Top 6 compared
The best electric blankets
Sheets already warm when you climb into bed on a chilly night, with no cold patch at your feet.
39 checked · 6 made the cut
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An electric blanket is a thin pad with heating wires inside that goes on the mattress under the bottom sheet, worked by a plug-in controller. Switched on before bed, it warms the sheets for when you get in. Some cover just the part of the bed you lie on and are held on with straps; fully fitted ones have an elasticated skirt like a fitted sheet, and heated toppers add a quilted layer too.
Some can go in the washing machine, and most switch themselves off after a set time. Doubles and kings come with one controller or two. Silentnight advises switching an electric blanket off before you go to sleep, and a switch-off timer is a backstop if you forget.
What matters
- A fit that suits your mattress, deep ones included.
- Overheat protection, as well as a switch-off timer.
- Enough heat settings to fine-tune the warmth.
#1Silentnight Comfort Control Electric Blanket (Double)
£30–£50
- Five heat settings
- Stitched channels hold the wires
- Three-year guarantee
- One controller for both sides
A microfleece under-blanket for a double bed, with five heat settings on a digital controller and stitched channels that hold the wires in place so the heat spreads evenly. Each blanket scoring higher is a single, a heated topper or a dual-control double for couples; this one-controller double sells the most.
What owners say: Owners say it’s well made, warms the bed quickly and fits neatly. Durability splits them: some had one fail within a fortnight, and a few find it too small for a double or even painful to lie on.
A closer look: Fit it with the lead at the pillow end, slip the elasticated straps under the mattress without over-tightening them, then put the fitted sheet on top. Over summer, store it loosely rolled rather than folded tight, and look over the lead and controller for wear before the first cold night.
Best for: Wires that stay put
- Size
- Double (135 × 120cm)
- How it fits
- Under-blanket with elastic straps
- Separate controls for each side
- No
- Heat settings
- 5
- Auto switch-off
- Yes
#2TLGREEN Single Electric Blanket
£30–£50
- Six settings, 30–55°C
- Covers the whole single mattress
- Switches off after 8 hours
A single under-blanket with six heat levels marked in degrees, from about 30°C to 55°C, so a setting that suits is easy to find again. It switches itself off after eight hours, and overheat protection cuts the heat if it runs too hot.
What owners say: Owners praise its quality and fast heating, and find it cosy and easy to use, with simple controls.
A closer look: Switch it on about 20 minutes before bed, as the maker suggests, and lay a thin blanket over the sheet if you can feel the wires: it hides them and holds the warmth in. Keep the controller on top of the covers, not under the pillow or duvet.
Best for: Finding the same heat each night
- Size
- Single (193 × 91cm)
- How it fits
- Elasticated band
- Separate controls for each side
- No
- Heat settings
- 6 (30–55°C)
- Auto switch-off
- After 8 hrs
#3Homefront Fully Fitted Electric Blanket (Double, dual control)
£50–£75
- Separate controls for each side
- Separate body and foot heat
- Skirt fits 20–40cm deep mattresses
A polar-fleece fully fitted cover where each side of the bed has its own controller, with nine settings for the body, nine for the feet and ten timer options. The deep elasticated skirt fits mattresses 20 to 40cm deep, so it stays put on a thick mattress or one with a topper.
What owners say: Owners like how quickly it heats and how well it fits over the mattress, find the separate body and feet settings work well, and say it’s comfortable and looks smart.
A closer look: Pull the skirt over the head end first, then the foot, so the elastic sits evenly under the mattress and the controllers come out at each side of the pillows. Set each side’s timer separately at bedtime, so the earlier sleeper’s side can switch off without the other going cold.
Best for: Extra-deep mattresses
- Size
- Double (193 × 137cm)
- How it fits
- Fully fitted, skirt for 20–40cm deep
- Separate controls for each side
- Yes
- Heat settings
- 9 body, 9 feet, each side
- Auto switch-off
- 10 timer options
#4Silentnight Multi-Zone Heated Mattress Topper (Double)
£50–£75
- Four separately heated zones
- Pre-heat timer
- Three-year guarantee
A deeply filled quilted topper with the heating built in, so it softens the mattress as well as warming it. Its four heating zones let each side of the bed set its own warmth for the top and the foot, with nine settings, and a pre-heat timer warms the bed before you get in.
What owners say: Owners find it comfortable, well made and easy to fit, and like the dual controls. Opinions differ on how fast it heats: quickly for some, slowly for others.
A closer look: It goes under the fitted sheet like any other topper, held by elasticated straps, so a deep-pocket fitted sheet helps over the extra thickness. Being quilted, it also stays on through spring as a soft topper with the heat off, so there’s no need to strip the bed when the weather turns.
Best for: Softening the mattress
- Size
- Double (140 × 140cm)
- How it fits
- Topper with elastic straps
- Separate controls for each side
- Yes
- Heat settings
- 9, top and foot each side
- Auto switch-off
- –
#5Dreamland Hunker Down Electric Blanket (Single)
£75–£100
- Warms the bed in 5 minutes
- Tumble-dryable as well as washable
- 1, 3 or 9-hour timer
Dreamland’s Intelliheat+ warms the bed in about five minutes, then keeps adjusting the heat through the night, so there’s no reaching for the controller at 3am. The sherpa side is for winter and the lighter reverse for cooler nights, with six settings and a 1, 3 or 9-hour timer.
What owners say: Owners rate it highly: it warms quickly, feels soft and works reliably, with easy controls, a good range of temperature settings and a fit that covers the whole bed.
A closer look: Once the control is unclipped, the whole blanket can go through the washing machine and the tumble dryer, so it can be washed and back on the bed the same day. On a deep mattress, pull each corner strap right under before the sheet goes on, so it stays flat as you turn over.
Best for: Self-adjusting heat
- Size
- Single (190 × 90cm)
- How it fits
- Elastic corner straps, deep mattresses
- Separate controls for each side
- No
- Heat settings
- 6, adjusts itself overnight
- Auto switch-off
- After 1, 3 or 9 hrs
#6Dreamcatcher Fully Fitted Electric Blanket (King, dual control)
£30–£50
- Separate controls for each side
- Fully fitted elasticated skirt
- Long 2.3m lead
- Three heat settings each side
The answer to the “I’m freezing, you’re boiling” debate: two controllers, one for each side, with three settings each. It’s fully fitted, so it covers the whole surface of a king-size mattress and stays put overnight, and overheat protection is built in.
What owners say: Owners like the quick warm-up and setting each side separately, and find it soft and cosy on cold nights. Reliability is the weak point: some report it packing up.
A closer look: The 2.3m lead gives some leeway when the nearest socket isn’t right by the bed, which helps with two controllers to place. If it goes in the wash, let it dry right through before the controllers go back on and it’s plugged in again.
Best for: King-size beds
- Size
- King (203 × 152cm)
- How it fits
- Fully fitted, elasticated skirt
- Separate controls for each side
- Yes
- Heat settings
- 3 each side
- Auto switch-off
- –
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How they compare
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| Feature | #1Silentnight Comfort Control | #2TLGREEN single | #3Homefront dual control double | #4Silentnight Multi-Zone topper | #5Dreamland Hunker Down | #6Dreamcatcher King dual control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Best premium | |||||
| Picked Rating | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
| Price | £30–£50 | £30–£50 | £50–£75 | £50–£75 | £75–£100 | £30–£50 |
| Size | Double (135 × 120cm) | Single (193 × 91cm) | Double (193 × 137cm) | Double (140 × 140cm) | Single (190 × 90cm) | King (203 × 152cm) |
| How it fits | Under-blanket with elastic straps | Elasticated band | Fully fitted, skirt for 20–40cm deep | Topper with elastic straps | Elastic corner straps, deep mattresses | Fully fitted, elasticated skirt |
| Separate controls for each side | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Heat settings | 5 | 6 (30–55°C) | 9 body, 9 feet, each side | 9, top and foot each side | 6, adjusts itself overnight | 3 each side |
| Auto switch-off | Yes | After 8 hrs | 10 timer options | – | After 1, 3 or 9 hrs | – |
| Best for | Wires that stay put | Finding the same heat each night | Extra-deep mattresses | Softening the mattress | Self-adjusting heat | King-size beds |
| Buy now | Amazon | Amazon | Amazon | Amazon | Amazon | Amazon |
How we checked these
How 39 became 6
We found 39 electric blanket listings. Five were the same blanket again in another size, and 20 were rated too low and/or had too few ratings to compete. That left 14, which we narrowed down step by step:
- Ratings, reviews and salesFor the 14, we then checked the ratings and reviews further, and how many people buy each one. Owners talked most about blankets that stopped working, then size and fit. After these checks, we dropped three more, one of them because owners said it didn’t heat up or stopped working within months.11 left
- Features weighed upThe 11 left were compared on size, how they fit, separate controls for each side, heat settings and auto switch-off. Once everything was weighed up together, we dropped five more.6 made the cut
- Value for moneyEvery electric blanket here is worth what it costs. A dearer one is only here if it gives you more.
- Who sells itEvery seller was checked. Each electric blanket is sold new and sent from the UK.
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