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General light for a utility room under £150

For general light in a utility room of 4.5 m² plan on 1,250–1,667 lumens in total (our estimate); 887 models suit under £150.

utility room 4.5 m² · general light · under £150 · change
general
1,250–1,667 lm
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task
600–1,000 lm
300–500 lux over 1.08 m²
accent
167–417 lm
20–50 lux over 4.5 m²

Lights for this

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The numbers for this situation

  • Area lit4.5 m²example room 2.5 × 1.8 m — change it
  • Light level150–200 luxOur estimate — there's no official UK light level for homes
  • Lumens needed1,250–1,667 lmlight level × area ÷ 0.54 (walls and ageing take the rest)
  • Models that suit887
  • 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 1906 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 887 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
4.5150–20012501667

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