- Postcode districts
- NE1, NE2, NE3, NE4
- Nearby
- Gateshead, Felling and Whickham
- Guide price
- £800–£2,200
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Tyne and Wear
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Newcastle upon Tyne?
Guide price in Newcastle upon Tyne: £800–£2,200 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in North East England put local prices at about 10% below 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 Newcastle upon Tyne including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Newcastle upon Tyne
We work right across Newcastle upon Tyne — NE1, NE2, NE3 and 1 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Gateshead and Felling.
In a city the size of Newcastle upon Tyne, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. For Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Water across much of Tyne and Wear is soft. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
