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Budget over-ear headphones

Wireless and wired over-ear headphones priced under £150. Compare Electronic ranks them by Versus score.

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Budget

Budget over-ear headphones

18 products

72Points

Sennheiser

Sennheiser ACCENTUM Plus

50 hoursBattery life
227 gWeight
YesActive noise cancelling
5.2Bluetooth
71Points

Soundcore

Soundcore Space Q45

50 hoursBattery life
281 gWeight
YesActive noise cancelling
5.3Bluetooth
71Points

TIMU

TIMU Active Noise Cancelling Headphones

100 hoursBattery life
220 gWeight
YesActive noise cancelling
40 mmDriver size
70Points

Beats

Beats Studio Pro

40 hoursBattery life
260 gWeight
YesActive noise cancelling
5.3Bluetooth
69Points

MMWOWARTS

MMWOWARTS Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones

120 hoursBattery life
YesActive noise cancelling
6Bluetooth
67Points

Bowers & Wilkins

Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S2

30 hoursBattery life
307 gWeight
YesActive noise cancelling
5Bluetooth
66Points

Sony

Sony ULT WEAR

30 hoursBattery life
255 gWeight
YesActive noise cancelling
5.2Bluetooth
61Points

Sennheiser

Sennheiser ACCENTUM Wireless

50 hoursBattery life
222 gWeight
YesActive noise cancelling
60Points

DOQAUS

DOQAUS Life5

70 hoursBattery life
206 gWeight
5.3Bluetooth
40 mmDriver size
57Points

JBL

JBL Tune 720 BT

220 gWeight
5.3Bluetooth
55Points

JBL

JBL Tune 730 BT

218 gWeight
6Bluetooth
55Points

Soundcore

Soundcore Q30

10 hoursBattery life
272 gWeight
YesActive noise cancelling
40 mmDriver size
54Points

Beats

Beats Solo 4

50 hoursBattery life
217 gWeight
5.3Bluetooth
54Points

JBL

JBL Tune 520 BT

157 gWeight
5.3Bluetooth
54Points

Sennheiser

Sennheiser HD 560S

240 gWeight
38 mmDriver size
54Points

Sennheiser

Sennheiser HD 599 SE

255 gWeight
38 mmDriver size
52Points

Beyerdynamic

DT 770 PRO 80 Ohm

270 gWeight
50Points

RORSOU

RORSOU B8

50 hoursBattery life
320 gWeight
5.4Bluetooth

Budget guide

How to choose budget

Budget over-ear headphones cover the basics: Bluetooth pairing, multi-day battery life, and decent active noise cancellation. The best budget over-ear models in 2026 cost less than £150.

Active noise cancellation

Budget ANC reduces low-frequency noise (engines, fans) but lets mid-range frequencies through. Premium ANC cancels speech and ambient bustle as well. Budget headphone ANC drops 10 to 20 decibels of low-frequency noise.

Battery life

Budget over-ear headphones run for 25 to 50 hours on a single charge with ANC enabled. USB-C charging is universal in the bracket. Quick charge restores several hours of playback in 5 to 10 minutes.