- Postcode districts
- LS1, LS2, LS3, LS4, LS5, LS6 + 13 more
- Nearby
- Batley, Dewsbury and Wakefield
- Guide price
- £850–£2,300
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of West Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Leeds?
As a guide, budget £850 to £2,300 including VAT for a replacement bath in Leeds; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in Yorkshire and the Humber put local prices at about 7% 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
- 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 Leeds including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Leeds
As well as Leeds itself (LS1, LS2, LS3 and 16 more postcode districts), we survey in Batley, Dewsbury and Wakefield.
In a city the size of Leeds, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. Landlords with properties in Leeds can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days. If the bath in your Leeds home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Water across much of West Yorkshire 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
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- 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.
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.
