10 Best Refrigerators of 2026, Fridge Freezers Ranked for UK Kitchens

Our fridge freezer lives in a 60cm gap beside the washing machine, and the Samsung is the one I'd slot into it tomorrow. Thin SpaceMax walls squeeze 344 litres into a 59.5cm frame, Total No Frost keeps the drawers ice-free, and the listing quotes 35dB. Samsung backs the inverter compressor with a 20-year warranty. It isn't right for every kitchen, though. It won't fit the 55cm alcoves most picks here are built for, and it sits at the premium end with only one UK best-of list behind it.

If your kitchen has the standard 55cm slot and someone keeps running the tap for a cold glass, start here. The Hisense runs Total No Frost in both compartments and has a water dispenser you top up by hand, so there's no plumbing. At 40dB it's a touch louder than the Samsung. I couldn't find an independent review of this exact model code, so it earns second place on a sensible spec sheet alone. With two kids who treat the fridge door as a revolving one, cold water without opening it appeals.

Next to the Hisense, the Bosch looks almost plain: no dispenser, no app, just 255 litres and NoFrost in a 55cm body. What it adds is MultiAirflow, which moves cold air round every shelf so the top of the fridge doesn't run warmer than the bottom. That's what keeps the milk at the back of our fridge from turning early. At 41dB it's one of the louder quoted figures here, which matters more in an open-plan flat. Unlike the Hisense, it made one UK best-of list, and that counts for something.

I'll be straight: this is the only static fridge freezer in the main ten, so you'll defrost the freezer by hand every so often. Defrosting day in our house means towels on the floor and the drawers in a cool box. The Beko gives you a 50/50 split, a large salad crisper and reversible doors, and one UK roundup named it its best overall pick. Check the plug before ordering: the spec sheet lists a 2-pin Type F plug, probably a listing error, but worth asking the seller about.

Put this next to the Hisense and you'd struggle to tell them apart: the same 182.4cm by 55cm footprint, the same fridge-to-freezer split and the same non-plumbed dispenser. The Fridgemaster lists a slightly quieter 39dB and a 4 star freezer. Which should you pick? Mostly whichever finish you want, since this one's white and the Hisense silver. It has no independent reviews to its name, so treat it as a strong spec match rather than a proven favourite. In a narrow kitchen, check the door swing too.

For a family of four that shops once a week, the Haier's layout makes more sense than another two-door box. The two freezer compartments are Direct Access Drawers, so the fish fingers aren't buried under a bag of peas, which is exactly what happens in our bottom drawer. The listing quotes 35dB. It's 62.2cm deep, though, so it'll stand proud of most worktops, and the hOn app is a feature I'd never open. One UK retailer's guide picked it out.

The listing quotes no noise figure or annual energy number, and that gap is why the Teknix sits below the Fridgemaster despite a similar 256-litre body. Otherwise it's well equipped for a budget-minded frost free model: Multi Air Flow, four freezer drawers, an LED display, and Super Cool and Super Freeze settings. The metal back is listed as flame resistant, a detail I'd want in a cramped flat kitchen. One UK retailer named it its best all-round pick, though next to the Bosch it looks less refined on paper.

Not every kitchen has room for a 182cm tower. My sister's rented flat has a wall cupboard right where a tall fridge freezer would go, and the Indesit solves that at 152cm high. Low Frost isn't frost free: ice still forms, only slowly, so you'll defrost now and then, though far less often than with the Beko. There's a Fresh Space drawer with a humidity slider and a listed 37 dBA. The cost is 229 litres in total, tight for a big family. One UK roundup rated it its best value 60/40 model.

Buy this if you're kitting out a studio flat, a granny annexe or a student room. At 85cm tall the Cookology slides under most worktops, and its small freezer holds ice cubes and a few ready meals, not a weekly shop. Defrosting is manual, the listing quotes 42dB, the highest figure here, and it carries an F energy label. Its own description says it isn't suitable for outbuildings, so don't plan on a garage. It was the under-counter choice in one UK roundup.

Judge it as a second fridge or a first-flat fridge and it makes sense. The Ice King is 144cm tall and around 48cm wide, and its title promises auto defrost and reversible doors. The freezer carries a 4 star rating, a step up from the Cookology's 3 star compartment. Against that, it's rated F for energy and 55 litres of freezer fills up fast. A retailer guide listed it as an alternative compact pick. I'd put it in a utility room before a main kitchen.