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Best door knobs UK: which listing fits which door

Updated: October 2026

A single best knob hides four different doors: a mortice latch, a rim lock, a bathroom, and a door that only needs a pull. The best door knobs UK shoppers can pick from this amazon.co.uk shelf are the ones whose set type matches the ironmongery you already have. Live prices sit on the [doorknob comparison](/hub/door-and-window-security/doorknob). The order of decisions, without a ranking, is the [doorknob buying guide](/hub/door-and-window-security/doorknob/sub/doorknob-buying-guide). Peter F. used the kept listings and UK lock guidance, updated October 2026. There was no lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

A single best knob hides four different doors: a mortice latch, a rim lock, a bathroom, and a door that only needs a pull.

Our top picks

Infinity Decor Infinity Victorian brass knobs, 52 mm

Best overall

Infinity Decor Infinity Victorian brass knobs, 52 mm
7.8/10about £16.95
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HANDLESTORE Handlestore polished chrome sprung pair

Rank 2

HANDLESTORE Handlestore polished chrome sprung pair
8.6/10about £10.99
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Sterling Sterling SRL8BK black rim pair

Best value

Sterling Sterling SRL8BK black rim pair
8.2/10about £6.99
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On this page
  1. 1.There is no single best knob
  2. 2.Internal mortice pairs
  3. 3.Rim, bathroom, dummy, and keyed
  4. 4.Who should skip a knob entirely

There is no single best knob

Set type comes first because the pairs are not interchangeable. A two-rose mortice set turns a latch in the edge of the door. A rim set sits on a lock case screwed to the face. A dummy does not turn. A keyed ball set brings its own latch and a key. Calling one of those the winner makes the other three into returns. Five jobs cover the listings worth naming: an internal mortice door, a heavier brass look, a rim lock or shed, a bathroom, and a pull that must not latch. Everything else on the shelf is a skip for a stated reason.

Internal mortice pairs

For a normal internal wooden door that already has a latch, the top pick is the Handlestore polished chrome sprung pair, at about £10.99. The knob sits over the rose, so the screwdriver goes in at an angle and the chrome scratches. The return is often too strong for a child, an older person, or wet hands. The latch is not in the box. Skip it when there is no working latch, or when the person who uses the door has a weak grip. When the look matters more than the lowest price, the Infinity Victorian pair is about £16.95 in solid brass, with a 52 mm knob and a spindle printed as 125 × 8 mm. The spring is the limit: stiff before and after fitting, and on a bathroom door people were stuck. The box does not include a latch.
Infinity Decor Infinity Victorian brass knobs, 52 mm

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Infinity Decor Infinity Victorian brass knobs, 52 mm
7.8/10about £16.95
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Rim, bathroom, dummy, and keyed

For a rim lock or a rim sashlock, the best value is the Sterling SRL8BK at about £6.99. The knobs are 45 mm and rated 4.2 from 284 reviews. Buyers use it on sheds and internal rim locks when the holes already match. Skip it on a mortice latch. The mortice or rim doorknob page is the look test if you are unsure which case you have. For a bathroom, the Yale brass set is about £14.89, at 4.0 from 20 reviews, stated for doors 35–45 mm thick. It names a deadlock latch bolt and does not describe an outside emergency release. The Brotima dummy does not turn, at about £12.31, and it is a pull for a door that already stays shut. The CML keyed ball set is about £7.90, with three keys and an adjustable latch, at 4.3 from 3,564 reviews. The listing prints ANSI Grade 3, a US grade. It does not show BS 3621. A keyed knob can suit a shed or a storeroom. It is not the front-door winner.

Who should skip a knob entirely

Skip every round knob on a final exit that needs a Kitemarked lock. Approved Document Q, for new dwelling doors in England, points at BS 3621, BS 8621, BS 10621 or the matching PAS documents for the lock. The knob only turns a latch. Skip a round knob where Approved Document M applies. That document’s example is a lever you can use with a closed fist. BS 8300 advises against spherical knobs. A private bedroom can still take a knob if the household can turn it. A fire door is a joiner’s job. The resin flower knob at about £5.12 has no star rating. Coolty’s black set at about £14.49 says passage in the title and key lock in the lock-type field. Leave that one until the box tells you which product you hold.

Common questions

Which listing is the first look for a normal internal door?
The Handlestore polished chrome sprung pair at about £10.99, if a latch is already in the door and the people who use it can turn a strong spring. It is the top pick, with the largest review count here, 1,210 at 4.2, and it is rank 1 in Doorknobs. It does not include a latch.
Which listing is for a rim lock or a shed?
Sterling’s 45 mm black pair at about £6.99 is the best value, sold for rim locks and rim sashlocks. Reviews use it on sheds and garage doors when the old holes match. It is the wrong pair for a mortice latch in the edge.
Which brass pair is the heavier Georgian one?
Infinity’s Georgian pair is about £22.95, 50 mm and 540 g, at 4.6 from 19 reviews. The Victorian pair is about £16.95, 52 mm, with an 8 mm spindle printed, and 40 reviews. Both are heavy sprung, and both leave the latch to you. Skip either if the spring must be light.
Is the Yale set the bathroom pick?
It is the only listing here titled as a bathroom knob set, at about £14.89, for 35–45 mm doors. Twenty reviews put it at 4.0, and the finish is duller than the photo in those texts. An outside release is not described, so confirm that on the product you receive.
When is the dummy the right one?
When the door already stays closed and you want a pull on one face. Brotima’s satin nickel knob does not rotate and has no latch, at about £12.31. It will not catch the door. Eight reviews is a thin record for a 4.8 average.
Why is the keyed CML set not the front-door winner?
It is a light keyed latch at about £7.90 with a large review count, 4.3 from 3,564. The listing shows ANSI Grade 3, not BS 3621. Policies and new-home doorsets that require a Kitemarked lock are specifying the lock, which this knob does not carry.

Related pages

How to fit a doorknob

Doorknob

Bathroom door knob: privacy without trapping someone

Mortice door knobs: latch, spindle, backset, spring

Mortice or rim door knobs: which pair the door takes

Sources

Public UK and manufacturer sources from the research digest, used for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures in this comparison. None of these knobs is treated as BS 3621, BS 8621 or Secured by Design.

  1. BSI, BS EN 1906:2012 (retrieved October 2026)
  2. HOPPE UK: BS EN 1906 (retrieved October 2026)
  3. Approved Document M, Volume 2 (retrieved October 2026)
  4. Approved Document Q, 2015 (retrieved October 2026)
  5. Guild of Architectural Ironmongers, accessibility guide (2021) (retrieved October 2026)
  6. Secured by Design: doors, front and back (retrieved October 2026)
  7. More Handles, tubular latch guide (retrieved October 2026)
  8. Suffolk Latch Company: door knobs with locks (retrieved October 2026)