The best steel wall pools, compared.
Top pick: Planet Pool round, 350 × 90 cm Best value: Planet Pool round, 350 × 90 cm – Lowest price in the set at about £296.12, with 0.3 mm steel and a 0.2 mm overlap liner printed in the bullets. Updated October 2026.
A steel wall pool is a continuous galvanised steel sheet, with rails and a PVC liner. None of the five includes a filter pump. A skimmer or a punched opening is not a pump, a ladder or a cover. Read the title size beside the attributes, and read the gauges where the listing prints them. This set shows 0.3 mm, 0.4 mm, 0.45 mm and 0.8 mm steel, and 0.2 mm, 0.4 mm or 0.6 mm liner where a gauge is stated. That 5.0 is one review, with no review text stored. A pump, a slab, a fence and an electrician are extra on every listing. The order of checks is in the [steel wall pool buying guide](/hub/swimming-pools/steel-wall-pool/sub/steel-wall-pool-buying-guide). A search that says steel can still return a frame pool, a brush, or a cue rack. This comparison keeps five amazon.co.uk shells, two and three from Pool. They are not a market average, and they are not a live reload.
A steel wall pool is a continuous galvanised steel sheet, with rails and a PVC liner. None of the five includes a filter pump. A skimmer or a punched opening is not a pump, a ladder or a cover.
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How deep a wall do you want?
The Planet Pool round at £296.12 is the cheapest shell in this set, with a title size of 350 × 90 cm, 0.3 mm hot-dip galvanised steel and a 0.2 mm sand overlap liner. The bullets also offer 300 × 90 cm and 450 × 90 cm, so the basket line and the bullet list are not one diameter. Amazon.co.uk shows 5.0 from 1 review and the raw file has no review text, which is not a UK test. The box lists the steel wall, lining, mounting accessories and profile rails. Punching for a standard skimmer and return is mentioned, and the skimmer unit itself is not in that list. No pump, capacity or recess is stated. It is the best value if 90 cm of water and a thin file are enough, and you confirm which of the three diameters is actually dispatched.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A shallow 90 cm round when you have checked which of the three printed diameters will be sent.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs 1.20 m of water, a single printed diameter, or a pump in the box.
Specifications
Common questions
Which diameter is this listing?
The title ends in 350 × 90. The bullets also offer 300 × 90 cm and 450 × 90 cm. Wall height on all three is 90 cm.
Is a skimmer included?
The bullets say punching for a standard skimmer and return nozzle. The included-components list names the shell, lining, mounting accessories and profile rails, not the skimmer unit.
Is there a written review behind the 5.0 stars?
The listing line is 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. The raw file has no review text.
The Summer Fun round is listed at £1,025.53 with a 120 cm wall, 0.4 mm galvanised steel and a 0.4 mm blue liner on hanging piping, and the listing puts 11,000 litres and 200 kg on that shell. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.4 from 9 reviews, the only star line in this set with more than one rating, though the stored listing has no written review text behind those nine. The bullets say it can stand free, sit partly in the ground, or sit fully in the ground, and they also claim a 4 year warranty. The box lists a PVC handrail, a PVC floor rail, the steel wall and the film, and it does not list a pump. The title token 450 is not a diameter in metres, so you cannot mark the lawn from the title alone. The components field says skimmer while the bullets say a perforated skimmer opening. On this set's scores it is the top pick if you can live without a printed diameter and you will buy the filter separately.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A household that wants the 120 cm round in this set and will buy a pump, once the live page confirms the diameter.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs the diameter printed in metres, a pump in the box, or a written UK review.
Specifications
Common questions
What diameter is the 450 in the title?
The listing does not print a diameter in metres. The token 450 is not converted here. The title depth is 120 cm. Capacity is 11,000 litres and weight is 200 kg.
Can this shell be recessed?
The bullets say it can stand free, sit partly in the ground, or sit fully in the ground. They do not describe the excavation.
Is a pump in the box?
No pump is listed. Box contents are a PVC handrail, a PVC floor rail, a 0.4 mm steel wall and a 0.4 mm film. The components field says skimmer; the bullets say a perforated skimmer opening.
The Planet Pool oval is the largest shell here, with title and attributes agreeing on 600 × 320 × 150 cm, 0.8 mm white steel and a 0.6 mm blue hanging liner, at £1,936.75. The box lists the wall, lining, mounting accessories, two combination handrails and a grounding set, and it does not list a pump or a capacity. The bullets say it can be partly recessed or recessed, without an excavation method. Amazon.co.uk shows 1.0 from 1 review, and the only stored text is the Italian word Orribile, dated 4 September 2025, so there is no UK review text. The components field says skimmer while the box list does not name one. Weight is not stated. Choose it only if you want the 1.50 m oval and will pay for an electrician to deal with the grounding set.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A household set on a 1.50 m oval who will budget a pump and an electrician for the grounding set.
Less suitable: Anyone who wants UK review text, a stated capacity, or a skimmer named in the box list.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the box include a filter pump?
No pump is listed. The box contents name the steel wall, lining, mounting accessories, two combination handrails and a grounding set.
Can it be set into the ground?
The bullets say it can be placed partly recessed or recessed. They do not specify a concrete base.
What does the single star rating mean?
The listing line is 1.0 out of 5 from 1 review. The only review text is the Italian word Orribile, dated 4 September 2025. There is no UK review text in the raw file.
The Summer Fun Grandy oval is listed at £1,528.90 with a title of 3.00 × 5.00 × 1.20 m, 0.45 mm white steel, 13,500 litres and 250 kg. The attribute block prints 5 m × 1.2 m × 1.2 m, so the two size lines on the same listing do not match, and the liner gauge is not stated. There is no amazon.co.uk star line. The bullets recommend a stable concrete base plate and name an installation skimmer and a return nozzle, and no pump is listed. The materials field says PVC while the bullets describe a steel sheath, so the construction line is split across the page. The assembly-required field is set to No on a 250 kg shell, which is not the same as a pool that arrives full. Choose it only after the seller confirms which footprint is in the box.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An oval of about 13,500 litres if the seller confirms the footprint and you will pour the concrete plate the bullets ask for.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs matching size lines, a stated liner thickness, or a pump in the box.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this listing include a filter pump?
No pump is listed. The included-components field names a skimmer, and the bullets say an installation skimmer and a return nozzle.
Which size should you trust?
The title says 3.00 m × 5.00 m × 1.20 m. The attribute block says 5 m × 1.2 m × 1.2 m. Both lines are on the listing and neither has been corrected here.
What base does the listing ask for?
The bullets recommend a stable concrete base plate. The assembly-required field is set to No.
The second Planet Pool round is listed at £320.67 with a title of 350 × 90 cm, and the title is the only place that states 0.3 mm white steel and a 0.2 mm blue overlap foil. The attribute block prints 3.5 m × 0.9 m × 0.9 m and 40 kg, which at least agrees with that title size, and there is no star line. The description bullets are three unanswered questions, so gauge, ladder and cover are not repeated there. The brand field says Planet Pool and the manufacturer field says Waterman, model S81003MS. The included-components field names a skimmer only, and no pump is listed. At £24.55 more than the other 350 × 90 cm round, it is the thinner file. Skip it when you want the same height band with gauges written in the bullets.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A 90 cm round only if the live page fills in the empty bullets before you order.
Less suitable: Anyone who wants gauge, liner fixing and box contents in the bullets, or the cheaper 350 × 90 cm listing that already prints them.
Specifications
Common questions
Are the steel and liner gauges in the bullets?
No. The title says steel 0.3 mm, white, and foil 0.2 mm, blue, overlap. The description bullets are three unanswered questions.
Does the box include a ladder or a cover?
Neither is listed. The bullets ask those questions and do not answer them. The included-components field names a skimmer only.
Who is the manufacturer on the listing?
The brand field says Planet Pool. The manufacturer field says Waterman. The model number is S81003MS.
Shelf prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures stored for these five listings. They are not a live reload on 17 October 2026. The editorial score on each card is the 0–100 figure already stored for this set. It ranks a bare shell. None of the five includes a filter pump, and the score is not a laboratory test or a claim that a shell meets BS EN 16582.
Stars
25%Amazon.co.uk stars, up to 25 points. No star line scores zero. A single 5.0 with no review text does not outrank 4.4 from nine ratings.
Review volume
15%Nine reviews score above one review. A listing with no star line scores zero here as well.
Listing clarity
25%Size lines you can follow, gauges in the bullets, a liner gauge, and a box list. A size clash, a token that is not a diameter, or gauges only in the title lowers this part.
Shell for a garden
20%Wall height, stated steel, how the liner is fixed, and a capacity, a weight, a recess line, or a named base.
Price in this set
15%The captured shelf price, from about £296.12 to about £1,936.75. Under £350 with gauges in the bullets scores above a title-only gauge or the £1,936.75 oval.
Start with the construction, then the two size lines, then the gauges, then the box. A star rating does not tell you those four. These five listings are amazon.co.uk pages, with the prices and review counts stored for this comparison, not a live reload on 17 October 2026. None of them is a complete pool kit. A pump, a slab, a fence and an electrician sit outside every shelf price.
A steel wall pool is a continuous galvanised steel sheet, with rails and a PVC liner. It is not a tubular frame kit. A search that says steel can still return a frame pool, a brush, or a cue rack. Those are a different product. This comparison keeps five amazon.co.uk shells, two from Summer Fun and three from Planet Pool. Shelf prices in the stored listings run from about £296.12 to about £1,936.75. They are not a market average, and they are not a live reload on 17 October 2026.
A steel wall pool is a continuous sheet, rails and a liner. A tubular frame kit is a different product, even when the title says steel. Drop a frame, a brush, or a cue rack before you compare gauges.
A named skimmer, a perforated opening, or punching for a skimmer is not a filter pump. None of these five boxes lists a pump, a ladder or a cover. The filter is a separate purchase on every row.
The Grandy title and attributes do not match. The cheapest round prints three diameters. The 120 cm Summer Fun does not print a diameter in metres, and the token 450 is not converted here. Digging because a bullet says the shell can be recessed is a separate mistake: the bullet is not an excavation method.
Read the wall height and the footprint in the title and again in the attribute block. The Grandy title says 3.00 m by 5.00 m by 1.20 m and the attributes say 5 m by 1.2 m by 1.2 m. The Summer Fun round states 120 cm of depth and does not print a diameter in metres. The two 90 cm Planet Pool titles are 350 by 90 cm, and one of them also lists 300 by 90 cm and 450 by 90 cm. Steel in this set is 0.3 mm, 0.4 mm, 0.45 mm or 0.8 mm. Liner, where stated, is 0.2 mm, 0.4 mm or 0.6 mm.
The box list is the buying line. A skimmer field, a perforated opening, or punching for a skimmer and return is not a filter pump, a ladder or a cover. The Summer Fun round lists a PVC handrail, a PVC floor rail, the steel wall and the film. The 1.50 m oval lists the wall, lining, mounting accessories, two combination handrails and a grounding set. The cheapest round lists the wall, lining, mounting accessories and profile rails.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a deep oval and you will pour the slab the listing asks for. The Summer Fun Grandy is the shell whose bullets recommend a concrete base plate, at about £1,528.90, with 13,500 litres and 250 kg stated. The title and the attributes do not agree on the footprint, the liner gauge is not stated, and the box still has no pump. The 1.50 m Planet Pool oval is the other deep shell if you need agreeing size lines.
You might recess a round 1.20 m shell and you want the only star line in this set with more than one rating. The Summer Fun round is the top pick at about £1,025.53, with 0.4 mm steel and liner, 11,000 litres, and 4.4 from 9 reviews. The bullets allow a free-standing, partial or full recess. They do not describe the excavation, and no pump is listed. The title does not print a diameter in metres.
You want a shallow summer pool under about £350 and you can accept 0.3 mm steel and almost no reviews. The Planet Pool round at about £296.12 is the best value: title size 350 × 90 cm, gauges in the bullets, and a 0.2 mm sand overlap liner. The bullets also list 300 × 90 cm and 450 × 90 cm, so confirm which diameter is dispatched. The other 350 × 90 cm round costs more and prints its gauges only in the title.
The top pick is the Summer Fun round at about £1,025.53, with a 120 cm wall, 0.4 mm steel and a 0.4 mm hanging liner, 11,000 litres, and 4.4 from 9 reviews. The diameter is not printed in metres, and no pump is in the box. The best value is the Planet Pool round at about £296.12, titled 350 × 90 cm, with 0.3 mm steel and a 0.2 mm overlap liner in the bullets, if 90 cm of water is enough and you confirm which of the three printed diameters is sent. The 1.50 m Planet Pool oval has the thickest steel and liner here, and the only stored review text is one Italian word. The Summer Fun Grandy states 13,500 litres and a concrete base plate, and its two size lines do not match.
Planet Pool round, 350 × 90 cm
Lowest price in the set at about £296.12, with 0.3 mm steel and a 0.2 mm overlap liner printed in the bullets.
Editorial
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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