Electric fireplace buying guides
Expert-tested electric fireplaces for every need and budget.
Best Fireplaces
Our top electric fires for warmth and a proper focal point.
See picks →Media Wall
Slim inset fires built for media walls and chimney breasts.
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Log-burner styling with no flue, fuel or mess.
See picks →Best Electric Fireplace Suites (UK 2026)
Complete fire and surround packages for rooms with no chimney.
See picks →Best Wall-Mounted Electric Fires (UK 2026)
Hang-on-the-wall fires that need no recess or building work.
See picks →Best Electric Fireplace TV Stands (UK 2026)
Media units with a built-in fire - one piece of furniture, two jobs.
See picks →Best Inset Electric Fires (UK 2026)
Recessed fires that sit flush in a wall or chimney breast.
See picks →Best Freestanding Electric Fires (UK 2026)
Plug-in fires you can move between rooms.
See picks →Best 3D Flame Electric Fires (UK 2026)
The most convincing flame effects, from 3D to water vapour.
See picks →Best Electric Fires with a Remote (UK 2026)
Remote and app control for fires you can't easily reach.
See picks →Best 2kW Electric Fires (UK 2026)
Full-output fires for genuine supplementary warmth.
See picks →Best Budget Electric Fireplaces (UK 2026)
Great-value fires that still look the part.
See picks →Best Dimplex Electric Fires (UK 2026)
Dimplex's Optiflame and Optimyst ranges compared.
See picks →Best Adam Fireplaces & Suites (UK 2026)
Adam's popular fireplace suites, ranked.
See picks →Electric Fireplace Buying Guide (UK 2026)
Types, heat output, sizing, flame effects and fitting explained.
See picks →Are Electric Fires Expensive to Run? (UK 2026)
What a 2kW fire actually costs, and how to cut it.
See picks →Media Wall Fire Installation Guide (UK 2026)
Recess sizing, depth, ventilation and electrics.
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