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The bath we have is perfectly usable, but has quite angled sides, so the bottom of it is quite narrow. It's also double-ended, so not ideal for using the shower.

We're looking to replace it with something with steeper sides.

I really like the look of the Bette Ocean in terms of shape, but it's a bit out of budget:

https://www.my-bette.com/en/product/baths/betteocean?variant=BW_0170

Does anyone know of anything similar, but more affordable - looking around £400, but could go a bit more if necessary.

For preference - and where the Bette also scores well - we need the overflow and plug half-way along the side, rather than at the end, as that will save me messing around moving the existing plumbing.

We did find a really nice Carron bath, but it's a bit too high to fit under the existing tiling - max height is 565mm, iirc.

Thanks in advance.

Showers 🚿 are your friend. 

The last bath we bought was cracking. It was a steel bath from the B&Q. Nice and deep and well shaped with a steep slope that for me was perfectly angled. When I installed it I put loft insulation round it and it held the heat for a long time.

Taps and plug were at the end though. Also for some inexplicable reason it was £300 cheaper to buy a bathroom set of bath, toilet and sink than buying the bath on its own for exactly the same bath.