- Postcode districts
- LE1, LE3, LE4, LE5
- Nearby
- Wigston Magna, Earl Shilton and Loughborough
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Leicestershire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Leicester?
As a guide, budget £850 to £2,400 including VAT for a replacement bath in Leicester; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in East Midlands run at about 4% below 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
- New acrylic or steel bath, panel and taps
Shower bath
- Re-tiling to the bath area
Freestanding bath
- Freestanding acrylic or stone resin
Guide prices for Leicester including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Leicester
We cover every part of Leicester, including LE1, LE3, LE4 and 1 more postcode districts, and nearby Wigston Magna (4.3 miles) and Earl Shilton (8.8 miles).
In a city the size of Leicester, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. If the bath in your Leicester home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit. If you are in Leicester and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose.
Most of Leicestershire has hard water. 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
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
Decisions to make first
Freestanding bath
Acrylic freestanding baths are manageable on most floors; stone resin and cast iron are much heavier when full. You need room to clean round the bath and a plan for where the waste and filler come up.
Bath panel
Acrylic panels are cheap and easy to clean; wood-effect panels match fitted furniture; a tiled panel on a frame looks built-in but needs an access hatch for the waste.
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.
