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Ceiling lights within 60 cm of the bath or shower with water jets

Ceiling lights within 60 cm of the bath or shower are in zone 2: IPX5 minimum because water jets are used for cleaning. Replacing a light like-for-like isn't notifiable in England or Wales; a new circuit is. 4 models meet it.

zone 2 · water jets · change
Zone 2
Zone 2 is the next 60 cm out from zone 1, to the same height. With no shower tray there is no zone 2: zone 1 reaches 1.2 m from the shower head.
IPX5

Does the work need signing off?

  • Replacing a light like-for-like, no new cablenot notifiable in England or Wales
  • A new circuitnotifiable in England and Wales: use a registered electrician
  • Adding to or changing a circuit herenotifiable in England inside the zones, and in Wales
  • Scotland and Northern Irelandtheir own rules apply

Lights for this

4 lights

The numbers for this situation

  • Zonezone 2
  • IP rating neededIPX5
  • New circuitnotifiableEngland and Wales
  • Models that meet it4
  • Share of models stating an IP rating49 %
  • Price from£34

Worked out, not measured

Where these numbers come from

  • Bathroom zones as NICEIC and Electrical Safety First explain BS 7671; notification from the Building Regulations for England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own rules. Checked against 9 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 4 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.

All the numbers

PlaceZoneIP neededLike-for-like swapNew circuit
within 60 cm of the bath or showerzone 2IPX5not notifiablenotifiable

Nearby situations

zone 1 · splasheszone 2 · splasheszone 1 · splashesoutside the zones · splashesoutside the zones · splashes