The best 300W infrared heaters, compared.
Top pick: Hocosyme GL Best value: Hocosyme UK-T-300W – Lowest price in the set at about £69.99, if you will add a thermostat and accept three UK reviews. Updated October 2026.
A 300 W infrared heater is a flat electric panel that radiates onto people and surfaces in front of it, with no fan. You are choosing it for a desk, a very small room, or a bathroom wall. You tell them apart by the control and the fixings in the box, a marked BS 1363 plug, and whether a bathroom claim can survive BS 7671. It is 3.8 from eight reviews, and a UK review says the wall hooks were missing. A UK review says that control is separate, and there are only three reviews. What to check before you pay is in the [300 W infrared heater buying guide](/hub/heating/300w-infrared-heater/sub/300w-infrared-heater-buying-guide). Energy Saving Trust’s point is the limit you should keep: you may feel warm in view of the panel while the air elsewhere stays cooler. This size will not replace gas central heating, and it will not heat a normal living room.
A 300 W infrared heater is a flat electric panel that radiates onto people and surfaces in front of it, with no fan. You are choosing it for a desk, a very small room, or a bathroom wall.
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Personal buying guide
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What are you trying to warm?
The Hocosyme GL is the portable version of the same slim 300 W panel, listed at £89.99 with castor wheels in the bullets and a roller bracket in the title, at 3.72 kg on the same 505 × 595 mm face as the wall listings. amazon.co.uk shows 5.0 out of 5 from two reviews, but the extract has no review text, so that star line should not be read as a UK test win. Coverage is printed twice: 5–8 m² in the heating-coverage field and 3–8 m² in the bullets and highlight, which is the same kind of mismatch as on the larger Hocosyme panels. The bullets recommend a thermostat rather than describing one in the box, and the special-features field lists overheat protection only, with no remote named. IP54 is a bullet, the cable is 1.8 m, and the listing also describes wall-mounted or freestanding use, so you still need a safe fixing if you hang it rather than roll it.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small room where you want to move the panel between spots and will add your own thermostat
Less suitable: Anyone who trusts a 5.0 from two blank reviews, or who needs a schedule in the box at this price
Specifications
Common questions
Is this panel fixed to the wall?
The title includes a roller bracket and the bullets include castor wheels. The highlight also says wall-mounted or freestanding.
What area does the listing claim?
The heating-coverage field says 5–8 m². The bullets and the highlight say 3–8 m².
Does the listing say it has a remote?
The bullets do not describe a remote. The special-features field lists overheat protection only.
The Hocosyme UK-T-300W is a 4 kg wall panel listed at £69.99, with a 1.8 m cable and mounting material in the bullets, and amazon.co.uk shows 4.4 out of 5 from three reviews. The special-features field says programmable thermostat, while the bullets tell you to use a thermostat, and a UK review from 24 March 2025 says it needs a separate control, so treat the thermostat line as unproven until you open the box. Coverage is printed as 3–8 m², IP54 is a bullet, and the face is claimed to reach 120 °C, which is hot enough to burn skin if you touch it. One UK buyer treated wheeled feet as an extra of about £29, so castors are not assumed in this listing. At 300 W this is a small-room or local panel, not a living-room heater, and the thin review count means the star line is a hint rather than a test result.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small wall-mounted spot if you will add your own thermostat and check the plug on delivery
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a schedule in the box, castors included, or a bathroom install from the listing text alone
Specifications
Common questions
Does this listing include a thermostat?
The special-features field says programmable thermostat. The bullets say to use a thermostat, and a UK review on 24 March 2025 says it needs a separate control.
What room size is printed?
The bullets and the item highlight say 3–8 m².
What fixing is in the box?
The bullets include mounting material and a 1.8 m cable. A UK review says wheeled feet were an extra of about £29.
The Byekalt C-WK-300W matches the basic Hocosyme footprint at 505 × 22 × 595 mm and 4 kg, but the listing at £79.99 adds a remote with 1°C steps and a weekly schedule, stated to work up to 10 metres. amazon.co.uk shows 3.8 out of 5 from eight reviews, a wider sample than the other wall panels here, though the star line is still modest. The English bullets call the panel dust and splash resistant and mention bathrooms, yet they do not print an IP number in the specification table, so treat splash resistance as a claim until the rating plate agrees. A UK review from 4 October 2026 says the wall hooks were missing and steel cables arrived instead, which is a fixings check before you drill. Another UK review ties bathroom fitting to removing the plug for a professional hard-wire. Built-in overheat protection and a 1.8 m cable are listed, with a wall kit claimed in the bullets.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A very small room where you want the printed schedule without buying a separate thermostat
Less suitable: Buyers who need proven wall hooks on delivery, a printed IP code, or a plug-in bathroom install
Specifications
Common questions
Can you schedule this panel from the listing?
The bullets describe 1°C steps, a weekly schedule, and a remote stated to work up to 10 m.
Does the English listing give an IP code?
No. The bullets say dust and splash resistance and mention bathrooms. They do not print an IP number.
Did a UK review receive the wall hooks?
A UK review on 4 October 2026 says the hooks were missing and steel cables arrived instead.
The Könighaus listing at £162.00 is a freestanding 300 W panel shaped for under-desk use, at 16.5 cm deep, 52 cm wide and 56 cm high, and 4.5 kg, with no wall kit required. The bullets describe localised heat for legs and feet, not an entire room, and they print no square-metre figure, which is the honest split from the 3–8 m² wall panels in this set. Control is an integrated on/off switch only; no thermostat, remote, or timer is named, so you manage heat by switching it when you sit down and off when you leave. IP44 is in the bullets and highlight, overheating protection is listed, and a five-year manufacturer warranty is claimed, but cable length is not printed in the extract and amazon.co.uk shows no review line for this ASIN. At 300 W and full power, running cost follows the same rule of thumb as the wall panels, while the purchase price is roughly double the Byekalt wall listing that includes a schedule.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A desk in a house that is already warm enough, where you want radiant heat on your legs for a few hours
Less suitable: Heating a small room by square metres, anyone who needs a weekly schedule, or bathroom installs from an IP bullet alone
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing say this heats a room?
The bullets say localised heat for legs and feet, not an entire room. No square-metre figure is printed.
What control is included?
An integrated on/off switch. No thermostat, remote, or timer is named.
What splash claim is printed?
IP44, in the bullets and the item highlight.
Four amazon.co.uk listings are kept. The score uses the star line, the size of the review sample, whether a thermostat, schedule, remote, IP code or fixing is actually described, and the shelf price against that kit. There is no lab test. A missing star line counts as no customer sample. A conflicting thermostat or coverage line, a UK review that reports missing hooks, and a file with no review text each reduce the score. Weights sum to 100. The highest score is the top pick. Best value is a different listing: the lowest price, if you will add a thermostat and accept three UK reviews.
Amazon star line
30%Stars come from the amazon.co.uk file for that ASIN, scored as the rating divided by five, then scaled to 30 points. Byekalt is 3.8 from eight reviews. The basic Hocosyme is 4.4 from three. The portable Hocosyme is 5.0 from two. The Könighaus listing has no star line, so this part scores as no customer sample.
Review sample
25%Every listing here is under 10 reviews, so the sample score stays low. A file with no review text at all is cut further, which applies to the portable Hocosyme. A missing amazon.co.uk review line, which applies to Könighaus, is cut as well. Eight reviews is the largest sample among the wall panels, and it is still a small one.
Control and kit
30%A thermostat or weekly schedule described as included, a remote, castors or freestanding feet, a printed IP code, and a wall kit in the bullets each add points. Byekalt is the only card with a remote, 1°C steps and a weekly schedule. The basic Hocosyme conflicts on the thermostat. A UK review that reports missing wall hooks reduces the Byekalt score.
Price against that kit
15%Shelf price in GBP is read against the control in the box. A complete control under £85 scores higher than a bare panel, and an on/off-only panel above £150 scores lower. Byekalt is about £79.99 with a schedule. The basic Hocosyme is about £69.99 without a proven thermostat. Könighaus is about £162.00 with an on/off switch.
An infrared panel at 300 W is a local heater, not a replacement for central heating. Decide the job before the price. A desk needs heat on your legs. A very small room is the 3–8 m² claim. A bathroom is a zones question, not a bullet that says splash resistant. Then read whether the thermostat or the schedule is actually in the box, and whether a UK review says the hooks or the feet were missing. Star lines on this page are small.
A 300W infrared heater in this comparison is a flat electric panel. It radiates onto the people and surfaces in front of it, and it has no fan. Energy Saving Trust’s point is the limit you should keep: you may feel warm in view of the panel while the air elsewhere stays cooler. This size will not replace gas central heating, and it will not heat a normal living room. The four amazon.co.uk listings that match the category cost about £69.99 to £162.00.
These panels are a desk or a very small room. Energy Saving Trust’s point is that you may feel warm in view of the panel while the air elsewhere stays cooler. This size will not replace gas central heating.
A printed 98 percent figure, or the word graphene, does not change a 300 W load. Running cost follows the wattage and the hours you leave it on, not a marketing percentage.
The basic Hocosyme says programmable thermostat in one field and tells you to use a thermostat in the bullets. A UK review on 24 March 2025 says it needs a separate control. The portable Hocosyme only recommends one. The Könighaus unit is on/off only.
Control is how you stop a 300 W panel heating an empty room. Fixed electric local space heaters above 250 W sit under UK ecodesign rules for local space heaters, assimilated Regulation 2015/1188 in Great Britain. A bare on/off switch is a weak way to heat an occupied room. Byekalt’s bullets describe 1°C steps, a weekly schedule and a remote stated to work up to 10 metres, at about £79.99. That is the only schedule described as included.
Use a bathroom rule only when that is the room. Section 701 of BS 7671, in the IET’s note, requires at least IPX4 in zones 1 and 2. SELECT’s bathroom guide puts ordinary sockets 2.5 m from the zone 1 boundary and calls for 30 mA RCD protection. NICEIC’s householder page uses IP44 as plain language around baths. A splash word is not a plug-in install beside a bath. On these cards the IP line is a claim. Hocosyme bullets say IP54. Könighaus says IP44.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You have a very small room and you want the weekly schedule printed in the bullets, rather than buying a separate thermostat. The Byekalt C-WK-300W is the top pick at about £79.99. Check the wall hooks on delivery, and do not treat the splash line as an IP code.
You will add your own thermostat and you want the lowest price in this set. The Hocosyme UK-T-300W is best value at about £69.99. A UK review says the control is separate, there are only three reviews, and wheeled feet were an extra of about £29.
The house is already warm enough and you want radiant heat on your legs for a few hours, not a room-size claim. The Könighaus under-desk panel states legs and feet. It is on/off only, it has no review line, and it is the dearest listing here at about £162.00.
The top pick is the Byekalt C-WK-300W at about £79.99. It has the highest listing score in this set because the bullets include a remote, 1°C steps and a weekly schedule, with eight reviews. A UK review says the wall hooks were missing, and the English table prints no IP code. Best value is the Hocosyme UK-T-300W at about £69.99 if you will add your own thermostat and you accept three UK reviews. Skip the Byekalt if the hooks and a printed IP code have to be certain on delivery. Skip the basic Hocosyme if you need the schedule in the box.
Hocosyme UK-T-300W
Lowest price in the set at about £69.99, if you will add a thermostat and accept three UK reviews.
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