The best Bosch cordless hedge trimmers, compared.
Top pick: Bosch EasyHedgeCut 18-45 – Highest score, 88 from 4.4 and 1,035 reviews, at about £57.00. A 45 cm body for a small, regularly cut hedge. Battery and charger are not in the box. Best value: Bosch UniversalHedgeCut 18V-50 body – Best value if a pack of at least 2.5 Ah is already owned: 50 cm, 20 mm teeth and a stated brushless motor at about £99.95. Updated 22.10.2026.
A cordless hedge trimmer is a battery-powered cutter for the sides and top of a garden hedge. In the UK you buy one when you want to trim without a mains lead across the lawn. You choose by blade length, tooth opening, and whether a battery and charger are already in the box. A handheld cutter suits a hedge you can reach at about chest height. A telescopic pole is for a tall top you can still trim from flat ground. Published reach for this class of pole is up to 2.6 m, so it does not replace a ladder. A suitable model states the battery voltage, a tooth opening matched to the growth, and a weight you can hold with both hands on the switches. The charger should carry a UK 13 A plug. These cutters are noise-marked, with no single national time of day, so cut in the daytime and stop if a nest is in use. How to match a handheld cutter to a pole is set out in our [cordless hedge trimmer buying guide](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/bosch-cordless-hedge-trimmer/sub/bosch-cordless-hedge-trimmer-buying-guide).
A cordless hedge trimmer is a battery-powered cutter for the sides and top of a garden hedge. In the UK you buy one when you want to trim without a mains lead across the lawn.
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Do you already own a green 18 V garden battery?
The EasyHedgeCut 18-45 is a 45 cm handheld cutter listed at about £57.00 and 2.3 kg, and across 1,035 amazon.co.uk reviews it sits at 4.4, the highest star line in this set. That rating is why the score is 88 and why this body is the top pick for a small, regularly cut hedge. Reviewers call it light and easy to handle, and some finish the job on a Bosch battery they already own. The title excludes the battery and charger, and buyers keep saying the missing pack has to be priced in. On thicker growth the same reviews say it has less push than a mains cutter, and stems around 1 cm are described as slow or one at a time rather than a measured limit. The specification table prints 3.6 V beside an 18 V highlight, so that voltage row is not clean. One reviewer found Bosch DIY registration fiddly.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already own a green 18 V pack of at least 2.0 Ah and you trim a small, regularly cut hedge.
Less suitable: You need a battery in the carton, or the hedge is tall or woody.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this EasyHedgeCut 18-45 include a battery?
No. The title and the included-items line list the cutter and carton packaging only. The item highlight still names an 18 V system.
What blade length and tooth spacing does the listing state?
The bullets state a 45 cm blade and 15 mm tooth spacing for light trimming. The specification table also lists blade length as 45 cm and weight as 2.3 kg.
Why do the voltage figures disagree?
The item highlight says an 18 V system. The specification table prints 3.6 V. Both figures are on the listing, so the table value is not treated as corrected.
The UniversalHedgeCut 18V-50 kit is the 50 cm, 20 mm cutter with a brushless motor, a 2.5 Ah battery and an AL 1830 CV charger in the carton, listed at about £139.94. Across 235 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.3, the second-highest star rating here, and the score is 86. Reviewers who came from a mains cutter call it balanced and manoeuvrable, and the 20 mm opening is credited with woody hedge growth. The plastic shell felt cheap to one reviewer, and a minority report stuttering and a short run on a rough hedge, so the included 2.5 Ah pack is not a long session for every buyer. The speed cell prints 1200 RPM, a different label from the 2400 RPM on the Easy listings. Weight on this file is 2.6 kg, lighter on the page than the body listing’s 3.1 kg. One unhappy review still reports jams on a light hedge.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have no POWER FOR ALL pack and you want a medium-hedge cutter that will run on the day it arrives.
Less suitable: You already own a 2.5 Ah or larger green pack, or you need a pole for a tall top.
Specifications
Common questions
What is in the box?
The bullets list the UniversalHedgeCut 18V-50, one 18 V 2.5 Ah battery, charger AL 1830 CV and carton packaging.
Does the listing state a brushless motor?
Yes. The item highlight names a brushless motor, the 2.5 Ah battery, an 18 V system and a 50 cm blade.
What tooth spacing is stated?
20 mm, in the bullets, for medium-sized hedges.
The UniversalHedgeCut 18V-50 body is listed at about £99.95 with a 50 cm blade, 20 mm tooth spacing and a brushless motor named in the item highlight. Across 416 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.2, and the score is 84. It is the best value because the step up from a 45 cm Easy body is about £43 on these shelves, and you still pay about £40 less than the about £139.94 kit of the same cutter if a POWER FOR ALL pack is already yours. Reviewers credit a strong cut and a jam response when a thicker stem is met, and one reports a long run on a 4 Ah pack. The carton is still body only. One reviewer stopped on a very wet day and carried on after drying, which is a single report rather than a rating. The listing prints 3.1 kg and a cutting width of 0.78 inches beside the 50 cm blade, so those cells do not match the blade length.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You own a POWER FOR ALL pack of at least 2.5 Ah and you want the 50 cm Universal cutter without the kit.
Less suitable: You have no Bosch battery yet, or the hedge is above comfortable handheld reach.
Specifications
Common questions
Is a battery included with this UniversalHedgeCut 18V-50?
No. The title says it excludes the battery and charger. The highlight states an 18 V system, a brushless motor and a 50 cm blade.
What tooth spacing do the bullets state?
20 mm, described for medium-sized hedges, with the anti-blocking system named in the same bullets.
What weight is on the listing?
3.1 kg. Dimensions are printed as 116.2 × 24.5 × 27.2 cm.
The EasyHedgeCut 18V-44-11 is the other about £57.00 Easy body, with a 44 cm blade, 15 mm teeth and a stated weight of 2.3 kg. Across 154 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.2, a thinner sample than the 18-45, and the score is 84. Reviewers who already share Bosch garden batteries call it light enough for short sessions, including some work above shoulder height, and fine on small bushes and thin branches. The title still excludes the battery and charger, and reviewers say that pack adds about the price of the tool again. One reviewer capped easy cutting around 5 mm and said 10 mm depended on the stem, which matches the listing’s smaller-hedge line. The bullets include a blade cover, while the specification table says installation hardware. A 2-year manufacturer warranty is printed here, which the 18-45 listing does not state.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the Easy class at about £57, you already have a POWER FOR ALL pack, and a 44 cm blade is enough.
Less suitable: You want the larger review pool of the 18-45, or a 50 cm cutter for a medium hedge.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the EasyHedgeCut 18V-44-11 come with a battery?
No. The title says it excludes the battery and charger. The highlight states an 18 V system and a 44 cm blade.
What tooth spacing is printed?
The bullets state 15 mm tooth spacing for light trimming of smaller hedges.
Is a blade cover listed?
The bullets include a blade cover and carton packaging. The specification table instead says installation hardware.
The UniversalHedgePole 18 body is a telescopic cutter listed at about £99.90, with a 43 cm blade and 2200 RPM on the listing. Across 2,634 amazon.co.uk reviews, the largest sample in this set, the line is 4.1 and the score is 82. Reviewers use it from the ground on hedges around 6–7 ft, and on maintained privet and laurel, with Bosch 18 V packs they already own. The same reviews call it heavy and poorly balanced once the shaft is extended, and they say it struggles or jams when branches thicken. No battery or charger is in the box, and this listing does not state a pivoting head. Strap and clip complaints appear, though not for every buyer, and the included-items line is the pole plus a cardboard box. The weight cell says 4.88 kg, and cutting width is printed as 0.62 inches beside the 43 cm blade.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already own a POWER FOR ALL pack of at least 2.5 Ah and you want to trim a tall, thin face from the ground.
Less suitable: The growth is thick, you have no green battery, or you need the 135° head that is stated only on the kit listing.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this UniversalHedgePole 18 include a battery?
No. The item highlight says it excludes the battery and charger. The bullets still name the POWER FOR ALL alliance.
What blade length is on this listing?
43 centimetres. A separate kit listing prints 43 inches; this file prints centimetres.
Is a pivoting head stated here?
Not on this listing. The kit listing for the same pole family states a 135° pivoting head.
The UniversalHedgePole 18 kit is listed at about £149.00 with one battery and an AL 1830 CV charger, and the bullets state a 135° pivoting head. Across 1,487 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.0, the lowest star rating in this set, and the score is 80. Reviewers who accept the weight use the tilting head from the ground on tall hedges, including conifers and maintained faces. The cutting end is described as heavy when fully extended, and some say the cut is limited to a few millimetres of wood once stems thicken. The strap is described as too low to help, or missing, in some reviews. Amp-hours are not printed, only “1 battery”, so you cannot treat this carton as a named 2.5 Ah kit. A wide hedge can still need a ladder for the centre of the top. The specification table prints the blade as 43 inches, while Bosch states 43 cm and the body listing of the same family prints 43 cm.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have no Bosch battery and you want the pole with the tilting head that this listing actually states.
Less suitable: You need a thick-wood cut, a named 2.5 Ah pack, or a light handheld for a small hedge.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this pole kit include a battery?
Yes. The bullets list one battery and an AL 1830 CV charger. They do not print the battery’s amp-hours.
Is the head adjustable on this listing?
Yes. The bullets state a pivoting head of 135°.
What blade length does the specification table print?
43 inches. The body-only listing of the same family prints 43 centimetres. Bosch states 43 cm. This page keeps the inches figure because it is what this listing prints.
Six amazon.co.uk listings are scored from the snapshot saved with this set. The score is the star rating times 20. That block is the whole numeric score. Equipment, price and sentiment are used in the written assessment and in the badge notes. Their published weight is 0, so they are not a second hidden total and they were not rescaled. This is not a lab test, and it is not a magazine award. A missing battery, a conflicting voltage or blade cell, or a thin review pool is recorded beside the score. It does not change the number. The top pick is the highest score. Best value is the next listing that buys a larger job for a modest step in price, and only if a suitable pack is already owned. Neither badge means the best hedge trimmer in the UK.
Amazon stars
100%Amazon stars multiplied by 20, taken from the amazon.co.uk listing for that ASIN. Published weight 100. That figure is the whole numeric score. Nothing is deducted inside the score.
Equipment, price and sentiment
0%Published weight 0 in the number. Used in the written assessment and in the badge notes, not as a second score. The figure was not rescaled.
Choose the job before the badge. A small regular hedge, a medium face, and a tall top are different cutters, and a body-only price is not a tool that will run on the day it arrives.
A cordless hedge trimmer in this class is an 18 V garden cutter for a hedge you can still reach from the ground. Handheld models are for chest-height faces you trim often. A telescopic pole is for a tall top. Bosch states about 210–260 cm of shaft adjustment and tool reach up to 2.6 m. That is not a 4 m hedge, and it is not a reason to lean a ladder into the face. Blade length and tooth opening set the thickness you can take.
Four listings in this set exclude the battery and the charger. The about £57.00 Easy price is the cutter only. Add a POWER FOR ALL pack of at least 2.0 Ah, or at least 2.5 Ah on the 50 cm cutter and the pole, before you compare it with a kit.
POWER FOR ALL includes Bosch garden packs back to 2007. It does not unify with Professional 18 V. A blue pack is the wrong battery, even when the voltage number looks the same.
A 15 mm or 20 mm opening is not a pruning saw. Anti-blocking reopens the teeth when a jam starts. Stop if you cannot reach from flat ground, if the stem dwarfs the gap, or if a nest is in use. The March to August farm-hedge rule is not a ban on every garden hedge.
Job and reach come first. A handheld cutter is for a hedge at about chest height. The UniversalHedgePole is for a tall top from the ground. Bosch states 210–260 cm of adjustment, a 135° head on the kit listing, and tool reach up to 2.6 m. That is not a 4 m hedge. Blade and tooth opening come next. Easy in this set is 44 cm or 45 cm with 15 mm teeth. The Universal 18V-50 is 50 cm with 20 mm teeth. The pole listings print a 43 cm blade on the body file.
The battery is 18 V POWER FOR ALL only, including Bosch garden packs back to 2007. It will not run on a Professional 18 V pack. Bosch recommends at least 2.0 Ah on the Easy 18-45 and at least 2.5 Ah on the 18V-50 and the pole. Several titles exclude the battery and the charger. The Universal kit, B09NJWDY32, includes a named 2.5 Ah pack and an AL 1830 CV charger. The pole kit lists one battery and the same charger family, without printing amp-hours, so it is not a named 2.5 Ah kit.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You have a small, regularly cut hedge and no green 18 V pack yet. The EasyHedgeCut 18-45 is the top pick on score, at about £57.00, but the battery and charger are not in the box. Bosch recommends at least 2.0 Ah. Add that pack before you treat the shelf price as a working tool.
You own a POWER FOR ALL pack of at least 2.5 Ah and you want a medium hedge cutter without paying for another kit. The UniversalHedgeCut 18V-50 body is the best value here, at about £99.95, with a 50 cm blade, 20 mm teeth and a stated brushless motor.
You can hold a pole for a short session and you want the tilting head this listing actually states. The UniversalHedgePole 18 kit includes one battery and an AL 1830 CV charger, and the bullets state 135°. Amp-hours are not printed. Thick wood and a long session are outside what reviewers describe.
The top pick is the Bosch EasyHedgeCut 18-45. The score is 88, from 4.4 and 1,035 amazon.co.uk reviews, at about £57.00. It is a 45 cm body with 15 mm teeth for a small, regularly cut hedge, and the battery and charger are not in the box. Best value is the UniversalHedgeCut 18V-50 body at about £99.95, score 84 from 4.2 and 416 reviews, if you already own a POWER FOR ALL pack of at least 2.5 Ah. It steps up to 50 cm, 20 mm teeth and a stated brushless motor, about £43 more than the Easy body and about £40 less than the Universal kit on this snapshot. A tall woody face is a different job.
Bosch EasyHedgeCut 18-45
Highest score, 88 from 4.4 and 1,035 reviews, at about £57.00. A 45 cm body for a small, regularly cut hedge. Battery and charger are not in the box.
Bosch UniversalHedgeCut 18V-50 body
Best value if a pack of at least 2.5 Ah is already owned: 50 cm, 20 mm teeth and a stated brushless motor at about £99.95.
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