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Best Worx circular saw

Updated: October 2026

Stars sit between 4.4 and 4.7, so the best Worx circular saw depends on whether you already own a battery. With no pack, the complete kit is the best value among these five amazon.co.uk listings. With a pack and a straight edge, the highest star line is a bare ExacTrack body. Prices and scores stay on the [Worx circular saw comparison](/hub/power-saws/worx-circular-saw). Listing traps sit in the [Worx circular saw buying guide](/hub/power-saws/worx-circular-saw/sub/worx-circular-saw-buying-guide). Products Compared read those UK listings on 16 October 2026 and did not run a lab cut. A qualifying purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Stars sit between 4.4 and 4.7, so the best Worx circular saw depends on whether you already own a battery. With no pack, the complete kit is the best value among these five amazon.co.uk listings.

Our top picks

WORX WORX WX530.9 ExacTrack

Best overall

WORX WORX WX530.9 ExacTrack
9.0/10about £101.99
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WORX WORX WX531 120 mm kit

Preis-Tipp

WORX WORX WX531 120 mm kit
8.6/10about £99
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WORX WORX WX520.9 Nitro 190 mm

Alternative

WORX WORX WX520.9 Nitro 190 mm
6.8/10about £160.75
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On this page
  1. 1.Best value if you have no battery
  2. 2.Highest stars if you already own packs
  3. 3.Leave these two
  4. 4.When none of the five is the job

Best value if you have no battery

The WX531 kit, B083PBR6V2, is £99.00 with 4.5 from 350 reviews. The included line names a battery, a charger, a case and three blades, and a bullet says the pack is 2.0 Ah. That is the only complete kit here. The bullets state 41 mm at 90 degrees and 29.5 mm at 45 degrees. UK reviews use it on decking, cabinets, 18 mm ply and a worktop, and some finish stop-start work on that 2.0 Ah pack. Leave it when the timber is past about 41 mm. A UK review on the bare sibling put stock near 47 mm and the depth would not reach. Leave it when you wanted a guide: this included line does not name one. Several reviews say the case will not close with the blade fitted, and missing blades show up often enough to check the box. Special features name brushless and depth adjustment, not a brake.

Highest stars if you already own packs

The WX530.9, B077MHGSTD, is £101.99 with 4.7 from 321 reviews, the highest star line here. The first 50 bodies are marked United Kingdom. Reviewers get a straight cut once the blade runs along a straight edge rather than the shoe, and the blade stops when the trigger is released. Special features name a brake. The highlight says tool only. Skip it with no PowerShare pack, and skip it if you expected a rail. Worx UK's box list is the saw, a vacuum adaptor, a hex key and a 165 mm blade. Amazon's title says a TCT/HSS saw blade, while the item type says an ExacTrack cordless circular saw. Several UK reviews call it underpowered in thicker sheet. How the rack sits on a board you clamp is the Worx ExacTrack circular saw page. Amazon states no depth, so do not treat 4.7 stars as a 55 mm claim.
WORX WORX WX530.9 ExacTrack

Testsieger

WORX WORX WX530.9 ExacTrack
9.0/10about £101.99
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Leave these two

The bare WX531.9, B083PBYLHY, is £99.35, 35 pence more than the kit, at 4.4 from 159 reviews. Three blades, a hex key and a vacuum adaptor are named. A battery is not, so it is not the value pick. The thin WX520.9 page, B098XRTG7Q, is £127.49 at 4.6 from 69. The 14 saved bodies are from Italy, Germany and Spain, and the fields diverge from the Nitro page that shares the hero image. Do not buy it because 4.6 looks like a bargain large saw. The Nitro body, B08BCKXP7K, is £160.75, tool only, 4.4 from 56, with 65 mm in the item type. Reviewers in that small UK sample stall it if they push. When the stock is thicker than 41 mm and a pack is budgeted, the depth argument is Worx WX531 vs WX520.

When none of the five is the job

None of these picks is a lab test. Leave the set if the timber is thicker than the Nitro's stated 65 mm, if you need a rail in the box, or if you need a corded saw. Also leave them if you would follow a wattage field of 531 or 520.9 watts, because those digits copy the model number.

Common questions

Which listing if I own no Worx battery?
The WX531 kit, B083PBR6V2, at £99.00. It is the only included line that names a battery and a charger, with a 2.0 Ah bullet, a case and three blades, at 4.5 from 350 reviews. Take it when 41 mm at 90 degrees will go through the timber. If the stock is closer to 47 mm, the kit's price does not add depth.
Which listing has the highest stars, and who should skip it?
B077MHGSTD, the WX530.9, at 4.7 from 321 and £101.99. Skip it if you need a battery in the box, a rail in the box, or a first tool with a charger. The title says a saw blade. The item type says a circular saw, and the highlight says tool only.
Is the bare WX531.9 a better deal because it is tool only?
No, not on these prices. It is £99.35 against £99.00 for the kit, and the included line has no battery, charger or case. You would add a PowerShare pack yourself. It can suit you if you already own packs and you accept the same 41 mm limit, including the reviews that stalled in thin ply.
Should I buy the £127.49 WX520.9 because 4.6 is higher than 4.4?
No. B098XRTG7Q's star line is 4.6 from 69, and the saved review bodies are not from the United Kingdom. The fields do not match the £160.75 Nitro page, even though the hero image URL does. A higher star line on a thin listing is not a better large saw.
Is the Nitro the trade saw?
The UK reviews in the 14-body sample do not treat it that way. They praise light cuts on a door bottom or a floorboard if you do not push, and they report stalls and mid-cut shut-offs. That is a pattern in a small file, not a failure rate, and it is not a site tool you can assume will run all day.
Does best here mean a lab test?
No. The figures are amazon.co.uk prices, star lines and review notes from 16 October 2026. Products Compared did not cut a test piece. A 4.7 is the highest star line in this set, not a measured depth or a noise test.

Related pages

How to cut with a Worx circular saw

Worx circular saw

Worx circular saw buying guide: battery, then depth

Worx ExacTrack circular saw: supply the straight edge

Worx WX531 vs WX520: choose the kit or the 65 mm body

Sources

Worx UK, HSE, Electrical Safety First and legislation.gov.uk pages listed below, plus the five amazon.co.uk listings in this comparison. Figures read on 16 October 2026.

  1. Worx UK, WX531 kit (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  2. Worx UK, WX531.9 body (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  3. Worx UK, WX520 kit (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  4. Worx UK, WX530.9 ExacTrack (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  5. HSE, wood dust (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  6. HSE, noise at work (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  7. Electrical Safety First, circular saws (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  8. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 22 (retrieved 16 October 2026)