DIY., or Don’t Involve Yourself, as it should probably represent for most of us, is a massively popular pastime in the UK, with an estimated £29.8bn spent on home improvement each year, and a whopping – equally estimated – £8.37bn of that forked out on tools.
Now, when it comes to power tools, we all know that person who has all the gear and no idea, with a drill for every occasion and a shed-full of impact drivers, hammer drills, drill drivers, core drills and even drill presses. But for the average human with average DIY needs, all you need is a combi drill – a 3-in-1 that merges a standard drill with a hammer drill and a screwdriver; one tool for wood, metal, plastic, brick and light masonry.
But, on the question of best cordless combi drills, which multifunctional hole maker is best for you and your budget? That’s what we’re here to answer today, so safety glasses on, let’s drill down into it and, please, don’t get bored…
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The best cordless drills for 2026 are:
- Best overall – Bosch advancedimpact 18V-80: £92.99, Amazon.co.uk
- Best under £100 – Erbauer ERI1107COM 18V: £89.99, Screwfix.com
- Best brushed – Stanley fatmax V20 cordless combi drill and impact driver set: £109, Currys.co.uk
- Best brushless – Erbauer ERI1092COM cordless combi drill & impact driver: £165, Diy.com
- Best budget buy – Titan TTI1257COM 18V: £79.99, Screwfix.com
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Bosch advancedimpact 18V-80
Best: cordless combi dril overall
Why we love it
- Powerful
- Brushless motor
- Aux handle included
- QuickSnap interface
- 3-in-1
Take note
- Struggles with heavier masonry
One of the big guns of the power tool pantheon, Bosch has long enjoyed a reputation for building highly durable, dependable drills that tackle DIY. tasks with a steely determination; and the 3-in-1 drill, screwdriver and impact drill advancedimpact 18V-80 upholds that reputation.
Launched in 2024, we’re looking at some serious grunt here, with a maximum torque of a towering 82Nm and rated no-load speed of 0-500/1950rpm, so you’re going to have no problem at all tearing into wood at up to 40mm thick, steel at 13mm, and masonry at 13mm, with no loss of power detectable.
Available as a bare tool for a shade over £95, here I’ve featured it as the full £145 kit, featuring drill, 2.5Ah battery and charger, complete with auxiliary handle and nifty QuickSnap interface that lets you rapidly switch out the 13mm chuck for the bunded magnetic cap (other accessories are also available), so a fearsome marriage of force and flexibility.
Featuring a brushless motor for a longer life, the Bosch is nothing if not ruthlessly efficient, while the aux handle lends extra stability for those trickier tasks where absolute precision is the order of the DIY day.
Well-balanced and comfortable in use, I have to say that I do love the QuickSnap doohickey (alongside, obviously, all that POWER!).
Key specifications
Buy now £100, Amazon.co.uk
Erbauer ERI1107COM 18V
Best: cordless combi drill under £100
Why we love it
- Powerful
- Brushless motor
- Drill + Hammer Drill
Take note
- Bare unit only
The bigger, beefier brother of the Erbauer ERI1092COM, as taken for a spin earlier, now we’re upping the ante into realms of real power, staring down the barrel of an 18V V2 Brushless motor, with a rated no-load speed up to a whopping 32,000rpm and a maximum torque of a colossal 150Nm – a set of specs that border on the arousing.
This, of course, means that the ERI1107COM drill and hammer drill can laugh-off the likes of wood at a thickness of up to 70mm, steel at up 20mm and masonry at up to 20mm, which makes this Erabauer and absolute essential in the arsenal of the home improvement fanatic.
Coming as a bare unit, battery and charger for said battery come at an extra cost, so you’ll be looking for a power unit from the EXT 18V battery range, and on that score, I’d heartily recommend going large, but your battery choices are lain bare before you here (Screwfix.com). As to the charger, that’s set you back an extra £33 (Screwfix.com).
Complete with torch, fan-cooled motor, all-metal gearbox, and an electric brake, there’s a 13mm keyless chuck, an anti-kickback feature, and some 24 torque settings to drive screws to perfection, and even an auxiliary side handle for utter stability.
Solidly built, easy to operate and comfortable in the hand, the Erbauer ERI1107COM is a great drill at a great price, even after factoring the additional costs of battery and charger.
Key specifications
Buy now £90, Screwfix.com
Stanley fatmax V20 cordless combi drill and impact driver set
Best: brushed cordless combi drill combo
Why we love it
- Reliable performance
- Variable speed trigger
- 3-in-1 drill, hammer, screwdriver
- Comfortable to use
Take note
- Brushed motor
- Not for heavy use
A name synonymous with construction and a familiar sight in the hands of handymen across the world, Stanley is generally considered above the requirements of most DIY dabblers, belonging more in the calloused maty mitts of serious tradesmen, but they do also offer an entry level for the more mortal of us.
And this is where we find this dynamic duo: the FatMax V20 combi drill and pmpact driver. Coming as a set in a natty nylon Stanley bag alongside 2x 2.0Ah batteries and charger, for a £155 this is already looking a bit of a bargain before you even fire them up.
Focusing on the combi drill, as is the remit, here we find the traditional black and yellow Stanley livery housing 60Nm of torque, and a no-load speed (rated) of 0-350/0-1500rpm, making it the ideal tool for all those general tasks around the house, such as putting up shelves, hanging pictures, assembling flatpack furniture and, well, you get the idea.
For any heavier assembly, say, decking and fencing, switch over to the accompanying impact driver and enjoy 165Nm of torque literally in your hand.
Both are well-weighted, comfortable in the hand and extremely easy to operate, so stop putting off all that stuff that needs doing around the house, snap up the Stanley set and get things done.
Key specifications
Buy now £155, Currys.co.uk
Erbauer ERI1092COM cordless combi drill & impact driver
Best: brushless cordless combi drill combo
Why we love it
- 3-in-1 combi and bonus impact drill
- Decent rpm
- High torque
- Compact and light
- Brushless motor
Take note
- More torque will be needed for denser materials
Coming as a very convenient kit, here we have the Erbauer ERI1092COM brushless combi drill, an accompanying impact driver (the ERI1093IPD), 2x 4.0Ah batteries and a charger, which is a considerable amount of kit for £165.
Coming with (as is the norm) a 3-in-1 function selection dial for quick switches from drilling, hammer and driving screws, the combi offers a mighty 75Nm of torque, a 13mm metal chuck with lock to accommodate larger bits, and a no-load speed of 0-550/0-1850rpm, all on a remarkably compact design that, without battery, weighs in at just 1.1kg.
Ruggedly built to last, it’ll shrug-off any accidental drops and, indeed, the rough life of living in a toolbox.
The accompanying brushless impact driver, meanwhile, delivers a colossal 220Nm of torque to really hammer things home, and a 1/4-inch chuck capacity
Handling wood, steel and masonry with absolute aplomb, provided you stick the measurement guidelines, if a standard combi is all you require for the moment, but you think you might need a, bit more oomph on future projects, this Erbauer perfect pairing will have you happily ‘holing’ for many years to come.
Key specifications
Buy now £165, Diy.com
Gtech cordless combi drill
Best: looking cordless combi drill
Why we love it
- 3-in-1 screwdriver, drill, hammer
- Variable trigger
- Comfy, lightweight
- Oddly attractive design
Take note
- Heavy-duty power drains battery quickly
- Not brushless
- Charger comes separately
Without doubt the main and probably only contender in the “best looking combi drill” category, this is the cordless combi drill (in black-gold) from Gtech, a sub-£100 (currently reduced from £124) boring beauty that will be an absolute boon in the tool bag of those who like to dabble in light DIY as and when the need arises.
Rated at 20V, the Gtech comes with a carbon brushed motor and a no-load speed that comes in at a relatively low 0-450/0-1700 and a maximum torque of 50Nm, so far from the most mighty option I’ve included here. However, for home improvement hobbyists this should be ample for those smaller projects around the house.
A 3-in-1 that functions as a screwdriver, drill and hammer, a variable speed star trigger keeps things precise, while the bundled 2.0Ah battery delivers – roughly – 40-minutes of play between charges. It must be noted that the charger for the battery has to be purchased separately (£20, Gtech.co.uk).
Naturally, with these specs, it will struggle with heavier materials, but then that’s not what it was created for, so if you can marry up both your and its DIY limitations, then that marriage will be one made, roughly, in home improvement heaven.
Key specifications
Buy now £124, Ao.com
Titan TTI1257COM 18V
Best: budget cordless combi drill
Why we love it
- Good value
- Decent torque
- 3-in-1, screwdriver, drill, hammer
- Comes with 2x batteries
Take note
- Nylon gearbox means limited lifespan
- Battery cutoff is instant
- Light use only
My ‘budget-friendly’ pick of the current wave of combis, the Screwfix own-brand Titan TT1257COM is a ruggedly built drilling, screwdriving, hammer 3-in-1 that offers 18V of power, derived from the not one, but two 2.0Ah batteries it comes armed with.
Delivering a maximum torque of a solid 50Nm and a rated no-load speed of 0-1550rpm, okay, it’s all you’ll need for those lighter tasks around the house, although obviously the likes of boring your way through thick concrete is right out.
Okay, so with nylon components in the gearbox and a brushed motor, the Titan will lack in the longevity stakes, but that really does depend on how often you use it, so if you only expect occasional use, that £80 will see you good for many years to come.
And coming back to that stunning figure again, for a combi drill, 2x batteries and a charger for well under a ton, the Titan truly is a titan of the budget drill type.
Key specifications
Buy now £79.99, Screwfix.com
Einhell TC-CD 18-2
Best: long-term tested cordless combi drill
Why we love it
- Highly affordable bundle
- User-friendly
- Reliable
- Comfortable to use
Take note
- Brushed motor
- Struggles with heavy-duty work
- A little plasticky
Now, this is, by no stretch of the imagination, a new drill. In fact, the Einhell TC-CD 18-2 has been around for years. However, there’s an excellent reason why I’ve chosen to include it within these reviews: this is my drill. Yep, having first reviewed this, for me, Einhell’s perforating pièce de resistance, back in 2023, I claimed one as my own to help with all those niggling little tasks around the home that necessitate reasonable fire-power. And three-years on, this is still my go-to tool.
So, what does the initial outlay of 105 smackers get you? Well, a combi drill in a case, with no fewer than two 1.5Ah batteries and a charger which, let’s face it, is a very reasonable proposition for the price.
The drill itself features an 18V brushed motor, with maximum torque of 38Nm, and a rated no-load speed of 0-350/0-1250rpm, so while you’re not going be able to drill to the centre of the Earth, but if you regularly find yourself assembling large Swedish jigsaws, tightening and untightening screws and inflicting holes into wood, 13mm metal and brick of the softer persuasion, you’re sorted.
Okay, the motor is of the brushed ilk, leading to a shorter lifespan, but in three-years of use I’ve never registered any drop-off of power and, each time I whip it out, it performs like new; which is why the Einhell is my cordless combi drill.
Key specifications
Buy now £104.95, Amazon.co.uk
What is the best cordless drill?
This has been a tough one – finding that Goldilocks Zone between price, power and performance… and many a surface has suffered in search of it. Ultimately, I would say it comes down to a bore-off between the Erbauer ERI1107COM 18V and the Bosch advancedimpact 18V-80, the latter nosing it in that, while the Erbauer offers much more torque and speed, the Bosch offers ample oomph for all other than professionals and does so at a much more affordable price. So, if I was considering replacing my trusty Einhell (and I’m not), my choice would be the advancedimpact 18V-80 for jobs done bish, bash and, indeed, Bosch.bonus features but excels at the basics.
How I tested cordless drills
Firstly, with all sensible PPE in place. Then on a range of materials including wood and metal, to gauge the performance of each review unit, with an unerring eye on speed, torque, battery life and longevity of use. Oh, and price, of course. After all, there’s no point in spending a fortune on something that’s going to spend most of its life sat gathering dust.
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Stuart Pritchard is a journalist and editor with decades of experience reviewing consumer tech. For IndyBest, Stuart has tried and tested the best neck fans, the best mechanical keyboards and more, when his verdict has always been based on real-world testing – every gadget and gizmo he recommends, he believes is worth buying.
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