Would you buy a house without a bath??

AnotherJoe

Unless you are going to be there for a short while fit whatever suits your lifestyle rather than trying to double guess what some unknown purchaser might want.
It wouldn’t bother me and even if i wanted a bath, that’s easy to fit, and your house without one might still beat another one with a bath.

Silvester89

We're lucky enough to be able to fit both in our bathroom. We've got a walk in shower and a standalone roll top bath.

I genuinely haven't had a bath in years though. It probably wouldn't put me off much personally, but like people have said, you're potentially alienating a lot of people who either have kids or might want kids in the future.

I can see why you'd consider it though. Ours probably only gets used a handful of times a year!

MRPEEVED

I have just bought a house with only a shower. Doesn't bother me but my daughter loves a bath so we will be having a brand new bathroom fitted. Rest of the house is big. I voted 'no' it wouldn't and hasn't put me off.

flameshouse

Ha! thanks for all the responses, interesting to read through... a few of you out there like wine in the tub, or maybe a tub full of wine?! :beer:
as many of you have said, i guess having a bath covers both preferences, so i'll design it around a new bath!

p.s I changed the title of the post

Autumnella

I have a 3 and 4 year old and wouldn't mind not having a bath. I would just shower them. I never ever have baths. A friend of mine rented a house without a bath when her kids were similar aged to mine too.

Slinky

We've just bought a 4 bed house that has a purpose fitted wet room. We would prefer there to be a bath there, but we're not moving in for a couple of years. We've just rented it out, it took a while to find somebody to rent it, the lack of bath did put some people off.


We're thinking of converting one of the single bedrooms into an en-suite bathroom with a bath and shower.


The lack of bath didn't stop us buying the house but we'd much preferred that it had one. Location over-rode that.

xekki

I voted no in the poll and wouldn't consider it. My parents always said that a bath is a must in a house, not just for kids, but in case you got injured/sick that needed bathing (like just in case). However it's probably their old school ways.

Marvel1

Yes I would.

I removed my bath for a shower - it what I wanted that mattered not future buyers.

warby68

I'd consider a house without a bath but not one without room to fit a bath.

Our household probably has 150 showers for each bath but when a bath is wanted, its priceless so I do prefer to have one.

I'd be very surprised if there weren't more people wanting baths than not.

pinkshoes

If your house will be marketed to a couple who might have a baby at some point, then a bath is essential.

Trying to wash toddlers or babies in a shower cubical is a nightmare, and you would need a baby bath - which would need storing somewhere in this small house...