The best 1 inch garden hoses, compared.
Top pick: HOSES UK pond hose, 5 m x 25 mm Best value: Equip247uk layflat hose, 5 m x 25 mm – Lowest shelf price in the kept listings, about £9.95, with its own 4.4 from 393 reviews. No pressure figure is printed, and reviews describe kinks on an incline. Updated 22.10.2026.
A 1 inch garden hose, in UK pump and irrigation catalogues, is a hose with a nominal internal bore of 25 mm. It is not a 1 inch BSP tap thread, which measures about 33.25 mm across the male thread, and it is not the usual hose for a house outside tap. The common UK outdoor tap is 3/4 inch BSP, about 26.44 mm across the thread, so a tape reading near an inch is still usually a 3/4 inch tap. You tell a suitable 1 inch garden hose by the stated internal bore, not by an outside-diameter line that repeats 25 mm. Match the wall to the route. Layflat stores flat and is a delivery hose for a straight pump discharge. It kinks shut on a corner. A corrugated pond hose or a braided tube stays round where the run must bend. Read a working-pressure figure separately from a burst figure. A food word on clear PVC is not a drinking-water approval. Bore, thread and route are set out in the [1 inch garden hose buying guide](/hub/garden-watering/garden-hose-1-inch/sub/garden-hose-1-inch-buying-guide).
A 1 inch garden hose, in UK pump and irrigation catalogues, is a hose with a nominal internal bore of 25 mm.
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What is the run?
HOSES UK lists a black corrugated 25 mm pond hose at about £11.75, 5 m, 1.02 kg, with 4.5 from 95 reviews. The rank line is Water Garden and Pond Tubing. The outside-diameter field says 30 mm and the wall field says 2.5 mm. Reviews that name a use mention a filter waste pipe, a water feature, or a water-butt connector. One reviewer found two splits while fitting it. Clips are not included.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You need 5 m of 25 mm tube that can bend between a pond pump, a filter, or a water butt.
Less suitable: You want a flat hose to roll behind a submersible pump on open ground.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a layflat pump hose?
No. The item type name is corrugated flexible pond hose, and the bullets name pond pumps, filters, and waterfalls.
Are clips included?
Included components say hose. Clips and a tap connector are not named.
What size is printed?
The title says 25 mm internal diameter and 5 m. The outside-diameter field says 30 mm and the wall field says 2.5 mm.
The 5 m Equip247uk layflat is the lowest shelf price in this set at about £9.95, with 4.4 from 393 reviews and one clip named in the title. There is no pressure field. Reviews that name a job use it on a pump for a hot tub or a water butt. The repeated limit is a crease on a slope or at the pump outlet. One buyer reported a strong smell. The material field matches the clip in the title. A hose-wall material line is not printed.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the cheapest 5 m, 25 mm layflat in this set for a short, flat pump discharge.
Less suitable: You need a printed working pressure, or the hose must run uphill.
Specifications
Common questions
Is a clip included with the 5 m Equip247uk hose?
The title says one free stainless steel hose clip. A nozzle and a tap connector are not named.
What pressure is listed?
This listing has no maximum-pressure field. The 10 m Equip247uk listing is the one that prints 4 bar working and 8 bar burst.
What do the reviews say about bends?
Reviews describe the hose folding on an incline, kinking as it leaves the pump, and needing enough pump flow before the flat wall opens.
The 10 m KATSU listing is about £12.99 with a maximum-pressure field of 4 bar and bullets that name a quick coupler and two clips. The amazon.co.uk line is 4.3 from 3,833 reviews, and those review texts are the same file as the 20 m listing. Buyers who are satisfied describe a straight run and compact storage. The same file keeps returning to kinks that stop the flow, clips that crimp or blow apart, and cracks after the hose is rolled. The outside-diameter field says 1 inch, and the wall field says 0.125 inches.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the largest printed review count on a 10 m, 25 mm layflat and the run can stay straight.
Less suitable: You need the hose to climb a step or turn a corner, or you need a review sample that is not shared with another length.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the 10 m KATSU listing include fittings?
The bullets say a quick coupler and two hose clips. In the shared review file, one buyer says no fitting was included and another says the fittings were a poor fit.
What pressure figure is printed?
The maximum-pressure field says 4 bar. The saved listing does not print a separate burst figure for this ASIN.
Are the 3,833 reviews only for the 10 m hose?
The same review texts are stored on the 20 m listing. The count is the listing line, not a second sample.
The 20 m KATSU listing is about £19.99 with a 4 bar pressure field and the same review texts as the 10 m listing. The title is the longest layflat in this set. The weight field copies 1.39 kg from the shorter listing, and the outside-diameter field says 25 mm. Use it when the only difference you need is the printed 20 m length, and measure the coil because the shared file includes a short measurement of 18.46 m that does not name which length was in the box.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You need the 20 m title from the same KATSU layflat line and you will measure the coil.
Less suitable: You are paying more in order to get a second, separate set of reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the 20 m KATSU a separate review sample?
No. The review texts in the saved file match the 10 m listing. Both listing lines say 4.3 from 3,833.
Why is the weight the same as the 10 m hose?
Both saved files print 1.39 kg. The figure is kept as printed. It is not evidence that the coils weigh the same.
What length should you check?
The title says 20 m. One review in the shared file measured 18.46 m and did not name which length was in the box.
Meksular’s 10 m layflat is about £12.99, the same shelf price as the 10 m KATSU, with 4.3 from 170 reviews of its own. The bullet is the only one in this set that states both a 43 mm flat width and a 4 bar working pressure. Reviews describe a hose that stores small and then needs a straight run and enough pump flow before it opens. The weight field prints 1.47 g, the wall field prints 2.5 centimetres, and the unit count prints 1.00 metre. Those figures are left as printed beside a 10 m title. The temperature bullet is 23°F to 149°F.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 10 m layflat whose bullet states the flat width, and you can ignore the broken weight field.
Less suitable: You need the spec block to match the title, or the first metre of the run goes upward.
Specifications
Common questions
How wide is it when flat?
The bullet says 25 mm inner diameter when rounded and 43 mm width when laid flat.
Are two clips definitely in the box?
The bullet says two hose clips. One review says the clamp was not included and had to be bought separately.
Why does the weight look wrong?
The item-weight field prints 1.47 g, the wall field prints 2.5 centimetres, and the unit count prints 1.00 metre. Those figures are copied as printed beside a 10 m title.
The 10 m Equip247uk hose is about £14.49, with 4.2 from 126 reviews and the clearest pressure split in this set: 4 bar working and 8 bar burst in the bullets, while the field shows 8 bar. The title names one clip. The title and the dimension line say 10 m. The item-length field says 33 feet, which is the usual conversion of 10 m. Reviews praise a straight pool or pond-filter empty and complain when the hose is not flat. It costs more than the 5 m hose from the same brand and more than the 10 m KATSU and Meksular listings.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 10 m Equip247uk layflat where the bullet itself distinguishes working pressure from burst.
Less suitable: You are choosing on price against the £12.99 10 m hoses, or the route cannot stay flat.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the pressure 4 bar or 8 bar?
The bullets say working pressure 4 bar and burst pressure 8 bar. The maximum-pressure field says 8 bar. Those are not the same kind of figure.
How long is the listing?
The title and the dimension line say 10 m. The item-length field says 33 feet, which is the usual conversion of 10 m.
What do reviews say about kinks?
Several of the written texts say the hose kinks and cuts flow unless it lies flat, including on a paddling-pool and a hot-tub empty.
AP Automotive’s clear braided tube is about £19.95 for a stated 25 mm bore and 5 m, with a 4 mm wall, a 29 mm outside-diameter field, and 13.5 bar in the pressure field. The rank is Water Hoses, not Garden Hoses. The star line is 4.1 from 75 reviews. Eight review texts include two short-length complaints and one split. It is the round reinforced option in this set, not a layflat. The title includes the word food. The saved file does not show a WRAS approval. The temperature line reads -15°C to +60°, with the unit incomplete on the hot end.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want 5 m of clear 25 mm braided tube and you will measure the length on arrival.
Less suitable: You want a flat pump hose with clips, or you read the title as drinking water.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this clear hose include fittings?
The bullets do not name fittings. Included components are not printed. A question on the page asks, and the saved file has no answer line.
Is it rated to 60 bar?
A review says the buyer read 60 bar and the hose split under 10 bar. The maximum-pressure field in this capture says 13.5 bar.
Is the word food a drinking-water approval?
The title and the item type include food. The saved file does not show a WRAS approval or a drinking-water standard.
The seven scores come from amazon.co.uk stars and review counts in the saved listings, dated 21 October 2026. Stars supply up to 60 points: the star rating divided by 5, times 60. Review count supplies up to 25 points on a log scale towards 10,000 reviews. There is no separate equipment score. Spec conflicts stay in the assessment. The two KATSU listings share one review file, so 3,833 reviews is not two samples. Both score 74. The top pick is the 10 m listing because its shelf price is lower, about £12.99. The best value is the lowest price in the kept listings, about £9.95, with its own 393 reviews. This is not a laboratory test. The weights below follow the buying order and sum to 100.
Internal bore
25%Read the bore from the title. A 1 inch garden hose here means a nominal internal bore of 25 mm. An outside-diameter field that repeats 25 mm has not proved the internal size. A 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch fitting is the wrong part on a 25 mm pump outlet.
Construction and route
25%Layflat stores flat and kinks shut on a corner or a step. A corrugated pond hose or a braided tube stays round where the run must bend. Suction needs a spiral hose. A layflat listing is not that.
Working pressure
20%Use the working figure, not the burst number. Where these layflat bullets print a working pressure, it is 4 bar. A maximum-pressure field sometimes prints the burst figure instead.
Length and fittings
15%Length is the coil you can measure. Fittings count when the included list names them. Reviews already report short coils and missing clips. Two lengths that share one review file are not two samples.
What the water touches
15%These files do not show a WRAS approval. A food word on clear PVC is not drinking water. BS EN ISO 1403:2019 excludes potable water and collapsible hose, and it does not certify these PVC listings.
Choose by internal bore, then by whether the run is straight or must bend, then by working pressure rather than burst. Saved amazon.co.uk prices in this set run from about £9.95 to about £19.99. That split is a snapshot of these seven listings, not a live tick.
A 1 inch garden hose means a nominal internal bore of 25 mm. In UK pump and irrigation catalogues that is a delivery size for a pump outlet, a pond filter or a water feature. It is not the thread on a tap. A 1 inch BSP male thread is about 33.25 mm across. The common UK outdoor tap is 3/4 inch BSP, about 26.44 mm across the thread, so a tape measure reading near an inch is still usually a 3/4 inch tap. A normal garden hose for that tap is about 12.5 mm bore.
A 25 mm bore is not a 1 inch BSP thread, and a tape reading near an inch on an outside tap is still usually 3/4 inch BSP. The hose for that tap is about 12.5 mm, not 25 mm.
Where these layflat bullets print a working figure, it is 4 bar. A field that says 8 bar can be the burst figure. A review that remembers 60 bar is not the 13.5 bar field on the clear tube.
Layflat kinks shut on a step or a corner. A food word on clear PVC is not a WRAS approval. Two KATSU lengths that share one review file are not two samples. Count the reviews once.
Take the internal bore from the title and reject a listing whose only 25 mm figure is an outside diameter. Then choose the wall for the route: layflat for a straight delivery run, corrugated or braided tube where the hose must bend, and a spiral suction hose if the pump has to pull rather than push. A layflat listing does not become a suction hose because the title says pump.
Keep the working pressure separate from burst. Measure the coil, and trust fittings only when the included list names them. A shared review file is one sample. Do not drink from the hose because a title says food, and do not treat BS EN ISO 1403:2019 as approval for these PVC listings. If the hose can sit in a pond or a drain, backflow protection has to match that risk.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You are emptying a pool, hot tub or small pond on level ground and the hose can stay straight. The KATSU 10 m layflat is about £12.99, with a 4 bar pressure field and bullets that name a coupler and two clips. The line is 4.3 from 3,833 reviews, shared with the 20 m listing. Skip it if the hose must turn a corner.
You need 25 mm tube that bends between a pump, a filter or a water butt. The HOSES UK corrugated pond hose is about £11.75 for 5 m, with 4.5 from 95 reviews. It is hose only, with no pressure figure. It is the wrong hose if you want layflat that rolls flat behind a pump.
You want the cheapest 5 m layflat in this set for a short, flat discharge. The Equip247uk 5 m hose is about £9.95, with 4.4 from 393 reviews and one clip named in the title. There is no pressure field. Reviews describe a fold on an incline. Skip it if the run goes uphill.
The top pick is the KATSU 10 m layflat at about £12.99. It scores 74, from 4.3 and 3,833 amazon.co.uk reviews, with a 4 bar pressure field and a coupler and two clips named in the bullets. The 20 m KATSU scores the same 74 because the review file is shared, so the lower shelf price decides the top pick. The best value is the Equip247uk 5 m layflat at about £9.95, score 69, with its own 4.4 from 393 reviews. There is no pressure figure on that listing, and reviews describe a kink on a slope.
Equip247uk layflat hose, 5 m x 25 mm
Lowest shelf price in the kept listings, about £9.95, with its own 4.4 from 393 reviews. No pressure figure is printed, and reviews describe kinks on an incline.
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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