Would you buy a flat with...

[Linnet]

Just a shower instead of a bath in the bathroom?

We are going to get our bathroom replaced and we're debating whether or not we should remove the bath and just have a shower.

Only thing that worries me slightly is it's a three bedroomed flat, close to town, close to schools. If in the future we were to sell up would people, future buyers possibly being families, be put off with there being no bath?

[TurquoiseDress]

BengalCatmum

I'm absolutely with you on the whole never buy a flat thing. But sadly it's all we can (barely) afford round here in SE London.

Flats are such a pain esp as the majority are leasehold- you have to factor in the extra cost of service charge & ground rent which can be massive.

Where we rent the service charge is apparently almost 3k per annum!

Sorry, I digress from the original topic.

For me, a bath is an absolute necessity!

[OlennasWimple]

I loathe shower cubicles unless they are huge

[MiaowJario]

No

[OttoTheOnly]

Wouldn't even cross my mind. I'm in Sydney and I'm always surprised when I come across places with baths in them.
I haven't had a bath for over a decade.

[icclemunchy]

We have a tiny bathroom which only fits a half size bath so had it taken out. We have an amazing shower with a bit double cubical but it's just not the same. And bathing the littles is a nightmare

Keep that bath if you can!

[PlotterOfPlots]

Yes but I'd pay £5k less to factor in redoing the bathroom.

[Pisssssedofff]

First thing I do when I move into a house is replace the bath so it wouldn't bother and they aren't expensive to put one in before you go to market if it's perceived as a problem

[justjuanmorebeer]

No. Never. It is on my top 3 requirements. (Am a hopeful ftb)

[Scribblegirl]

No. I get one hour every Saturday where I laze in the bath with a book and expensive bubble bath. (if I'm not out that evening, I'll have the bath late and have a glass of wine and all). It's my me time! Would never give that up.

I accept not everyone is quite so evangelical about bathing _

[OiWithThePoodlesAlready]

I wouldn't.

I'm fact when we bought our flat it was a choice between two pretty much identical flats that sound very similar to yours (three bed, schools etc) and we chose the one with the bath because it saved the expense of putting one in.

[LynetteScavo]

MIL bought a 4 bed detached house with just a shower.

I would want a bath, and I've only had one bath in the 10 years I've lived in this house. Unless I had the cash to change bathroom immediately, I wouldn't buy a house without a bath if I had small children.

[albertcampionscat]

No.

[southwest1]

I took the bath out in my old house and it didn't put my buyers off, though admittedly they were young and it never actually went on the market.

My new house is four bedroom and has a small bathroom, having the shower above the bath is annoying me so next year I plan to have the bath taken out and a walk in shower put in. I'm not bothered about what might happen if I want to sell, just what's more easy for me.

[trinity0097]

I just sold a 3 bed semi with no bath, it of course was obvious that there was space for a bath as there originally was a bath. But when we bought it there was a walk in disabled half height shower thing and we don't ever have baths so went for what we wanted to use for 6 years before we sold the house!

[panegyricS1]

I would buy it, but I can see why many people would not. If it's a big flat near a good school you'd be taking a significant risk in removing the bath, given that lots of potential buyers will have small DCs.

My parents only had a walk-in shower but their house is a bungalow in an area popular with retirees, so the lack of a bath isn't a big deal.

[MrsJoeyMaynard]

We have small DC, too small to be using a shower instead of a bath easily, so no bath would put me off, especially if it looked like it would be awkward to get one put in.

[BreakfastAtSquiffanys]

I'm not keen on showers over standard baths, standing room feels small, but p shaped baths feel more spacious

[CathFromCooberPedy]

We bought a house without a bath and put one in. I didn't even want to view the house but the EA insisted and dh fell in love with it

It was a pain in the are getting the bathroom done and let wouldn't do it again!

[YelloDraw]

Soz I totally missed the end of your OP that said it is totally a family market. Do not remove the bath then as it is a big no no for families.

[YelloDraw]

Yes.

Use the bath about 3x per year.

Especially in a small flat which isn't a 'family' market I do not think this is a barrier.

[Linnet]

Wow, thanks for the replies. We are not planning to sell anytime soon, but one day in the future we might. At the moment we have a shower over the bath. We haven't been to see anyone about the bathroom yet but we will be getting a few quotes and seeing what they come up with.

To be honest I don't think a shower stall would work in our bathroom. It's a long narrow room and to fit it in they would probably have to move the shower from where it is just now along a bit on the wall and then that would cost more money moving pipe work etc. Dh suggested it I said it was probably not a good idea.
thanks

[SwedishEdith]

I know 2 people who removed baths for showers - 1 admitted they missed it, the other moved to a house with one and admitted they quite enjoyed being able to have one again. And estate agents had advised against removing them.

[GinIsIn]

No, I wouldn't even consider a house with no bath. Sorry!