How Much Do Electric Curtains Cost in the UK? Real 2026 Prices

Most pricing pages on this topic give you a range like £500 to £3,000 and leave you no closer to a budget than when you started. Electric curtains do span that range, but the figure for your specific job is usually pinnable to within £50 once you know which track, what length, what controls, and whether the wiring needs an electrician. The rest of this page is the actual numbers we charge for every product we sell, plus the install costs people forget to budget for.

Every price below is what you pay at Discount Electric Curtains, including VAT and free UK mainland delivery. The 5100 and 5600 tables are pulled live from our product configurator, so the figures you see are the same prices you'll be quoted on the product page itself.

Electric curtain tracks

Silent Gliss Autoglide 5100, from £484

The Autoglide 5100 is our best seller and the cheapest sensible way into electric curtains. It plugs into a standard three-pin socket so there's no electrician to book, and it ships as a complete kit ready to fix to the wall. We sell it at 35% off RRP, which is the largest 5100 discount we know of from any UK retailer.

Every track is cut and bent to your exact length, down to the centimetre. The table below covers every metre from 1m up to 9m, and the four model variants line up across the columns: B (wireless wall button), R (wall button + remote), T (wall button + timer), TC (wall button + remote + timer).

Track length	B	R	T	TC
Up to 100cm	£483.60	£546.48	£635.72	£698.62
Up to 200cm	£524.42	£587.22	£676.45	£739.34
Up to 300cm	£565.16	£627.95	£717.20	£780.08
Up to 400cm	£605.92	£668.69	£757.93	£820.82
Up to 500cm	£646.64	£709.51	£798.67	£861.54
Up to 600cm	£687.39	£750.28	£839.39	£902.28
Up to 700cm	£728.14	£791.03	£880.14	£943.03
Up to 800cm	£768.89	£831.78	£920.88	£983.77
Up to 900cm	£809.63	£872.52	£961.63	£1,024.52

Prices include VAT and free UK mainland delivery. Updated live from the product configurator.

The 5100 TC (Total Control) is the most popular pick because it bundles the wall button, the handheld remote, and the programmable timer in one. All controllers are compatible across the range, so starting on the B and adding a remote later works fine if you want to spread the cost.

Silent Gliss 5600, from £1,849

The 5600 is a different class of product to the 5100, not a more expensive version of the same thing. It's a professional-grade track for heavy curtains up to 65kg, long runs up to 25 metres, any number of bends in a single track, and smart-home control through the Move 4.0 Server. We sell it at 20% off RRP.

Track length	5600
Up to 200cm	£1,884.43
Up to 300cm	£1,955.64
Up to 400cm	£2,026.86
Up to 500cm	£2,098.08
Up to 600cm	£2,169.29
Up to 800cm	£2,323.22
Up to 1000cm	£2,465.64
Up to 1500cm	£2,822.28
Up to 2000cm	£3,178.92
Up to 2500cm	£3,535.54

Prices include VAT and free UK mainland delivery. Updated live from the product configurator.

The 5600 is hardwired into the mains, so a qualified electrician needs to do that side of the install and that cost sits on top of the track price. Wall switches, remotes, and the Move 4.0 Server for Alexa and Google Home are all optional extras priced separately.

Silent Gliss Metropole, from £113 manual or £882 electric

The Metropole is the only electric curtain pole on the UK market, so if you want a visible decorative pole rather than a concealed track this is the option. We sell it at 30% off RRP.

The manual version starts from £113 for a 30mm pole without finials. The electric version uses the 5100 motor and starts from £882 for the smallest configuration. A typical 2-metre electric Metropole in a standard colour with finials lands at £1,217. The electric Metropole is straight only, so it can't be bent for a bay window.

Electric roller blinds

Silent Gliss 4960 mains-powered, from £1,331 at 100 x 120cm

The 4960 is a mains-powered motorised roller blind, and prices include the blind fabric from the Silent Gliss Colorama range. We sell it at 20% off RRP. The table below shows the cheapest fabric grade at three common sizes.

Size (W x D)	DEC price	RRP
100 x 120cm	£1,331.34	£1,664.17
150 x 160cm	£1,422.11	£1,777.64
180 x 180cm	£1,492.24	£1,865.30

Prices include VAT and free UK mainland delivery. Updated live from the product configurator. RRP shown is the cheapest fabric at that size before our discount.

Silent Gliss 4955 battery-powered, from £907 at 100 x 120cm

The 4955 is the battery-powered alternative to the 4960, so there's no wiring and the rechargeable motor lasts months between charges. Also 20% off RRP.

Size (W x D)	DEC price	RRP
100 x 120cm	£906.99	£1,133.74
150 x 160cm	£983.57	£1,229.46
180 x 180cm	£1,017.02	£1,271.27

Prices include VAT and free UK mainland delivery. Updated live from the product configurator. RRP shown is the cheapest fabric at that size before our discount.

Vision day-and-night roller blind, from £174 at 60 x 60cm

The Vision uses alternating sheer and opaque fabric strips for adjustable light control through the day. It comes in chain-operated or electric versions, and the chain-operated version is the cheapest motorised-blind product on the site once you step up to the electric version. The table below shows three common sizes in the cheapest fabric.

Size (W x D)	DEC price	RRP
60 x 60cm	£174.00	£174.00
100 x 120cm	£255.60	£255.60
150 x 160cm	£368.40	£368.40

Prices include VAT and free UK mainland delivery. Updated live from the product configurator. RRP shown is the cheapest fabric at that size before our discount.

Made-to-measure curtains

If you're buying an electric track from us you can add made-to-measure curtains in Silent Gliss Colorama fabrics with a wave or pencil-pleat heading, and the price depends on the track length, the curtain drop, and the fabric grade.

As a working figure, a pair of Colorama 1 curtains for a 2-metre track with a 220cm drop comes to around £1,168. The same pair in Colorama 2, which is heavier and more opaque, comes to around £1,604. Blackout lining adds about 15% to whichever fabric you go with.

What tips the price up or down

Most of the price gap between two quotes for the "same" job comes down to four things, and once you can see them on the page it's easier to budget against your own situation rather than a generic range.

Length. The 5100 adds roughly £20 to £40 per extra metre depending on the model, and the 5600 climbs in similar steps from its higher base. The 5100's six-metre limit covers nearly every domestic window we see, including bay windows, so length on its own rarely tips you up to the 5600.

Bay bending. Bending is a separate line on the quote, on top of the per-metre track price. The 5100 has a flat £238.80 bending fee that covers as many bends as the system allows (up to its two-bend limit), so a 5100 TC at 3 metres bent for a three-sided bay comes to £780 for the track plus £238.80 for the bending. The 5600 is priced per bend instead, £225.60 for a small-radius bend (25 to 99cm) and £423.00 for a large-radius bend (100cm plus), so a multi-bend Victorian bay on the 5600 can add several hundred pounds for the bending alone, which is one reason two separate 5100 tracks meeting in the middle is sometimes the cheaper route on five-sided bays.

Controls. The B model starts from £524 at 2 metres and the fully-loaded TC starts from £739 at the same length, so the controls upgrade is the smallest lever in the four. If you'd use the timer (most customers do once they have it) the TC is the better buy upfront, because retro-fitting a timer later costs more than the difference today.

Whether you need an electrician. The 5100 plugs in, so there's no install cost beyond fixing the track to the wall, which most people do themselves. The 5600 hardwires in, and a typical electrician callout to add a fused spur and connect the track sits at £150 to £250 depending on where you are in the country. Always quote the electrician separately so you don't undershoot the budget.

How our prices compare

We're the largest Silent Gliss distributor in the Midlands and we buy at trade prices, which is why the 5100 sits at 35% off RRP rather than the more typical 10 to 20% you see elsewhere. On a 5100 TC at 2 metres, that's nearly £400 off the recommended retail price for the exact same product, same warranty, same fitting kit.

If you want a quote tied to your actual measurements, the configurator on every product page generates one in about thirty seconds, or you can call us on 01543 279996 and we'll do it on the phone with you.

Frequently asked questions

What's the cheapest electric curtain track that's worth buying?

The Silent Gliss 5100 B at £524 for a 2-metre straight run. There are cheaper motorised tracks on the market but most of them use thinner extrusion and lower-torque motors that struggle with anything beyond a light voile, so we don't sell them. The 5100 B is the cheapest track we'd put in our own house.

Do I need an electrician to install electric curtains?

For the 5100 and the electric Metropole, no. They plug into a normal socket and most customers fix them up themselves. For the 5600 and the 4960 mains-powered roller blind, yes, because both are hardwired into the mains. Budget £150 to £250 for the electrician on top of the track price.

How much extra does it cost to bend a track for a bay window?

The 5100 has a flat £238.80 bending fee on top of the track price, which covers any 5100 install where the track follows a corner (up to the two-bend limit). The 5600 is priced per bend, £225.60 for a small-radius bend (25 to 99cm) and £423.00 for a large-radius bend (100cm plus), so a 5600 in a multi-bend bay adds up faster than the flat 5100 fee. Both quotes show the bending as a separate line so you can see exactly what you're paying for.

Does the price include curtains?

Track prices don't include curtains, blind prices do include the blind fabric. If you want curtains with an electric track, our made-to-measure Colorama range sits between roughly £1,100 and £1,600 for a 2-metre track with a typical drop, depending on fabric grade and lining.

How much does smart home control add to the cost?

Smart home control through Alexa or Google Home is only available on the 5600, via the Silent Gliss Move 4.0 Server, which sits on top of the track price as an optional extra. That's the upgrade most customers underestimate when comparing the 5100 to the 5600. We've covered the smart home side in detail in our smart curtains guide.

Are there cheaper alternatives to Silent Gliss?

There are, and we've tested most of them, which is why we sell Silent Gliss exclusively. The cheaper systems we've trialled either fail under the weight of a typical lined curtain or develop motor issues within a couple of years, so the price gap closes once you factor in the replacement. The 5100 is the most affordable track we'd stand behind.

Can I get a quote for my exact window?

Yes, the configurator on every product page gives you a precise quote in about thirty seconds against your measurements, or you can call us on 01543 279996 or send measurements through the contact page and we'll quote it back the same day.