- Postcode districts
- OX1, OX3, OX4
- Nearby
- Oxford, Abingdon and Didcot
- Guide price
- £1,000–£2,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Oxfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Cowley?
Guide price in Cowley: £1,000–£2,800 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% above the UK guide figure. 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 Cowley including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Cowley
We work right across Cowley — OX1, OX3 and OX4 — and in neighbouring Oxford and Abingdon.
Cowley gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. Survey visits in Cowley cover the bath, the tiles around it and the waste route, so the quote reflects your bathroom rather than a standard job. If you are in Cowley and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose.
Water across much of Oxfordshire is 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
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
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.
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.
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.
