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Best furniture safe UK

Updated: October 2026

You searched for the best furniture safe UK and landed on shop articles that recommend an EN 14450 S2 cabinet with a £4,000 cash line. That is what best means on a UK safe retailer’s 2026 list. It is not what the eight amazon.co.uk boxes in our [furniture safe comparison](/hub/safes-and-secure-storage/furniture-safe) are. Peter F., DIY & tools editor, wrote this on 17 October 2026 from those listings. There was no lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. This page says who each kept listing is for, and who should skip it. Grade and the size conflicts are on the [buying guide](/hub/safes-and-secure-storage/furniture-safe/sub/furniture-safe-buying-guide).

You searched for the best furniture safe UK and landed on shop articles that recommend an EN 14450 S2 cabinet with a £4,000 cash line. That is what best means on a UK safe retailer’s 2026 list.

Our top picks

Brihard Brihard 4 L floor safe

Best overall

Brihard Brihard 4 L floor safe
9.2/10about £63.99
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Yale Yale YSV/200/DB2

Best value

Yale Yale YSV/200/DB2
9.0/10about £30.43
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HomeSafe HomeSafe HV38K

Rank 3

HomeSafe HomeSafe HV38K
9.0/10about £81.39
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On this page
  1. 1.Best for passports and a little cash
  2. 2.Best if you will not use a PIN
  3. 3.Best only if you have a floor void
  4. 4.Leave this set

Best for passports and a little cash

If you will bolt the box down and accept a keypad, the Yale YSV/200/DB2 at £30.43 is the pick in this set for passports and a little cash. It is listed at 8.6 litres and 3.6 kg, with two override keys. Across 5,117 amazon.co.uk reviews at 4.5, setup is called quick if those keys live outside the safe. Skip the Yale if your insurer has named a grade, or if the published size must be exact. The attribute table says 20 × 20 × 31 cm and the chamber height is listed as 33 cm. Reviewers call the body thin sheet steel. The Police Preferred Specification sentence is not a certificate. The QWORK at £29.98 is the smaller key option. The fire-retardant title is a phrase, which the documents page treats as a phrase rather than a test.

Best if you will not use a PIN

The HomeSafe HV38K at £81.39 is the key-only box with more room. It claims 41 litres in a cube of about 38 × 35 × 35 cm, weighs 13 kg, and includes two keys and four anchoring bolts. Across 2,578 reviews at 4.5, people praise the lack of a PIN, as long as the second key lives in another room. Skip it for box files. UK reviews say the cabinet is shallower than the photos and the shelf brackets sit too low. One reviewer reports a door gap of about 3 mm and calls it a strongbox rather than a safe. It is not the Chubbsafes HomeSafe. Do not assume a high-street cutter can make a new 6-lever key. Lost keys sit on the key or electronic page.
Brihard Brihard 4 L floor safe

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Brihard Brihard 4 L floor safe
9.2/10about £63.99
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Best only if you have a floor void

The Brihard 4 litre floor safe at £63.99 is the pick only when you can bolt it under the floor or under furniture. The title size is 13 × 39 × 21 cm outside, at 8 kg, with two keys. Across 291 reviews at 4.6, people who finished the fitting call the lid strong. Skip it when the joists do not match the four holes. The seller will not supply a key from the serial number, and one quote was £40. The Brihard A4 at £95.99 must not be chosen on that 4.6 from 291 reviews, because those sentences match the 4 litre ASIN.

Leave this set

Leave the set if the insurer has named EN 14450 or EN 1143-1, if the jewellery is irreplaceable, or if the paper must survive a fire. SimplySafes’ 2026 short list is certified S2 cabinets with £4,000 cash lines. None of those models is an ASIN here. The Favor S3 E at £57.99 is not the best box because of the brand. Only two UK texts are in that file, and both are complaints. The maker line of £1,000 cash and £10,000 valuables is not a certificate. The Fdit at £91.36 has two ratings and no backup key in the bullets. The AltiKeep at £119.98 is not the pick because UK reviews say the fireproof bag was missing. Stars do not replace the grade your policy asked for.

Common questions

Which box is the top pick for passports only?
The Yale YSV/200/DB2 at £30.43, if you will use a keypad and bolt it down. The sample is 5,117 reviews at 4.5, with two override keys. The QWORK at £29.98 is the key-only alternative at 3.5 litres. Skip both when the insurer has named a grade, or when the folder is A4.
Who should buy a key lock instead?
Someone who will not manage a PIN, including an older relative who wants a key and no batteries. The HomeSafe HV38K at £81.39 is the larger key cupboard. The QWORK is the small hide. The second key still has to live outside the box. The Brihard 4 litre is key-only only if you can inspect the floor void.
Is the Burg-Wächter the best because it is a safe brand?
No. The Favor S3 E at £57.99 is a small electronic furniture safe, listed at 8.6 litres. The maker line of £1,000 cash and £10,000 valuables is not this listing’s certificate. Only two UK texts are in the file, and both are complaints: a key too thin for the flap, and a mechanism that failed after about a year.
When is the Brihard floor safe the right pick?
When you can bolt a shallow box into a floor void, and you accept a key you cannot replace from the serial number. The 4 litre model at £63.99 has its own 291 reviews at 4.6. The A4 listing at £95.99 repeats that review text. If you cannot see the joists, pipes and cables, stop and get a fitter.
Who should ignore the whole set?
Ignore it if the policy names a grade, if the jewellery cannot be replaced, or if documents must survive a fire. Also ignore it if you need the AltiKeep’s fireproof bag in the carton, because UK reviews say it often is not. Certified S2 cabinets are a different purchase, and they are not these ASINs.

Related pages

Fireproof safe comparison

Furniture safe

Furniture safe buying guide: grade before the stars

Safe for passports and documents UK, not fire words

How to bolt down a furniture safe to the structure

Key lock safe or electronic safe: test the override

Sources

Public UK sources on safe grades, fixing and the Consumer Rights Act 2015. Listing prices and star counts are from the amazon.co.uk extracts dated 15 October 2026. Prices move.

  1. De Raat UK, insurance rating (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  2. London Safes, insurance ratings explained (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  3. Lock & Key, safe ratings and insurance (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  4. Sold Secure approved product catalogue 2025 (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  5. Burton Safes, safe fixing guidelines (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  6. Burg-Wächter UK, Favor freestanding home safe (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  7. BSI, BS EN 15659:2019 light fire storage units (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  8. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 11 (retrieved 15 October 2026)