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Ranking live prices across retailers.
Best blackout curtains and blinds, compared
Blackout curtains and blinds from the UK retailers we track, ranked by value and specification with live prices — for bedrooms, kids' rooms and shift-work sleep, where the lining matters more than the fabric on show.
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| # | Product | Our rating | Best price | Retailers | Dimensions (cm) | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Water Resistant Outdoor Eyelet Curtains Garden Blackout Gazebo Curtain Thermal Privacy Protection - Grey / 55 x 72 InchTop pick Gardenista® · 25 options | 40 | £17.99 | Gardenista | — | |
| 2 |  Olive Green Twill Cotton Linen Blackout Pencil Pleat Curtains (Pair) Unbranded · 5 options | 22 | £148 | Secret Linen | L229 | canopy |
| 3 |  French Blue Twill Cotton Linen Blackout Pencil Pleat Curtains (Pair) Unbranded · 4 options | 22 | £196 | Secret Linen | W168 × L229 | canopy |
| 4 |  Blush Pink Twill Cotton Linen Blackout Pencil Pleat Curtains (Pair) Unbranded · 4 options | 22 | £208.25 | Secret Linen | W168 × L229 | canopy |
| 5 | 22 | £260 | Secret Linen | W168 × L229 | slide | |
| 6 |  Natural Twill Cotton Linen Blackout Pencil Pleat Curtains (Pair) Unbranded · 7 options | 12 | £114.75 | Secret Linen | — | |
| 7 | 12 | £192.50 | Secret Linen | L229 | ||
| 8 |  Darkest Spruce Twill Cotton Linen Blackout Pencil Pleat Curtains (Pair) Unbranded · 4 options | 12 | £196 | Secret Linen | — | |
| 9 |  Off White Twill Cotton Linen Blackout Pencil Pleat Curtains (Pair) Unbranded · 4 options | 12 | £208.25 | Secret Linen | — | |
| 10 | 12 | £220.15 | Secret Linen | L229 | ||
| 11 | 12 | £233.75 | Secret Linen | L229 |
Why we rank it this way
Our default rating weights value for money and specification equally, then safety certification and how widely the product is stocked across retailers.
Weights: priceVsBand 30% · spec 30% · safetyCert 20% · availabilityBreadth 20% — full method on how we rank.
FAQs
- What actually makes a curtain 'blackout'?
- A coated or triple-woven lining that blocks light through the fabric itself. Light still leaks around the edges — a pole wider than the window, a pelmet, or a blind fitted inside the recess closes the gaps.
- Blackout curtains or a blackout blind for a child's room?
- A recess-fitted blackout blind blocks more light per pound; curtains add insulation and sound-softening. The belt-and-braces answer for summer bedtimes is both — blind in the recess, curtains over.