The best 1 apartment intercom systems, compared.
Top pick: ANJIELO SMART wireless video intercom Best value: Bell 901 1-way audio door entry – Best price for a timber audio swap the UK review file can support, about £88.46, after the missing box list is deducted. Updated October 2026.
A 1 apartment intercom system is a door-entry kit for one dwelling: one outdoor call point and one indoor handset or monitor, so you can speak to a visitor and, where the lock allows, release the door. A second monitor in the same house is still one dwelling. UK buyers are replacing a tired audio phone, adding a screen on an existing cable, or trying to avoid a cable with a battery and an app. Room radios, spare handsets, multi-flat packs and phone-only doorbells are different products. The questions to settle before the table are in the [1 apartment intercom system buying guide](/hub/electronic-surveillance/1-apartment-intercom-system/sub/1-apartment-intercom-system-buying-guide). Three or four indoor monitors sold as separate flats belong in a multi-apartment category. A handset with no panel is a spare part. The kit is wired video with two 7-inch monitors. The kit is wireless video with a battery and the app. The says a camera that films beyond your boundary needs a reason, a sign, secure storage, deletion, and answers to people in the footage.
A 1 apartment intercom system is a door-entry kit for one dwelling: one outdoor call point and one indoor handset or monitor, so you can speak to a visitor and, where the lock allows, release the door.
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Do you need to see the caller?
The ANJIELO SMART 60702HD-D+60702TY is a wireless 1080p video door phone with a 7-inch touch screen and the Tuya app, at about £329.99. The amazon.co.uk rating is 5.0 from one review, left in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2026, which calls the sound and the ease of use very good, calls the price reasonable, and names no fault. That is the whole review file. The seller says there is no cable connection, no monthly fee, a 3400 mAh battery with up to 12 months of standby, a 120 degree lens, night vision, and unlock from the app or the screen. Motion clips within 5 metres are described as saved to a TF card that the feature text says is included. The style line says one doorbell plus two monitors, while the included-components line lists a doorbell, a manual and a monitor, and the item count is 2. No weather rating is stated, so rain, Wi-Fi range and the standby claim are untested in this file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You cannot run a cable, you accept a battery and Wi-Fi, and you will not treat one review as a track record.
Less suitable: You want a review count you can read, or a listing whose monitor count agrees with itself.
Specifications
Common questions
How many monitors are in the box?
The style line says 1 doorbell plus 2 monitors. Included components list doorbell, manual and monitor, and the item count is 2. The listing contradicts itself.
Does the listing claim a monthly fee?
It says there is no subscription or monthly fee.
Is night vision listed?
Yes. The feature text claims HD night vision so you can see a caller day or night.
The Bell 901, sold on amazon.co.uk as Electrovision model STE01113, is a wired 1-way audio door entry at about £88.46, rated 4.2 from 71 reviews. Reviewers who replaced the same older model describe clear speech and a simple handset, with no video, Wi-Fi or phone signal to keep alive. One buyer added a second handset so there was a phone upstairs and downstairs, and another bought the set for an elderly mother. Wiring follows a diagram rather than a tool-free clip: the sheet is black and white while the cores you fit are coloured, and one reviewer says an electrician gives the best result. In damp weather the handset can whistle until the volume is turned down. The technical details do not list the box, so a lock release is not confirmed for this ASIN, and one UK review left the door-entry part unused because the frame was uPVC rather than timber. No IP rating is stated, and one reviewer linked an older unit's failure to direct rainfall. It is the best value for a timber audio swap.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are replacing a Bell-style audio phone on a timber night latch and you want speech without an app.
Less suitable: A uPVC or multipoint door, or a caller you need to see before you release the latch.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing say a lock release is in the box?
No. The amazon.co.uk technical details do not list the box contents, so a release is not confirmed for this ASIN.
Is an IP rating stated?
No IP rating is in the technical details. One UK review linked an older unit's failure to direct rainfall.
Do reviewers describe the wiring as tool-free?
No. Reviews describe following a diagram. One says the diagram is black and white while the wires are coloured, and one suggests an electrician.
The TMEZON MZ-V20*2+MZ-A2 is a wired 4-wire video kit with two 7-inch monitors for one family, at about £135.99, rated 4.1 from 153 amazon.co.uk reviews. Only three of the reviews in the file are marked United Kingdom. Those notes describe swapping an older four-wire screen, putting the second monitor upstairs so you do not walk down, and a gate-opening function that worked at an overseas property. The box holds two monitors, two power supplies, a doorbell, a screw bag, a 4-pin connector and a 1 metre test cable. The extension cable is not included, so that short lead will not reach a real front door. The listing says you can unlock from the indoor monitor and claims night vision and IP65, which remain seller text rather than a test in the file. Each screen is set up on its own supply. Reviews from outside the UK mention inverted wires and one loudspeaker fault that the seller then helped to fix. It is the top pick if you already have a four-wire run in one house.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already have a four-wire run in one house and you want a screen downstairs and another upstairs.
Less suitable: You only have a single bell pair, or you need the long cable to be in the box.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the long cable in the box?
No. The listing includes a 1 metre test cable and a 4-pin connector. The extension cable is not included.
Can you unlock the door from indoors?
The listing says you can unlock from the indoor monitor, and that the doorbell can connect most electronic locks.
Does a second monitor need its own supply?
The box lists two power supplies. A UK review says you need one supply downstairs and one upstairs, and that each screen is set up separately.
The LUCINE V43E168+M4 is a wired 1+1 video door phone with a 4.3-inch hands-free screen, at about £64.74, rated 3.9 from 18 amazon.co.uk reviews. Six of those reviews have English text. The listing claims a 700 TVL camera, an aluminium panel, 25 ringtones, IP54 and a rain cover, and a picture when the bell rings. Night vision is not stated, and neither is a lock release. One reviewer called it good value as a security doorbell. Others describe fiddly parts and weak connections, a unit that broke the day after the return period, and an electrician paid about £100 for a system that worked once and then stopped. The same buyer says the door camera failed twice, once within 8 months, and that it was not weatherproof as claimed. Contact with the seller after the sale is described as absent.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the cheapest screen in this set, you can shelter the outdoor panel, and you can accept a small, mixed review file.
Less suitable: An exposed door, a latch you need the handset to release, or a picture after dark.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing state night vision?
No. The bullets list a 700 TVL camera and a 4.3-inch screen. Night vision is not stated.
Is a lock release described?
No. The listing describes hands-free speech and a picture when the bell rings. Unlock is not stated.
Do UK reviews support the weatherproof claim?
The listing claims IP54 and a rain cover. UK reviews include a door camera that was not weatherproof and failed, including once within 8 months.
Four amazon.co.uk listings were scored from the stored pages and the UK review notes already on file. Shelf date 19 October 2026. There is no laboratory test. None of these listings shows a test to BS EN IEC 62820-1-1. An IP54 or IP65 line is seller text, not a weather result. The highest score is the top pick. The best value is the best price for a timber audio swap that a UK review file can support, after the missing box list is already deducted. The weights below sum to 100.
Amazon evidence
30%Star rating on amazon.co.uk, then a deduction when the count is tiny or when almost none of the reviews on file are marked United Kingdom. A 5.0 from one review is not scored above 4.2 from 71.
Door-entry fit
35%One dwelling, stated speech, a stated cable or a real wireless claim, and a stated unlock. A weather line that UK reviews dispute, or a box list that contradicts the title, loses points.
Review outcome
20%UK reviews that describe a finished install score higher than an outdoor failure, a missing seller, or a single review that names no fault.
Value
15%Shelf price in GBP against a job a UK review can actually finish. The lowest price does not score here when the outdoor station failed.
Match the dwelling, the cable and the lock before you match the star line. Prices below are amazon.co.uk shelf prices on 19 October 2026. This is not a laboratory test.
A 1 apartment intercom system is a door-entry kit for one dwelling: one outdoor call point and one indoor handset or monitor. A second monitor in the same house is still one dwelling. Three or four indoor monitors sold as separate flats belong in a multi-apartment category. A handset with no panel is a spare part. Phone-only video doorbells and room radios are different products. Audio or video is the next fork. Audio confirms a voice. Video shows the caller. The Bell 901 is wired 1-way audio.
amazon.co.uk B0066PTTHI does not list the box contents. A trade Bell 901 page that itemises a Model 203 release is not this listing. Confirm the strike before you buy the handset.
Standard releases suit a night latch on timber, inward opening, not a deadlock. One UK review of the Bell 901 left the door-entry part unused because the frame was uPVC.
The ANJIELO kit is 5.0 from one review, dated 27 June 2026, and that review names no fault. A 5.0 from one review is not scored above 4.2 from 71.
One dwelling and one entrance come first. A second monitor in the same house is still one dwelling. Three or four indoor monitors sold as separate flats are a different category, and a handset with no panel is a spare part. Audio confirms a voice. Video shows the caller. The Bell 901 is 1-way audio. The TMEZON and LUCINE kits add a picture. The ANJIELO kit is wireless video.
Standard releases suit a night latch on timber, inward opening, not a deadlock. Fail secure stays locked without power. Fail safe opens. Approved Document B Volume 1 says powered locks should unlock on alarm, power loss or fault. Do not rely on a fail-secure strike as the only way out. An escape door, a fire door or a multipoint lock you have not identified is a job for a professional. A plug-in supply on an existing socket is a different job from a new circuit.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You are replacing a Bell-style audio phone on a timber night latch and you want speech without an app. The Bell 901 is about £88.46, with 4.2 from 71 reviews. The amazon.co.uk box list does not confirm a lock release, and the handset can whistle in damp weather.
You already have a four-wire run in one house and you want a screen downstairs and another upstairs. The TMEZON kit is about £135.99, with two 7-inch monitors and unlock stated from the indoor monitor. The extension cable is not in the box.
You cannot run a cable, you accept a battery and Wi-Fi, and you will not treat one review as a track record. The ANJIELO kit is about £329.99, rated 5.0 from one review. The style line and the box list disagree on the monitor count.
The top pick for one house with a four-wire run is the TMEZON two-monitor kit at about £135.99. The listing states unlock from the indoor monitor, two 7-inch screens and two power supplies, and amazon.co.uk shows 4.1 from 153 reviews. Only three reviews in the file are marked United Kingdom, and the extension cable is not in the box. The best value is the Bell 901 at about £88.46, 4.2 from 71, for a timber audio swap. The box contents are not listed, so a release is not confirmed. The LUCINE screen is the lowest shelf price, and UK reviews describe an outdoor camera that failed. A 5.0 from one review on the ANJIELO kit is not scored above 4.2 from 71. None of these scores is a laboratory test.
Bell 901 1-way audio door entry
Best price for a timber audio swap the UK review file can support, about £88.46, after the missing box list is deducted.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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Public UK and maker sources from the research digest, used for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are from the four amazon.co.uk listings captured on 19 October 2026. An IP54 or IP65 line is seller text. amazon.co.uk B0066PTTHI does not list a lock release. None of these listings shows a test to BS EN IEC 62820-1-1.
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