Replacing a shower/bath with a shower

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Wonder if anyone has any advice, preferably based on personal experience, whether replacing a bath/shower with a shower affects the sale value of a house.

We've got a small 2 bedroomed cottage in a rural area with a large garden (and big workshop/garage ). The bathroom, also small, is looking very tired so as part of an overhaul we're thinking about replacing the bath/shower with a walk-in shower or shower cabinet etc. We very rarely use the bath, so it's just taking up valuable space. As its not a big property it's likely to appeal only to a single person or couple, or at a stretch a couple with 1 kid. I guess if a bath was particularly important a purchaser could always refit one, but I wonder how likely it is to deter them from buying.

Googling the question predictably produces a wide range of advice, from "no, a bath is essential" to "most people prefer a shower anyway" (and everything in between).

So what does the PH collective think? Has anyone done this and what was the reaction from potential purchasers when they viewed the property?

Cheers

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Thanks for all the advice and comments, much appreciated.

We're not planning on moving for the next 5-10 years at least and a shower would suit our needs better, so I think we'll go down that route. We could always install a bath/shower unit when we come to sell depending on what advice our agent gives us.

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northwest monkey said:

I've just done a bathroom refit for a customer where the bath was taken out & a 1200x800 shower put in.

She's quite aware that it will put people off should she ever come to sell, but says if she was that bothered she'd just have a bath put back in.

It was only a small bathroom, but didn't half make it look a lot bigger & brighter!

I'd say go for it OP if it's what you want & you aren't looking to sell at Christmas.

Thanks mate. On a related point, are the walk-in showers any good? Quite fancy one rather than a cabinet style unit.