Best Electric Blanket 2025: Stay cosy this winter with our top choices

The Slumberdown Wonderfully Warm solves many of the frustrations that typically come with electric blankets by being easy to maintain and genuinely comfortable to sleep on.

Although the Slumberdown Wonderfully Warm comes in a range of sizes (single, double, king and super king) you’ll notice the dimensions for each are slightly smaller than a correlating mattress. This is a clever design feature, as it means heat won’t get absorbed by pillows.

On all but the single size, the Wonderfully Warm sports dual controls which means your sleep partner can adjust the temperature on their side according to their own preference.

Speaking of controls, there are plenty of clever functions to help you adjust your blanket for optimum comfort. There’s a timer which allows a choice between one, five, eight or 12 hours of warmth before switching off automatically, which is set simply by using the on-control button. You can easily tell which time frame is set, thanks to the lights which illuminate accordingly.

There’s also the option to warm your feet separately, without needing to turn the whole blanket on.

Setting up the Wonderfully Warm is simple too, thanks to the two elasticated straps which secure it onto the mattress. Plus, both controls attach underneath the mattress too which means sleeping on top of the blanket is much more comfortable – something that’s oddly overlooked in some other designs.

As each of the controls operate at 60W, we estimate that running both at maximum for an hour will cost just over 4p (based on a 34p per kWh) which puts it in line with other electric blankets we’ve reviewed.

We found it took around 15 minutes for the blanket to feel pleasantly warm and around 40 minutes for it to reach the highest setting.

Unlike other electric blankets, maintaining the Wonderfully Warm is seamless as both the quilted cover and the blanket itself can be washed at 40°C. The only issue with washing the blanket is that it’s quite difficult to detach each control’s power cables to do so.

Overall, if you want an inexpensive way to keep warm in bed and don’t want to deal with the issues that come with standard electric blankets, then the Slumberdown Wonderfully Warm is a great option.

Available for just under £50, the Vonhaus King Size Electric Blanket is just about the best-value dual-control blanket. Note that there is also a version for a double bed, called the Vonhaus Double Electric Blanket.

Each control can draw a maximum of 60W, which gives a total of 120W and a maximum cost of just over 4p per hour at current electricity prices.

Heat controls range from a gentle 30°C to a more powerful 55°C, giving a fair amount of adjustment to cope with different weather throughout the year. Thanks to overheating protection, this blanket is suitable for use on the lowest setting all night long, so you can keep warm even on the coldest nights of the year.

We found that this blanket fitted our bed brilliantly from edge to edge. One minor complaint is that there’s a hard lump where the controls plug in: we needed extra padding to make the bed more comfortable. The other options are to flip the blanket around, so that the controls are at your feet, or to use the king-size version on a double bed, so the blanket folds over the sides.

We didn’t find any cold spots with this blanket and, on the top setting, it took 10mins to become pleasantly warm and 30mins to reach maximum temperature.

The Vonhaus King Size Electric Blanket is easy to keep in tip-top condition, as it’s washable and simple to fit and remove.

Offering nine temperature settings, separate body and feet heating and dual controls, the Dreams Luxury Quilted Heated Blanket is an ideal choice for those who get colder than their sleep partner and who want as much warmth from their heated blanket as possible. The flexible heat settings mean neither partner will get too hot or too cold, and are powered with 65W.

Although 65W controls aren’t the most powerful available for an electric blanket, they still work well enough to deliver heat quickly. The manual suggests that users switch the heated blanket on an hour before bedtime, but we found that just 20-minutes on the highest setting was enough to make the bed warm enough, even through the padding.

We also found that running the electric blanket at maximum heat for an hour costs around 4p, making this incredibly cost-effective.

Not only is the Dreams Heated Blanket warm, but it is also extremely comfortable, thanks to the lightly padded top which is enough to disguise the wires and connections underneath. Similar blankets require additional padding and covering.

The blanket’s dual controls are intuitive and turned on and off by a simple slider switch. Accompanying this is an LCD screen which clearly shows what has been selected, and turns off after a few seconds so it won’t disturb during the night. On the controller itself are three buttons, one to scroll through the nine heat levels for your body, one to scroll through the nine settings for your feet, and the third button sets the timer.

The simple truth is that electric blankets have one job to do: warm up the bed for you. To that end, the Silentnight Yours & Mine Dual Control Electric Blanket is reassuringly easy to use. While it provides dual controls, so that each sleeper can pick their own preferred temperature, this blanket is simple to use: each controller has a slider with a choice of three heat settings.

Each side of the bed can run at a maximum of 60W, which gives a maximum running cost of 4p per hour, which is pretty efficient.

We found this electric blanket simple to fit thanks to its elasticated straps and, also, easy to remove (it’s machine washable). It covers most of the mattress, but not the pillow area (which is fine, as most people don’t want to heat their pillows anyway). We did find that the plastic lump where the controls attach was inconveniently placed at shoulder height, so we needed to use a bit of padding for a comfortable night’s sleep.

There are electric blankets out there with more settings, but for the basic job of heating your bed, this one is hard to beat in terms of value and quality.

If you’re looking for an electric blanket that requires minimal maintenance and also outputs maximum warmth then look no further than the Dreamland Sleep Tight. Fitting the electric blanket is incredibly easy, thanks to its three secure, elasticated straps. Two corner straps fit at the bottom and there’s a long strap that fits underneath the top of the mattress.

Its twin controls can be detached and the electric blanket itself can be laundered at 30°C and delicately tumble dried too.

Speaking of the controls, they are fairly basic but equally easy to use. There are two buttons, one to turn the blanket on and off, and another for selecting a heat setting from 1-4.

The Sleep Tight electric blanket has 150W of power, and despite promising just a five-minute warm up, we found that it actually took around 10-15 minutes to comfortably heat up.

The Dreamland also boasts ultra-thin wires which aren’t too intrusive, but are somewhat noticeable so extra padding might be necessary to prevent the wires from disrupting your sleep.