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Brijiena Lovelace & Laura Udall

Best-heated clothes airers in UK that dry your clothes in instant

As households in the UK continue to battle with the cost of living crisis, many are still looking for practical and effective ways to take control of energy bills.

Despite a reduction in wholesale prices and the recent announcement of a price cap drop by Ofgem, energy bills do not look set to be falling any time soon. Many households can no longer afford the luxury of running a tumble dryer or turning the heating up just to dry clothes.

With the average drying cycle costing as much £2 per cycle, cheaper alternatives are proving to be very popular. In a bid to save money, heated airers have become a must-have appliance in British homes.

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Most heated airers are exceptionally cheap to run. Using electrical elements, they are ready to use out of the box and cost between 7p and 20p an hour to run, which is a noticeable reduction from the estimated cost of the average tumble dryer cycle.

Damp clothes can be hung on hangers or folded directly over the heated bars to dry. The excess heat from the airer will kick out enough heat to help warm up your room too. But which heated airers are the best?

As with any popular product, there are many different types of heated airers available to suit all budgets. To help you decide which model will best suit your family's requirements and save you money, we’ve rounded up seven of the best.

Best heated clothes airers to buy

1. Dry:Soon 3-Tier Heated Airer

Best clothes airer for large families

Key Features :

  • Holds 15kg of washing

  • Folds down to 8cm deep

  • Three tiers

Dry:Soon 3-Tier Heated Airer (Lakeland)

Ideal for families with loads of washing to get done, the Dry:Soon 3-tiered clothes airer is perfect to cut your drying time down significantly.

It offers an impressive 21m of drying space and can hold up to 15kg of washing at any one time. The bars that you hang your clothes on are thermostatically-controlled that won’t overheat, it’s also much kinder to washing than using a tumble dryer.

It also folds down to a depth of just 8cm making it ideal for storing away when it isn't being used.

Buy now from Lakeland ( £159.99 ).

2. John Lewis & Partners 3-Tier Heated Indoor Clothes Airer

Best overall clothes airer

Key Features :

  • Holds 15kg of washing

  • Temperature up to 50C

  • Three tiers

John Lewis & Partners 3-Tier Heated Indoor Clothes Airer (John Lewis)

If space is quite scarce at home, this clothes airer is perfect as the drying space is vertical rather than spreading outwards and taking up more space.

Boasting a large 300W output and temperatures of 40-50°C, this delivers warmth to your laundry faster, making you able to get more loads done.

It has three tiers and four hooks at the bottom of the device, perfect for slippers, socks and underwear and more. Each shelf has amaximum weight of 5kg too, so you won’t need to worry about overloading it.

Buy now from John Lewis ( £100 ).

3. Aldi's Easy Home Heated Airer

Best value for money clothes airer

Key Features :

  • Holds 3kg of washing

  • Foldable design

  • Three drying areas

Easy Home Heated Airer (Aldi)

If you're looking for an inexpensive design to take laundry drying to the next level, Aldi's heated clothes airer is one of the best value airers you'll find online.

This Easy Home Heated Airer is great for quickly drying small amounts of laundry. All 20 bars of the airer are heated for quality drying of clothes, towels and bedding and more more.

It's super lightweight making it ideal for moving around the house and the foldable design means it can be stored away between uses.

Buy now from Aldi ( £39.99 ).

4. Amazon AMOS Eezy-Dry Electric Clothes Dryer

Best for collapsible clothes airer

Key Features :

  • Holds 15kg of washing

  • Enclosed design

  • 1300W of power

AMOS Eezy-Dry Electric Clothes Dryer (Amazon)

The AMOS Eezy-Dry can hold up to 15kg of damp clothing or 25 separate items, and if you hang smaller items on the two tiers you can fit up to 50 items - how good is that?

The electric clothes airer dries wet clothes using warm air generated by a powerful 1300W motor, so that clothes are dried gently but effectively.

Simply place your wet clothes on coat hangers (not included) and hang them inside the dryer, zip it up and then select the desired time setting between 20 and 240 minutes.

Buy now from Amazon ( £68.99).

5. Argos Home 11.5m Heated Electric Indoor Clothes Airer

Best clothes airer for ease of use

Key Features :

  • Holds 10kg of washing

  • 11.5 drying space

  • Three drying areas

Argos Home 11.5m Heated Electric Indoor Clothes Airer (Argos)

Boasting a super simple design that's easy to use and even simpler to fold down and away for when it's not in use.

This airer is capable of holding up to 10kg of clothing, the dryer comes with heated bars that will help speed up the drying process, without causing any damage to your clothes, towels, bedding and more.

Once you're finished drying, the airer can be quickly folded flat for convenient storage.

Buy now from Argos ( £55 ).

6. Wilko's Dri Buddi 2.0

Best enclosed heated clothes airer

Key Features :

  • Holds 10kg of washing

  • 1.6m drying space

  • Enclosed design

The Dri Buddi Clothes Airer (JML)

DriBUDDi dries your clothes using a powerful warm air motor that helps to drop out any of the pesky creases and leaves your clothes feeling fresh.

The gentle drying is safe for all fabrics, including your bedding and towels too. All you have to do is insert your clothes, turn the timer to your desired time and let warm air do the rest.

The DriBUDDI holds up to 10kg of washing at a time.

Buy now from Wilko's (£79.99)

7. Amazon's Homefront Electric Heated Clothes Airer

Best clothes airer for small spaces

Key Features :

  • Holds up to 2m of washing

  • Durable design

  • Space saving design

Homefront Electric Heated Clothes Airer (Amazon)

Ideal for houses and flats where space is at a premium, this compact heated clothes airer is an efficient way to dry clothes.

This electric clothes airer uses just 90W of power to circulate warm air around your wet clothes, quickly and efficiently drying them. It’s so energy-efficient that it costs as little as 1.6p per hour to run – significantly less than drying clothes on the radiator.

You'll also have enough room to hang up to two metres of washing as it has six rungs to drape clothes over.

Buy now from Amazon ( £54.99 ).

8. Minky Wing Heated Clothes Airer

Best clothes airer for everyday use

Key Features :

  • Holds 16kg of washing

  • 12m drying space

  • Folds up small for easy storage

The Minky Wing Heated Airer (The Minky Wing Heated Airer)

The £55 Minky Wing Heated Clothes Airer claims to cost less than 8p an hour to run. Often out of stock during the winter months, the space-saving model has received hundreds of five-star reviews on the retailer's website.

With foldable wings, the airer offers an impressive 16kg drying capacity and with 12 metres of drying space overall its a good choice for families with larger laundry loads. When not in use, the practical design makes it easy to fold down for easy storage.

In one review, a satisfied buyer described it as a ‘great household addition’ saying: “This product is easy to put up and folds away neatly and quickly and is very lightweight. It dries the clothes quickly and is cost-effective.”

Priced at £55, this mid-range model is a practical and affordable alternative to a tumble dryer, made by a brand that is well-known in the home and laundry market.

Buy now from Argos (£55.99)

9. Lakeland Dry:Soon Drying Pod

Best compact covered clothes airer

Key Features :

  • Holds 12 hangers full of washing

  • Powerful air circulation

  • Compact design

Lakeland Dry:Soon Drying Pod (Lakeland)

Another great piece of kit from the experts at Lakeland, the £99.99 Dry:Soon Drying Pod offers an impressive amount of drying power while taking up very little space in your home.

The compact, upright design offers enough space to hold 12 full-size items on hangers, or you can purchase additional sock or underwear hangers to dry your smalls. The simple but effective design circulates warm air inside the cover that comes as part of the package, and while it is less cost-effective at 34p an hour to use, it is one of the most powerful electric airers your money can buy.

With a built-in timer and an automatic shut-off function you can set it to dry overnight or leave the house without worrying it will overheat in your absence.

Available for £99.99 the innovative design will also help to keep your laundry room nice and toasty, and the compact dimensions make it an excellent choice for anyone with limited drying space at home.

Often out of stock due to its ever-increasing popularity, if you can find it in stock, you can purchase it direct from the Lakeland website.

Buy now from Lakeland (£99.99)

10. Dunelm Heated Airer With Wings

Best clothes airer to buy on the High Street

Key Features :

  • Holds 10kg wash loads

  • 12m of drying space

  • Affordable price

Dunelm Heated Airer (Dunelm)

Suitable for up to 10kg wash loads and offering 12m of drying space, the Dunelm Heated Airer is a great-value appliance that will help you to save money for the very small investment of just £40.

The winged design offers extra space when you need it most, and with an illuminated on and off switch it’s easy to take advantage of the low running costs, which Dunelm claims to be as little as just 7p per hour.

Shoppers seem very pleased with their purchase of this great-value airer, with one of the many five-star reviews saying: saying: “Amazing price and quality. Saved so much using one of these.”

Like many of the other models on the market, this airer folds away neatly to save space.

Buy now from Dunelm (£40).

11. B&Q Winged Clothes Airer

Best clothes airer for shoppers on a budget

Key Features :

  • Enough space for a single washing load

  • 11m drying space

  • Cheap to buy

The B&Q Heated Airer (The B&Q Heated Airer)

Priced at just £39.99, the Heated Energy Efficient Winged Drying Clothes Airer from B&Q is one of the most affordable options on the market.

With 18 heated bars and over 11 metres of hanging space, the sturdy but lightweight aluminium frame can cope with a regular size laundry load.

Claiming to cost just pennies to run (exact manufacturer figures not available), this winged airer can fold down to just 5cm deep for easy storage when not in use.

Basic but efficient, this airer is a good introduction to heated airers on a budget.

Buy now from B&Q (£39.99)

12. BLACK+DECKER Deluxe Electric Laundry Airer

Best clothes airer for fast drying

Key Features :

  • Holds 10kg of washing

  • 11.5m drying space

  • Folds away flat

BLACK+DECKER Deluxe Electric Laundry Airer (Amazon)

This deluxe electric clothes airer quickly delivers ample amounts of space and heat to hang wet clothes. Featuring 18 drying bars including two heated, fold-out wings to cater for all kinds of clothing items, bedding and more.

There's also a very impressive 11.5 metres of drying space and can also hold up to 10kg of washing in one go too.

It also folds down completely flat for storing away in the meantime - perfect for smaller households where space might be scarce at times

Buy now from Amazon ( £65.00).

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