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General light for a box room under a 2.30 m ceiling

For general light in a box room of 4.8 m² plan on 444–889 lumens in total (our estimate); 5456 models suit under a 2.30 m ceiling.

box room 4.8 m² · general light · under a 2.30 m ceiling · change
general
444–889 lm
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accent
178–444 lm
20–50 lux over 4.8 m²

Lights for this

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The numbers for this situation

  • Area lit4.8 m²example room 2.4 × 2 m — change it
  • Light level50–100 luxOur estimate — there's no official UK light level for homes
  • Lumens needed444–889 lmlight level × area ÷ 0.54 (walls and ageing take the rest)
  • Models that suit5456
  • Price from£11

Worked out, not measured

Where these numbers come from

  • Lumens = light level × area ÷ 0.54 (walls and ageing take the rest); a task uses the area of its surface, not the room. Catalogue filtered by room, task and constraint. Checked against 7591 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 5456 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.

All the numbers

Area (m²)Light level (lux)Lumens fromLumens to
4.850–100444889

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