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242 L fridge fridge freezer
Smeg UKC8174NE Fridge Freezer
Smeg UKC8174NE is a 242 L fridge with energy efficiency class E and 236 kWh a year on its GB energy label.
- Energy class
- E
- A to G scale, GB energy label
- Official energy figure
- 236 kWh/annum
- 236 kWh a year at your usage
- Our estimated running cost
- £62 / year
- £621 over 10 years
- Total volume
- 242 L
- 241 L fridge · 0 L freezer
- Energy (label)
- 236 kWh · a year
- Noise
- 35 dB · class B
- Climate class
- SN/N/ST/T
30% more energy than the median of 44 comparable 200 to 299 L fridges in our current UK dataset (181 kWh/annum). It uses less than 11% of them. At your rates that is about £14 a year more than the median, £145 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every 200 to 299 L fridge in our current UK dataset with a verified product information sheet, compared on the label figure (kWh/annum).
Fridge freezers that use less energy
Same type and size group, at least 3% lower label figure. UK products only.
| Model | Class | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr IRd 4520_99488655184 kWh/yr235 L | D | £22 | |
| Candy CLH3S514EWK104 kWh/yr242 L | E | £27 | |
| FRIDGEMASTER MTL55242E104 kWh/yr242 L | E | £27 | |
| Russell Hobbs RH143LF552E1B104 kWh/yr242 L | E | £27 | |
| Smeg FAB28LBL6UK104 kWh/yr270 L | C | £27 |
The label states energy use per year at a standard 25 °C test; fridges run continuously, so no usage input applies. Estimated cost uses your electricity price and usage settings.
Fridge freezers similar to the Smeg UKC8174NE
| Model | Class | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotpoint HPKF3241WW4UK225 kWh/yr244 L | E | £59 | |
| CDA FW673207 kWh/yr238 L | E | £54 | |
| Hotpoint HPKF3243XR5UK181 kWh/yr246 L | D | £48 | |
| Russell Hobbs RH143LF552E1W104 kWh/yr242 L | E | £27 | |
| Candy CLH3S514EWK104 kWh/yr242 L | E | £27 | |
| Russell Hobbs RH143LF552E1SS104 kWh/yr242 L | E | £27 | |
| Haden HL316IX104 kWh/yr242 L | E | £27 | |
| FRIDGEMASTER MTL55242E104 kWh/yr242 L | E | £27 |
The label states energy use per year at a standard 25 °C test; fridges run continuously, so no usage input applies. Estimated cost uses your electricity price and usage settings.
Compare UKC8174NE with another fridge freezer
Smeg UKC8174NE specifications
Structured from the supplier’s product information sheet, the document the GB energy label is based on.
- Type
- fridge
- Energy efficiency class
- E
- Energy efficiency index (EEI)
- 100
- Annual energy consumption
- 236 kWh/a
- Total volume
- 242 L
- Fridge (unfrozen) volume
- 241 L
- Freezer volume
- 0 L
- Freezer rating
- –
- Noise
- 35 dB(A), class B
- Climate class
- SN/N/ST/T
- Design
- built-in
- Dimensions (H × W × D)
- 17720 × 5460 × 5490 mm
UKC8174NE energy label and product information sheet
Energy label and sources
Great Britain record. Northern Ireland follows the EU label; an EPREL record is shown here once linked.
- Scheme
- GB energy label (Energy Information Regulations)
- Regulation
- EU 2019/2016 as applied in Great Britain
- Model identifier
- UKC8174NE
- Supplier
- SMEG
- Energy class
- E
- Label figure
- 236 kWh/annum
- EPREL registration
- 1635049
- Source
- eprel_registration_from_label_qr (official structured record)
- Retrieved
- 23 September 2026
- Energy class shown
- E
- Seen at a UK retailer
- in stock, £929 on 20 September 2026 · listing
UK figures on this page are from the supplier’s product information sheet, the document behind the GB energy label, and are not edited. Running costs, benchmarks and comparisons are our calculations. Retailer price and availability are observations on the date shown, not offers. How the UK data is gathered and calculated.