The best electric fireplaces to bring warmth to your home

A powerful yet affordable electric fire with a rustic charm that’s sure to compliment your cosy home, Warmlite’s electric log-burner perfectly imitates a real fireplace without breaking the bank to do so. Boasting a 1800W heater, your home will be warm in a matter of moments, and its adjustable brightness ensures you have total lighting control to create an ambient mood in the evening. Unlike a traditional fire, Warmlite’s electric fireplace is equipped with a thermostat, offering instant heating control. Installation is as simple as finding a pleasant spot to place the fire, plugging it in, and being only 10KG, room rearranging is easily done.

Customer review: "This a beautiful electric fire and looks lovely in the fireplace, was going to have a real log burner put in but this one does the job so well we are seriously reconsidering it. Even my friend, who has long burners, thought that we had had a real fire fitted! Heats the room up lovely and quick and has a cut out when it gets to the temperature that you want."

Our highest-rated electric fireplace, the Dimplex Cheriton Electric Fire is a stunning centrepiece for your living room at a reasonable cost. For anyone searching for a realistic, rustic design that is also energy efficient, look no further. Dimplex’s Cheriton Electric Fire is also freestanding with a flat back that sits perfectly flush against any wall, creating an excellent illusion of depth to a hearth, a great option in a space-conscious home. You can also enjoy Dimplex’s flickering flame without the heat, a great option to add ambience without the need for heat.

Customer review: "Absolutely delighted with our new Drawing Room fire. It does everything Dimplex claim. The flame effect is brilliant. It really brightens up the place without looking cheap or tacky in any way. The thermostatically controlled 2 heat settings work well & are a useful top-up to the warmth provided by the central heating system."

Despite being slightly tougher to get a hold of, VonHaus’ Electric Stove Heater is still available on Amazon, and for a competitive price. Exhibiting a vintage, minimal design that is compact enough for any lounge area, VonHaus’ Electric Stove Heater is not only excellent value, but it’s incredibly practical. The flat back also ensures it’ll fit under any mantle with ease. With vivid LED flame effects to create a warm, ambient glow that is oh-so inviting, as well as brightness adjustment for additional customisation, create your ideal mood-lighting with ease. VonHaus’ Electric Stove Heater has two primary heat settings with a thermostat to ensure you remain comfortably warm throughout the cold evenings.

Customer review: "I live in an old farmhouse on a moor surrounded by countryside and sheep. I get's very very cold, very easily where I live. I bought one of these VonHaus electric heaters to keep my kitchen warm. The heater does its job perfectly."

An incredibly modern take on the lounge fireplace, Endeavour’s Holbeck wall-mounted electric fireplace offers a space-efficient and practical solution to adding some warm ambient lighting to your living room. The electric fireplace arrives with a superb remote control, offering great options for customisation from the convenience of the sofa. While its wall-mounted design is far less convenient than a traditional free-standing stove, once mounted it looks unquestionably slick. If you’re looking for something a little more modern and minimal, with great heating capabilities and a myriad of customisation options, you've found it.

Customer review: "Beautiful very pleased with purchase, great feature, easy to put up, extremely quiet, highly recommend."

If you're after an electric fire to match the aesthetics of your home, we think the Colman Freestanding Electric Fire would be a good contender. As well as being available in a matt black colour, which is the more traditional colour way for a fireplace, you can also scoop it up in a gorgeous French Grey and Cream finish so it will blend in seamlessly with your surroundings. It's traditional in style while modern in function as it is lightweight and easy to install. The Colman also has the charm of a classic woodburner as it has the look of a glowing log bed and a hyper-realistic flame effect.

Customer review: "I love it!! It fits perfectly into my fireplace. Everyone who has seen it says how cute it is. I am delighted. Thank you, Wayfair!"

Elegant and stylish, this sleek little three-sided glass contemporary stove will certainly keep you warm on colder winter evenings and will be a cosy addition to your living space. It has an adjustable flame brightness so you're in control of the ambience as well as an adjustable thermostat so you can set it to your preferred level of toastiness. It's also got a thermal cut-off device fitted for added safety and peace of mind. It has a heating area between 20 and 30m² and the running cost, based on the UK's Price Guarantee of July 2023, is 68p per hour.

Customer review: "Outstanding performance, heats up the room no problem, easy to assemble the legs."