The best soaker hoses, compared.
Top pick: MAMIZO 30 m soaker set – Display top pick at score 92, from 4.6 and 1,157 reviews at about £30.62, for a longer flat run you peg and split, with a 2 bar maximum. Best value: B2C 15 m porous pipe – About £14.29 at the same score of 92, from 4.6 and 20 reviews, for a short 15 m trial with flow printed at 0.7 bar. Updated 22.10.2026.
A soaker hose, also called a seep hose or porous pipe, weeps along its wall so water reaches the soil beside the tube. You buy one in the UK for a hedge, a vegetable row, shrubs or crops under glass, when you want water at the roots rather than a spray across a path. Tell a suitable hose by the length of the bed, a low working pressure around 0.5–1 bar, and fittings that stay on the tube. Recycled rubber and PVC both appear. Pegs and a tap timer are often sold separately. Burial is not one rule: some listings allow a shallow cover or bark, and others stay on the surface under mulch. A jet usually means the tap is too far open or the wall has split. On mains water the hose still counts as a hosepipe unless the current notice says otherwise. How length, pressure and missing parts fit together is in the [soaker hose buying guide](/hub/garden-watering/soaker-hose/sub/soaker-hose-buying-guide).
A soaker hose, also called a seep hose or porous pipe, weeps along its wall so water reaches the soil beside the tube.
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How long is the run?
The MAMIZO 30 m black porous hose is listed at £30.62 with 4.6 from 1,157 amazon.co.uk reviews, and the 49 texts read for this comparison describe a seep once the hose is pegged down. One buyer split 30 m into two runs at 1.5 bar, and another reports about 15 litres per minute on each of two 15 m lines, which is their measurement rather than a printed flow. The maximum pressure on the listing is 2 bar, and a bullet tells you not to run the pipe from a very low place to a high place. Connectors and corrosion-resistant end caps are named without a piece count, pegs are not included, and the tube is stiff enough that the end bung is hard to push in. Single runs of about 10 m or more can stay weak at the far end unless you loop the line with a tee, which buyers do on hedges and vegetable beds. A timer is not in the box, though buyers who mention a hosepipe ban say they added a pressure-reducing valve and a timer. It is the top pick in this set for a longer flat run you are willing to peg and split, not for a slope.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A longer flat hedge or vegetable run where you will peg the hose and split it into shorter lengths.
Less suitable: A slope, or a single unlooped run where the last metres must stay as wet as the first.
Specifications
Common questions
Will it run uphill?
The bullet says not to run the pipe from a very low place to a high place, and to keep the pressure stable. Close the end with a plug after a cut.
How many connectors are in the box?
The bullets say a variety of connectors and corrosion-resistant end caps. They do not print a piece count. The included-components line says connector.
Is a timer included?
No timer is named. Pegs are not named either. The maximum pressure line is 2 bar.
The B2C 15 m porous pipe is listed at £14.29 on amazon.co.uk and, in the six review texts behind a 4.6 score from 20 reviews, weeps through to the end of the hose. Buyers kept a new laurel run of more than 20 plants watered, and one used it on greenhouse tomatoes after a previous drip feed. The listing prints 0.76–1.26 litres per minute per metre at 0.7 bar, and the maximum-pressure attribute is the same 0.7 bar, so this is a low-pressure weep rather than a mains-pressure spray. End connectors are in the title, but the included-components line reads “Depenging on selection”, so you cannot count the pieces from the page. No split or blown fitting appears in those six texts, though two buyers say winter will be the real test and one had not installed the hose yet. A timer is not named in the box; one buyer added one during a local hosepipe restriction. It is the best value here for a short 15 m trial, and it is a weak choice if you need a counted set of tees and elbows.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A short bed or greenhouse trial where 15 m and a simple hose join are enough.
Less suitable: A counted multi-bed layout, or anyone who needs evidence past the first season.
Specifications
Common questions
Can this listing be buried?
The bullets say above ground, under bark, or buried to a maximum of 20 cm, with 15–20 cm recommended. That instruction is for this B2C listing.
What flow is printed?
0.76–1.26 litres per minute per metre at 0.7 bar. The maximum-pressure attribute is also 0.7 bar.
Is a timer in the box?
A timer is not named. The included-components line says “Depenging on selection”, so the exact end pieces are not listed.
Gardena’s soaker is listed at £34.95 with 4.4 from 2,936 amazon.co.uk reviews, the largest count here, and 49 texts cover runner beans, vegetable beds, strawberries and greenhouse tomatoes. The title, the 15.0 metre unit count and the included-components line for article 1969-20 all say 15 m, while the item-length attribute says 150 cm, so both lengths are printed on the same capture. A control valve is in the box for a stated working pressure of 0.5–1 bar, and the maximum-pressure attribute says 4 bar. Buyers often add a Gardena timer and tent pegs, neither of which is included, and connection set 1989 for a 30 m extension is named as a separate part. Several texts say the seep is more even than cheaper soakers they returned, though one buyer ran it for almost four hours and went back to a sprinkler, and sideways spread is called small, about two inches each side in one text. The same sample includes a split on first use, a split after about two months, brittleness after a winter stored rolled in a shed, and one hose that disintegrated after about 1.5 years. Choose it when you want that valve on a bed the title calls 15 m, and treat burial as unanswered on this amazon.co.uk capture.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A bed the title treats as 15 m, where you want Gardena’s valve and click fittings and will buy pegs yourself.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a buried hose, a 30 m run from this box alone, or a guarantee the sample did not split.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this hose 15 m or 150 cm?
The title, the unit count (15.0 metre) and the included-components line (1969-20) say 15 m. The item-length attribute says 150 centimetres. Both are printed on the capture.
What pressure is printed?
The bullets say a control valve for an ideal working pressure of 0.5–1 bar. The maximum-pressure attribute says 4 bar.
Does it include a timer?
No. The bullets do not list one. Pegs are not listed. Connection set 1989 is named for extending the hose to 30 m and is not listed as included.
The Alederways 15 m set costs £29.99 and scores 4.2 from 43 amazon.co.uk reviews, with 20 texts read for this comparison. The parts list is specific: four barb tees, four straight connectors, four elbows, four end caps, a hose-end coupler, a stop coupler, a 2-in-1 tap connector and a double male. Buyers wove it through new laurels and hydrangeas and called the connector count generous, though pegs are a separate purchase and one person found 15 m short for a medium back garden. Optimum pressure is printed at 0.8 bar, while the maximum is 2 bar on the attribute line and 2.5 bar in a bullet, and the outside diameter is 16.8 mm in the bullet against 1.9 cm on the attribute line. One review says each junction needs a 15 mm hose clamp or the hose pops off, and clamps are not in the listed parts. Other texts describe cracks, random jets after an even start, more water at the end than the start, and one unit returned as faulty. The kit is why you would choose it over a bare coil, if you will add clamps and accept that this sample includes splits.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A 15 m hedge or flower bed where you want the listed barb pieces and will add hose clamps.
Less suitable: A medium back garden that needs more than 15 m, or a layout you will not clamp.
Specifications
Common questions
How long is this set?
The title says 15 m / 49 ft and the item-length line says 1,500 cm. A bullet also prints a 15–50 metre range, which is not the same as the length in this box.
What pressure is printed?
Optimum working pressure is 0.8 bar. The attribute line says a maximum of 2 bar and the bullet says 2.5 bar.
Does it include a timer or hose clamps?
Neither is in the listed parts. The set lists barb fittings and a 2-in-1 tap connector. One review says a 15 mm clamp was needed or the hose popped off.
The VReder set is listed at £38.99 for 30 m of 1/2 inch rubber, with 3.9 from 14 amazon.co.uk reviews and only six texts read for this comparison. The bullet counts 21 pieces, including four straight barbs, four elbows, four tees, four end caps, a tap connector, a hose-end quick connector, a stopper and a quick-connect adapter. Optimum pressure is 0.6 bar, the maximum is 2 bar, and the flow claim is 16–20 litres per minute, which is a listing figure rather than a measured review. Buyers used it in a polytunnel, on borders and from a tap plus a water butt, and one says it cuts repeat spraying on wild garlic once the hose is held down. Without pegs, which are not in the box, it coils off the soil, and some holes squirt unless they are pointed down. One buyer wanted more connectors than the set supplied, and the printed dimensions of 16 x 12 x 1 mm cannot describe a 30 m hose. The counted kit is the reason to open the listing, and the thin 3.9 sample is the reason to treat durability as unknown.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A 30 m bed where the counted fittings matter more than a large review file.
Less suitable: Anyone who wants a deep review sample, or who will not peg the hose down.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it go underground?
The bullet says above ground or under mulch, and that the hose can be trimmed. It does not give a burial depth.
What is the printed pressure and flow?
Maximum pressure 2 bar, optimal pressure 0.6 bar, and a flow claim of 16–20 litres per minute.
Are pegs or a timer included?
Neither is named. The set lists the hose, barbed connectors, end caps, a tap connector and a stopper. Six review texts sit under a 3.9 score from 14.
Each score is the amazon.co.uk star line multiplied by 20. A 4.6 line is 92. A 4.4 line is 88. Review volume and price do not add points, so two rows can share 92. The display award for the top pick is the 30 m hose at that tied score. The display award for best value is the cheaper 15 m coil at the same score. Length, pressure, fittings and burial are recorded in the notes. There is no laboratory test. The weights below sum to 100.
Amazon star line
100%The amazon.co.uk star rating multiplied by 20. A 4.6 line scores 92 and a 3.9 line scores 78. The review count is shown beside the stars and does not change the score.
Choose by the length of the bed, a low working pressure, fittings that stay on, and a burial line that belongs to that hose. A large review count does not make a slope a good layout, and a printed water-saving claim is not a measurement. Prices below are the amazon.co.uk lines saved with this comparison. There is no laboratory test.
A soaker hose, also called a seep hose or porous pipe, weeps along its wall so water reaches the soil beside the tube. You use one on a hedge, a vegetable row, shrubs or crops under glass. An expandable hose, a reel or a misting kit is a different product. A spray from the wall usually means the tap is too far open or the hose has split. Length comes first. A short bed is a 15 m coil. A longer hedge or vegetable run is a 30 m coil. One manufacturer’s UK FAQ caps a single piece at 30 m.
A soaker is a low-pressure weep, around 0.5–1 bar on the figures used here. A jet means the tap is too far open or the wall has split. Turn it down before you blame the bed.
Burial is a per-listing instruction. One hose allows a cover to 20 cm. Another stays above ground or under mulch. A valve-hose maker says above ground and mulch only. Do not copy a depth from a different brand.
On mains water the hose is still a hosepipe unless the current notice says otherwise. Some notices allow drip or trickle only with a pressure-reducing valve and a timer. Stored rainwater is generally outside the ban. Read your undertaker’s notice.
Match the coil to the route before you compare fittings. A short bed, a greenhouse bench or a new hedge of a few metres is a 15 m hose. A longer hedge or vegetable row is a 30 m hose. One manufacturer’s UK FAQ caps a single piece at 30 m, so do not expect one box to become an unlimited run. A long single length can leave the far end dry. On flat ground, buyers split the hose and loop it with a tee.
Four patterns show up on these listings: recycled rubber, rubber, and PVC on a valve hose. Nominal ½ inch porous tube with barbs is the common kit. End connectors alone are a simpler join, and a counted set of tees, elbows, straights and a tap connector is why you pay more than a bare coil. A control valve in the box is a different extra, and an extension set named for 30 m is not included just because the FAQ mentions it.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You have a flat hedge or vegetable run and you will peg the hose and split a long length so the far end does not stay dry. The MAMIZO 30 m soaker set is about £30.62, with 4.6 from 1,157 reviews and a printed maximum of 2 bar. The listing says not to run it from very low ground to high ground.
You want 15 m for a short bed or a greenhouse and a simple hose join is enough. The B2C 15 m porous pipe is about £14.29, with 4.6 from 20 reviews. Flow is printed at 0.76–1.26 litres per minute per metre at 0.7 bar. The exact connector pieces are not listed, and winter life is not shown in the six texts.
You want fittings and a control valve on a bed the title calls 15 m, and you will buy pegs yourself. The Gardena Soaker Hose 15 m is about £34.95, with 4.4 from 2,936 reviews. Working pressure with the valve is 0.5–1 bar. The length attribute on the same capture says 150 cm, and connection set 1989 is a separate part.
The top pick is the MAMIZO 30 m soaker set at about £30.62. The score is 92, from 4.6 and 1,157 amazon.co.uk reviews, with a printed maximum of 2 bar. It suits a longer flat run you will peg and split. The best value is the B2C 15 m porous pipe at about £14.29, also score 92, from 4.6 and 20 reviews, with flow printed at 0.7 bar. It is a short trial, not a counted set of tees and elbows. None of these scores is a laboratory test.
MAMIZO 30 m soaker set
Display top pick at score 92, from 4.6 and 1,157 reviews at about £30.62, for a longer flat run you peg and split, with a 2 bar maximum.
B2C 15 m porous pipe
About £14.29 at the same score of 92, from 4.6 and 20 reviews, for a short 15 m trial with flow printed at 0.7 bar.
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