- Postcode districts
- WR14
- Nearby
- Ledbury, Worcester and Tewkesbury
- Guide price
- £900–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of Worcestershire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Great Malvern?
As a guide, budget £900 to £2,400 including VAT for a replacement bath in Great Malvern; your written quote will pin it down. 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 Great Malvern including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Great Malvern
In Great Malvern we cover WR14; we also cover Ledbury, 6.7 miles away, and Worcester.
In Great Malvern, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. Landlords with properties in Great Malvern can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days. If the bath in your Great Malvern home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Most of Worcestershire has moderately hard water. 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
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- 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
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
