- Postcode districts
- SO50, SO53
- Nearby
- Hedge End, Southampton and Romsey
- Guide price
- £1,000–£2,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Hampshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Eastleigh?
In Eastleigh, a replacement bath typically costs £1,000–£2,800 including VAT, based on South East England prices. Prices in South East England run at about 12% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Like-for-like bath
- Silicone and tile repairs
Shower bath
- P or L-shaped shower bath
Freestanding bath
- Floor or wall-mounted filler
Guide prices for Eastleigh including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Eastleigh
As well as Eastleigh itself (SO50 and SO53), we survey in Hedge End, Southampton and Romsey.
In Eastleigh, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If the bath in your Eastleigh home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit. Before a new bath is ordered for a Eastleigh home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening.
Supplies across most of Hampshire are hard. Taps, plug wastes and toilet pans scale up quickly, so chrome copes better than matt black, and a removable aerator is worth having. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
Decisions to make first
Size
Most UK baths are 1700 × 700 mm. Going longer or wider than the old bath means re-tiling and checking that the new one fits up the stairs.
Taps or filler
Deck taps on the rim are the simplest swap. Wall-mounted taps or a bath filler look cleaner but mean opening the wall, and an overflow filler hides the spout altogether.
Rules that apply in England
In England, Part G limits the hot water to a new bath to 48 °C at the outlet, usually with a thermostatic mixing valve, but only in a new dwelling or one created by a change of use. It does not apply to a replacement bath in an existing home, though a thermostatic valve is still sensible where children or older people bathe. New wiring for a shower over the bath or new lights is notifiable under Part P.
