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How many toilets do you need?

The rst consideration when designing washrooms is the number of people who will
use the facility.
As we frequently get asked this question here at Cubicle Centre, we thought it a good
idea to provide you with the latest recommendations in one easy to read format.
Source: British Standard 6465-1:2006 Sanitary Installations.

Oce washrooms

Shops and
shopping centres

School toilets

Sports and
entertainment
venues

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Restaurants and

Pubs, bars and

food courts

nightclubs

Swimming pools

Of ce washrooms
Minimum scale of provision of sanitary appliances for sta toilets in oces, shops,
factories and other non-domestic premises used as place of work.

Female toilets

Number of persons at work

Number of WCs

Number of washbasins

1 to 5

6 to 15

16 to 30

31 to 45

46 to 60

61 to 75

76 to 90

91 to 100

Above 100 persons require:8, plus 1 WC and washbasin for every unit or fraction of
a unit of 25 persons.

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Male toilets
Every male toilet should have at least one WC. Considerations should be give to the
provision of privacy screens between urinals.

Number of persons at
work

Number of
WCs

Number of
urinals

Number of
washbasins

1 to 15

16 to 30

31 to 45

46 to 60

61 to 75

76 to 90

91 to 100

Above 100 persons require: 4, plus 1 WC and washbasin for every unit or fraction of
a unit of 50 persons.

Shops and shopping centres

Minimum provision of sanitary appliances for customertoilets inshops and
shopping centres with a retail area in excess of 1,000 m2.

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Sanitary
appliance

Male customers

Female customers

WC

1 per 500 males; plus 1 per every

additional 1,000 males or part
thereof
Where urinals are not used, WC
numbers to be half of those used
for females

1 per 100 females up to 500, plus 1 per

every additional 200 females or part
thereof

Urinal

2 for up to 500 males, plus 1 for

every additional 500 males or part
thereof

N/A

Washbasin

1 per WC, plus 1 per 5 urinals or

part thereof

1, plus 1 per 2 WCs or part thereof

Schoolstoilets
Minimum provision of sanitary appliances for school washrooms.

Nursery (age 3 5 years)

Sanitary appliance

Number of sanitary appliances

WC

1 per 10 pupils or part thereof, not less than 4

Washbasin

1 per WC

Deep sink, bath or shower

1 per 40 pupils

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Primary (age 4 11 years)

Sanitary
appliance

Number of sanitary appliances

Remarks

WC and
urinal

1 per 10 pupils under 5 years; and 1 per 15

pupils over 5 years, or part thereof

Not more than 2/3rds of boys

appliances to be urinals

Washbasin

1 per WC / urinal

Every WC / urinal to be close

to a washbasin

Shower
(where
provided)

See Swimming pools below

Secondary (age 11+ years)

Sanitary
appliance

Number of sanitary appliances

Remarks

Boys WC and
urinal

1 per 20 pupils, or part thereof

Not more than 2/3rds of

appliances to be urinals

Girls WC

1 per 20 pupils

Washbasin

1 per WC / urinal where there are up to 3

appliances; 2 per 3 WC / urinal where there
are more than 3 appliances

Every WC / urinal to be
close to a washbasin

See Swimming pools below

Easily accessible from all

places where physical
education takes place

Shower (where
physical
education
provided)

1. Separate sta facilities should be provided in accordance with Oce

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washrooms (above), except that facilities for disabled sta may be shared with
pupils.
2. Where pupils are 8 years old or over, changing rooms and sanitary facilities for
PE sta should be in addition to and separate from sanitary facilities for pupils.

Sports and entertainment venues

Minimum provision of sanitary appliances for assembly buildings where most toilet
use is during intervals. For example, theatres, cinemas, concert halls, sports
stadiums and similar buildings.

Sanitary
appliance

Male visitors

Female visitors

WC

2 for up to 250 males;

plus 1 for every
additional 250 males or
part thereof

2 for up to 20 females; plus 1 for every additional

20 females or part thereof up to 500 females; and
1 per 25 females or part thereof over 500 females

Urinal

2 for up to 50 males;
plus 1 for every
additional 50 males or
part thereof

N/A

Washbasins

1 per WC and in
addition, 1 per 5 urinals
or part thereof

1, plus 1 per 2 WCs or part thereof

Minimum provision of sanitary appliances for assembly buildings where toilet use is
NOT concentrated during intervals. For example, exhibition centres, libraries,
museums and similar buildings.

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Sanitary
appliance

Male visitors

Female visitors

WC

1 per 250 males; plus 1 for every additional 500

males or part thereof
Male WC provision should be half female WC
provision where urinals are not used

2 for up to 40 females;
3 for up to 70 females;
4 for up to 100 females;
plus 1 for every additional 50
females or part thereof

Urinal

1 per 50 males up to 100 males; plus 1 for

every additional 100 males or part thereof

N/A

Washbasin

1 per WC and in addition, 1 per 5 urinals or

part thereof

1, plus 1 per 2 WCs or part

thereof

Restaurants and food courts

Minimum provision of sanitary appliances for restaurants and other places where
seating is provided for eating and drinking.

Sanitary
appliance

Male customers

Female customers

WC

2 for up to 150 males; plus 1 for

every additional 250 males or
part thereof
2 for up to 50 males if urinals are
not provided

2 for up to 30 females; plus 1 for every

additional 30 females up to 120, plus 1 for
every additional 60 females or part
thereof

Urinal

1 per 60 males or part thereof up

to 120 males; plus 1 for every
additional 100 males or part
thereof

N/A

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Washbasin

1 per WC, plus 1 per 5 urinals or

part thereof

1 per WC

Pubs, bars and nightclubs

Minimum provision of sanitary appliances for licensed pubs, bars, nightclubs, and
discotheques.

Sanitary
appliance

Male customers

Female customers

WC

2 for up to 150 males; plus 1 for

every additional 200 males or
part thereof2 for up to 40 males if
urinals are not provided

2 for up to 25 females; plus 1 for every

additional 25 females or part thereof up
to 200 females; plus 1 for every additional
35 females or part thereof

Urinal

1 for every 50 males up to 200

males; plus 1 for every additional
70 males or part thereof

N/A

Washbasin

1 per WC, plus 1 per 5 urinals or

part thereof

1, plus 1 per 2 WCs or part thereof

Swimming pools
Minimum provision of sanitary appliances for swimming pools.
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Sanitary
appliance

Male pool users

Female pool users

WC

2 for up to 100 males;

plus 1 for every
additional 100 males or
part thereof

1 per 5 females up to 50 females; plus 1 for every

additional 10 females or part thereof up to 100
females; plus 1 per 50 females or part thereof
thereafter

Urinal

1 per 20 males up to
100; and 1 per 80 males
or part thereof

N/A

Washbasin

1 per WC, plus 1 per 5

urinals or part thereof

1, plus 1 per 2 WCs or part thereof

Shower

1 per 10 males or part

thereof

1 per 10 females or part thereof

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