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Best light switch

Updated: October 2026

You want one plate from this set for a job you can name: a white rocker by a single door, the end of a stair, a metal finish where an earth is already in the cable, or a Hue remote for lamps that are already Hue. Best light switch on an amazon.co.uk best-seller list mixes those jobs. This page sorts the twelve captured listings in the [light switch comparison](/hub/electrical-equipment/light-switch) by the job, not by a lab score. Stars and prices are the amazon.co.uk lines in those files. A 4.7-star line is a listing signal. It is not a wiring approval.

You want one plate from this set for a job you can name: a white rocker by a single door, the end of a stair, a metal finish where an earth is already in the cable, or a Hue remote for lamps that are already Hue.

Our top picks

British General BG NBN12 black nickel

Best overall

British General BG NBN12 black nickel
9.4/10about £5.99
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Knightsbridge Knightsbridge CU1000 1-way white

Rank 2

Knightsbridge Knightsbridge CU1000 1-way white
9.2/10about £3.99
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Knightsbridge Knightsbridge CU2000 curved white

Best value

Knightsbridge Knightsbridge CU2000 curved white
9.2/10about £3.00
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On this page
  1. 1.There is no tested winner in this set
  2. 2.A white 2-way plate for a doorway or a stair end
  3. 3.The only titled 1-way plate
  4. 4.Metal plates, the 10 AX bullet, and the Hue rows

There is no tested winner in this set

Amazon’s Switches & Dimmers list is a popularity queue. In the capture it places metal plates, a cheap white 10 A plate, the Hue Dimmer V2 and the CU1000 together. It does not separate 1-way from 2-way, and it does not ask whether a CPC is in the box. The Hue Dimmer is 4.7 from 14,459 reviews and still describes a battery remote. A higher price does not buy a safer switch. The decision order sits on the light switch buying guide.

A white 2-way plate for a doorway or a stair end

The Knightsbridge CU2000 is the white 2-way plate to start from when you want a curved edge and screw caps. Captured price £3.00, 10 A, 230 V, 4.6 from 1,579 reviews, with EN 60669-1 named. The click is louder than the switch it replaces. It can serve one doorway or one end of a stair. It cannot become two rockers. The BG Nexus 812, at £4.49, is 4.6 from 2,648 reviews. One sealed pack had no screws, and one review says the unit was a 1-way plate. Open it before the old plate goes in the bin. Marbo, at £3.61, says it can be used as 1-way or 2-way.
British General BG NBN12 black nickel

Testsieger

British General BG NBN12 black nickel
9.4/10about £5.99
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The only titled 1-way plate

The Knightsbridge CU1000 is the only mains plate in this comparison titled 1-gang 1-way. Captured price £3.99, 10 A, 230 V, a gently contoured 7 mm urea face, 4.6 from 2,984 reviews. Buy it for one light switched at one place: a bedroom with a single door. Do not buy it for the bottom of the stairs. A 1-way mechanism has no spare terminal for the second position. The saved listing uses the same image URL as the 2-way CU2000. CU2000 is the 2-way plate at £3.00. CU1000 is the 1-way plate at £3.99. Terminal names are on the 1 way vs 2 way light switch page.

Metal plates, the 10 AX bullet, and the Hue rows

The four BG Nexus Metal plates are 1-gang 2-way finishes at £5.77 to £5.99. Antique brass NAB12 is £5.79. Polished chrome NPC12 is £5.95 and the only listing that states a 16 mm minimum box. Black nickel NBN12 is £5.99, with a light-lacquer claim. Titles tend to say 20 A and 16 AX, while the catalogue table is headed 10 A 10 AX. If the cable has no CPC, leave the whole cluster. Earth and finish are on the metal or plastic light switch page. Vector, at £5.49, states 10 AX and LED compatibility, on eight reviews. The Hue Dimmer V2, at £15.21, is the right row when the lamps are Hue. The Tap dial, at £36.20, is dearer because it is that remote. Skip both if the lamps are ordinary fittings.

Common questions

Which plate is the sensible default for one white 2-way switch?
The Knightsbridge CU2000, at the captured £3.00. It is 1-gang 2-way, 10 A, 230 V, with EN 60669-1 named, screws and caps, and 4.6 from 1,579 reviews. The click is louder than many older plates, and the white can look cool. It suits one doorway or one end of a stair. It does not suit a missing earth if you had wanted metal, and it does not suit two rockers.
Which metal finish is in this set if I already have an earth?
Antique brass NAB12 at £5.79, matt black NFB12 at £5.77, polished chrome NPC12 at £5.95, and black nickel NBN12 at £5.99. All four are 1-gang 2-way BG Nexus Metal plates. Chrome is the one that states a 16 mm box. Black nickel claims a light lacquer. None of them is a bathroom plate, and none of them is the right buy if you have not seen a CPC.
Which listing states 10 AX in the bullets?
Vector VECR1G2W, the gloss white rocker at £5.49, states 10 AX and BS EN 60669-1, with an LED-compatibility bullet. The sample is eight reviews. BG metal titles often say 20 A and 16 AX while a bullet or the catalogue table says 10 A and 10 AX. Those are conflicting lines, not a single winner. AX is a duty mark, not a bonus on top of the amperes.
When is the Hue Dimmer the right row?
When the lamps are already Philips Hue and you want a battery dimmer for on, off, scenes and dimming, at £15.21, with 4.7 from 14,459 reviews. It is the wrong object for a mains plate swap, including stairs and ordinary GU10s. Pairing depends on a QR code that reviewers say can be missing. The Tap dial is the dearer Hue remote, not a heavier switch.
Does a 4.7-star rank mean a safer switch?
No. Antique brass, black nickel, the Hue Dimmer and the Tap dial all show 4.7 in this capture, on very different jobs and very different review counts. Rank 1 among switches and dimmers, which antique brass held in the file, is a best-seller position. It does not test the earth, the load mark or the screws.

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Sources

Public UK sources are listed below. Shelf prices and star lines are the amazon.co.uk figures checked on 21 October 2026.

  1. Approved Document P (2013, England) (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  2. EN 60669-1:2018 in the legislation.gov.uk record of Decision (EU) 2020/1779 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. BSI: BS EN 60669-1:2018 scope (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. BEAMA: load ratings for manually operated functional switches (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. IET: Section 701, locations containing a bath or shower (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. NICEIC via Voltimum: wall-mounted light switches (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. NICEIC via Voltimum: lighting circuits without a CPC (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. B&Q: how to replace a light switch (retrieved 21 October 2026)