Published 21 August 2026
What does it actually cost to stay independent at home? Review Mobility tracks live Amazon UK prices for every product recommended in its buying guides, 98 products across 21 categories, from cutlery grips to road-legal mobility scooters. This is the first edition of our price index, captured on 21 August 2026. The median recommended product costs £40. More than half of everything we recommend, 55 of the 98 products, costs £50 or less, and 73 cost £100 or less. The full spread runs from £5.99 for foam cutlery grips to £3,199 for a long-range 8mph mobility scooter. The index will be refreshed quarterly so the figures on this page stay current, and the full dataset is free to download below.
The index
| Category | Products tracked | Cheapest | Median | Most expensive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive cutlery | 5 | £5.99 | £12.99 | £22.38 |
| Medical ID bracelets | 5 | £8.99 | £18.99 | £59.00 |
| Folding walking sticks | 4 | £9.99 | £22.49 | £31.90 |
| Wheelchair cushions | 4 | £18.99 | £24.99 | £29.99 |
| Grab rails (suction and fixed) | 5 | £16.99 | £26.99 | £39.99 |
| Bath and half steps | 5 | £14.80 | £27.27 | £60.34 |
| Bath boards | 3 | £22.00 | £28.99 | £39.99 |
| Raised toilet seats | 5 | £15.99 | £29.95 | £63.73 |
| Bed wedges and backrests | 5 | £16.99 | £32.29 | £39.99 |
| Pedal exercisers | 5 | £11.59 | £33.99 | £69.99 |
| Kettle tippers and pouring aids | 4 | £27.99 | £40.00 | £79.99 |
| Walking sticks with seats | 5 | £18.88 | £40.99 | £127.20 |
| Toilet safety frames | 4 | £25.99 | £42.48 | £49.99 |
| Perching stools | 5 | £18.99 | £55.20 | £73.55 |
| Bed and chair sensor alarms | 5 | £25.64 | £65.99 | £129.99 |
| Bedside commodes | 4 | £39.95 | £74.99 | £79.99 |
| Portable wheelchair ramps | 3 | £69.99 | £88.99 | £108.10 |
| Transit wheelchairs | 3 | £114.95 | £149.99 | £169.99 |
| Self-propelled wheelchairs | 4 | £79.99 | £211.99 | £329.00 |
| Bath lifts | 5 | £199.99 | £292.35 | £409.99 |
| Mobility scooters (pavement and road) | 10 | £489.00 | £1,544.00 | £3,199.00 |
What the numbers say
The equipment that keeps most people safe at home is cheap. Grab rails, bath steps, raised toilet seats, folding sticks, adaptive cutlery and bed wedges all have medians around £13 to £32. The three categories people most associate with big spending, wheelchairs, bath lifts and scooters, are the only ones with medians above £150.
Some useful combinations, priced from the cheapest recommended product in each category on 21 August 2026:
- A basic bathroom safety kit, meaning a grab rail, a bath step, a raised toilet seat and a bath board, comes to £69.78.
- A kitchen independence kit, a kettle tipper, adaptive cutlery and a perching stool, comes to £52.97.
- A falls and safety kit for the bedroom, a bed or chair sensor alarm, a bed wedge and a medical ID bracelet, comes to £51.62.
Wheeled mobility has a clear price ladder. A transit wheelchair, the kind someone else pushes, starts at £114.95. A self-propelled chair runs from £79.99 for a basic aluminium folder to £329 for a 12.5kg lightweight. Powered mobility is a different league: the ten scooters in our best-of guide run from £489 for a folding boot scooter to £3,199, with a median of £1,544.
Prices on this page include VAT. Many buyers with a long-term condition qualify for VAT relief on eligible mobility products, which specialist dealers apply at the point of sale, so a dealer quote can undercut a headline Amazon price even when the Amazon number looks lower. Our mobility scooters hub explains how that works, and why scooters and stairlifts are usually better bought through a dealer who assesses, fits and services the equipment.
What this index deliberately leaves out
The index covers off-the-shelf products with a national, transparent price. Installed and assessed equipment, stairlifts, walk-in baths, home lifts, wet rooms and dealer-only scooters, has no single sticker price, because the cost depends on the survey, the staircase or bathroom, and the fitting. Our companion UK mobility equipment price index gives researched cost ranges for those installed categories, from stairlifts to home lifts. See also our work on Disabled Facilities Grant funding, which can pay for exactly this category of equipment, and the stairlift industry itself.
Every product and price in this edition
The complete list behind the index is below, and you can download it as a CSV file with category, product, price and source guide for each row.
| Category | Product | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive cutlery | Foam Tubing, Disabled Cutlery for Adults, Adaptive Cutlery for Disable | £5.99 |
| Adaptive cutlery | iMedic Easy Grip Cutlery for Arthritic Hands, Silver/Black | £10.99 |
| Adaptive cutlery | Yzwuyou 4PCS Cutlery for Arthritic Hands, 42°Angled Disabled Cutlery f | £12.99 |
| Adaptive cutlery | iMedic Weighted Utensils for Unsteady Hands, 3-Piece Set with Gift Box | £15.99 |
| Adaptive cutlery | HOMECRAFT Caring Cutlery – Easy Grip Adaptive Utensils for Arthritic H | £22.38 |
| Medical ID bracelets | Medical ID Me – Medical Alert Silicone Bracelets Emergency Medical Awa | £8.99 |
| Medical ID bracelets | Personalised Medical Alert Bracelet for Men Women – Customised Elastic | £16.99 |
| Medical ID bracelets | Theluckytag Medical Bracelets with QR Code for Women Medical Alert Id | £18.99 |
| Medical ID bracelets | Medi Safe by Arabesques Jewels Talisman SOS Medical Alert Bracelet – S | £34.99 |
| Medical ID bracelets | Genuine SOS Talisman ST27 Medical ID Alert Diabetic, Epilepsy, Allergy | £59.00 |
| Folding walking sticks | Life Healthcare Folding Walking Stick, Adjustable Aluminium, Black Flo | £9.99 |
| Folding walking sticks | Life Healthcare Folding Gel Handle Walking Stick, Adjustable Aluminium | £19.99 |
| Folding walking sticks | Rehand All Terrain Folding Walking Stick, Walking Sticks for Women & M | £24.99 |
| Folding walking sticks | Deluxe Carbon Fibre 4-Part Folding Adjustable Walking Stick Cane for M | £31.90 |
| Wheelchair cushions | Molten Creek® Wheelchair Memory Foam Cushion Seat With Waterproof Cove | £18.99 |
| Wheelchair cushions | AUVON Wheelchair Seat Cushion, Thigh Slope Design for Long Sitting Com | £19.99 |
| Wheelchair cushions | Everlasting Comfort Gel Memory Foam Wheelchair Seat Cushion, Office Ch | £29.99 |
| Wheelchair cushions | baibu Large Dual-Layer Memory Foam Chair Seat Cushion for Recliner, Co | £29.99 |
| Grab rails (suction and fixed) | Roylvan Suction Grab Rails for Bathroom, 42.5 CM Hand Rails for Elderl | £16.99 |
| Grab rails (suction and fixed) | supregear Anti Bathroom Grab Rail – White Stainless Steel Shower Grab | £26.99 |
| Grab rails (suction and fixed) | LEVERLOC Grab Rails for Bathroom, 43cm, 110kg, No-Drill, Grey, Elderly | £26.99 |
| Grab rails (suction and fixed) | Newthinking Long Suction Grab Rails for Bathroom, 16inch Suction Showe | £35.99 |
| Grab rails (suction and fixed) | TAILI Suction Shower Handles for Elderly, 150kg, Black, No-Drill, Anti | £39.99 |
| Bath and half steps | Aidapt Stackable Bath Step – 10cm Polypropylene Mobility Aid with Non- | £14.80 |
| Bath and half steps | Easylife Safety Step Stool with Handrail, Bath Stool, Mobility Step, h | £22.99 |
| Bath and half steps | NRS Nuvo Adjustable Bath & Household Step – Stackable, Non-Slip Platfo | £27.27 |
| Bath and half steps | FORTEMOTUS Bath Step with Handle – Sturdy Lightweight Step Stool for B | £45.95 |
| Bath and half steps | NRS Healthcare Mobility Care Outdoor Plastic Half Step 11 cm (4.5 inch | £60.34 |
| Bath boards | NRS Slatted Bath Board, 686 mm / 27 inch, White | £22.00 |
| Bath boards | Helping Hand Kingfisher White Plastic Bath Board with Handle. Bath Boa | £28.99 |
| Bath boards | Eazy Premium Lightweight Bath Board for Elderly, Heavy Duty Adjustable | £39.99 |
| Raised toilet seats | Aidapt Raised Toilet Seat 4 Inch (10 cm) – Toilet Riser for Elderly, D | £15.99 |
| Raised toilet seats | Homecraft Raised Toilet Seat Riser, 2 Inch Without Lid, Non-Slip | £22.99 |
| Raised toilet seats | Eazy 4 Inch Raised Toilet Seat with Lid, Secure Locking Toilet Seat Ri | £29.95 |
| Raised toilet seats | KMINA Raised Toilet Seat 5 cm (2′), Soft Close Lid, Duroplast, Oval, W | £57.99 |
| Raised toilet seats | Agrish Raised Toilet Seat with Handles | £63.73 |
| Bed wedges and backrests | Orthopaedic Bed Wedge Pillow Foam Inside | For Acid Reflux, GERD, Redu | £16.99 |
| Bed wedges and backrests | ORTHOLOGICS LARGE Bed Wedge Raised Pillow Acid Reflux GERD Memory Foam | £29.99 |
| Bed wedges and backrests | SLIGUY Reading Pillow for Sitting in Bed Couch Adult, Back Pillow with | £32.29 |
| Bed wedges and backrests | EzKamfort 3-in-1 Wedge Pillow, 56cm Wedge Pillow for Bed Adult, Grey | £39.99 |
| Bed wedges and backrests | Kolbs Bed Wedge Pillow Chic Jacquard Cover for Sleeping and Acid Reflu | £39.99 |
| Pedal exercisers | Dhouse Mini Pedal Exerciser 48x41x30cm Adjustable Resistance Bike Sile | £11.59 |
| Pedal exercisers | EVOLAND Portable Mini Exercise Bike Under Desk Pedal Exerciser | £21.99 |
| Pedal exercisers | AGM Mini Exercise Bike Pedal Sit Down, Under Desk Bike, Pedal Exercise | £33.99 |
| Pedal exercisers | Sunny Health & Fitness Smart Mini Bike, Under Desk Pedal Arm/Leg Exerc | £36.20 |
| Pedal exercisers | MOMODA Under Desk Elliptical Machine, 2 in 1 Electric Seated Pedal Exe | £69.99 |
| Kettle tippers and pouring aids | NRS M00122 Cordless Kettle Tipper Stand | £27.99 |
| Kettle tippers and pouring aids | HOMECRAFT Universal Kettle Tipper, Safe Tipping and Pouring Aid for El | £39.99 |
| Kettle tippers and pouring aids | Breville HotCup Hot Water Dispenser | 3kW Fast Boil |1.5L | Energy-Eff | £40.00 |
| Kettle tippers and pouring aids | Uccello Electric Safety Kettle | Black Tipper Base Included | Effortle | £79.99 |
| Walking sticks with seats | ROMYIX Walking Stick with Seat & LED Light, Adjustable Height (46-55cm | £18.88 |
| Walking sticks with seats | Drive Devilbiss Height Adjustable Aluminium Cane Seat | £26.95 |
| Walking sticks with seats | FATTCHIAR Cane with Seat, Cane Chair Capacity 330lbs, Adjustable Heigh | £40.99 |
| Walking sticks with seats | Ta-Da Chair Series 2 – Walking Stick with Seat, Lightweight Aluminium | £94.99 |
| Walking sticks with seats | Ta-Da Chair PRO – Walking Stick with Seat, Ultra-Light Aluminium Frame | £127.20 |
| Toilet safety frames | Actiasgear Toilet Frame Support Aid with Adjustable Height and Width ( | £25.99 |
| Toilet safety frames | Aidapt Free Standing Support Toilet Safety Frame with Adjustment for H | £40.00 |
| Toilet safety frames | COSTWAY Foldable Toilet Safety Frame, Height & Width Adjustable Toilet | £44.95 |
| Toilet safety frames | Loyoda Toilet Safety Rails for Seniors,Height-Adjustable Toilet Frame | £49.99 |
| Perching stools | Aidapt White Multi Purpose Adjustable Stool Showering,Bath,Waterproof, | £18.99 |
| Perching stools | Elite Care Multi use Perching Stool – adjustable height with removeabl | £44.99 |
| Perching stools | Aidapt Multi-Use Perching Stool.4 in 1 Configuration,Comfy Padded Seat | £55.20 |
| Perching stools | Adjustable Folding Perching Stool with Padded Seat & Backrest, Easy Fo | £69.00 |
| Perching stools | Drive Ironing Perching Stool Adjustable Height Folding Mobility Aid Ch | £73.55 |
| Bed and chair sensor alarms | SYNLETT Bed Alarm Caregiver Pager with Wireless Motion Sensor | £25.64 |
| Bed and chair sensor alarms | Veanvoky Chair Sensor Pad & Pager Bed Alarm for Elderly Dementia Patie | £59.99 |
| Bed and chair sensor alarms | Bed Sensor Pad & Pager Bed Alarm for Elderly Dementia Patients – Fall | £65.99 |
| Bed and chair sensor alarms | Lunderg Wireless Bed & Chair Alarm Set for Elderly & Fall Prevention | £114.95 |
| Bed and chair sensor alarms | TabTime Pressure Mat Alarm and Care Call, Floor Sensor Mat, Pressure S | £129.99 |
| Bedside commodes | Orthologics Lightweight Folding Bedside Commode Toilet Chair Aid with | £39.95 |
| Bedside commodes | EasyVibe Bedside Commode Chair with Wheel, Heavy Duty Steel Frame Port | £69.99 |
| Bedside commodes | Eazy Omni 3 in 1 Commode Folding Chair with Raised Toilet Seat, Handle | £79.99 |
| Bedside commodes | NJUN Folding Commode Toilet Chair, Portable Bedside Commode for Elderl | £79.99 |
| Portable wheelchair ramps | Supportec Portable Wheelchair Ramp – 3ft | £69.99 |
| Portable wheelchair ramps | PURFINO Portable Wheelchair Ramp 61CM, 363KG Capacity, Non-Slip Alumin | £88.99 |
| Portable wheelchair ramps | The Ramp People Folding Wheelchair Ramp 2ft – 8ft (2ft / 61cm) – Porta | £108.10 |
| Transit wheelchairs | AMW004 Angel Mobility Lightweight Aluminum Folding Transit Travel Whee | £114.95 |
| Transit wheelchairs | Lightweight Folding Wheelchair 20in Seat – Transit Chair, Footrests, B | £149.99 |
| Transit wheelchairs | Days Compact Lightweight Foldable Wheelchair for Adults, Standard – Gr | £169.99 |
| Self-propelled wheelchairs | Actiasgear – Aluminium Self-Propelled Wheelchair – Lightweight, Foldin | £79.99 |
| Self-propelled wheelchairs | VOCIC Lightweight Folding Wheelchair, Self Propelled, Max 150KG, 60cm | £203.99 |
| Self-propelled wheelchairs | Days Whirl Self Propelled Wheelchairs, Designed to Be a Simple Yet Ver | £219.99 |
| Self-propelled wheelchairs | MobiQuip Lightweight Wheelchair – Self-Propelled – 12.5kg, 20′ Seat | £329.00 |
| Bath lifts | Bellavita Bathlift Lightweight Reclining Bath Lift Chair (Blue Covers) | £199.99 |
| Bath lifts | Drive Medical Bellavita Lightweight Reclining Bath Lift Battery-Powere | £224.99 |
| Bath lifts | VOCIC AX07 Electric Bath Lift with Waterproof Motor, Remote Control Ba | £292.35 |
| Bath lifts | SuperHandy GoRise LT Portable Floor & Bath Lift 150kg Capacity, Lightw | £349.99 |
| Bath lifts | VOCIC AX10 Electric Bath Lift for Seniors, No Assembly, Remote Control | £409.99 |
| Mobility scooters (pavement and road) | Green Power Super Lightweight Electric Boot Mobility Scooter Easy Fold | £489.00 |
| Mobility scooters (pavement and road) | Livewell Pavement 4mph Mobility Scooter (Blue) | £567.99 |
| Mobility scooters (pavement and road) | Pride Mobility Go-Go Elite Traveller LX – 4 Wheel Mobility Electric fo | £1,099.00 |
| Mobility scooters (pavement and road) | Pride Mobility Apex Rapid Mobility Scooter – Compact Travel Power Scoo | £1,199.00 |
| Mobility scooters (pavement and road) | Roma Shoprider Sovereign 4 Electric Mobility Scooter – Detachable and | £1,499.00 |
| Mobility scooters (pavement and road) | Genie Ultralight By Monarch Mobility – 12kg Lightweight Portable Pavem | £1,589.00 |
| Mobility scooters (pavement and road) | Pride Mobility Revo 2.0 Mobility Scooter – Lightweight 4 Wheel Electri | £1,649.99 |
| Mobility scooters (pavement and road) | Savvy 8 Mobility Scooter – 8mph Road Legal Electric Scooter with 28 Mi | £1,999.00 |
| Mobility scooters (pavement and road) | Pride GoGo Carbon Ultra Lite Folding Mobility Scooter, Lightweight, Po | £2,499.00 |
| Mobility scooters (pavement and road) | Ignite Mobility Scooter – Long Range 40 Miles, Heated Seat, 8mph Top S | £3,199.00 |
Methodology
The 98 products are the current picks in Review Mobility’s 21 published buying guides, chosen editorially before any price was recorded. Prices are the Amazon UK selling prices displayed by the Amazon Creators API for those products, captured from our live pages on 21 August 2026; the API refreshes them on a 12 hour cache. All prices include VAT and exclude delivery. Category medians use the recommended picks only, so they describe the market a careful buyer sees. The full range of everything listed on Amazon is wider at both ends, and small categories (three to five picks) should be read as indicative. The index excludes installed and dealer-only equipment for the reasons given above. Next edition: November 2026.
This page carries no affiliate links. The buying guides it links to do use affiliate links, and the price data originates from the same Amazon product records those guides display; that is what makes a first-party index possible. The selection of products was made on merit in the guides before this index existed. The dataset and this page’s tables are released under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence (CC BY 4.0); please credit Review Mobility with a link to this page.
More original research from Review Mobility
- The PIP mobility league table: one in 11 adults in Blaenau Gwent now get the enhanced mobility rate
- NHS wheelchair waiting times: the league table of every ICB in England
- The stairlift lottery: how Disabled Facilities Grant funding varies six-fold by council
- Stair falls now kill 934 people a year in England
- The Attendance Allowance map: one in four over-66s in Hartlepool claims it, one in 11 in Richmond
Frequently asked questions
How much does a mobility scooter cost in the UK?
Among the ten scooters we currently recommend, Amazon prices run from £489 for a folding boot scooter to £3,199 for a long-range 8mph road-legal model, with a median of £1,544 at August 2026. Dealer-supplied scooters can cost more or less than this, and eligible buyers usually pay 0% VAT through a dealer.
How much does a wheelchair cost in the UK?
A transit wheelchair, pushed by a companion, starts at about £115 among our recommended picks. Self-propelled wheelchairs run from £79.99 to £329, with a median of £212 at August 2026. Powered wheelchairs and custom NHS-prescribed chairs sit outside this index.
How much does a bath lift cost?
The five bath lifts we recommend cost between £199.99 and £409.99 at August 2026, with a median of £292. A bath lift is the cheapest powered answer to bathing difficulty; a walk-in bath or wet room is an installed project costing many times more.
What is the cheapest way to make a bathroom safer?
Based on the cheapest recommended product in each category in August 2026, a grab rail (£16.99), a bath step (£14.80), a raised toilet seat (£15.99) and a bath board (£22) together come to about £70. Councils can also fit minor adaptations free through local schemes and the Disabled Facilities Grant.
Are mobility aids cheaper with VAT relief?
Products designed for disabled people can be zero-rated for VAT when the buyer has a qualifying long-term condition. Specialist dealers apply the relief at the till, which removes 20% from the price of eligible items. The prices in this index include VAT, so treat them as a ceiling. Eligible buyers often pay less.
How were these products chosen?
They are the existing picks from Review Mobility’s 21 published buying guides, selected editorially on merit. The index simply records what those picks cost on a fixed date, so it measures the market a careful buyer actually faces.
How often is the index updated?
Quarterly. This first edition was captured on 21 August 2026 and the next is due in November 2026. Because the underlying guides display live Amazon prices, the guides themselves are always current; the index is the fixed quarterly snapshot that lets prices be compared over time.
Can I use this data?
Yes. The dataset is free to download from this page as a CSV file and is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit Review Mobility and link to this page.
Cite this research
Review Mobility (2026), “UK mobility aid price index, August 2026 edition”, https://reviewmobility.co.uk/mobility-aids/uk-mobility-aid-price-index/.
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Published 21 August 2026
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