United Kingdom · costs in GBP
12 kg freestanding washing machine
Hotpoint HP 124A CARE UK Washing Machine
Hotpoint HP 124A CARE UK is a 12 kg freestanding washing machine with energy efficiency class A, 32 kWh per 100 eco cycles and 41 litres of water per cycle on its GB energy label.
- Energy class
- A
- A to G scale, GB energy label
- Official energy figure
- 32 kWh/100 cycles
- 67 kWh a year at your usage
- Our estimated running cost
- £52 / year
- £18 electricity + £34 water · £516 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 12 kg
- eco 40-60 rated load
- Energy (label)
- 32 kWh · per 100 cycles on the label eco programme
- Water per cycle
- 41 L
- Eco cycle time
- 3 h 59 min
- Spin
- 1300 rpm · spin-drying class B
- Noise
- 72 dB
22% less energy than the median of 81 comparable 12 kg freestanding washing machines in our current UK dataset (41 kWh/100 cycles). It uses less than 79% of them. At your rates that is about £5 a year less than the median, £49 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every 12 kg freestanding washing machine in our current UK dataset with a verified product information sheet, compared on the label figure (kWh/100 cycles).
Washing machines that use less energy
Same type and size group, at least 3% lower label figure. UK products only.
| Model | Class | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics WF90H11C4ST129 kWh/100 cycles11 kg | A | £61 | |
| Samsung Electronics WF90H11C4WT129 kWh/100 cycles11 kg | A | £61 | |
| LG F4X7011TBB31 kWh/100 cycles11 kg | A | £55 | |
| LG F4X7011TWB31 kWh/100 cycles11 kg | A | £55 |
Label figures are per 100 eco 40-60 cycles at a weighted mix of full, half and quarter loads. Estimated cost uses your electricity price and water price and usage settings.
Washing machines similar to the Hotpoint HP 124A CARE UK
| Model | Class | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beko BM3WT1241IW54 kWh/100 cycles12 kg | A | £76 | |
| Hoover HBR 412BL10J-8033 kWh/100 cycles12 kg | A | £56 | |
| Hisense WF5I1245BBR32 kWh/100 cycles12 kg | A | £53 | |
| Hisense WF5I1245BWR32 kWh/100 cycles12 kg | A | £53 | |
| Haier HW120BP14357AUK33 kWh/100 cycles12 kg | A | £56 | |
| Hoover HBR 412BL10G-8033 kWh/100 cycles12 kg | A | £56 | |
| Haier HW120-B14387GUUK33 kWh/100 cycles12 kg | A | £56 |
Label figures are per 100 eco 40-60 cycles at a weighted mix of full, half and quarter loads. Estimated cost uses your electricity price and water price and usage settings.
Other Hotpoint models of similar size
| Model | Class | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotpoint HP 124GA CARE UK32 kWh/100 cycles12 kg | A | £52 |
Label figures are per 100 eco 40-60 cycles at a weighted mix of full, half and quarter loads. Estimated cost uses your electricity price and water price and usage settings.
Compare HP 124A CARE UK with another washing machine
Hotpoint HP 124A CARE UK specifications
Structured from the supplier’s product information sheet, the document the GB energy label is based on.
- Rated capacity (eco 40-60)
- 12 kg
- Energy efficiency class
- A
- Energy efficiency index (EEIW)
- 30.9
- Energy per cycle (eco 40-60, weighted)
- 0.324 kWh
- Energy per 100 cycles
- 32 kWh
- Water per cycle
- 41 L
- Spin speed (rated)
- 1,300 rpm
- Spin-drying efficiency class
- B
- Programme duration (rated load)
- 3:59
- Noise (spin)
- 72 dB(A), class –
- Type
- freestanding
- Dimensions (H × W × D)
- 845 × 600 × 630 mm
HP 124A CARE UK 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 2019/2014 as applied in Great Britain
- Model identifier
- HP 124A CARE UK
- Supplier
- Hotpoint
- Energy class
- A
- Label figure
- 32 kWh/100 cycles
- Source
- Supplier product information sheet (published via a UK retail listing) (official document)
- Retrieved
- 20 September 2026
- Energy class shown
- A
- Seen at a UK retailer
- in stock, £569 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.