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Best ground spike

Updated: October 2026

You want one ground spike from this amazon.co.uk set, and the star order is not a fit order. The best ground spike here depends on the pole and the soil. A 4.6-star socket is the wrong buy if your pole is 35 mm, and a light plate is the wrong buy if you are hanging washing. The full table, with every shelf price, is the [ground spike comparison](/hub/fencing-and-wire/ground-spike). Peter F. used the captured GBP prices and review counts on 19 October 2026. This is not a lab test, and a review count is not a wind rating. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one ground spike from this amazon.co.uk set, and the star order is not a fit order. The best ground spike here depends on the pole and the soil.

Our top picks

Brabantia Brabantia 45 mm ground spike

Best overall

Brabantia Brabantia 45 mm ground spike
9.2/10about £13.00
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JVL JVL 32–40 mm soil spear

Rank 2

JVL JVL 32–40 mm soil spear
8.8/10about £6.74
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DIVCHI DIVCHI screw-in ground spike

Rank 3

DIVCHI DIVCHI screw-in ground spike
8.8/10about £10.99
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On this page
  1. 1.A 45 mm Brabantia pole
  2. 2.A 32–40 mm pole
  3. 3.After a hammer-in spike bent
  4. 4.A path light, not a washing line

A 45 mm Brabantia pole

If you have measured the pole at 45 mm, and it is a Topspinner or a Lift-O-Matic, the matched socket in this set is the Brabantia 311444. It is the top pick only for that measured pole. The bullets say concrete is not required. UK reviews still include sockets set in post mix that would not pull out, and a hard drive: soaked lawns, a starter hole, or a sledgehammer. Skip it if your cap is black or yellow. Those 35 mm and 50 mm sockets are not this ASIN. The decision order is the ground spike buying guide.

A 32–40 mm pole

The JVL 19-180 is the drive-in spear for a pole the bullets put between 32 mm and 40 mm. Reviewers who drive it fully in often say it holds a rotary airer. On a 32 mm pole the insert can rock. The rim bends even with a block of wood. There is no best-value badge in this set: the rule needs 4.5 stars or above, and only the Brabantia socket clears that line. The JVL is the lowest shelf price, at 4.4. Leave it if you need a cap the amazon file does not mention.
Brabantia Brabantia 45 mm ground spike

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Brabantia Brabantia 45 mm ground spike
9.2/10about £13.00
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After a hammer-in spike bent

The DIVCHI screw-in is the listing buyers open when a hammer-in spike bent or would not enter, and when they want to unscrew the fixing later. The bullets rate three clamp screws from 2.5 cm to 5.5 cm, and the turn rod is how you wind it in and take it out. It is not a matched Brabantia socket. One UK review measured the holder at about 36 mm. Stony ground stops the helix. The title says 56 cm and the dimensions field says 420 mm. Do not pick either as the depth in the ground.

A path light, not a washing line

The EGLO Cuba 88744 is the plate for a garden light, not for a rotary airer. EGLO’s UK page lists no lamp socket, while the amazon page adds 240 V, E27, and 800 lumens. The first 50 review texts are not labelled United Kingdom. Buy this plate only when the fixing holes sit between 4.5 cm and 15.5 cm apart and you will not hammer it. A base under 20 cm leaves the plate sticking out. Skip it for washing. There is no best spike here until the pole and the soil are named.

Common questions

Which spike in this set is for a 45 mm Brabantia pole?
The Brabantia 311444, size B, at about £13.00 in this amazon.co.uk file, with 4.6 from 10,126 reviews. The bullets name Topspinner and Lift-O-Matic rotaries with a 45 mm pole, and the colour line is metal/red. It is the top pick only after you have measured. That star line does not make it fit a 35 mm or a 50 mm pole. Brabantia’s own page is about £17.25. Keep that shelf separate from the file.
Who should buy the JVL spear, and who should skip it?
Buy the JVL when the pole is inside 32–40 mm and the ground will take a hammer through a block of wood. The file price is about £6.74, with 4.4 from 7,962 reviews. Skip it for a 45 mm pole, and if you need a cap this amazon file does not mention. That 4.4 is below the 4.5 line used here, so the low price is not a best-value badge.
When is the screw-in DIVCHI the one to open?
Open the DIVCHI when a hammer-in spike has bent, or when you need to unscrew the fixing, and the soil is not a bed of stones. The bullets claim 2.5–5.5 cm. One review measured about 36 mm inside, so measure the pole against the clamp. It is about £10.99 with 4.4 from 658 reviews. It is the wrong buy if you wanted a matched 45 mm socket, or a buried length the title and the dimensions field agree on.
Is the EGLO Cuba the best garden spike?
It is the spike in this set for a path light whose holes are 4.5–15.5 cm apart, and only if you will not hammer it. It is not a laundry socket. The amazon file is about £15.86 and 4.1 from 1,016 reviews. EGLO’s UK page is about £23.00 and states no lamp socket. The first 50 review texts are not labelled United Kingdom, so do not read that star line as a British laundry test.
What if I need a 35 mm or a 50 mm Brabantia socket?
Those sockets are on Brabantia’s UK index, black cap at 35 mm for about £15.75 and yellow cap at 50 mm for about £18.25, and they are not in this comparison. Do not order the 45 mm file and hope the pole will settle. A red cap does not fit a black-cap anchor. If your airer is an Essential or an Advance or SmartLift, leave this set and match the cap colour on Brabantia’s own list.

Related pages

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Sources

Public UK sources and manufacturer pages listed in the research digest. Listing prices, stars and review counts are from the amazon.co.uk captures for these ASINs. The Brabantia shelf of £17.25 is the figure on the manufacturer page in that digest.

  1. Brabantia UK 45 mm ground spike (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  2. Brabantia rotary airer spikes, 35, 45 and 50 mm (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  3. Brabantia ground-anchor cap colours (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  4. HSE — underground cables (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  5. LSBUD safe digging (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  6. NICEIC — gardens and electrics (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  7. Approved Document P (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  8. EGLO 88744 technical sheet (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  9. Consumer Rights Act 2015 (retrieved 19 October 2026)