Finding the best heated clothes airers for drying laundry this cold, cold winter

Rather than hanging your clothes out all day to dry, this speeds up the protest and even has a handy timer so you can run it for as long as you want to. It even has clips, so once you fold it away, it stays stored securely rather than opening when you try to move it. We love that you can also purchase a cover for this heated airer.

We found that the cover shortened the drying time as well as saving on our electricity bill. All though this is an extra purchase, we found that within a month, it had paid for itself in bill savings.

Tried and tested by Parenting Writer, Hannah Carroll: "Due to the cost of living crisis, I've been avoiding using the tumble dryer and putting the heating on where I can, but was finding it frustrating how long our clothes were taking to dry. I can absolutely see why it's been so popular! I've been really impressed with how effective it has been in drying our clothing and the fact that the running cost is so low in comparison to our dryer.

When fully extended this airer will take up a fair amount of space, so you’ll need a medium-sized room to use it in. However, when folded down it fits nicely inside cupboards or can even be hung on the back of a door. It’s super lightweight so really easy to move around the house. What I love the most is that when it’s on it heats up the entire room and leaves it smelling of freshly washed clothes.

If I’m working from home I’ll often bring it into my office and turn off the heating as it keeps the room nice and toasty. The description says it holds approx. two average loads of washing but I’ve only ever found it to hold one. The timer is a really useful feature as it's very easy to forget to turn the fairer off and leave it on longer than necessary, so it gives me real peace of mind that I don't have one more thing to remember to do.

The airer folds together really compactly, with clips to hold it in place so I can neatly store it away once I've finished using it. I absolutely love the cover, which not only helps with the drying time but also means that I no longer have to hide away our drying washing when we have guests over. "

Costing just 6p an hour to run, this two-tier heated clothes airer from Easylife is an effective solution for the family. It comes delivered assembled so you can simply fold it out and plug it in to start drying your laundry. The electrically-heated rails provide a gentle, natural dry whilst the auto-off timer switch means you can set your airer to run for two or four hours.

Customers love this heated airer, with its respectable 4.1/5 star rating from over 750 global reviews. How cool is that? Reviews praise the functionality and heat level, finding it dries clothes quickly and can even warm the room ever so slightly. Result. Plus, many find that it's easy to set up and fold away after use. However, customers seem to have differing views on how sturdy it is, how good value for money it is and space. Also, the bottom bars are quite low down - so, be careful of your back (!)

With three tiers to dry your clothes, it's less bulky than a lot of clothing airers which take up more room. It's mains powered and gets to 45 to 55 degrees. It's also a lot cheaper to run than using a tumble dryer!

Whilst customers often find airers to be a little flimsy, they found the opposite with this one in particular. Many customers remarked on the sturdy build and how the airer turned out to be much roomier than they'd initially expected. With a running cost of approximately 7p per hour, this airer can dry 13m of clothing at once and folds away neatly to save space.

A slightly different inclusion among the more traditional airers on this list - this is a portable item you can take away in your suitcase, or use at home for drying out wet shoes. The two arms of the unit unfold and blast hot air from vents on either side for maximum airing power.

A smaller, more convenient option, this heated airer enables you to dry your clothes whatever the weather. The heated bars will warm the sections of fabric in immediate contact which will in turn help to dry the rest of your clothes. It can be folded flat for convenient storage while the wings make it ideal for flat-drying items of clothing.

Designed much like the Dry Drying Pod, this indoor airer uses a warm air motor to drop creases and leave your clothes feeling dry and fresh. You can set the timer and just let the airer do the rest, getting 18 items of clothing dried at once.

Lightweight yet sturdy, this heated clothes airer from Minky is ideal if you've got lots of clothes to get dry. It offers 12 metres of drying space so it can hold a 10kg laundry load. On top of that, it costs less than 8p an hour to run and comes with a cover that helps to retain heat and improve drying performance.