How Much Does A Walk In Bath Cost? | More Ability
Published: 31 May 2019 · Last Updated: 3 October 2024
With so many options available, the cost of mobility baths depends on the type of bath you choose. However, to give you a general idea of costs, compact mobility baths start at around £1,575. A full-length bath with a door would start at around £1,500 and for an all-singing, all-dancing walk-in bath with a range of added extras included you could be looking to pay up to as much as £5,000.
With that basic information out of the way, let’s take a more detailed look at the different types of mobility baths and how they can help with different requirements.
Types of Walk-In Baths
When it comes to walk-in easy-access baths you typically have the following options:
- Full-length walk-in bath with door
- Maxi walk-in bath with door
- Midi walk-in bath with door
- Compact walk-in bath with door
Full-Length Walk-In Baths
The full-length walk-in bath comes in four variations:
- Full-length walk-in bath with door
- Full-length walk-in bath with door & integrated powered seat
- Full-length walk-in shower bath with door & integrated powered seat
- Easy riser walk-in bath with door & integrated reclining powered seat
Full-length walk-in bath with door
Covering a standard bath footprint, the full-length walk-in bath is one of the most simple and elegant walk-in bath options available to you. As it’s the length of a normal bath, it’s the ideal choice for most bathrooms.
In terms of how a full-length walk-in bath works, it’s been specifically designed with low-level access in mind, but for those who can sit and stand unaided.
Featuring a watertight, sealed hinged door with lever mechanism, you’re required to enter the bath and lock the door before filling the bath with water. Similarly, you have to drain the water and completely empty the bath before getting out, in order to ensure the water doesn’t escape.
Full-length walk-in bath with door & integrated powered seat
Similar to the full-length walk-in bath, the full-length walk-in bath with door and powered seat works in exactly the same manner, but also features a removable powered seat that comes with a battery backup facility.
This is designed for those that need a little extra help when laying down to bathe, and then standing back up to exit. The full-length walk-in bath and powered seat requires you to:
- Raise the seat to its highest level using the built-in controls on the bath side
- Enter the bath and close and lock the sealed hinged door
- Start to run the water via the taps
- Sit on the raised seat and wait for the water to reach a half-filled level
- Turn the taps off
- Return to the seat and lower into the water using the built-in controls on the bath side
- Enjoy your soak
- Reverse the steps above when exiting ensuring all water has drained before opening the door
To try before you buy, we have a fully functioning display model of the full-length walk-in bath with integrated powered seat in our Leeds Mobility Bathroom Showroom.
Full-length walk-in shower bath with door & integrated powered seat
The full-length walk-in shower bath with a door and powered seat offers the best of both worlds with regards to an easily accessible showering or bathing experience.
With a ‘P-shaped footprint’ the walk-in shower bath offers plenty of space to lie down with ample room for showering. With the added integrated powered seat, this is one of the most desirable mobility baths available, as its ideal for those who find lowering themselves into a conventional tub difficult.
To find out a bit more, we have the full length walk-in shower bath with door and integrated powered seat on display in our Harrogate Accessible Bathroom Showroom.
Easy riser walk-in bath with door & integrated reclining powered seat
The easy riser walk-in bath with door and integrated reclining powered seat has been designed to cover a standard bath footprint, making it ideal for most bathrooms.
Built with comfort and safety in mind, the easy riser features an ergonomic backrest built into the seat which allows the user to recline smoothly into a relaxing position.
Using the seat is exactly the same, with built-in controls situated on the side of the bath that will rise, lower and tilt the seat as required by the user.
In terms of costs, standard full-length walk-in bath options start at £1,500, whereas an all-singing, all-dancing easy riser will get up to around £5,800. Full-length walk-in shower baths can range from £2,000 up to £3,900 depending on the optional extras and upgrades you choose i.e. whether you opt for an integrated powered seat.
Maxi Walk-In Baths
With plenty of internal space and a deep, shoulder-height soak due to being sat upright, the maxi walk-in bath typically comes in two variations:
- Tall and wide maxi walk-in bath with door and built in static seat - a slightly deeper bath
- Big and bold maxi walk-in bath with door and built in static seat - slightly longer and wider than the tall and wide
All variations of the maxi walk in bath are more compact than full-length baths, and built with an upright tub type appeal. This offers extra breadth and legroom for a relaxed, seated bathing experience.
Both maxi walk-in baths require the user to enter the bath and get seated, closing and locking the sealed hinged door upon entry prior to starting to run the water to fill the bath.
Ranging from £1,900 for the tall and wide maxi walk-in bath to £2,100 for the big and bold option, there’s very little difference in price when it comes to how much a maxi walk-in bath costs. It’s one of the cheapest mobility baths on the market when it comes to installation as a direct result of no electrical requirements due to the seat being static.
Midi Walk-In Baths
There are four options in the midi walk-in bath range, the main difference between which is the variations in length, width and height of both the bath and the step threshold. All featuring a static seat, these midi sized walk-in mobility baths still offer plenty of bathing space and are perfect for medium-sized spaces.
Your size options and midi walk-in bath with door costs are as follows:
- 1245mm (L) x 660mm (W) x 950 mm (H) with pricing starting around £1,495
- 1195mm (L) x 715mm (W) x 1015 mm (H) with pricing starting around £1,675
- 1270mm (L) x 760mm (W) x 975 mm (H) with pricing starting around £1,775 (lower entry threshold)
- 1225mm (L) x 660mm (W) x 950 mm (H) with pricing starting around £1,835 (low entry threshold)
Compact Walk-In Baths
If you have limited space, the compact walk-in bath is half the size of a conventional tub, with two length variations. Fitting almost anywhere, even a small en-suite that you thought wouldn’t even fit a shower, the compact walk-in bath offers a chest-deep relaxing bathing experience.
A choice of front or side entry allows this neat walk-in bath to be installed in the smallest alcove, making the greatest use of the most awkward space.
The cost of compact walk-in baths depends on the length and access requirements. There are two very similar designs and very little variation in how much a compact walk-in bath costs.
- 950mm in length, 660mm in width and 930mm in height, the outward opening side panel access compact walk-in bath costs £1,575
- Or for larger spaces, the 980mm in length, 660mm in width and 930mm in height, the inward opening end panel access compact walk-in bath costs £1,625
As great as they are, walk-in baths, easy-access baths and baths with a door are not suitable for all, so we would always strongly encourage you to visit a showroom to gain further insight and try before you buy.
We have two showrooms in the Yorkshire region, both of which feature a walk-in bath with door for you to try.
More Ability, part of the Passmore Group, is Yorkshire’s only 5* rated bathroom adaptation company. Specialising in accessible, mobility and disabled bathroom solutions we are extremely proud of the exceptional service we continuously deliver from design right through to installation and aftercare. Whether you want a future-proofed solution or require a more specialist adaptation in order to remain independent at home More Ability can help create a safe space to bathe for you or your loved ones.
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