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How much does a garden sauna cost in the UK?

Garden sauna prices by shape from UK sellers, and the extras that take the real cost higher: heater, electrics and base.

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The 98 garden saunas we list cost from £1,990 to £20,995 before extras, and the middle price is £5,379. Ready to use, the middle figure is £7,289. Ready to use adds a heater where it isn't included, the electrics and a base.

Prices by shape

Shape	Listed	From	Middle price	Middle ready to use
Barrel	44	£1,990	£5,221	£7,185
Cube	17	£2,032	£4,700	£6,000
Cabin	21	£2,999	£7,950	£9,270
Oval	5	£4,462	£7,250	£9,160
House	4	£2,939	£4,679	£6,589
Pod	2	£4,999	£5,375	£7,285

From every garden sauna we list. Middle price means half cost less and half cost more. Ready to use is our total, explained below.

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What the sticker price leaves out

Extra	What we add
Heater, where it isn't included	The seller's add-on price, or £910
(most electric heaters)	£450
50 A or supply (9 and larger)	£1,150
Base: slab, paving or a timber frame	£550
Upkeep: wood treatment, stones, small parts	£150 a year

Our figures come from the sellers' own cost guides. Your electrician's and builder's quotes replace them: every sauna page has a calculator for that. Delivery is usually free on the mainland but often costs more for the Highlands, islands and Northern Ireland.

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Then the running cost

A 6 heater run for 1.25 hours costs about £1.97 a session at 26.32p per , by our sums. Running costs in detail, or compare it with a public sauna.

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Ways to spend less

Pick a heater that runs on a dedicated 32 A circuit rather than one that needs 50 A or .
Choose a model with the heater in the price, and compare the rather than the sticker.
Consider a small infrared cabin if a 13 A plug is all you have: plug-in saunas.
Look at the cheapest garden saunas and the best under £5,000 ready to use.

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Common worries

"It's too expensive."

Garden saunas you can buy today start at £3,900 ready to use, with the heater, electrics and base included. Infrared cabins that plug in start at £1,595. Used twice a week by two people for five years, a typical sauna costs a few pounds a person each time. A community sauna charges about £10. Work out your own payback →

"With energy prices what they are?"

About £1.97 a session for a 6 heater at 26.32p per , or about £0.53 for an infrared cabin. Twice a week, that is about £205 a year. A wood-fired stove uses £80 to £180 of logs a year instead. Your own running cost →

All ten sauna worries

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