Best wireless headphones under £200 (UK)

Quick picks

Sony WH-CH730N EDIT'S PICK · Most people who want good noise cancelling for around £100 · around £100
Nothing Headphone (a) · People who hate charging, and anyone who likes a big, energetic sound · around £149
Sennheiser Accentum Plus · Listeners who prefer a balanced, natural sound, and Android users with aptX phones · around £140
Soundcore Space 2 · Long journeys where comfort, features and battery matter more than sound quality · around £130

No. 1 · EDIT'S PICK

Sony WH-CH730N

around £100 (price checked 14 Nov 2026)

Sony's budget noise-cancelling over-ear headphone for 2026, light at 207 g and foldable, with Bluetooth multipoint and a 3.5 mm socket.

Why we picked it

What Hi-Fi? calls it the best budget noise-cancelling headphone you can buy, and Expert Reviews rates it the best pair under £100. Both praise the clear, detailed sound and the battery, rated at about 50 hours with noise cancelling on. Reviewers say the noise cancelling is solid rather than excellent, and struggles most with voices.

Best for: Most people who want good noise cancelling for around £100

Skip it if: You need the strongest noise cancelling for flights or loud open-plan offices.

Key specs
Battery	About 50 hours (ANC on), 75 hours (ANC off)
Weight	207 g
Codecs	SBC, AAC
Multipoint	Yes

Retailer links coming soon.

Read our full review

No. 2

Nothing Headphone (a)

around £149 (price checked 14 Nov 2026)

Nothing's cheaper follow-up to its first headphone, with noise cancelling, LDAC for Android phones, USB-C and 3.5 mm wired listening, and on-ear controls that reviewers rate highly.

Why we picked it

TechRadar says it gets nearly everything right and praises its controls and app. The battery is the headline, rated at up to 75 hours with noise cancelling on. Both TechRadar and Expert Reviews note it's on the heavy side at 310 g, with a strong clamp, and there's no hard case in the box.

Best for: People who hate charging, and anyone who likes a big, energetic sound

Skip it if: You're sensitive to a firm grip or want a light pair for long days.

Key specs
Battery	Up to 75 hours (ANC on, AAC), 135 hours (ANC off)
Weight	310 g
Codecs	SBC, AAC, LDAC
Wired	USB-C and 3.5 mm

Retailer links coming soon.

No. 3

Sennheiser Accentum Plus

around £140 (price checked 14 Nov 2026)

Sennheiser's mid-range noise-cancelling headphone, with hybrid adaptive noise cancelling, aptX Adaptive, multipoint and a 3.5 mm socket. Launched at around £200, it now often sells for much less.

Why we picked it

Expert Reviews called it the best over-ear wireless pair it had reviewed in its price bracket, praising the noise cancelling and the refined, balanced sound. Sennheiser rates the battery at up to 50 hours with noise cancelling on. The review's main gripes were fiddly equaliser controls and an ordinary microphone.

Best for: Listeners who prefer a balanced, natural sound, and Android users with aptX phones

Skip it if: You want a punchy, bass-forward sound, or the option to switch noise cancelling off completely.

Key specs
Battery	Up to 50 hours (ANC on)
Weight	227 g
Codecs	SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive
Multipoint	Yes (two devices)

Retailer links coming soon.

No. 4

Soundcore Space 2

around £130 (price checked 14 Nov 2026)

Anker's mid-price noise-cancelling headphone, with LDAC, multipoint, a long battery and a lot of app features.

Why we picked it

Expert Reviews rates it highly for comfort, features and low-frequency noise cancelling, and preferred it to the Nothing Headphone (a) overall. What Hi-Fi? is much less keen on the sound, saying better-sounding pairs cost less. We include it for comfort and features, with that caveat.

Best for: Long journeys where comfort, features and battery matter more than sound quality

Skip it if: Sound quality is your priority; the Sony and Nothing pairs are better for music.

Key specs
Battery	About 50 hours (ANC on), 70 hours (ANC off)
Weight	264 g
Codecs	SBC, AAC, LDAC
Multipoint	Yes

Retailer links coming soon.

How we chose

We started with the wireless over-ear headphones UK reviewers have rated most highly in 2025 and 2026 that sell for under £200, then cut the list to pairs that are on sale new in the UK now.

We weighed sound, noise cancelling, comfort and battery life most heavily, in that order, because those are what owners tend to notice after a few weeks. Features such as multipoint, wired listening and app controls came next.

This guide is based on manufacturer specs and on reviews from What Hi-Fi?, Expert Reviews and TechRadar, listed below. We haven’t tested these headphones ourselves. Where reviewers disagree, as they do about the Soundcore Space 2, we say so.

Prices move a lot, especially around Black Friday. We checked them on the date shown beside each pick, and they’re typical prices rather than one-day deals.

Sources

FAQs

Is it worth stretching past £200?

Possibly. Sony's WH-1000XM4C costs around £219 and What Hi-Fi? rates it highly for sound and comfort, though its battery is shorter than the pairs here, at about 27 hours with noise cancelling on.

Do I need LDAC or aptX?

Only if you use an Android phone that supports them and listen to high-quality files. iPhones use AAC, which every pair here supports.

Which pair has the longest battery?

The Nothing Headphone (a), rated at up to 75 hours with noise cancelling on. The Sony, Sennheiser and Soundcore pairs are all rated at around 50 hours, which is still more than most people need in a week.

Can I use these with a wire on a plane?

The Sony, Nothing and Sennheiser pairs all have a 3.5 mm socket, so you can plug into an in-flight entertainment system with a cable.

Last updated 14 Nov 2026.