What is the cheapest type of lawn mower?

A manual push (cylinder) mower is the cheapest type, typically £35–£60, but it only suits small, flat, regularly mown lawns. For most gardens, a corded electric rotary mower from around £75–£100 is the cheapest practical choice.

Are cheap lawn mowers any good?

The better budget corded electric mowers, such as the Webb WEER33, are genuinely good for small to medium UK gardens. You give up self-propulsion, large bag capacity, and some power, but the basic mechanics — motor, blade, height adjustment — are reliable on well-reviewed models from established brands.

Is it cheaper to buy a corded or cordless mower?

Corded electric mowers are cheaper to buy, usually starting around £75–£100 versus £115–£150 for an entry-level cordless model, because they don't need an expensive lithium-ion battery and charger included.

How much should I budget for a lawn mower in the UK?

For most UK gardens under 250m², budget £75–£140 for a reliable corded electric mower, or £115–£250 for cordless. Larger or rougher lawns generally need a £200+ petrol or premium cordless model with self-propulsion.

Buying Guide · Updated 2026

What Is the Cheapest UK Lawn Mower? An Honest Price Breakdown

The real answer, the real trade-offs, and the cheapest mowers actually worth buying in 2026.

Jim Fellows, Garden Machinery Specialist

15 years testing mowers and power tools for UK gardens · Updated June 2026

Quick Answer

The cheapest genuinely usable lawn mowers in the UK in 2026 are corded electric mowers, starting at roughly £50–£100. The cheapest option we'd actually recommend is the BLACK+DECKER BEMWH551-GB hover mower (from around £50–£60), with the Webb WEER33 Classic (around £95–£100, a BBC Gardeners' World Best Buy) as the sturdier step up. If you want to go cordless, budget from around £115–£150 for a basic battery model such as the Greenworks GDG24LM33. Anything advertised much below £50 for a "lawn mower" is usually a basic hand-push cylinder mower, not a true powered mower.

Type "cheapest lawn mower UK" into Google and you'll get a wall of listicles that don't actually answer the question. So let's just answer it properly: what does "cheap" mean across the different types of mower, what do you give up at each price point, and which specific machines are worth your money rather than a one-season disappointment.

I've spent 15 years testing garden machinery for a living, and the short version is this: the cheapest mower on the market and the cheapest mower worth owning are rarely the same product. Below, I'll show you both — and where the line sits.

UK Lawn Mower Prices by Type (2026)

Mower prices break down quite cleanly by power type. Here's the real spread you'll find on Amazon UK right now:

Mower Type	Typical Cheapest Price	Best For
Hand-push (manual reel)	£35–£60	Tiny lawns, flat ground, no budget for electricity
Corded electric (hover & rotary)	£50–£140	Genuinely the cheapest practical option for most UK gardens
Cordless battery rotary	£115–£250	No cable to drag around, mid-size lawns
Petrol rotary	£200–£350+	Large or unkempt lawns, no power socket nearby
Robot mower	£300+	Hands-off maintenance, not a budget category

If you genuinely want the lowest possible spend and have a small, flat lawn with no slopes or obstacles, a manual push mower is the absolute cheapest route. But for the vast majority of UK gardens — anything with moderate growth, slight unevenness, or more than a postage-stamp lawn — a corded electric is the realistic "cheapest" answer, because it's the lowest price point that actually cuts grass reliably without an arm workout.

The Cheapest Lawn Mowers Worth Actually Buying

These are the specific, currently available models I'd point a budget-conscious reader towards — not just "cheap," but cheap and dependable.

1. BLACK+DECKER BEMWH551-GB — The Outright Cheapest Pick

~£50–£60

If price alone is the deciding factor, this is genuinely the cheapest mower worth buying. It's a hover mower rather than a wheeled rotary — it glides on a cushion of air instead of rolling on wheels, which actually makes it better than most budget mowers on slightly bumpy or sloped lawns. It has a 30cm cutting width, a 1200W motor, three cutting heights (20–40mm), a 10m cable, and weighs just 7.5kg, so it's easy to lift in and out of a shed.

Good for: Small, uneven, or sloped lawns up to around 250m² where you want the lowest possible outlay. Watch for: It has no grass collection box — you'll need to rake up cuttings afterwards — and it uses replaceable plastic blades rather than a metal blade. Reviews are mixed on long-term durability, with a number of buyers reporting blades wearing out quickly or the handle loosening with use, so treat it as a budget tool for light, regular mowing rather than a heavy-duty long-term machine.

2. Webb WEER33 Classic — Best Value, Not Just Cheapest

~£95–£100

A corded electric rotary mower with a 33cm cutting width, five cutting heights (25–65mm), a 35-litre collection bag, and a 10-metre cable. It's a BBC Gardeners' World Best Buy in the budget category, and it earns that badge on basics done well rather than gimmicks: a poly deck that's easy to hose down, a folding handle for shed storage, and a 3-year guarantee from a UK brand with a real customer service team behind it.

Good for: Lawns up to roughly 200–250m². Watch for: It's corded, so you're tethered to a socket and need to manage the cable as you mow.

3. Hyundai HYM3800E — Best Budget Mower With a Roller

~£120–£140

A step up in capability for not much more money. The HYM3800E is a 1600W corded mower with a wider 38cm cutting path, a 40-litre collection bag, a rear roller for those classic British lawn stripes, and a mulching plug if you'd rather feed cuttings back into the lawn than empty the bag constantly. At 12.5kg it's light enough to manoeuvre easily, and the handles fold flat for boot or shed storage.

Good for: Small-to-medium lawns up to around 225m² where you actually want stripes. Watch for: Still corded — the 10m cable covers most small gardens but check your lawn's reach before buying.

4. Greenworks GDG24LM33 — Cheapest Cordless Option

~£118–£150

If dragging a cable around the garden is the thing putting you off mowing altogether, this is the cheapest sensible way out of that problem. It's a compact 24V cordless mower with a 33cm cutting width and a 30-litre bag, well suited to smaller gardens where runtime limitations matter less. It won't out-cut a corded mower on raw power, but the freedom of movement is worth a lot to plenty of gardeners.

Good for: Small gardens up to roughly 140m² where convenience trumps raw cutting power. Watch for: Some listings sell the mower "bare" without a battery and charger — check before you buy, as that can add £40–£60 to the real price.

Quick Comparison

Model	Price	Type	Cut Width	Bag
BLACK+DECKER BEMWH551-GB	~£50–£60	Corded electric hover	30cm	None (rakes up)
Webb WEER33	~£95–£100	Corded electric rotary	33cm	35L
Hyundai HYM3800E	~£120–£140	Corded electric + roller	38cm	40L
Greenworks GDG24LM33	~£118–£150	Cordless battery	33cm	30L

What You're Actually Giving Up at the Cheap End

Buying cheap isn't buying badly, as long as you know what's been trimmed to hit that price. At the £50–£140 corded electric tier, here's what's typically reduced compared with a £200+ mower:

Smaller or no collection bags — hover mowers like the BLACK+DECKER often have none at all, so you're raking up cuttings; rotary models top out around 30–40L versus 50L+ on pricier machines.
Fewer cutting heights and a single adjustment lever rather than independent per-wheel adjustment.
No self-propulsion — you're pushing the mower yourself, which matters more on a slope or a larger lawn.
Lighter-duty motors and components that can struggle in longer, damper grass, and — at the very cheapest end — plastic blades and fittings that wear or loosen faster than metal equivalents on pricier mowers.
Shorter cables or shorter battery runtimes, which can mean an extension lead or a mid-mow recharge on bigger plots.

None of that is a dealbreaker for a typical UK garden under 250m², which covers most semi-detached and terraced gardens. It becomes a real consideration once you're past quarter-acre territory.

How we picked these

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