Sockets and extension leads
Sockets and extension leads covers UK wall sockets, plug-in adaptors, extension leads, cable reels and the small fittings that sit on the same 13 A circuit. A tower, a flat bar, a reel and a wireless socket solve different jobs, and none of them raises the fuse in the wall plug.
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Sockets and extension leads
25m cable reel
A 25m cable reel stores about 25 metres of flexible lead on a drum and gives you two,…
25m cable reel comparison: eleven amazon.co.uk reels from about £24.00 to £59.54. Top pick is a switched four-socket reel at £36.50; best value is £24.
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3-way extension lead
A 3-way extension lead is a portable UK trailing socket: a BS 1363 Type G plug, a…
3-way extension lead comparison: ten amazon.co.uk bars from about £4.01 to £16.99. Top pick is a switched Pro Elec at £9.99; best value is Status at £7.45.
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50m cable reel
A 50m cable reel is a drum of about 50 metres of flexible mains cable with BS 1363…
50m cable reel comparison: nine amazon.co.uk drums from about £54.99 to £96.20. The top pick is a Masterplug at £60.99; best value is an SLx at £59.99.
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6-way extension lead
A 6 way extension lead, also called a 6 gang lead, gives you six UK socket outlets…
6 way extension lead comparison: ten amazon.co.uk bars from about £6.97 to £23.99. The top pick is a switched Masterplug; best value is the Status bar.
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Adapter plug with switch
An adapter plug with switch is a UK multiway block that plugs into a BS 1363 wall…
Adapter plug with switch comparison: eleven amazon.co.uk listings. The top pick states 350 joules; best value is a switched three-way from about £5.99.
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Aerial socket
An aerial socket is the coaxial wall plate that finishes a television or radio…
Aerial socket comparison: twelve amazon.co.uk plates from about £2.10 to £8.99. Top pick is the BG 960-0J. Best value is a £3.19 unbranded plate with reviews.
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Brennenstuhl extension lead
A Brennenstuhl extension lead is a portable multi-socket strip with a flexible cable,…
Brennenstuhl extension lead comparison: ten amazon.co.uk strips from about £11.94 to £48.11. The top pick is a 10-way; best value is a 5-way surge lead.
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Cable reel
A cable reel is a portable UK extension lead on a drum: an open frame, a cassette, or…
Cable reel comparison: ten amazon.co.uk listings from about £15.01 to £69.99. The top pick is a 25 m 13 A open reel; best value is a 10 m 13 A cassette.
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Cable reel empty
A cable reel empty of flex is either a socket drum you wire yourself or a tidy reel…
Cable reel empty comparison of eight amazon.co.uk listings from about £10.52 to £18.88. The top pick is a 4-gang drum; the best value is a storage reel.
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CEE cable reel
A CEE cable reel is a drum of flexible cable with industrial round connectors made to…
CEE cable reel comparison: five amazon.co.uk drums from about £32.72 to £162.86. Top pick is a 230 V 25 m reel; best value is a 10 m hook-up with UK sockets.
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Childproof socket covers
Childproof socket covers are plastic accessories for UK BS 1363 three-pin wall outlets.
Childproof socket covers: 11 amazon.co.uk listings from about £3.95 to £9.99. The top pick is a no-pin adhesive disc; best value is a 20-pack of inserts.
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Corner socket
A corner socket is either a plug-in extension lead shaped to sit where two surfaces…
Corner socket comparison: six amazon.co.uk listings from about £18.99 to £27.99. The top pick is a fixed 13 A socket; best value is a switched plug-in lead.
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Extension lead
An extension lead is a ready-made flexible cable with a fused BS 1363 three-pin plug…
Extension lead comparison: twelve amazon.co.uk leads from about £4.99 to £29.99. Top pick is a switched Masterplug at £9.50; best value is a £6.99 4-gang.
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Extension lead 8-way
An 8-way extension lead is a portable block of eight UK sockets on one fused flex.
8-way extension lead comparison: eleven amazon.co.uk bars from about £11.99 to £28.99. Top pick is a Brennenstuhl at £18.62; best value is a Masterplug.
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Extension lead individually switched
An individually switched extension lead is a UK portable socket bar with its own…
Individually switched extension lead comparison: twelve amazon.co.uk bars, about £9.49 to £23.99. Top pick is a Masterplug at £9.50; best value is a Pro Elec.
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Extension lead with flat plug
An extension lead with a flat plug is a short UK mains lead with a low-profile wall…
Extension lead with flat plug comparison: three amazon.co.uk leads from about £12.74 to £18.99. Top pick is an ORICO travel lead; best value is a £12.74 TOPREK.
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Extension lead with remote control
An extension lead with remote control is a trailing socket strip with a flex, a UK 13…
Extension lead with remote control comparison: four amazon.co.uk leads, about £25.99 to £31.03. Top pick is the HBN four-socket; best value is the three-socket.
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Extension lead with surge protector
An extension lead with surge protector is a UK 13 A trailing socket with parts that…
Extension lead with surge protector comparison: twelve amazon.co.uk leads from about £8.70 to £29.99. Top pick is a switched four-way; best value is £8.70.
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Extension lead with USB
An extension lead with USB is a portable multi-socket block with a flexible cable, a…
Extension lead with USB comparison: twelve amazon.co.uk leads from about £9.99 to £26.99. Top pick is a JSVER bar at £11.99; best value is a £9.99 POWSAF.
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Extension lead with USB-c
An extension lead with USB-C is a UK multi-socket block with a cable, a three-pin plug…
Extension lead with USB-C comparison: twelve amazon.co.uk leads from about £9.99 to £29.99. The top pick states 45 W; best value is a switched four-way.
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Extension lead without cable
An extension lead without cable is the socket block on its own.
Extension lead without cable comparison: eight amazon.co.uk trailing sockets from about £3.84. The top pick is a single outlet; best value is a two-gang neon.
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Garden sockets
A garden socket is a weatherproof 13 A outlet for a UK garden, patio, carport or shed…
Garden sockets comparison: eleven amazon.co.uk listings from about £9.83 to £49.99. The top pick is a hard-wired IP66 twin; best value is a socket-only twin.
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Gira socket
A Gira socket, as UK shoppers meet it, is a modular wall insert or a Schuko outlet,…
Gira socket comparison: six amazon.co.uk Schuko inserts from about £6.99 to £15.87. Top pick is glossy 445303 at £14.00; best value is the £6.99 insert.
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HomeKit socket
A HomeKit socket is a UK Type G accessory to BS 1363 that you switch from Apple Home,…
HomeKit socket comparison of eight amazon.co.uk listings from about £7.99 to £89.95. The top pick is a metered Matter four-pack; best value is a single plug.
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Impact sockets
An impact socket is a square-drive tool socket meant for the shock of an impact…
Impact sockets comparison of twelve amazon.co.uk sets for wheel nuts and suspension. The top pick has the largest review sample; best value is a four-piece kit.
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Kopp sockets
Kopp sockets of this type are continental protective-contact wall outlets, commonly…
Kopp sockets comparison: seven amazon.co.uk listings from about £2.85 to £18.31. The top pick is a Paris six-pack; best value is a white Nautic double.
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Outdoor cable reel
An outdoor cable reel is a portable drum of mains flex with one or more UK 13 A…
Outdoor cable reel comparison: twelve amazon.co.uk reels from about £16.69 to £60.99. The top pick is a 25 m open reel; best value is a 10 m cassette.
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Outdoor extension lead
An outdoor extension lead is a portable 13 A cable for temporary power outside, run…
Outdoor extension lead comparison: seven amazon.co.uk listings, about £16.95 to £44.99. The top pick prints IP54; best value is a 10 m four-socket reel.
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Outdoor Wi-Fi socket
An outdoor Wi-Fi socket is a UK 13 A outlet you switch from a phone app over home Wi-Fi.
Outdoor Wi-Fi socket comparison: three amazon.co.uk listings from about £29.99 to £39.99. The top pick is a Meross plug; best value is a BG wall double.
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Outdoor wireless socket
An outdoor wireless socket is a weatherproof 13 A socket you can switch without…
Outdoor wireless socket comparison: four amazon.co.uk units from about £26.99 to £38.99. Top pick is an IP66 Wi-Fi double; best value is a cheaper app socket.
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Plug adapter
A plug adapter changes how a plug meets a socket.
Plug adapter comparison 2026: eight amazon.co.uk listings. The top pick is a fused universal; the best value is a cheaper 21 W brick. No lab test was run.
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Power cube
A power cube is a compact multi-outlet block whose sockets sit on the faces of a cube,…
Power cube comparison: eight amazon.co.uk cubes from about £12.99 to £24.99. The top pick is a four-way at £13.59; best value is a three-way at £13.99.
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Retractable socket
A retractable socket is a pop-up that drops into a worktop or desk, or an automatic…
Retractable socket comparison: eight amazon.co.uk pop-ups and cable reels. The top pick is a 9+2 m reel; best value is a worktop pop-up at about £32.99.
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Schuko plug
A Schuko plug is the earthed continental plug with two round pins, about 4.8 mm…
Schuko plug comparison: nine amazon.co.uk listings, from a plug you wire to a caravan lead. Top pick is a fused conversion; best value is a short-stay adaptor.
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Smart extension lead
A smart extension lead is a mains extension whose AC sockets switch from an app, a…
Smart extension lead comparison: eight amazon.co.uk strips from about £28.99 to £49.99. Top pick is a Matter four-socket with energy data; best value is £28.99.
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Socket cube
A socket cube plugs into one UK 13 A wall socket and gives you two, three or four Type…
Socket cube comparison: ten amazon.co.uk listings from about £4.30 to £17.99. The top pick is a switched three-way cube; best value is a plain single cube.
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Socket lock
A socket lock stops someone switching, unplugging, or using a UK 13 A point unless…
Socket lock comparison: six amazon.co.uk listings from about £9.89 to £21.99. The top pick is an 80 mm tool-locked cover; best value is the 38 mm cover.
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Socket tower
A socket tower is a vertical UK extension lead: several BS 1363 sockets on a column,…
Socket tower comparison: twelve amazon.co.uk towers from about £17.99 to £31.34. Top pick is a Type G eight-way; best value is £17.99. No lab test was run.
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Surface-mounted socket
Metal clad or plastic, BS 1363 and boxes
Compare eight surface mounted sockets on amazon.co.uk, from about £5.98 to £54.99. Metal clad or plastic, BS 1363 claims, and which packs leave the box unclear.
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Telephone socket
Master, secondary and full fibre
Compare eight UK telephone sockets on amazon.co.uk, from about £3.89 to £14.20. Master, secondary or NTE faceplate, and when full fibre means skip the buy.
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UPS extension lead
C14 inputs, 10 A limits and length
Compare seven UPS extension leads on amazon.co.uk, from about £5.19 to £11.49. See C14 inputs, 10 A limits, and the top pick for a short UK socket lead.
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USB plug adapter
Type G, shared wattage and form
Twelve USB plug adapters on amazon.co.uk, from £5.99 to £14.88. Type G, shared wattage, and whether the 13 A socket stays free. Not a laboratory test.
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USB socket
British General plates, USB-C and BS 1363
Compare four white British General USB wall sockets on amazon.co.uk, from about £8.86 to £20. Shared watts, USB-C ports, and which listing prints BS 1363.
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Wall plug
Masonry sleeves, not a 13 A outlet
Compare five wall plugs on amazon.co.uk, about £4.22 to £19.99. Colour-coded masonry plugs versus mixed kits, and why plasterboard needs another fixing.
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Wall-mounted extension lead
Mounts, cable length and joules
Compare nine wall mounted extension leads on amazon.co.uk, from about £11.89 to £28.99. Top pick: a 6-way 3 m bar. Best value: the 2-way with BS1363/A.
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Wi-Fi socket
Plug-in adaptors, one flush plate, 2.4 GHz
Compare eight Wi-Fi sockets on amazon.co.uk, from about £13.88 to £28.99. Indoor 2.4 GHz plug-ins, one flush plate, and which listings claim a watt graph.
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Wireless sockets
A wireless socket, in UK shops, is a Type G plug-in adaptor that a radio handset…
Wireless sockets comparison: eleven amazon.co.uk packs from about £12.99 to £29.99. Top pick is a three-socket radio set; best value is the cheaper three-pack.
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Guides
View all articles →These guides cover choosing a UK extension lead by plug, amps and length, why you must not daisy-chain leads, and when a new mains socket needs a registered electrician under Part P.
UK extension lead: plug, amps and the right length
The spare socket is behind the sofa, the lamp is two metres short, and the lead in the drawer has a plug you do not recognise. A UK extension lead is
Daisy chain extension lead: stop at one socket
The lamp is on the first strip and the second plug is hovering over a spare socket on that strip. That is a daisy chain extension lead, and Electrical
Outdoor extension lead RCD: rain, reels and rating
The mower is on the patio, the nearest socket is in the kitchen, and the black four-way from the television is the only lead you can find. An outdoor