- Postcode districts
- YO1, YO10, YO24, YO31
- Nearby
- Selby, Kippax and Harrogate
- Guide price
- £850–£2,300
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of North Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in York?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in York is £850–£2,300 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for Yorkshire and the Humber, where prices are typically about 7% below the UK average. 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 York including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in York
In York we cover YO1, YO10, YO24 and 1 more postcode districts; we also cover Selby, 12.1 miles away, and Kippax.
York is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. For York homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain. If the bath in your York home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Supplies across most of North Yorkshire are moderately hard. Taps and wastes will need an occasional descale, and chrome or brushed finishes are easier to keep clean than polished brass. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
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.
