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What's the right drop for a light over a stairwell?

Keep 2.00 m clear below the light to walk under it (our comfort rule, not a regulation): under a 2.60 m ceiling it can be at most 60 cm deep. 4148 of our ceiling lights fit.

2.60 m ceiling · walking under it

Keep 2.00 m clear below the light to walk under it (our comfort rule, not a regulation): under a 2.60 m ceiling it can be at most 60 cm deep. 4148 of our ceiling lights fit.

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  • Headroom to keep2.00 mour comfort rule for walking under a light, not a UK regulation
  • Deepest light60 cm
  • Models that fit4148
  • Price from£11

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  • Verbatim question from the buyer bank (-1_people-deadends §3); answer computed. Checked against 5316 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 4148 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.

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MeasureValue
Headroom to keep2.00
Deepest light60
Models that fit4148
Price from£11

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What's the right drop for a light over a stairwell?

Keep 2.00 m clear below the light to walk under it (our comfort rule, not a regulation): under a 2.60 m ceiling it can be at most 60 cm deep. 4148 of our ceiling lights fit.