At the time of writing, this is one of the top three selling handheld vacuum cleaners on Amazon.

There are over 40 customer reviews available to read from very happy customers who are currently using this vacuum cleaner.

This excellent handheld is brilliant for spills within the home as well as clearing your car and very easy to use.

You may have seen models in recent years in a similar design which is why Vax have kept this with the flip open mouth being recognisable.

This enables you to easily empty your rubbish it sucks up direct into your rubbish bag with no mess. It comes in at a lightweight 1.24kg so very easy to be carried anywhere before recharging ready for its next use.

A powerful handheld vacuum cleaner that’s great for clearing up dust and debris throughout the house. The cordless design and touch butoon controls give this little handheld a excellent feel.

For tight crevises, the built in crevice tool helps out a great deal so ideal for families with children, pets and random spills around the home.

What is also excellent is Vax’s UK Support that is available on the phone 7 days a week

Pros –

• A great little vacuum which does what its supposed t
• Does not need to sit in the charger between uses
• Powerful suction
• Great if you have children

Cons –

• Charging light does not go out when fully charged
• No li-on battery

Here we have the Black and Decker Dustbuster with an attractive sleek design with its handheld cyclonic action. The design of this handheld vacuum includes a double filtration system and a multi surface charging base. An ideal vacuum for general vacuum tasks around your home along with its turbo brush and handy crevice took which helps reach into areas you would normally be able to.

The Cyclonic action assists in spinning dust and dirt away from the main filter providing constant suction along with the double filtration system meaning the vacuum will last longer when it comes to performance.

With a running time of 10 minutes, this should be enough to vacuum down any surface in the home, then mounted back on its wall holding. For charging reference, there is an indicator to let you know when it requires a recharge.

Pros –

Solidly Built

Good for cat matt and upholstery cleaning

Comes with a powered head brush

Cons –

On Off switch could be simpler

Powered brush does not fit on a Vac   (..Read All Reviews)

The Hoover Handy Plus is a rechargeable hand held vacuum with an attractive light green design and a ideal low cost. The running time when fully charged is around 14 minutes and with its lightweight design, will not leave your arm aching due to the weight whilst using this vacuum. Ideal for cleaning up areas such as the kitchen worktop.

The design incorporates an intergraded flip out crevice tool which is extremely useful, it also comes with a convenient recharging plug.

Customer’s feedback includes comments such as its lightweight and quiet to use, good suction and overall very good value for money.  There have been a couple of people who have commented on the lack of suction over time. We recommend looking all the user reviews available on the product page.

Handheld vacuum cleaners are a range of devices which come in really useful for cleaning the inside of your car, the sofa and chairs in your home or small areas which would be hard to vacuum with a full sized upright vacuum cleaner.

There are a superb range of handheld vacuum cleaners on Amazon such as the Draper 69349 600-Watt Handheld Vacuum Cleaner that comes with a strong 600 watt motor, tools and a 500 ml capacity dustbag which is very easy to empty.

Customer feedback is excellent, with comments such as –

• I’ve had this vacuum cleaner for two months, and use it often, for anything from crumbs/spills to whole rooms
• Excellent value for money and on seeing and trying it my daughter purchased one

There is also the Black & Decker PV1805CN Limited Edition 18V Chrome Pivot Nose Dustbuster which is a superb rechargeable device that provides maximum performance with its cyclonic ability that does a very good job of separating dirt and dust from the air flowing through the vacuum.

• This is a very powerful machine, which is excellent.
• Since we got it this vacuum has been great for all sorts of tasks from clearing up after our children, cleaning the car etc

Also available is the Vax H90-GA-B Gator Handheld Vacuum Cleaner which comes cordless for ease of use with a mouth that opens directly so easy to tip away the dirt it picks up. Very lightweight, this Vax vacuum cleaner is only 1.24kg in weight so easy to carry anywhere.

• Very good tool for a fair price and sturdily built
• We absolutely adore this little nipper.. it would be great if it came in some more funky colours. We have loved this from the moment we have used it!

If you are looking to clean up on a regular basis in the home, workshop or car then a handheld vacuum cleaner is a fantastic gadget to have. Many comes with a range of accessories so have a look at each one but what you do find is the technology in each one has come along way, with value for money and performance.

Obviously being able to have a recharge and cordless feature is priority, as there’s no point having a handheld vacuum if this is not supported so have a look at the models above.