By Emily Rivers
Last updated 13th June 2025

A hot tub is a great way to unwind in the garden on sunny evenings, and they can provide health benefits too. They're certainly a luxury item, but how much does hot tub installation cost? Supply and installation could cost anywhere between £3,000-£25,500, depending on the type of hot tub you choose – so read on to find out more about the costs.

How much does it cost to install a hot tub in the UK?

How much it costs to install a hot tub in the UK will mainly depend on the type and brand of hot tub you choose, so prices vary. But here are some general costs to help you budget:

Item

Average cost

Hot tub

£2,800-£25,000

Electrician

£50 per hour

Outdoor double socket installation

£150

Concrete base

£175 per cubic metre

Filters and maintenance products

£250-£350 per year

Hot Tubs

Image Name Cost
Wave Rio Inflatable Spa Wave Rio Inflatable Spa£300.00
Lay-Z-Spa Helsinki Nordic AirJet Hot Tub Spa Lay-Z-Spa Helsinki Nordic AirJet Hot Tub Spa£500.00
Lay-Z-Spa Helsinki Smart AirJet Plus Inflatable Hot Tub with App Controls Lay-Z-Spa Helsinki Smart AirJet Plus Inflatable Hot Tub with App Controls£729.00
Hot Tub Master Platinum Stream III Hot Tub Master Platinum Stream III£3999.00
Beliani Outdoor Hot Tub with LED TULAROSA White Beliani Outdoor Hot Tub with LED TULAROSA White£6010.00
H2O Hot Tubs  6000 Series H2O Hot Tubs 6000 Series£10599.00

HaMuch has a large database of hourly and daily rates for electricians across the country, so check to see if your location is listed below to get a more accurate picture of labour costs for installing a hot tub. On average, though, electricians will charge £50 per hour.

Hot tub installation cost

What is involved in the installation of a hot tub?

There’s a bit of prep work needed before you install a hot tub. Here are the general steps involved in installing one:

Adding a base

All hot tubs will need a level base to sit on. The best type of base is a concrete one because it’s strong and long-lasting. It should be at least 10cm thick, and should be ever so slightly sloped to allow for water run-off.

You’ll need to allow at least 14 days for the concrete to cure and be at full strength, but 28 days is often recommended.

Connecting a power supply

You’ll need an electrician to connect your hot tub to your power supply. An outdoor power socket is an easy way to connect your hot tub to your mains, and is a useful thing to have for your lawnmower or other outdoor appliances.

A double outdoor power socket costs an average of £150 to install, while a single socket costs around £120. We’d always recommend a double power socket because you can keep your hot tub plugged in all the time but use the spare socket for lighting or other electricals.

Filling your hot tub

Outdoor hot tubs generally aren’t plumbed in, so you’ll need to fill up your hot tub with your garden hose. If you haven’t got an outdoor tap, you’ll want to get one installed to make it easy for you to fill up your hot tub.

Adding chemicals to your hot tub

You’ll need to add chemicals to your hot tub to keep the water safe to sit in. You’ll also need testing strips to be able to test the water to make sure it’s got the right levels of chemical in it.

Top hot tub brands

Lots of people call hot tubs Jacuzzis – but in fact, that’s just a brand! Jacuzzi isn’t the only hot tub brand out there – take a look at the table below to see how much some of the top hot tub brands will set you back:

Hot tub brand

Price range

Arctic Spas

£5,000-£24,000

Bullfrog Spas

£7,000-£25,000

Hot Spring

£2,800-£22,000

Jacuzzi

£5,000-£23,000

Sundance Spas

£6,500-£22,000

Do you need planning permission to install a hot tub?

You don’t usually need planning permission to install a hot tub, so as long as you install it on a solid level base you should be able to put it anywhere in your garden. However, if you live in a conservation area or you want to build a structure in your garden to house your hot tub, you might need to apply for planning permission.

To save potentially costly fines in the future, check on the Planning Portal website or with your local Building Control if you’re unsure.

How much does a hot tub cost to run in the UK?

Hot tubs aren’t particularly cheap to run in the UK. While you should only have to fill up your hot tub 3 or 4 times a year if you keep a regular maintenance schedule, the biggest cost is the electricity to keep the water warm and power any lights or speakers that you have in it.

Electricity costs approx. 34p per kWh. Hot tubs can use between 3-6 kWh per day, so running a hot tub could add £370-£750 per year onto your electricity bill.

You’ll also need to consider the cost of maintenance for your hot tub. Filters, pH strips and chemicals are all vital products you’ll need to keep your hot tub in perfect condition, and these will cost around £250-£350 per year. In addition, you should get your hot tub serviced every year, which will cost between £150-£200.

Is it cheaper to leave a hot tub on all the time?

Most hot tub specialists say that it’s cheaper to leave a hot tub on all the time. This is because if you turn your hot tub off every time you’re not using it, when you next switch it on the heater will have to work much harder to heat the water from cold than it would to keep the water at a constant temperature.

Since hot tubs are pretty well-insulated when they’ve got the cover on, the water won’t lose heat too quickly, making it cheaper to leave your hot tub on all the time to simply maintain the temperature.

What is the lifespan of a hot tub?

The lifespan of a hot tub is generally between 5-20 years. Cheap hot tubs will be on the lower end of this scale, since they are probably made with lower-quality materials, but you should expect high-end hot tubs to last at least 20 years.

You can help your hot tub last longer by cleaning and maintaining it regularly and getting it serviced every year. It’s worth considering whether it might be better to spend more on a high-end hot tub, as it could cost you less overall than replacing a cheaper hot tub in 5 years.

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Install a hot tub cost in the UK
Estimate Install a hot tub cost in the UK, including Hot tub valued at £300, based on hourly/daily rate (excluding VAT or callout charges)
Location in UKInstall a hot tub cost
Install a hot tub near London£848
Install a hot tub near Birmingham£756
Install a hot tub near Leeds£756
Install a hot tub near Glasgow£826
Install a hot tub near Sheffield£752
Install a hot tub near Bradford£756
Install a hot tub near Liverpool£756
Install a hot tub near Edinburgh£800
Install a hot tub near Manchester£748
Install a hot tub near Bristol£790
Install a hot tub near Kirklees£752
Install a hot tub near Fife£786
Install a hot tub near Wirral£756
Install a hot tub near North Lanarkshire£824
Install a hot tub near Wakefield£756
Install a hot tub near Cardiff£748
Install a hot tub near Dudley£754
Install a hot tub near Wigan£750
Install a hot tub near East Riding£754
Install a hot tub near South Lanarkshire£820
Install a hot tub near Coventry£760
Install a hot tub near Belfast£664
Install a hot tub near Leicester£762
Install a hot tub near Sunderland£764
Install a hot tub near Sandwell£754
Install a hot tub near Doncaster£760
Install a hot tub near Stockport£748
Install a hot tub near Sefton£756
Install a hot tub near Nottingham£744
Install a hot tub near Newcastle Upon Tyne£764
Install a hot tub near Kingston-upon-Hull£754
Install a hot tub near Bolton£750
Install a hot tub near Walsall£754
Install a hot tub near Plymouth£754
Install a hot tub near Rotherham£754
Install a hot tub near Stoke-on-Trent£728
Install a hot tub near Wolverhampton£754
Install a hot tub near Rhondda, Cynon, Taff£736
Install a hot tub near South Gloucestershire£792
Install a hot tub near Derby£744
Install a hot tub near Swansea£736
Install a hot tub near Salford£748
Install a hot tub near Barnsley£756
Install a hot tub near Tameside£748
Install a hot tub near Oldham£748
Install a hot tub near Trafford£748
Install a hot tub near Aberdeen£818
Install a hot tub near Southampton£806
Install a hot tub near Highland£832
Install a hot tub near Rochdale£750
Install a hot tub near Solihull£758
Install a hot tub near Gateshead£764
Install a hot tub near Milton Keynes£816
Install a hot tub near North Tyneside£764
Install a hot tub near Calderdale£750
Install a hot tub near Northampton£800
Install a hot tub near Portsmouth£808
Install a hot tub near Warrington£750
Install a hot tub near North Somerset£788
Install a hot tub near Bury£748
Install a hot tub near Luton£834
Install a hot tub near St Helens£752
Install a hot tub near Stockton-on-Tees£764
Install a hot tub near Renfrewshire£826
Install a hot tub near York£764
Install a hot tub near Thamesdown£810
Install a hot tub near Southend-on-Sea£822
Install a hot tub near New Forest£798
Install a hot tub near Caerphilly£740
Install a hot tub near Carmarthenshire£732
Install a hot tub near Bath£794
Install a hot tub near Wycombe£834
Install a hot tub near Basildon£832
Install a hot tub near Bournemouth£784
Install a hot tub near Peterborough£790
Install a hot tub near North East Lincolnshire£744
Install a hot tub near Chelmsford£828
Install a hot tub near Brighton£778
Install a hot tub near South Tyneside£764
Install a hot tub near Charnwood£754
Install a hot tub near Aylesbury Vale£818
Install a hot tub near Colchester£796
Install a hot tub near Knowsley£754
Install a hot tub near North Lincolnshire£758
Install a hot tub near Huntingdonshire£822
Install a hot tub near Macclesfield£744
Install a hot tub near Blackpool£762
Install a hot tub near West Lothian£806
Install a hot tub near South Somerset£770
Install a hot tub near Dundee£796
Install a hot tub near Basingstoke & Deane£830
Install a hot tub near Harrogate£756
Install a hot tub near Dumfries & Galloway£770
Install a hot tub near Middlesbrough£764
Install a hot tub near Flintshire£748
Install a hot tub near Rochester-upon-Medway£760
Install a hot tub near The Wrekin£734
Install a hot tub near Newbury£826
Install a hot tub near Falkirk£814
Install a hot tub near Reading£836
Install a hot tub near Wokingham£840
Install a hot tub near Windsor & Maidenhead£844
Install a hot tub near Maidstone£826
Install a hot tub near Redcar & Cleveland£766
Install a hot tub near North Ayrshire£814
Install a hot tub near Blackburn£750
Install a hot tub near Neath Port Talbot£736
Install a hot tub near Poole£784
Install a hot tub near Wealden£794
Install a hot tub near Arun£780
Install a hot tub near Bedford£816
Install a hot tub near Oxford£814
Install a hot tub near Lancaster£766
Install a hot tub near Newport£746
Install a hot tub near Canterbury£764
Install a hot tub near Preston£756
Install a hot tub near Dacorum£838
Install a hot tub near Cherwell£808
Install a hot tub near Perth & Kinross£792
Install a hot tub near Thurrock£838
Install a hot tub near Tendring£786
Install a hot tub near Kings Lynn & West Norfolk£778
Install a hot tub near St Albans£842
Install a hot tub near Bridgend£736
Install a hot tub near South Cambridgeshire£804
Install a hot tub near Braintree£812
Install a hot tub near Norwich£804
Install a hot tub near Thanet£754
Install a hot tub near Isle of Wight£806
Install a hot tub near Mid Sussex£806
Install a hot tub near South Oxfordshire£824
Install a hot tub near Guildford£844
Install a hot tub near Elmbridge£850
Install a hot tub near Stafford£742
Install a hot tub near Powys£722
Install a hot tub near East Hertfordshire£834
Install a hot tub near Torbay£738
Install a hot tub near Wrexham Maelor£742
Install a hot tub near East Devon£744
Install a hot tub near East Lindsey£722
Install a hot tub near Halton£752
Install a hot tub near Warwick£762
Install a hot tub near East Ayrshire£808
Install a hot tub near Newcastle-under-Lyme£728
Install a hot tub near North Wiltshire£804
Install a hot tub near South Kesteven£768
Install a hot tub near Epping Forest£848
Install a hot tub near Vale of Glamorgan£740
Install a hot tub near Reigate & Banstead£848
Install a hot tub near Chester£750
Install a hot tub near Mid Bedfordshire£822
Install a hot tub near Suffolk Coastal£782
Install a hot tub near Horsham£818
Install a hot tub near Nuneaton & Bedworth£760
Install a hot tub near Gwynedd£780
Install a hot tub near Swale£804
Install a hot tub near Havant & Waterloo£806
Install a hot tub near Teignbridge£738
Install a hot tub near Cambridge£798
Install a hot tub near Vale Royal£748
Install a hot tub near Amber Valley£744
Install a hot tub near North Hertfordshire£830
Install a hot tub near South Ayrshire£812
Install a hot tub near Waverley£838
Install a hot tub near Broadland£804
Install a hot tub near Crewe & Nantwich£730
Install a hot tub near Breckland£792
Install a hot tub near Ipswich£784
Install a hot tub near Pembrokeshire£718
Install a hot tub near Vale of White Horse£812
Install a hot tub near Salisbury£798
Install a hot tub near Gedling£746
Install a hot tub near Eastleigh£808
Install a hot tub near Broxtowe£744
Install a hot tub near Stratford-on-Avon£762
Install a hot tub near South Bedfordshire£816
Install a hot tub near Angus£794
Install a hot tub near East Hampshire£818
Install a hot tub near East Dunbartonshire£826
Install a hot tub near Conway£826
Install a hot tub near Sevenoaks£840
Install a hot tub near Slough£844
Install a hot tub near Bracknell Forest£842
Install a hot tub near West Lancashire£754
Install a hot tub near West Wiltshire£804
Install a hot tub near Ashfield£744
Install a hot tub near Lisburn£664
Install a hot tub near Scarborough£766
Install a hot tub near Stroud£784
Install a hot tub near Wychavon£764
Install a hot tub near Waveney£800
Install a hot tub near Exeter£740
Install a hot tub near Dover£754
Install a hot tub near Test Valley£804
Install a hot tub near Gloucester£782
Install a hot tub near Erewash£744
Install a hot tub near Cheltenham£784
Install a hot tub near Bassetlaw£760
Install a hot tub near Scottish Borders£796