The best cordless drill drivers, compared.
Top pick: Bosch Professional GSB 18V-65 with two 5.0 Ah batteries Best value: BLACK+DECKER 18V cordless drill driver BCD001C1-GB – Strongest ready-to-use score among the rest, for timber and flat-pack: about £35.00, 4.6 from 1,972 reviews, with a 1.5 Ah battery and charger. Hammer mode is not stated, and the charger is listed at about 3.75 hours. Updated October 2026.
A cordless drill driver is a battery tool with a chuck that drills holes and drives screws. In a UK home you buy one for flat-pack, timber, plasterboard and light metal. Brick or block needs a stated hammer mode, which makes the tool a combi. A plain drill driver is enough for timber and board. An impact driver is a 1/4 inch hex tool for long screws, not a masonry drill. You recognise a suitable one by hammer mode, chuck, speeds and the box. A 13 mm keyless chuck is more versatile than 10 mm, and two speeds beat one. Read torque beside a numbered clutch. Higher Newton-metres are twisting force, not easier control. Amp-hours are runtime, not a harder wall. A bare tool is a saving only if you already own that battery platform. Kickback twists a wrist. Hammer mode takes a masonry bit, never on tile. Hard concrete is often a rotary hammer, outside this category. Chuck, clutch and kit are in the [cordless drill driver buying guide](/hub/drilling-and-accessories/cordless-drill-driver/sub/cordless-drill-driver-buying-guide). UK mains are 230 V with a BS 1363 plug.
A cordless drill driver is a battery tool with a chuck that drills holes and drives screws. In a UK home you buy one for flat-pack, timber, plasterboard and light metal.
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This GSB 18V-65 kit is listed at £199.98 with 5.0 from only three amazon.co.uk reviews. The box contains the drill, two GBA 18V 5.0 Ah batteries, a GAL 18V-40 charger and an L-BOXX, with a 13 mm chuck, two speeds and switchable KickBack Control. The torque field and the bullets say 65 Nm, and the maximum-torque field says 55 Nm, so both figures stay on the card. Listed weight is 1.1 kg, head length 175 mm and no-load speed 2,000 rpm. Brushless is listed. A perfect star line on three reviews is not the same as the EasyImpact file of several hundred. Buy it when you want two large Professional packs and a 13 mm chuck, and skip it when a cheaper combi with a battery already covers a plug hole.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a Professional 18 V kit with two 5.0 Ah packs and a 13 mm chuck, and you can live with two torque figures.
Less suitable: You are buying a first household combi and would treat three perfect reviews as proof.
Specifications
Common questions
What is in the box?
The GSB 18V-65, two GBA 18V 5.0 Ah batteries, a GAL 18V-40 charger and an L-BOXX.
How is torque listed?
The torque field and the bullets say 65 Nm. The maximum-torque field says 55 Nm.
Is KickBack Control included?
Yes. Special features and the bullets name switchable KickBack Control, and the reviews mention it.
The WORX WX183.2 is listed at £119.99 with 4.9 from 18 reviews, as a 20 V drill driver with a 13 mm keyless chuck and two speeds. Torque is not in the specification table. A UK reviewer says it is a drill driver, not a hammer drill, and calls it a bit top-heavy against an older Bosch combi, while crediting a metal chuck. The highlight lists one 2.5 Ah battery, a 2 A charger and a double-ended bit on PowerShare. The included-components line says battery charger. Two bullets describe a hedge trimmer handle and do not belong to this drill. Listed weight is 1.66 kg, wood capacity 35 mm, metal 13 mm and no-load speed 1,700 rpm. Eighteen reviews at a high star line are a thin file next to £119.99. It can suit someone already on WORX packs who wants a 13 mm chuck for timber and metal. It is not a masonry drill.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already use WORX PowerShare and want a 13 mm drill driver for timber and metal.
Less suitable: You need hammer mode, a printed torque, or a first drill at a household price.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a hammer drill?
A UK reviewer says it is a drill driver, not a hammer drill. The table says combination drill, and the drill bullets do not describe hammer mode.
What is included?
The highlight lists one 2.5 Ah battery, a 2 A charger and a double-ended bit. The included-components line says battery charger.
Are the hedge-trimmer bullets about this drill?
No. Two bullets describe a hedge trimmer handle. The title, highlight and reviews describe a drill driver.
The Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 is listed at £64.97 with 4.7 from 631 amazon.co.uk reviews, at 40 Nm, a 13 mm chuck, twenty torque levels and two speeds. The bullets cover screwdriving and drilling in wood, metal and plastic, and impact drilling in masonry. The box includes one PBA 18V 1.5 Ah battery, an AL 18V-20 charger and a case. Listed weight is 1 kg, wood capacity 30 mm, metal 13 mm and no-load speed 1,450 rpm. A table line says battery cell type CR2032, which does not describe that pack, so treat the 1.5 Ah name as the battery and ignore the coin-cell row. It ties the 18V-38 on score and takes the top pick because 631 reviews is the larger file and the chuck is 13 mm. It is a light first combi for ordinary plug holes, not a tool for a concrete lintel, and the 1.5 Ah pack is short for a long session.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a first combi with a battery, a 13 mm chuck and a stated hammer for ordinary brick.
Less suitable: You need a long run on one charge, or the job is a concrete lintel.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it drill masonry?
The bullets say it is for screwdriving and for drilling wood, metal and plastic, and for impact drilling in masonry.
What battery is included?
One PBA 18V 1.5 Ah battery and an AL 18V-20 charger. The table also says battery cell type CR2032, which does not match that pack.
Is the chuck 13 mm?
Yes. The table and the bullets both say a 13 mm single-sleeve chuck.
The Bosch EasyImpact 18V-38 is listed at £76.50 with 4.7 from 292 reviews, as a combi at 38 Nm with a 10 mm chuck, twenty torque levels and two speeds. The box includes a 2.5 Ah battery, an AL 18V-20 charger and a case, on the POWER FOR ALL 18 V platform. A UK reviewer says two previous Bosch batteries still fitted. Hammer mode is stated, with wood capacity 30 mm and metal 10 mm, and a no-load speed of 1,630 rpm. The listed weight is 2.33 kg, which is the heavy figure in this pair. It matches the 18V-40 on the editorial score because both are ready combis with large review files, and it loses the top pick because 292 reviews is the smaller file and the chuck is 10 mm. Choose it for the larger pack. Leave it if you need 13 mm or if your batteries are blue Professional.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a stated combi with a 2.5 Ah pack and you can work with a 10 mm chuck.
Less suitable: You need a 13 mm chuck, or your batteries are Bosch Professional.
Specifications
Common questions
Is a battery included?
Yes. One 2.5 Ah battery, an AL 18V-20 charger and a carrying case.
Does it have hammer mode?
The item type is cordless hammer drill and it ranks in combi drills. It is a 10 mm chuck tool at 38 Nm.
Will older green Bosch batteries fit?
The listing cites POWER FOR ALL. A UK reviewer says two previous Bosch batteries still fitted.
The GSB 18V-65 with an L-BOXX is listed at £84.99 with 4.7 from 35 reviews, as a brushless body with two speeds and switchable KickBack Control. Included components are the drill and the case, not a battery or a charger. The table says 55 Nm and the bullets say 65 Nm, so this page does not pick one torque. The table also says a maximum chuck size of 175 mm, while the bullets call 175 mm the head length, which means chuck size is not a figure you can order on. Listed weight is 1.1 kg, head length 175 mm, wood capacity 31 mm and no-load speed 2,000 rpm. The table calls it a combination drill. It is a case-and-tool buy for an existing Professional 18 V shelf, and a weak choice if you wanted one agreed torque and a battery in the box.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already run Bosch Professional 18 V packs and want this body plus an L-BOXX.
Less suitable: You need a battery today, or you need a single printed torque and a clear chuck size.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the L-BOXX kit include batteries?
Included components are the GSB 18V-65 and an L-BOXX. Batteries and a charger are not in that line.
Is the chuck 175 mm?
The specification table says maximum chuck size 175 mm. The bullets call 175 mm the head length. Chuck size is therefore not shown as a reliable figure.
Which torque figure is printed?
The table says 55 Nm. The bullets say 65 Nm. Both are on the same listing.
The BLACK+DECKER BCD001C1-GB is listed at £35.00 with 4.6 from 1,972 reviews, as an 18 V drill driver at 37 Nm with a 10 mm chuck and ten clutch positions. Hammer mode is not stated. A UK reviewer says not to try masonry or steel, while the listing still prints metal capacity of 10 mm and wood of 25 mm. The box includes a 1.5 Ah battery and a 400 mA charger that the listing says takes about 3.75 hours. One speed is listed at 600 rpm, weight at 1.57 kg, on POWERCONNECT, with a two-year manufacturer warranty. It is the best value here when the work is flat-pack and timber, because the price, the review file and a battery you can use that day line up. It is the wrong drill for brick, and a Sunday can stall if the single pack is on a charger for most of the afternoon.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You assemble flat-pack and drill timber, and you will not use it on brick.
Less suitable: The wall is brick, or you need a second gear and a fast charger.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it include a charger?
Yes. A 1.5 Ah battery and a 400 mA charger. The listing says charging takes about 3.75 hours.
Can it drill brick?
Hammer mode is not stated. A UK reviewer says not to try masonry or steel. The listing does say metal up to 10 mm.
Which batteries fit?
BLACK+DECKER 18 V POWERCONNECT, as stated on the listing.
The Bosch Professional 18 V impact drill driver is listed at £48.95 with 4.6 from 141 amazon.co.uk reviews, at 45 Nm, a 10 mm chuck and a stated impact function for masonry, metal and wood. The included-components line is a cardboard box, and UK reviews describe it as a drill-only buy for people who already own batteries. One UK reviewer returned it because it did not fit green Home and Garden packs. The listing names Bosch Professional 18 V and AMPShare, at a listed weight of 1.2 kg, with wood capacity 35 mm and metal 10 mm. Speed count is not stated. Brushless is listed. It suits a cupboard of blue packs, and it is a poor first drill if you need a battery the same day.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already own Bosch Professional 18 V or AMPShare packs and want a 45 Nm body with hammer mode stated.
Less suitable: You need a battery today, or your Bosch packs are green POWER FOR ALL.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this include a battery?
No. Included components are listed as a cardboard box. UK reviews describe it as a drill-only purchase for people who already own batteries.
Will my Bosch Home and Garden batteries fit?
A UK reviewer returned it because it did not fit their green Home and Garden batteries. The listing names Bosch Professional 18 V and AMPShare.
Can it drill masonry?
The bullets say it has an impact drilling function for masonry, metal and wood. The table lists a 10 mm chuck and 45 Nm.
The BETENST drill is listed at £25.99 with 4.5 from 309 reviews, titled 21 V and brushless, with a claimed 45 Nm and two speeds. Hammer mode is not stated, and the drill type is a basic drill. Masonry bits in an accessory list are not a hammer mode. Chuck size is not printed. The bullets list one 2,000 mAh battery and a charge of about 90 minutes, while the included-components table says only the cordless drill. Listed weight is 1.56 kg, with a bullet that also calls the kit only 1 kg, wood capacity 38 mm, metal 10 mm and no-load speed 1,850 rpm. A UK reviewer could not screw a 2x4 or fix a 2x4 to a wall and returned it, calling it suitable for minor jobs. The 45 Nm claim is not evidence of a stud wall. It is a low shelf price for small tasks, and a poor buy if the next job is timber framing or brick.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a cheap two-speed drill for minor jobs and you will not rely on the 45 Nm claim.
Less suitable: You are fixing studwork, or you thought masonry bits meant a hammer drill.
Specifications
Common questions
Is it a hammer drill?
Hammer mode is not stated. The drill type is basic drill. Masonry bits in the accessory list are not the same as a hammer mode.
What battery is included?
The bullets list one 2000 mAh battery and a charger, about 90 minutes to charge. The included-components table says only cordless drill.
Will it build a stud wall?
A UK reviewer could not screw a 2x4 or fix a 2x4 to a wall and returned it. They called it suitable for minor jobs.
The Terratek TD18 is listed at £26.99 with 4.3 from 16,144 reviews, at 18 Nm, a 10 mm keyless chuck and one speed at 650 rpm. The listing says it is not designed for brick or masonry. Wood capacity is 20 mm and steel is 8 mm. You get one battery listed at 1,300 mAh, a charge time of 3–5 hours, a runtime claim of up to 50 minutes, and a 13-piece kit of a bit holder, six HSS bits and six screwdriver bits. UK reviews say the bits are cheap and that the chuck held Bosch bits better than the supplied ones in aluminium. Weight is listed at 1 kg, with 16 torque settings plus drill. It is a light screw kit with a huge review file, and it is not a combi whatever the browse rank says. Skip it for brick, and plan on better bits if the hole is in metal.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a cheap kit for chipboard screws and light timber, and brick is not the job.
Less suitable: You need to drill brick, or you expected the included bits to cut aluminium.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it drill brick?
No. The listing says it is not designed for brick or masonry. Wood capacity is 20 mm and steel is 8 mm.
What is included?
One battery, a charger and a 13-piece kit: bit holder, six HSS bits and six screwdriver bits.
Are the included bits up to the drill?
UK reviews say the bits are cheap and that the chuck held Bosch bits better than the supplied ones in aluminium.
The Stanley FATMAX V20 kit is listed at £140.00 with 3.9 from nine reviews, and it is two tools: a hammer drill and an impact driver, plus two 2.0 Ah batteries, a 1.25 A charger and a soft bag. The hammer-drill bullet says up to 1,500 rpm, 50 Nm and 25,000 bpm. The impact driver is up to 2,800 rpm, 3,100 bpm and 165 Nm, and a bullet claims 24 clutch settings. The 165 Nm figure is not the drill. Set weight is 4.53 kg. The voltage line is 18 V, branded V20. The item type says brushless, and one UK reviewer says the tool received was brushed, so that claim stays unresolved. Nine reviews is a small file at this price. It is the listing when you have already decided you want both a chuck and a hex driver on V20. It is the wrong box if you read 165 Nm as one drill.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want both a V20 hammer drill and an impact driver, and you will keep the two torque figures apart.
Less suitable: You wanted one combi, or you treated 165 Nm as the drill’s torque.
Specifications
Common questions
Is 165 Nm the drill's torque?
No. The torque field and the impact-driver bullet say 165 Nm. The hammer-drill bullet says 50 Nm.
Does it include batteries?
Yes. Two 2.0 Ah batteries, a 1.25 A charger and a soft bag.
Is it brushless?
The item type says brushless. One UK reviewer says the tool received was brushed.
Ten cordless drill drivers on amazon.co.uk were scored from listing facts and review notes, not from a lab test, a vibration measurement, or a claim that any tool is UKCA marked. Stars, weighted by how many reviews sit behind them, are 35. Review volume is 15. Spec clarity is 25. Ready to use against the shelf price is 25. A 5.0 from three reviews cannot outrank a 4.7 from several hundred. Prices and star lines are the amazon.co.uk figures in the display file. The 0–100 score is not the stars times 20.
Stars, confidence-weighted
35%Raw stars are the amazon.co.uk rating divided by 5, then times 35. A confidence factor then scales that result: 1.00 at 200 reviews or more, 0.90 at 50 or more, 0.80 at 20 or more, 0.65 at 10 or more, and 0.50 below 10. A perfect line from three reviews therefore cannot outrank a 4.7 from several hundred.
Review volume
15%Points rise with the amazon.co.uk review count: 15 at 1,000 or more, 13 at 200 or more, 10 at 50 or more, 7 at 20 or more, 4 at 10 or more, and 1 below 10. Fewer than 10 reviews also takes a further deduction on top of this block.
Spec clarity
25%Hammer stated as yes, or as an explicit no, scores higher than a blank or a clash between the table and the reviews. A printed chuck size, a consistent battery line, one torque figure, and stated speeds add points. Two torque figures, or none, score lower. A second box-contents clash is deducted.
Ready to use
25%Points for a battery and charger you can use that day, on the job the listing actually describes. A bare Professional tool scores lower unless you already own that platform. A kit near £200 with three reviews does not score as everyday value. The best value award is a different listing from the top pick.
Start with the job and the hammer mode, then the box, then the chuck, the speeds and the clutch. A high Newton-metre figure comes after those. The notes below follow that order for these ten amazon.co.uk listings. None of the scores is a drilling test.
A cordless drill driver is a battery tool with a chuck that drills holes and drives screws. A combi adds a hammer mode. A plain drill driver is enough for timber, plasterboard, plastic and light metal. An impact driver is a different tool: a 1/4 inch hex collet and rotational blows for long screws, not a masonry drill. A kit can pair both. Do not read the impact driver’s torque as the drill’s. Body-only means no battery and no charger. The job comes first.
A plain drill driver is for timber, plasterboard, plastic and light metal. Plugs in brick or block need a stated hammer mode. The Terratek listing says it is not for brick or masonry. Masonry bits in the BETENST box are not a hammer mode.
On the Stanley FATMAX kit the hammer-drill bullet says 50 Nm. The 165 Nm figure is the impact driver. Do not treat that kit as one drill at 165 Nm, and do not treat the brushless item type as settled: one UK review says the tool received was brushed.
Green Bosch Home and Garden packs do not fit the blue Professional bare tool in this set. If a GSB listing prints 55 Nm and 65 Nm, keep both. Do not average them, and do not read 175 mm on the body-only page as a chuck size. The bullets call 175 mm the head length.
Flat-pack and shelves in timber or plasterboard need a drill driver. Plugs in brick or block need a stated hammer mode. Hard concrete, engineering brick and repeated masonry are often a rotary hammer, outside this category. A bare tool is only a saving if you already own that system. Bosch Home and Garden is not Bosch Professional. BLACK+DECKER POWERCONNECT, Stanley V20 and WORX packs are separate again. The EasyImpact 18V-40 and 18V-38 are ready combis.
UK guides treat 13 mm as the more versatile keyless chuck and 10 mm as more limiting. The EasyImpact 18V-40 prints 13 mm. The EasyImpact 18V-38 prints 10 mm and a 2.5 Ah pack, against 1.5 Ah on the 18V-40. Two mechanical speeds beat one. The BLACK+DECKER listing is one speed at 600 rpm. Read torque with the clutch. Higher Nm is more twisting force, not easier control by itself. Keep both figures where the GSB pages print 55 Nm and 65 Nm. The WORX table does not print a torque.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want one combi with a battery, a charger and a case, because the wall might be brick. The EasyImpact 18V-40 is about £64.97, with 4.7 from 631 reviews, a 13 mm chuck, 40 Nm and a stated hammer. The pack in the box is 1.5 Ah.
You assemble flat-pack and drill timber, and you will not use the tool on brick. The BLACK+DECKER BCD001C1-GB is about £35.00, with 4.6 from 1,972 reviews, a 1.5 Ah battery and a charger. Hammer mode is not stated.
A bare tool is only a saving if the packs on your shelf match that system. The Bosch Professional 18 V body is about £48.95, with 4.6 from 141 reviews, 45 Nm and a stated hammer. A UK reviewer returned it because green Home and Garden batteries did not fit.
In this set of ten amazon.co.uk listings, the top pick is the Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40. It is about £64.97, with 4.7 from 631 reviews, a 13 mm chuck, 40 Nm and a stated hammer for masonry. The box includes a 1.5 Ah battery, a charger and a case. It ties the EasyImpact 18V-38 on the editorial score, and the larger review file takes the award. The best value is the BLACK+DECKER BCD001C1-GB at about £35.00, with 4.6 from 1,972 reviews, for timber and flat-pack. Hammer mode is not stated. None of these scores is a lab test, and the files do not show a UKCA mark on each tool.
BLACK+DECKER 18V cordless drill driver BCD001C1-GB
Strongest ready-to-use score among the rest, for timber and flat-pack: about £35.00, 4.6 from 1,972 reviews, with a 1.5 Ah battery and charger. Hammer mode is not stated, and the charger is listed at about 3.75 hours.
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