Best Vacuum Cleaner Under £100 in the UK

Under £100, UK shoppers aren't really choosing between a "best" and a "worst" vacuum cleaner — they're choosing between different jobs. Wet & dry vacuums handle spills and workshop mess. Upright vacuums with HEPA filters suit pet owners and allergy sufferers. Genuinely all-surface cordless vacuums that handle both carpet and hard floor are hard to find below £100; most cordless models at this price are built specifically for hard floors rather than full-home cleaning.

Based on the products currently matched to this price bracket in our catalogue, here's how the field breaks down. Prices, stock status and ratings below are catalogue snapshots, not a live merchant feed, so confirm current price and availability on the retailer's own page before buying.

Product	Price	Type	Weight	HEPA filter	Bagless	Warranty
Kärcher WD 2 Plus	£61.00	Wet & dry, 12L	4.2 kg	No	Yes	2 years
Vax Mach Air Revive	£69.99	Upright, 1.5L	4.9 kg	Yes	Yes	1 year
Hoover Breeze Evo Pets	£79.00	Upright, 3L	5.3 kg	Yes	Yes	1 year
Vax Air Stretch Pet Max	£79.99	Upright, 1.5L	4.9 kg	Yes	Yes	1 year
Kärcher WD 3	£79.99	Wet & dry, 17L	4.5 kg	No	No (bagged)	2 years
Tineco iFloor 2 Plus	£89.00	Cordless hard-floor cleaner, 0.5L	3.3 kg	Yes	Yes	2 years
Bosch Series 2 ProEco	£89.99	Cylinder, 3.5L	3.0 kg	No	No (bagged)	2 years
Hoover Breeze Evo	£89.99	Upright, 3L	5.2 kg	No	Yes	1 year

Best budget vacuum cleaner under £100 for pet hair and allergies

Four of the eight matched models include a HEPA filter, which is the main spec worth checking if you have pets or allergy sensitivities: it's designed to trap fine dust and allergen particles rather than recirculating them through the exhaust.

The Hoover Breeze Evo Pets (£79.00) is aimed squarely at pet owners, with an 850W motor, a 3L bin, a 4.5m hose and a dedicated pet-hair tool. Its specification data is currently listed as medium confidence in our catalogue, so it's worth double-checking the exact hose length and tool set on the retailer listing before buying.

The Vax Air Stretch Pet Max (£79.99) and Vax Mach Air Revive (£69.99) both pair a HEPA filter with a compact 1.5L bin — good for a smaller home, but it means more frequent emptying in a pet household than a 3L or larger bin would need. The Air Stretch Pet Max has a larger supplied rating sample (3,966 ratings, average 4.5) than the Mach Air Revive (17 ratings, average 4.8); a small rating count is less statistically reliable, so treat it as an early signal rather than a settled verdict.

The Tineco iFloor 2 Plus also has a HEPA filter, but it's a hard-floor cleaner, not a carpet vacuum — see the cordless section below before choosing it for allergy control on carpeted rooms.

None of the wet & dry or bagged corded models in this bracket (Kärcher WD 2 Plus, Kärcher WD 3, Bosch Series 2, Hoover Breeze Evo) list a HEPA filter, so they're a weaker match if allergen filtration is your main priority.

Best wet & dry vacuum cleaner under £100

For spills, garages, workshops or wet outdoor debris, the two Kärcher models stand out. The Kärcher WD 2 Plus (£61.00) is the cheapest product in this bracket, with a 12L bagless tank and a quieter 74dB rating than most of the upright models here. The Kärcher WD 3 (£79.99) steps up to a 17L bagged tank, useful if you're clearing larger volumes of debris, at the cost of buying replacement bags.

Wet & dry vacuums aren't designed as a substitute for a HEPA-filtered upright if your main goal is everyday carpet cleaning around pets or allergies — they're built for a different job.

Best cordless vacuum under £100: what's actually available

Honestly, cordless choice is thin below £100. The only cordless product currently matched to this price bracket is the Tineco iFloor 2 Plus (£89.00), and it's a cordless wet/dry hard-floor cleaner with mop-combo and app-controlled features, a 22-minute maximum runtime, and a small 0.5L tank — not a general-purpose stick vacuum for carpets and rugs.

If you specifically need a cordless vacuum that also handles carpet, our current catalogue data doesn't show a strong match under £100; that's a genuine coverage gap rather than an oversight, and it's worth checking the wider under-£150 range on the main vacuum cleaners page instead.

Corded vs cordless, bagged vs bagless: what matters under £100

At this price point, the trade-offs are fairly consistent across brands:

• Corded vs cordless — corded models have unlimited runtime and tend to offer more suction and capacity for the money, but you're tethered to a socket and cable length. Cordless models under £100 typically trade runtime (here, 22 minutes) and tank size for portability.
• Bagless vs bagged — bagless models (six of the eight here) avoid ongoing bag costs but need the filter and bin cleaned regularly to keep performance up. Bagged models (Kärcher WD 3, Bosch Series 2) generally contain dust more fully when emptying, which some allergy sufferers prefer, at the cost of buying replacement bags over time.
• Weight — matters most if you're carrying a vacuum up and down stairs. The lightest options here are the Bosch Series 2 (3.0kg) and Tineco iFloor 2 Plus (3.3kg); the heaviest are the Hoover Breeze Evo Pets (5.3kg) and Hoover Breeze Evo (5.2kg).

How these budget picks were selected

These recommendations are drawn from normalised manufacturer specifications and merchant listings in our product catalogue, matched to the under-£100 price bracket — not from hands-on testing or independent lab measurement. Ratings and rating counts shown are figures supplied in the catalogue, not measurements we've collected ourselves, and several products (notably the Tineco iFloor 2 Plus and Kärcher WD 3) have small rating samples, so we'd treat those averages as indicative rather than conclusive.

Coverage of this price bracket is still developing: our dataset currently has eight fully matched products with confirmed GBP pricing here, and prices, stock status and ratings are catalogue snapshots that need refreshing against a live UK merchant feed before you rely on them for a purchase decision. Always confirm current price and stock on the retailer's own listing.

What to check before you buy

• Bin or tank capacity — ranges from 0.5L (Tineco) to 17L (Kärcher WD 3) in this list; a small bin means more frequent emptying.
• Noise level — 74dB for both Kärcher wet & dry models versus 80–82dB for most uprights and the Tineco.
• Warranty length — 1 year on most Hoover and Vax models here, 2 years on both Kärcher models, the Bosch Series 2 and the Tineco iFloor 2 Plus.
• HEPA filtration — only relevant if allergens or pet dander are a priority; check it's explicitly listed, not assumed.
• Stock and price — treat listed prices as a snapshot and reconfirm on the merchant page before purchase.