- Postcode districts
- NN1, NN2, NN3, NN4, NN7
- Nearby
- Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes and Rugby
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Northamptonshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Northampton?
Guide price in Northampton: £850–£2,400 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. 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
- Silicone and tile repairs
Shower bath
- P or L-shaped shower bath
Freestanding bath
- Floor or wall-mounted filler
Guide prices for Northampton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Northampton
In Northampton we cover NN1, NN2, NN3 and 2 more postcode districts; we also cover Newport Pagnell, 13.2 miles away, and Milton Keynes.
Northampton is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. Landlords with properties in Northampton can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days. For Northampton homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
Most of Northamptonshire 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
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- 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
Decisions to make first
Shower bath
A P-shaped or L-shaped bath is wider at the shower end, giving room to stand and space for a fixed screen instead of a curtain.
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.
