The best door hinges, compared.
Top pick: XFORT 3 inch polished chrome, 3 pack – Top pick on 4.6 from 1,632 reviews, the largest sample, at about £9.99 with a stated 40 kg load for an internal door. Best value: XFORT 4 inch polished brass, 3 pack – Best value at about £12.99 when the door is heavier than 40 kg and the listing states 80 kg. Updated October 2026.
A door hinge on amazon.co.uk is either a butt hinge for a timber room door or a concealed 35 mm cup hinge for a cabinet. You are usually replacing a broken hinge, hanging an internal door, or matching a cupboard. This comparison lines up eleven packs: 3 inch and 4 inch butts, small 75 by 50 mm leaves, cabinet cups and a rising butt. A fire door needs a BS EN 1935 grade with UKCA or CE marking and fire digit 1. A cabinet door needs cup size, angle, overlay and an honest soft-close line. None of these eleven packs prints that grade, so none is a fire-door hinge. The [door hinges buying guide](/hub/door-and-window-security/door-hinges/sub/door-hinges-buying-guide) sets out family, size, load, finish and screws. A door hinge is one of two families, and they do not swap. It mortices into the edge of a timber door and the frame. A 3 inch leaf suits a lighter internal door. A small 75 by 50 mm butt is for cupboards, gates, boxes and very light doors. Reviewers of the small packs here call several of them too thin for a domestic door.
A door hinge on amazon.co.uk is either a butt hinge for a timber room door or a concealed 35 mm cup hinge for a cabinet. You are usually replacing a broken hinge, hanging an internal door, or matching a cupboard.
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Across 1,632 amazon.co.uk reviews, the XFORT 14102-3XF is a 3 inch ball-bearing butt for internal wooden doors, listed at £9.99 with a stated load of 40 kg including door furniture. The pack is three hinges and 18 colour-matched screws, and one review describes those screws as about 25 mm long. That is short of the 30 mm No. 8 length used on timber fire doors, and the listing states no BS EN 1935, UKCA, CE or Certifire mark. A review also says the hinges are not marked for single-axis fire doors. The 4.6 rating is the largest sample in this set, which is why this pack is the top pick for a lighter internal door that stays inside 40 kg. It is the wrong leaf when the door is heavier, when the old holes are a 4 inch pattern, or when the door is certified.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Replacing hinges on a lighter internal timber door that stays within the stated 40 kg, when a 3 inch hole pattern already matches.
Less suitable: An FD30 or FD60 door, an exterior door, or a leaf that needs the 80 kg figure on the 4 inch XFORT packs.
Specifications
Common questions
What load does this XFORT 3 inch pack state?
The listing states 40 kg, including door furniture. That figure is the manufacturer's claim on amazon.co.uk, not a BS EN 1935 grade.
Are these marked for a fire door?
No. The listing does not state BS EN 1935, UKCA, CE, or Certifire. A review also says they are not marked for single-axis fire doors.
Do screws come in the pack?
Yes. The listing says 18 colour-matched screws. One review describes them as about 25 mm long.
The XFORT 14933-3XF is a 4 inch ball-bearing butt in polished brass, listed at £12.99 with a stated load of 80 kg for internal wooden doors. Across 579 reviews at 4.6 it matches the star rating of the 3 inch chrome pack, on a smaller sample, and the box is three hinges plus 24 colour-matched screws. Reviewers have called some of those screws short, so a heavy oak leaf can still need longer fixings than the pack supplies. The listing does not give a BS EN 1935 grade, and it does not claim an exterior stainless grade. At this price for an 80 kg three-pack with hundreds of reviews, it is the best value when the door is heavier than the 3 inch 40 kg ceiling. Polished brass on steel is an indoor finish, so a bathroom or a porch is the wrong place for it.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A heavier internal timber door where the stated 80 kg matters and the finish stays indoors.
Less suitable: A certified fire door, a wet bathroom or an outside door, and any leaf that only needs the cheaper 40 kg 3 inch pack.
Specifications
Common questions
What is the stated load?
80 kg, including door furniture, for internal wooden doors. The listing does not give a BS EN 1935 grade.
Can I use the polished brass finish outside?
The listing says internal wooden doors. It does not claim an exterior stainless grade.
Are the screws colour-matched?
The listing says 24 colour-matched screws. Reviewers have called some of them short.
This is the polished chrome version of the XFORT 4 inch butt, model 14934-3XF, listed at £12.99 with the same stated load of 80 kg and the same three hinges plus 24 screws. The rating is 4.6 from 99 reviews, so the sample is much smaller than the brass pack at the same price. The listing says internal wooden doors. One review reports rust after the hinges got wet, which matches the wider pattern of chrome-plated steel failing in rain and in a bathroom. No fire-door grade is stated, so it should not be treated as one. Choose it when you want the 80 kg figure in chrome and the door stays dry. Leave it if the brass finish is acceptable, because the stated strength does not differ and the review count does.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An internal timber door that needs the stated 80 kg in polished chrome and will stay dry.
Less suitable: A bathroom, a porch, or a fire door, and anyone who would rather have the larger brass-pack review sample at the same price.
Specifications
Common questions
How does this differ from the brass XFORT 4 inch pack?
The listing is the same 4 inch, 80 kg, three-pack butt hinge in polished chrome, model 14934-3XF, rather than polished brass.
Will the chrome stay bright in the rain?
The listing says internal wooden doors. One review reports rust after the hinges got wet.
Are these fire-door rated?
No marking is stated. Do not treat them as a fire-door hinge.
The Furniware pair is two 110 degree slide-on cabinet hinges for a full overlay on a frameless cabinet, listed at £10.99 and rated 4.5 from 640 reviews. The cup is 35 mm and 11.5 mm deep, with 45 mm hole spacing, for a door 14–22 mm thick, and the listing says there is no soft-close function. Reviews agree the close is not damped. The bullets do not say screws are included, and one review says the M4 screws shown in the pictures were missing. Three-way adjustment is the practical point: you can tweak the door after the cup is bored. This is the cabinet hinge to open first when the door is a normal full overlay and a damped close is not required. Skip it for a blind corner, an inset door, or a kitchen where the slam is the complaint you are trying to stop.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A frameless cupboard door that needs a 110 degree full overlay and does not need a damped close.
Less suitable: A corner unit, an inset or half-overlay door, or a kitchen where the door must not slam.
Specifications
Common questions
Do these soft-close?
No. The listing says this hinge does not have a soft-close function. Reviews agree it is not a damped close.
What overlay are they?
Full overlay, for frameless cabinets, door thickness 14-22 mm.
Are screws in the box?
The bullets do not say. One review says the M4 screws shown in the pictures were missing.
The GBACHOOSE pack is ten 4 inch brushed stainless butts with 80 screws, listed at £22.29 and rated 4.5 from 101 reviews. The bullets give the leaf as 10 by 7.5 cm and the pack weight as 2.31 kg, and they do not state a kilogram load or a stainless grade. The title says ball bearing. One review says they are not, so the bearing stays disputed. Another review says a carpenter fitted them to an FD30 door and they warped, and no fire grade is printed. Reviewers have also called the screws small. The title names internal and external doors. Ten hinges cover several doors if the bearing and the metal are what you expect after you open the box. They are not a fire-door hinge, and they are an expensive way to buy two or three leaves.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Buying several 4 inch stainless-looking butts for ordinary doors, after you accept that the bearing is not settled.
Less suitable: A single internal door, where a three-pack is cheaper, and any FD30 or FD60 door.
Specifications
Common questions
Are these ball-bearing hinges?
The title says yes. One review says they are not. Treat the bearing as disputed.
Can they go on a fire door?
No grade is stated. One review says a carpenter fitted them to an FD30 door and they warped.
How many screws are included?
The listing says 80 screws. Reviewers have called them small.
The AOLISHENG pair is a 135 degree concealed cabinet hinge with a 35 mm cup, 11.5 mm deep, listed at £9.00 and rated 4.4 from 528 reviews. It is for a blind-corner unit, and the bullets say it is usually paired with a 165 or 175 degree hinge, so it will not replace a standard 110 degree cupboard hinge. The door thickness stated is 16–20 mm, the material is cold-rolled steel, and screws are included. The stated load is 20 pounds, about 9 kg, not a room-door kilogram rating. Soft close is not stated. It belongs on a corner cabinet whose opening angle you have already measured. It does not belong on a timber room door, and it is the wrong cup hinge if the door only needs to open to 110 degrees.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A blind-corner cabinet that needs 135 degrees and a 35 mm cup, usually beside a wider-angle hinge.
Less suitable: A room door, or a frameless cupboard door that only opens to about 110 degrees.
Specifications
Common questions
Will this replace a standard 110 degree cupboard hinge?
No. It is a 135 degree blind-corner hinge. The bullets say it is usually paired with a 165 or 175 degree hinge.
What cup size does it need?
A 35 mm cup, 11.5 mm deep, for a door 16-20 mm thick.
Is the stated load in kilograms?
The listing says 20 pounds, which is about 9 kg. It does not print a kilogram rating.
The Cretty-Meet pair is two 75 by 50 mm butts listed at £5.99, rated 4.4 from 155 reviews, and it is the only pack in this set whose bullets state 304 stainless steel. The packaging line says 2 hinges and 12 screws. Reviewers who read “2 sets” and expected four hinges say the wording is misleading. Reviews also say the screws are short and the heads can stand proud, so the hinge does not close fully. No load is stated, and the item weight is 100 g, which puts these with light doors and cabinets rather than a room door. The listing does not state 316. Use them on a small gate, a box or a light cupboard where 304 is the point of the purchase. Do not hang a domestic door on a pair this small.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A light cupboard, box or gate where a stated 304 grade matters more than a kilogram rating.
Less suitable: A timber room door, a fire door, or anyone who needed four hinges from one order.
Specifications
Common questions
How many hinges are in a '2 set' pack?
The packaging line says 2 hinges and 12 screws. Reviewers who expected four hinges say the wording is misleading.
What stainless grade is stated?
304, in the bullets. The listing does not state 316.
Will the supplied screws sit flush?
Reviews say the screws are short and the heads can stand proud so the hinge does not close fully.
The MSC listing is a 4 inch chrome ball-bearing hinge at £5.99, with a stated load of 40 kg and a rating of 4.4 from 97 reviews. The title says a pack of 2 and the included-components line says 2 hinges, while the amazon.co.uk unit count says 1.0, so you cannot be sure how many leaves are in the carton until it arrives. Several reviews say the hinges feel lighter than the heavy-duty title. One reviewer used them on a fire door and called the material light, and the listing does not state a fire-door grade. The material line says stainless steel without a grade, so it is not the 304 claim that only one other pack in this set prints. It is a cheap pair of 4 inch butts if the count in the box is two and the door is light. It is a poor stand-in for an 80 kg three-pack.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A light internal door when you have checked that two hinges are actually in the box and 40 kg is enough.
Less suitable: A heavy leaf, a certified fire door, or a job that needs three hinges and a named stainless grade.
Specifications
Common questions
How many hinges are in the pack?
The title says a pack of 2. The amazon.co.uk unit count says 1.0. Included components say 2 hinges.
What load is stated?
40 kg. Several reviews say the hinges feel lighter than the heavy-duty title.
Are they fire-door hinges?
The listing does not state a fire-door grade. One reviewer used them on a fire door and called the material light.
The LLRY ten-pack is listed at £5.99 and rated 3.9 from 334 reviews, the weakest star line among the butts that have reviews. The title says 75 by 50 mm polished stainless hinges, and a review says the listing also prints 58 mm and 3.4 inches, so the leaf should be measured before any recess is cut. Screws are not included. Several reviews say the metal is thin, bends, and is too loose for a room door, which matches a listing that also mentions cupboards and gates. Stainless grade is not stated, and the pack weight is 160 g for ten hinges. Ten pieces at this price suit boxes, small gates and light furniture if you already own screws of the right length. They are a false economy on a bedroom door.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Light furniture, a small gate or a cupboard, once you have measured the leaf and bought your own screws.
Less suitable: Any domestic room door, and any job where the recess is cut before the hinges are measured.
Specifications
Common questions
Are screws included?
No. The bullets say you use standard wood screws, and screws are not in the pack.
Are they strong enough for a domestic door?
Several reviews say the metal is thin, bends, and is too loose for a room door. The listing also mentions cupboards and gates.
What size are they?
The title says 75 x 50 mm. A review says the listing also prints 58 mm and 3.4 inches. Measure them before you cut a recess.
The GHLIANGZHOU listing is four 90 degree cabinet hinges at £8.99, with a soft-close claim, and the only rating is 1.0 from one UK review. That review says not to buy and calls the product rubbish. It does not describe a repeated defect, and it does not confirm the damper. The bullets claim full, half or inset mounting and an opening of up to 90 degrees, while the cup diameter is not stated, so you cannot match a 35 mm boring from the page. Material is claimed as stainless steel, item weight is 270 g, and the size line is 10.5 by 4.3 cm. Screws are included. Four hinges at this price look like two cupboard doors, but a single 1-star review and a missing cup size are not a basis for boring holes. Leave it until more UK reviews exist, or buy a hinge that prints 35 mm and 110 or 135 degrees.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Nobody, until a cup diameter is printed and more than one UK review exists.
Less suitable: Any cupboard you are about to bore, and any door that needs a known 35 mm cup at 110 or 135 degrees.
Specifications
Common questions
Do they soft-close?
The bullets claim soft-close dampers. The only review does not confirm that. It calls the product rubbish.
What opening angle is stated?
Up to 90 degrees, with full, half, or inset mounting claimed. The cup diameter is not stated.
How many reviews support the rating?
One UK review, 1.0 out of 5. There is no repeated defect description.
The Leshmido listing is four lift-off rising butts at £9.29, and the saved listing has no customer-review line, so there is no star rating to lean on. The title says 4 inch, with four hinges and 32 screws, while the specification says 100 by 79 cm against an item weight of 90 g. Those figures cannot all describe the same leaf, so the size has to be checked on arrival before any timber is cut. The bullets describe a separable hinge so the door lifts off without removing the screws, and they claim lubricated bearings and stainless steel without a grade. Rising butts are refused on fire doors in UK fire-door hardware guidance. A lift-off pin is also the wrong choice on an outward-opening external door, where the pin can be knocked out. With no reviews and a broken size line, this pack is a measurement job, not a default bedroom hinge.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A non-fire internal door that must lift clear of a carpet, after the leaves have been measured.
Less suitable: A certified fire door, an outward-opening external door, or any recess cut from the centimetre line on the listing.
Specifications
Common questions
Can the door be lifted off?
Yes. The bullets describe a separable lift-off hinge so the door comes off without removing the screws.
What size are they?
The title says 4 inch. The dimension line says 100 cm by 79 cm. Those cannot both describe this 90 g pack. Measure on arrival.
Are there any UK reviews in the source file?
No customer-review line is in the saved listing, so the rating is n/a.
We compared 11 door-hinge packs on amazon.co.uk and looked at 38 hinges for this comparison. Scores follow the published star line and review count, with a deduction when few reviews sit behind a high star. They are not a laboratory test. The top pick is the XFORT 3 inch chrome three-pack: 4.6 from 1,632 reviews, a stated 40 kg load, at about £9.99. The best value is the XFORT 4 inch brass three-pack at about £12.99, stated at 80 kg, when the door is heavier than 40 kg. The chrome 4 inch pack shares that score and does not get a second badge. None of these packs is scored as a fire-door hinge.
amazon.co.uk rating and sample
30%Stars and review counts come from the amazon.co.uk line for that ASIN. One review at 1.0 does not compete with 1,632 reviews at 4.6. A missing star line scores at the bottom.
Match to one job
25%A 3 inch or 4 inch butt is for a timber room door. A small flush butt is for a light door or gate. A 35 mm cup is for a cupboard. A rising lift-off butt is a separate job.
Stated load or named grade
20%A stated kilogram load is used when that is all the listing gives. Heavy duty is not a grade. None of these packs is scored as a BS EN 1935 fire-door hinge.
Screws, finish and soft close
15%Screws count only when the listing includes them. A stated 304 grade counts. A soft-close line counts when the listing is honest about it. Chrome that rusted when wet is a deduction.
Listing conflicts
10%Deductions cover a pack count that contradicts the unit line, a ball-bearing claim a review disputes, a size line that conflicts with the title, and a rising butt with no reviews.
Door hinges on amazon.co.uk split into butt hinges for timber doors and concealed cup hinges for cabinets. Pick the family before you compare the price. A stated kilogram load is the figure to use when the listing gives one. Heavy duty is not a grade, and none of these eleven packs states BS EN 1935. Short screws, a conflicting pack count and chrome that rusted when wet are already in the scores.
A door hinge in this comparison is one of two families, and they do not swap. A butt hinge is two leaves and a pin. It mortices into the edge of a timber door and the frame. A 3 inch leaf suits a lighter internal door. A 4 inch leaf, about 102 by 76 mm, is the usual step up when the door is heavier. A small 75 by 50 mm butt is for cupboards, gates, boxes and very light doors. Reviewers of the small packs here call several of them too thin for a domestic door.
A 35 mm cup will not hang a timber door, and a 4 inch butt will not replace a cabinet hinge. Check the family before you compare the price or the star rating.
A review that mentions a fire door is not BS EN 1935, UKCA, CE or Certifire. None of these listings states that grade. Rising butts are refused on fire doors.
Several packs include short screws, and one review of the 3 inch XFORT describes them as about 25 mm. Chrome on steel is an indoor finish. Reviewers report rust after wetting.
The first decision is the family, because a butt hinge and a cabinet hinge are not substitutes. A 4 inch butt hangs a timber room door. A 3 inch butt is the lighter step, and it only matches if the old holes are a 3 inch pattern. A 75 by 50 mm butt is for a light door, a box or a gate. Reviewers of the small packs here call the metal thin for a domestic door. A concealed hinge needs a 35 mm cup, a stated angle and an overlay. Full overlay, half overlay and inset will not share one hinge.
Use the kilogram figure if that is all the listing gives. Heavy duty is not a grade. The XFORT 3 inch pack states 40 kg, including door furniture. The two XFORT 4 inch packs state 80 kg. The MSC 4 inch pair also states 40 kg, and reviews call the duty lighter than the title. The AOLISHENG listing states 20 pounds, about 9 kg, which is a cupboard figure, not a room door. Where no load is printed, do not invent one. None of these listings prints BS EN 1935. Finish follows the room.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You are replacing hinges on a bedroom or other internal timber door that stays within a stated 40 kg, and the old holes are a 3 inch pattern. The XFORT chrome three-pack at about £9.99 is the top pick on 4.6 from 1,632 reviews. The screws are short for a fire door, and the listing states no fire grade.
The door is heavier than the 40 kg ceiling, and the finish stays indoors. The XFORT 4 inch polished brass three-pack at about £12.99 is the best value, with a stated load of 80 kg and 4.6 from 579 reviews. It is still not a fire-door hinge, and some screws are called short.
You are hanging a cupboard door, not a room door, so butt-hinge grades do not apply. The Furniware pair at about £10.99 is 110 degrees, full overlay, with a 35 mm cup, and the listing says there is no soft close. Skip it for a blind corner or a door that must not slam.
Match the family first. The top pick for a lighter internal door is the XFORT 3 inch polished chrome three-pack at about £9.99, on 4.6 from 1,632 reviews, with a stated load of 40 kg. The best value for a heavier internal door is the XFORT 4 inch polished brass three-pack at about £12.99, stated at 80 kg. A cupboard needs a 35 mm cup, not a butt hinge. None of the eleven packs states a BS EN 1935 fire-door grade.
XFORT 3 inch polished chrome, 3 pack
Top pick on 4.6 from 1,632 reviews, the largest sample, at about £9.99 with a stated 40 kg load for an internal door.
XFORT 4 inch polished brass, 3 pack
Best value at about £12.99 when the door is heavier than 40 kg and the listing states 80 kg.
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