LED work light buying guide
Updated: 2026-10-21
You are comparing a flood on a stand with a magnetic bar and a folding torch, and the listings do not agree on brightness. An LED work light buying guide should tell you which line to trust before the star rating gets a vote. The twelve amazon.co.uk listings in our [LED work light comparison](/hub/workshop/led-work-light) ran from £9.98 to £42.99 on 19 October 2026. This page is from the Products Compared editorial team. We used those listings and public UK guidance, and we did not measure the lamps in a lab. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.
You are comparing a flood on a stand with a magnetic bar and a folding torch, and the listings do not agree on brightness.
You are comparing a flood on a stand with a magnetic bar and a folding torch, and the listings do not agree on brightness. An LED work light buying guide should tell you which line to trust before the star rating gets a vote. The twelve amazon.co.uk listings in our LED work light comparison ran from £9.98 to £42.99 on 19 October 2026. This page is from the Products Compared editorial team. We used those listings and public UK guidance, and we did not measure the lamps in a lab. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Claimed output | Supply note | Weather | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  T-SUN T-SUN 60 W flood on a stand | 5,400 lm and 10,000 lm | Spec line 110 V; no BS 1363 mark | IP66 bullet; Ip65 on the spec line | 9.2 | about £22.34 | View offer |
 SYLSTAR SYLSTAR WL013 rechargeable work light | 3,000 lm | 4,400 mAh, UK plug and USB-C | IP65 | 9.0 | about £33.99 | View offer | |
| Best value |  Coquimbo Coquimbo folding inspection torch, 2 pack | n/a | 3.7 V lithium, 2 torches | No IP code | 8.8 | about £9.98 | View offer |
On this page
Start with the job, not the wattage
A wattage does not tell you whether both hands stay free. Start with the place. A loft hatch or one garage bay wants a flood you can stand on the floor and point. A bonnet, a cupboard or the underside of a car wants a magnet, a clamp or a hook. A folding torch belongs in a glovebox.
Ledlenser’s UK advisor, as a rule of thumb rather than a test of these lamps, puts about 500 lumens on a check, about 1,000 to 2,000 on a workshop task, and about 2,000 to 10,000 on a large area. That band only helps after you have picked the shape. Who each shortlisted lamp is for sits on the best LED work light page.
Read one lumen figure
Read one lumen number and ignore the second if the same file prints both. The T-SUN Wl2000 prints 5,400 lumens and 10,000 lumens. Bellanny prints 10,000 and 20,000, and it also prints 100 W and 200 W. Watts are power drawn, not light on the bench.
When the file is consistent, use that single figure. Linke prints 5,200 lumens for each 60 W flood, one number. SYLSTAR WL013 prints 3,000 lumens, with a claimed step down toward 700. Those are still maker figures. Colour temperature is a comfort choice, not a brightness one.
Match the supply and the water line
The supply has to match the socket you actually have. UK mains are 230 V, and a domestic plug should show the BS 1363 mark. Electrical Safety First makes that the check on the plug itself. Only the SYLSTAR WL013 box line names a UK plug, and that plug is for charging, not for running the lamp as a mains flood. Linke prints 230 V AC. Bellanny prints 220 V. T-SUN’s specification line says 110 V, while a reviewer describes a moulded plug with a 13 A fuse. Keep both lines.
A construction site is a different supply from a garage socket. HSE guidance points temporary lighting toward battery tools or 110 V centre-tapped-to-earth, and ordinary 230 V DIY leads are not site kit. The detail is on the rechargeable or mains LED work light page. Use a printed IP code. IP65 means dust-tight and protected against jets, not a lamp you can immerse.
Then look at the mount and the stars
A mount is only useful if it holds on the surface you have. A magnet does not grip aluminium or timber. Luceco’s clamp exists for a frame, a stall or a lip under a car. T-SUN’s inline switch sits inches from the plug, so the control ends up at the socket or on the floor.
Stars come last, and only with a review set that belongs to that ASIN. SYLSTAR’s newer ST68 shows 4.5 from 2,073 reviews, and the review text matches the WL013 file. Treat that count as shared.
Common questions
How many lumens do I need for a bench, not a whole site?
For a bench or a close check, Ledlenser’s UK rule of thumb starts around 500 lumens, and around 1,000 to 2,000 for a workshop task. A whole bay sits higher, toward a few thousand, if you believe the maker’s figure. Box lumens are not lux on the bench. GOV.UK task-lighting notes, drawing on HSG38, talk about 20 lux to move around and about 200 for fine work. We did not measure either.
Why does one listing show two lumen numbers?
T-SUN prints 5,400 and 10,000. Bellanny prints 10,000 and 20,000. Those are conflicts inside one amazon.co.uk file, not two modes we verified. Use the lower figure as the cautious reading, and treat both as unmeasured claims.
What does IP65 claim, and what does a bare waterproof word claim?
IP65 means dust-tight and protected against jets. It is not a promise you can drop the lamp in a bucket. IP54, on the Luceco compact, is a splash rating. Waterproof with no digits, as on the Edasion pair, does not tell you which test was meant. LETOUR and DeWalt say they are not water resistant, which is clearer than a vague word.
How do I tell a UK 13 A plug from a site 110 V plug?
A UK domestic plug is BS 1363, the familiar three-pin 13 A plug, and Electrical Safety First says the mark should be on the plug. A site lead for 110 V centre-tapped-to-earth uses a different yellow connector, not that 13 A plug. If you cannot see the mark on the plug in your hand, do not guess which system you have bought.
Should I trust stars if two ASINs share the same review text?
Only for the ASIN the text actually belongs to. The ST68 page repeats the WL013 reviews and the same 2,073 count. Praise for a loft in that text is evidence about the shared widget, not a separate trial of the newer lamp. Stars are still useful when the sample is the lamp’s own, as with Coquimbo’s 5,589 or DeWalt’s 3,306, and they still do not override a missing battery or a missing lumen figure.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources from the research digest, plus the twelve amazon.co.uk listings. Prices and stars stored 19 October 2026.
- HSE: Site lighting (retrieved October 2026)
- HSE: INDG231 Electrical safety on construction sites (retrieved October 2026)
- HSE: Electrical systems in buildings (retrieved October 2026)
- HSE: HSG141 Electrical safety on construction sites (retrieved October 2026)
- HSE: Electrical FAQs, RCDs (retrieved October 2026)
- Electrical Safety First: Plugs and fuses (retrieved October 2026)
- Electrical Safety First: Extension leads and cable reels (retrieved October 2026)
- GOV.UK: HSG38 task lighting (retrieved October 2026)