The best leaf vacuums, compared.
Top pick: eSkde 3500 W blower vac Best value: Straame 3000 W blower vac – Lowest shelf price among rows with at least 100 reviews: about £34.99, score 86, 4.3 from 253 reviews. Updated October 2026.
A leaf vacuum is a handheld garden machine that sucks leaves into a bag. In a UK garden you buy one to clear a lawn, a path or a driveway in autumn. The usual machine also blows and shreds. It is not a wet-and-dry workshop vacuum, and it is not a petrol backpack. You tell a suitable one apart by power format. A corded machine needs a UK plug, a dry garden and an outdoor socket, and it only reaches as far as the fitted lead. A cordless kit drops the lead and adds batteries. Treat a printed high-speed runtime as a seller claim. Then read the bag in litres, whether a strap and wheels are stated, and whether the attribute cells match the title. A full wet bag outweighs the empty machine. Printed shred ratios are seller claims. Look for the guaranteed sound power on the machine, and use a 30 mA RCD on any mains tool. How to apply those checks is in the [leaf vacuum buying guide](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/leaf-vacuum/sub/leaf-vacuum-buying-guide).
A leaf vacuum is a handheld garden machine that sucks leaves into a bag. In a UK garden you buy one to clear a lawn, a path or a driveway in autumn. The usual machine also blows and shreds.
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Can a lead reach an outdoor socket without crossing a hazard?
The eSkde EBV35 is the other £34.99 listing, titled 3500 W with a 45 litre bag and a stated weight of 2.6 kg. All 13 reviews in the file were read: several say it sucks, blows and mulches, and that the bag is easy to empty, including a buyer who paid under £30. One returned it because the quality was not there, and another says it is not for heavy use. A third could not seat the wheel strut and used tape. The page also mixes units, with 75 m/s in a bullet, 270 km/h in a speed cell and 75 cubic metres per minute in an airflow cell. A 4.5 from 13 reviews does not outrank the Straame row’s 253 ratings at the same price.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already like this exact listing and you will treat 13 reviews as a sketch, not as a settled score.
Less suitable: You want the £34.99 machine with hundreds of reviews, or you need air figures that use one unit.
Specifications
Common questions
How many reviews does this eSkde listing have?
The capture shows 4.5 out of 5 from 13 reviews. That count is too small to treat the score as stable.
Are wheels included?
The included-components cell lists a collection bag, the blower unit, a shoulder strap, a vacuum tube and wheels.
The Bosch UniversalGardenTidy 3000, model 06008B1071, is £64.99 and 4.4 from 1,884 reviews, and 50 of them were read for this comparison. Buyers say the power knob lets them tune suction, that it clears leaves on lawns and driveways, and that it had more power than an older 1800 W Bosch one owner had kept for years. The same sample calls it bulky and heavy in use, and one review says the bag fabric holds mulched leaves and is hard to empty completely. The cord is the compromise for people who wanted a battery. The highlight gives a 50 litre bag, variable speed and a support strap at 4.7 kg, and it does not state wheels or a cable length. The voltage cell says 18 V next to a corded 3000 W title, so confirm mains on the machine. It is the top pick when you want the deepest independent review file and can handle the bulk.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have a socket, you can handle a 4.7 kg machine that reviewers call bulky, and you want the largest independent review file in this capture.
Less suitable: You need wheels on the tube, a stated cable length, a price under £50, or a cordless kit.
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Common questions
Why does the voltage say 18 V?
The attribute cell says 18 volts. The power-source cell says corded electric and the highlight says 3000 W. The capture does not explain the 18 V figure, so it is left as a conflict.
Does the Amazon capture state a mulching ratio?
No. The listing says the machine shreds leaves. It does not print a ratio such as 10:1.
Ark Mat’s Lazy-Leaf shows 4.4 from 790 reviews at £39.95, and the 50 reviews read often say suction and blow beat the price, with one older buyer calling it lighter than a previous machine. The title is a 3000 W cable tool, while the power-source cell says battery powered. Bag size prints 45 litres and 35 litres, the cable 12 metres and 10 metres, and the weight 3 kg and 1.6 kg. One UK review says the listing promises variable speed and the unit does not have it, which mattered on gravel. Another single review reports wet leaves cleared, which is not a wet-leaf test. Instructions are called a bit vague, and one reviewer found the blow fierce and loud. Treat the 790 ratings as evidence people use a machine under this title, and check the one in your hands is mains before you rely on the battery cell.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You can inspect the machine and confirm a mains lead, and you want a £39.95 row with a large review count rather than a clean spec sheet.
Less suitable: You need one bag size, a real speed dial for gravel, or a listing that does not contradict its own power source.
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Common questions
Is the Ark Mat Lazy-Leaf corded or cordless?
The title and bullets describe a mains cable. The power-source cell says battery powered and the included-components cell says a battery. Both stay on the record.
How big is the bag?
The title says 45 litres. A bullet says 35 litres. The capture does not resolve that.
Pro-Kleen’s £39.99 corded 3000 W is 4.4 from 67 reviews, and 29 of them were read. Buyers who liked it call it lighter than the machine it replaced, straightforward to build, and enough for a large garden with one tree, with a zip that some find easier than stiff clips. Later reviews in that sample say suction is poor and it clogs, and one buyer used earplugs. Bag clips are too strong for weaker fingers, and fitting the bag is fiddly. The bullet names a UK BS plug, a thermal cut-out, two 35 litre bags and a 10:1 claim, while the included-components cell says one bag, and the weight prints 2.7 kg and 2.5 kg. Sixty-seven reviews is a real sample and still a step below the rows with several hundred independent ratings.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a corded 3000 W with a stated UK plug around £40, and you can cope with stiff bag clips.
Less suitable: You need a large independent review file, or you have already had a vac clog and want fewer suction complaints in the sample.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it have a UK plug?
The bullet says a 10 m cable with a UK BS plug and a thermal cut-out, on 230–240 V.
How loud is the listed figure?
The feature bullet prints 105 dB. That is a listing claim, not a measurement made for this comparison.
Across 253 amazon.co.uk reviews, the Straame 3000 W at £34.99 is the machine buyers describe finishing a small garden once the leaves are dry, with tubes that slot together and wheels that hold the nozzle at a useful height. Fifty reviews in the file praise the shred while it collects, and lighter users say the suction is strong enough if you live alone. The same sample says the mains lead is a bit short, the nozzle has to stay very close to the ground, and blow mode throws up dust. One buyer could not fit the bag, found no instructions for it, and arranged a return. The listing prints 3.5 kg and 4 kg, and the 10:1 mulch line is a seller claim. It is the best value corded machine here on price and a readable review count, as long as a 10 metre cable reaches your socket and you are not expecting a quiet, long-lead job.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have an outdoor socket within about 10 metres and a small garden of dry leaves, and you want the lowest price here that still has a few hundred reviews.
Less suitable: You need a longer lead, a quiet blow across gravel, or a sample larger than 253 before you will trust a budget 3-in-1.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Straame 3000 W say it suits wet leaves?
The bullet says dry leaves are best and that wet leaves may reduce suction. Reviews also say it works when leaves are dry.
What is in the box?
There is no formal included-components list. The bullets name a 45 L bag, a shoulder harness and two front guiding wheels.
The Hyundai HYBV3000E3 is £41.99 with a 34 litre bag, a 10 metre cable, a harness and a supporting wheel, and the file prints 4.2 from 10,100. Those opening reviews are the same texts as the HYBV3000E2, so the count is one population on two rows. In the texts that are not only the shared opening, buyers say it collects leaves, blows debris out of awkward spots, and works on dry leaves and small twigs, with the lower speed used on slate chippings. The bag zip and a short carrying strap come up as complaints, and comfort drops after a few minutes. One reviewer found no mulching reference in the box, then said the machine did mulch, while the bullet claims up to 90 percent. The smaller bag is the limit against the 45 litre Hyundai if you accept that the stars are shared.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the cheaper Hyundai, a 34 litre bag is enough, and you will not add the two 10,100 counts together.
Less suitable: You want a 45 litre bag, a unique review sample, or a strap and zip that reviewers already call comfortable.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the 10,100 review count unique to this Hyundai?
This file and the HYBV3000E2 file both print 4.2 from 10,100 and share the opening review texts. Treat that as one printed population.
What warranty does the bullet state?
Three years for home use and one year commercial, with terms apply written in the bullet.
The Hyundai HYBV3000E2 is £49.99, with a 45 litre bag, a 12 metre cable and a variable-speed bullet of 62–170 mph, at a listed 3.3 kg. It shows the same 4.2 from 10,100 as the E3, and the opening UK reviews match, so you are not buying a second opinion. Reviews that go beyond that shared opening praise suction on large leaves under trees and say the lower speed is often enough, and one buyer found it less heavy with a smaller bag fitted. The bag is called the weak point, with zip and strap comments in the shared texts, and one 64-year-old buyer reported backache after a session. Comfort falls off after a few minutes. The recommended-uses cell says snow removal, which the title does not support. The longer cable and larger bag are why you might pay £8 more than the E3, if you can live with the shared stars.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the 45 litre Hyundai and the 12 metre cable, and you already know the star line is shared with the E3.
Less suitable: You want a unique review sample, a snow tool, or the E3’s lower price with a smaller bag.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a snow blower?
The recommended-uses cell says snow removal. The title and bullets describe a leaf blower vacuum. Do not buy it as a snow tool on that cell.
How does the bag compare with the other Hyundai?
This listing says 45 litres and a 12 m cable. The HYBV3000E3 listing says 34 litres and a 10 m cable. The printed review count matches.
MasterWorks, also printed as MasterWorx in the brand cell, is a corded 3000 W at £44.99 with a 35 litre bag, a 10:1 claim and a 3.8 kg weight. The line is 4.2 from 13 reviews, and the file has seven short UK bodies. They mostly say it picks up leaves, the wheels spread the weight, and suction is decent for the money. One buyer almost returned it, then kept it after trying it in the wet, which is one comment rather than a wet-leaf result. No fault repeats across those seven. You are paying more than the £34.99 rows for a brand-name clash and a sample too small to rank.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You specifically want this MW-LF-01 listing and you accept that seven reviews cannot settle a fault pattern.
Less suitable: You want a brand name that matches the title, or a review count you can compare with the Straame or Bosch rows.
Specifications
Common questions
Which brand name is on the listing?
The title says MasterWorks. The brand and manufacturer cells say MasterWorx.
How many reviews are in the file?
The listing line is 4.2 from 13. The file contains seven short UK review bodies, mostly praise, with no repeated fault.
SEYVUM’s 40 V kit is £139.99 with two 4.0 Ah batteries, six speeds and a 45 litre bag, at 4.1 from 1,070 reviews. Forty reviews were read. Assembly is called straightforward, and one first-use review got through blow then vacuum on a long garden with battery still usable. More than one short review calls it heavy, and the weight cell says 6.81 kg, above the corded machines here that print under 4 kg. A repeated criticism is that both batteries have to be fitted together and went flat halfway along one garden, so the bullet’s 20 minutes on high and 60 on low stays a claim. The included-components cell does not name a charger, though a customer question does. One review writes about the machine as an AIVOLT. Choose it when the cable cannot reach, and skip it if an outdoor socket already covers the garden.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have no socket in reach, you can carry about 6.81 kg, and you will treat 20 and 60 minutes as claims.
Less suitable: You already have an outdoor socket, you want a charger printed in the box list, or you need a light machine.
Specifications
Common questions
How long does the listing say the batteries last?
The bullet says up to 20 minutes on high and 60 minutes on low. One review says both batteries are used together and went flat part-way through a garden. Treat the minutes as a claim.
Is a charger listed in the box?
The included-components cell lists the vac, two batteries, a bag, a tube and a manual. It does not name a charger.
AIVOLT’s 40 V kit is £147.25, with two 4.0 Ah batteries, a dual-port charger in the bullet, a 40 litre bag and a 15:1 claim. All five reviews were read. The long positive one likes cordless reach, four speeds, a padded strap and a battery that lasted a medium garden, with a second pack to swap. One verified review says the handle gave electric shocks after two uses and that support did not resolve it. That is one buyer in a file of five, and it is a reason to stop using a machine rather than a measured fault rate. Another review says two fast chargers, while the bullet says one dual-port charger, and the weight prints 4.5 kg and 5.2 kg. The turbo line about stubborn wet leaves is a seller claim beside that shock report. It does not take the cordless slot while SEYVUM has 1,070 reviews at a lower captured price.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already own this kit and you are checking the shock report against the seller, not shopping for a first vac.
Less suitable: You want a cordless kit with a large review file, or any machine you will use before a shock report is resolved.
Specifications
Common questions
What did reviewers say about safety?
One of the five reviews says the handle gave electric shocks after two uses. That is a single report in a five-review file, and it is a reason to stop using a machine, not a lab finding.
What runtime does the bullet claim?
25 minutes on high or 65 minutes on low when fully charged, from two 4000 mAh packs. A review on the same ASIN mentions two chargers, which the package bullet does not.
The Straame 3500 W at £45.99 has a 45 litre bag, a 10:1 claim and a variable-speed cell, and the capture is 3.5 from two ratings with one full review. That reviewer calls the bag large and the air stream wide enough to move debris, and says the budget price is acceptable. The same review says the power is less pinpoint than other handhelds, the noise is high, the cable felt about 7–8 metres rather than the stated 10 metres, and the shoulder strap had one end instead of two and did not match the photos. Screws for the plastic parts were the wrong size, and the reviewer preferred an auxiliary handle because the vacuum handle might come off. Those are single-buyer points. Against the Straame 3000 W’s 253 reviews at £34.99, this row is a watt badge with almost no evidence.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are only looking because the title says 3500 W, and you will wait for more than one UK review before you rely on it.
Less suitable: You want a readable review sample, a strap that matches the photos, or the cheaper Straame row.
Specifications
Common questions
Should dry or wet leaves be used?
The bullet says to use it on dry leaves for best results.
How solid is the star rating?
The capture shows 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, and the file has one full review. That is not a stable score.
Eleven amazon.co.uk listings were scored from the capture of about 19 October 2026. This is not a lab test. The starting score is the star rating times 20, so 4.4 becomes 88 and 4.3 becomes 86. Subtract 8 when the review count is under 100. There is no deduction at 100 reviews or more. Contradictory cells, a shared review pool and unverified weights stay in the written assessment. They are not a second sum. The top pick is the tied highest score with the larger review count. The best value is the lowest shelf price among rows with at least 100 reviews.
Amazon stars
100%The starting score is the amazon.co.uk star rating for that ASIN, times 20. A 4.4 is 88 and a 4.3 is 86. Subtract 8 when the review count is under 100. There is no deduction at 100 or more, so a 4.5 from 13 reviews scores 82, not 90. The deduction is part of this score, not a second total. No lab test was run.
Choose power format first, then the bag, then whether the strap, the wheels and the cells agree with the title. A printed shred ratio is a seller claim. A corded machine stops at the lead. A cordless kit stops when the batteries do.
A leaf vacuum in this category sucks leaves into a bag. The machines in this comparison are 3-in-1 blower, vacuum and mulcher tools: corded models that plug into 220–240 V, and cordless kits that drop the lead and add batteries. A wet-and-dry workshop vacuum is a different tool. Petrol machines sit in a sibling comparison. No lab test was run. Prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk capture from about 19 October 2026. Power format comes first.
Every kept listing says it blows, vacuums and mulches. Printed ratios, 10:1, 15:1 or up to 90%, are seller claims. One capture prints no ratio at all. A ratio on the page is not a reduction measured for this comparison.
The two Hyundai rows both print 4.2 from 10,100 and share opening review texts. That is one population printed twice, not 20,200 reviews. Counts under 20 move quickly and are a thin sample next to several hundred independent ratings.
Bag size, cable length, weight and even corded versus battery can print twice on one page. A voltage cell of 18 V on a corded 3000 W title stays a conflict. Check the machine in your hands before you rely on the cell that disagrees.
A corded leaf vacuum plugs into 220–240 V and runs until you stop, but only as far as the fitted lead. Where a bullet states a length, that is 10 m or 12 m in this capture. You need a UK plug, a dry garden and an outdoor socket. Use a 30 mA RCD, test it, and unplug before you clear a blockage. An outdoor-rated extension should be fully unwound. A cordless kit drops the lead and adds batteries.
Printed bag sizes run from 34 litres to 50 litres. One listing names two bags. A strap and wheels are stated on most bullets. One corded row states a support strap and does not state wheels. Which? says some budget dual-tube machines lose power when switched from blow to vacuum. That finding is not a measurement of these ASINs. Shred ratios stay seller claims. The useful check is whether the attribute cells agree with the title on power source, bag size, cable length and weight.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You have an outdoor socket and a small garden of dry leaves, and you want a corded 3-in-1 with a strap. The Straame 3000 W is about £34.99, with 4.3 from 253 reviews, a 45 litre bag and a 10 m cable. The lead has to reach, and the page prints both 3.5 kg and 4 kg.
You can spend about £64.99 and you want the largest independent review count in this capture. The Bosch UniversalGardenTidy 3000 is 4.4 from 1,884 reviews, with a 50 litre bag and a support strap at 4.7 kg. Confirm mains on the machine. The voltage cell says 18 V.
The lead would cross a hazard, or there is no outdoor socket. The SEYVUM 40 V kit is about £139.99, with two 4.0 Ah batteries and 4.1 from 1,070 reviews. The bullet's 20 minutes on high and 60 on low are claims. The weight cell says 6.81 kg.
The top pick is the Bosch UniversalGardenTidy 3000 at about £64.99. It scores 88, tied with the Ark Mat Lazy-Leaf, and the tie-break is 4.4 from 1,884 reviews against 4.4 from 790. It suits a garden with a socket if you can carry 4.7 kg and you will not treat the 18 V cell as the supply. The best value is the Straame 3000 W at about £34.99, score 86, with 4.3 from 253 reviews. The same shelf price with 13 reviews is not that award. Neither result is a UK-wide lab test.
Straame 3000 W blower vac
Lowest shelf price among rows with at least 100 reviews: about £34.99, score 86, 4.3 from 253 reviews.
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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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