have a look at some of our previous work through the links below:
Workplace/Office washrooms
Education/ School washrooms
If you are looking at getting started on your commercial washroom refurbishment, contact us today to find out how we can help.