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The right Husqvarna Automower depends primarily on your lawn size, terrain and the level of navigation and smart-lawn technology you want. For smaller gardens, models such as the Husqvarna Automower 310E NERA are designed for lawns around 1,000–1,500 m², while larger gardens can step up to the 320 NERA, 430X NERA, 450X NERA or newer V-series machines. For steep or particularly challenging gardens, the 435X AWD NERA adds all-wheel drive and can handle slopes of up to 70% inside the installation area.
Willis & Grabham stocks a wide range of Husqvarna Automower robotic lawnmowers, from compact residential models through to large-area and professional machines. The retailer's current Husqvarna range includes NERA models, older X-line machines, AWD models and professional EPOS machines.
If you're asking “Which Husqvarna Automower should I buy?”, don't start with the model number. Start with three questions:
Once you know those three things, choosing the right Automower becomes much easier.
The table below focuses on Husqvarna Automower models currently listed by Willis & Grabham, with the manufacturer's current specifications used where appropriate.
| Model | Approx. lawn capacity | Best suited to | Navigation / boundary | Standout feature | Willis & Grabham price* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automower 308V | Up to 800 m² | Smaller gardens | Virtual wire | Compact V-series mower | Check retailer |
| Automower 312V | Up to 1,200 m² | Small/medium gardens | Virtual wire | Higher capacity than 308V | Check retailer |
| Automower 310E NERA | Up to 1,000 m² on W&G listing | Medium residential gardens | Virtual or physical wire | EdgeCut, Zone Control | £1,656 |
| Automower 410XE NERA | Up to 1,000 m² | Medium gardens | Wire / EPOS option | EdgeCut, smart connectivity | £2,399 |
| Automower 320 NERA | Up to 3,300 m² | Larger residential gardens | Virtual or physical wire | Large-area NERA platform | Check retailer |
| Automower 430X NERA | Up to 3,200 m² on W&G listing | Large, complex gardens | Virtual or physical wire | Advanced navigation, obstacle detection | £2,700 |
| Automower 435X AWD NERA | Up to 3,500 m² irregular / 5,000 m² systematic | Steep, complex gardens | Wire-free | AWD, up to 70% slopes | £4,999 |
| Automower 450X NERA | Up to 5,000 m² | Large and complex gardens | Virtual or physical wire | High capacity and 50% internal slope capability | £2,999 |
| Automower 405VE NERA | Up to 900 m² | Smaller gardens | Wire-free | AI vision + EdgeCut | Check retailer |
| Automower 410VE NERA | Up to 1,500 m² | Medium gardens | Wire-free | AI vision + EdgeCut | Check retailer |
| Automower 430V NERA | Up to 4,800 m² | Large gardens | Wire-free | AI vision + pattern mowing | Check retailer |
| Automower 450V NERA | Up to 7,500 m² | Very large/complex gardens | Wire-free | AI vision + pattern mowing | Check retailer |
*Prices are retailer prices found on Willis & Grabham's product pages when checked and can change. Models without a current product price shown in the retailer's indexed listing are marked “Check retailer” rather than using an estimated price.
The capacities aren't directly interchangeable across every model because Husqvarna specifies different capabilities and configurations. For example, the Willis & Grabham listing gives the 430X NERA a 3,200 m² working area, while the current Husqvarna range lists the newer 430V NERA at up to 4,800 m².
If your lawn is under approximately 1,000 m², you don't necessarily need one of the larger Automower models.
The key is to choose a mower that has enough capacity for your lawn without paying for features and capacity you don't need.
The 308V is listed by Willis & Grabham and Husqvarna currently specifies it for working areas up to 800 m². It uses Husqvarna's virtual-wire approach and is aimed at smaller residential lawns.
This makes it a model worth investigating if your garden is relatively compact and you want the convenience of robotic mowing without moving into the larger 300/400-series machines.
The newer 405VE NERA is another option for smaller gardens. Husqvarna specifies a working area of up to 900 m² and says it includes built-in AI vision technology, EdgeCut and wire-free installation through EPOS.
The EdgeCut function is particularly relevant if you dislike finishing the lawn edges yourself because it is designed to reduce the amount of manual edge trimming required.
For a lawn around 500–800 m², look at the 308V and other compact models.
For a lawn approaching 900–1,000 m², the 405VE NERA or 310E NERA become particularly relevant.
The exact shape of your lawn and the features you want can be just as important as the square metre capacity.
This is one of the most common Automower buying questions.
At around 1,000 m², there are several possible directions.
The Husqvarna Automower 310E NERA is listed by Willis & Grabham at £1,656 including VAT and is designed for lawns up to 1,000 m² according to the retailer's product specification. It offers both virtual-wire and traditional boundary-wire installation options, along with EdgeCut and Zone Control.
The 410XE NERA is another model listed by Willis & Grabham at £2,399. It is designed for lawns up to 1,000 m² and adds EdgeCut, obstacle detection, Automower Connect and the option of EPOS wire-free installation, with the EPOS hardware required separately according to the retailer's listing.
The newer 410VE NERA is Husqvarna's successor to the 410XE NERA. Husqvarna specifies the 410VE for lawns up to 1,500 m², with AI vision, EdgeCut and wire-free installation.
Two Automowers can both be capable of mowing a 1,000 m² garden while offering quite different technology.
If you simply want reliable robotic mowing, capacity may be the biggest consideration.
If your garden has several zones, obstacles, awkward edges or you want wire-free installation, the additional technology may be more important.
For a garden around 2,000 m², you should generally look beyond the smaller 1,000–1,500 m² machines.
The Husqvarna Automower 320 NERA is one of the most relevant models in the Willis & Grabham catalogue. Husqvarna currently specifies the 320 NERA for working areas up to 3,300 m², making it a logical model to investigate for a 2,000 m² lawn.
The important thing here is not simply buying the mower with the largest advertised capacity.
A 2,000 m² lawn that is relatively open and straightforward is very different from a 2,000 m² lawn containing:
For a complicated garden, navigation and terrain capability can matter more than simply having a larger maximum working area.
For larger lawns, Willis & Grabham lists several models worth considering, including the 430X NERA, 450X NERA, 435X AWD NERA and professional EPOS machines.
The 430X NERA listed by Willis & Grabham is specified for lawns up to 3,200 m².
It has a 24 cm cutting width, electric cutting-height adjustment from 20–60 mm and can handle slopes up to 50% inside the installation area. The mower also supports virtual-wire and traditional boundary-wire installation.
At the time of checking, Willis & Grabham listed the 430X NERA at £2,700 including VAT.
This makes it a particularly relevant model for someone with a large residential lawn who wants more capacity and terrain capability than the smaller Automowers provide.
The 450X NERA steps up again.
Willis & Grabham lists it for lawns up to 5,000 m², with a 24 cm cutting width and the ability to handle slopes up to 50% inside the installation area. It also features Automower Connect, GPS theft tracking, obstacle detection and support for both physical boundary wire and wire-free installation options.
At the time of checking, Willis & Grabham was listing the 450X NERA at £2,999 including VAT, reduced from a displayed previous price of £3,999.
For a large, complicated residential lawn, this is one of the higher-capacity Automowers in the current Willis & Grabham range.
Both are large NERA machines, so this is a natural comparison.
| Feature | 430X NERA | 450X NERA |
|---|---|---|
| Working area | 3,200 m² | 5,000 m² |
| Cutting width | 24 cm | 24 cm |
| Max slope inside | 50% | 50% |
| Cutting height | 20–60 mm | 20–60 mm |
| Battery | 5 Ah | 7.5 Ah |
| Typical mow time/charge | 100 min | 145 min |
| Weight | 14.6 kg | 15 kg |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, cellular, Wi-Fi | Bluetooth, cellular, Wi-Fi |
| GPS theft tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Price found at Willis & Grabham | £2,700 | £2,999 |
The specifications above come from the respective Willis & Grabham product listings.
The interesting point is that the 450X NERA isn't simply a larger physical mower. Its greater working-area capacity and larger battery make it more appropriate for substantially larger lawns.
If your garden is steep, the 435X AWD NERA deserves special attention.
This is fundamentally different from simply buying a larger mower.
The 435X AWD NERA uses all-wheel drive and an articulated body. Willis & Grabham specifies it for challenging terrain and says it can handle slopes of up to 70% (35°) inside the installation area.
Its working area is listed as:
It also uses wire-free EPOS technology and allows work areas and stay-out zones to be managed through the Automower Connect app.
It is particularly relevant if your garden has:
The important lesson is that garden terrain can be more important than garden size when choosing an Automower.
A flat 4,000 m² lawn and a steep 2,000 m² lawn can require very different machines.
You will see NERA attached to many of Husqvarna's newer Automower models.
The important distinction is that NERA models can support more flexible installation configurations, including virtual boundaries on compatible models.
That can be particularly useful if you don't want to install a conventional perimeter wire around every part of the garden.
The 310E NERA, for example, supports either wire-free satellite-based installation or traditional boundary wire.
The same principle applies to larger NERA models such as the 430X NERA and 450X NERA.
Traditional robotic lawnmowers use a physical boundary wire installed around the mowing area.
A wire-free system uses virtual boundaries, with compatible Husqvarna machines using EPOS satellite-based technology.
Advantages:
Potential disadvantages:
Advantages:
Potential considerations:
The 450X NERA, for example, supports both physical boundary wire and a wire-free satellite option, while the 435X AWD NERA is designed around wire-free EPOS technology.
One of the most important developments in the 2026 Husqvarna range is the introduction of the V-series NERA models.
Husqvarna announced the 405VE, 410VE, 430V and 450V NERA models in October 2025. These models feature built-in AI vision technology for object avoidance, wire-free EPOS installation and selectable mowing patterns.
The range covers significantly different lawn sizes:
| Model | Husqvarna working-area specification | Key technology |
|---|---|---|
| 405VE NERA | 900 m² | AI vision, EdgeCut, wire-free |
| 410VE NERA | 1,500 m² | AI vision, EdgeCut, wire-free |
| 430V NERA | 4,800 m² | AI vision, wire-free, pattern mowing |
| 450V NERA | 7,500 m² | AI vision, wire-free, pattern mowing |
Husqvarna states that these new models replace the 405XE NERA, 410XE NERA, 430X NERA and 450X NERA respectively.
This matters when shopping on a retailer's website because you may see both generations of machines listed.
EdgeCut is designed to reduce the amount of manual trimming needed around the edges of the lawn.
The feature is particularly relevant to the 310E NERA, 410XE NERA and newer 405VE/410VE models in the ranges discussed here.
For homeowners who spend time every week trimming the lawn after mowing, EdgeCut can therefore be a meaningful feature rather than simply another specification on a product page.
The newest V-series NERA machines introduced built-in AI vision technology.
Husqvarna says this allows the mower to detect and avoid objects, while the newer machines can also use selectable mowing patterns such as stripes, checkerboards and triangles.
This is one of the major differences between the latest V-series machines and some of the older models still appearing in retailer catalogues.
Not necessarily.
Willis & Grabham also lists professional Automower machines including the 535 AWD EPOS, 550 EPOS, 560 EPOS and 580 EPOS.
These are aimed at substantially different applications from a typical homeowner's Automower.
If you're maintaining a domestic lawn of 500, 1,000 or even 3,000 m², a residential Automower is usually the appropriate part of the range to investigate.
Professional machines become relevant when the scale, operating environment or duty cycle moves beyond normal domestic requirements.
Here's a simple way to narrow the range down.
Look at compact models such as the Automower 308V.
Consider models including the 310E NERA or 405VE NERA, depending on whether you prioritise EdgeCut, AI vision and wire-free technology.
The 310E NERA, 410XE NERA and 410VE NERA are relevant models to compare.
Move towards the 320 NERA and larger 400-series models.
Look at the 430X NERA, 435X AWD NERA and 450X NERA, as well as their newer V-series equivalents where available.
The 450V NERA and larger professional Husqvarna EPOS machines become increasingly relevant depending on the site and application. Husqvarna specifies the 450V NERA for lawns up to 7,500 m².
Square metres are important, but they aren't the whole story.
Before buying, consider:
A garden with significant slopes may need a mower with stronger terrain capability.
The 435X AWD NERA, for example, is designed for slopes up to 70% inside the installation area.
Multiple zones, narrow passages, trees and obstacles can make navigation technology particularly important.
If so, look specifically at compatible NERA/EPOS models rather than assuming every Automower is wire-free.
If manual edging is one of your least favourite gardening jobs, models with EdgeCut are worth considering.
The newest V-series models introduce selectable mowing patterns including stripes, checkerboard and triangles.
Compatible models can use the Automower Connect app for remote control, scheduling, zone management and notifications.
When comparing two models, these are the specifications that actually matter:
Working area capacity
How much lawn the mower is designed to maintain.
Maximum slope
Particularly important for gardens with hills or banks.
Cutting width
A wider cutting system can be relevant to larger-area mowing.
Cutting height range
Important if you prefer a particular grass height.
Boundary technology
Physical wire, virtual boundary or both.
Navigation
Basic navigation versus advanced satellite/EPOS systems.
Obstacle detection
Particularly useful in gardens where objects may be left on the lawn.
EdgeCut
Useful if you want to reduce manual trimming around lawn edges.
AWD
Particularly relevant for steep and difficult terrain.
Connectivity
Check whether the mower supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular and Automower Connect according to the model.
Willis & Grabham has a dedicated Husqvarna Automowers section containing residential, NERA, AWD and professional models, as well as Automower accessories, parts and installation equipment.
The retailer is based in Wellington, Somerset, and says it has been established since 1991 and is a main dealer for Husqvarna among other garden machinery brands.
Shop Husqvarna Automowers at Willis & Grabham
You can also compare individual models:
Before ordering your robotic lawnmower, check:
If you're choosing a Husqvarna Automower for a small garden, start with the compact 300/400-series machines.
For around 1,000 m², compare the 310E NERA, 410XE NERA and newer 410VE NERA.
For around 2,000-3,000 m², look towards the 320 NERA and larger 430-series models.
For large gardens, the 430X NERA and 450X NERA are among the relevant Willis & Grabham listings, while the newer 430V and 450V NERA models extend capacity and add newer AI-vision technology.
And if your garden is particularly steep or difficult, the 435X AWD NERA is a completely different proposition because of its all-wheel-drive system and 70% slope capability.
The most important point is that the biggest Automower isn't automatically the right Automower. Choose according to lawn size, terrain, garden complexity and the features you'll actually use.
For a lawn around 1,000 m², models such as the Husqvarna Automower 310E NERA and 410XE NERA are relevant choices in the Willis & Grabham range. The newer 410VE NERA is specified by Husqvarna for up to 1,500 m² and adds AI vision and wire-free installation.
A lawn around 2,000 m² calls for a model with a higher working-area capacity. The Husqvarna Automower 320 NERA is specified for up to 3,300 m², making it one of the models to consider for this lawn size.
For lawns around 5,000 m², relevant models include the Husqvarna Automower 450X NERA and 435X AWD NERA, depending on the garden's terrain and layout. Husqvarna's newer 450V NERA is specified for up to 7,500 m².
NERA is Husqvarna's platform for models that can support more flexible boundary and navigation options, including virtual boundaries on compatible machines. Depending on the model, NERA machines can use traditional physical boundary wire or wire-free EPOS installation.
Yes. Different models have different slope capabilities. The Husqvarna 435X AWD NERA, for example, is designed to handle slopes of up to 70% inside the installation area. Always check the specific model's slope specification before buying.
The 430X NERA is specified by Willis & Grabham for up to 3,200 m², while the 450X NERA is specified for up to 5,000 m². Both can handle slopes up to 50% inside the installation area, but the 450X NERA has a larger 7.5 Ah battery and longer typical mowing time per charge.
Not always. Compatible NERA models can use wire-free satellite-based installation, while many models also support traditional physical boundary wire. The exact installation method depends on the Automower model and garden.
Husqvarna's newer V-series NERA models — including the 405VE, 410VE, 430V and 450V - feature built-in AI vision, wire-free EPOS installation and selectable mowing patterns. Husqvarna announced these models in October 2025 and says they replace the 405XE, 410XE, 430X and 450X respectively.
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