Make Your Home Smarter: A Guide to Shelly Smart Home Products at Maplin

If you've been thinking about automating your home but aren't sure where to start — or you're a seasoned smart home enthusiast looking to expand your setup — Shelly has something for you. Maplin now stocks a range of Shelly smart home devices, and whether you want to control your lighting, monitor your energy use, or automate your appliances, there's a Shelly product designed to do exactly that.

Shelly is a fast-growing name in the smart home world, producing compact, Wi-Fi-enabled devices that let you retrofit almost any home without ripping out your existing wiring or switches. The beauty of Shelly's approach is simplicity: their devices are small enough to tuck behind a standard wall switch or inside a back box, and they connect directly to your home Wi-Fi — no expensive hub or proprietary controller required.

Every Shelly device works with the free Shelly app (available on Android and iOS), and the entire range is compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit, so you can bring your existing voice assistants into the picture with minimal fuss. For the more technically minded, Shelly devices also work with open-source platforms like Home Assistant, making them a favourite among home automation enthusiasts.

Maplin's Shelly collection spans several key categories: smart relays and switches, smart plugs, energy monitoring, and sensors. Here's a look at what's on offer and what each type of product can do for you.

Smart relays are the backbone of the Shelly ecosystem. These tiny modules sit discreetly behind your existing light switches or inside your wiring, turning ordinary fixtures into remotely controllable ones.

The Shelly 1 series is a single-channel smart relay that lets you control lights, heating, garage doors, irrigation systems, and more. The Gen4 brings multi-protocol connectivity — Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Matter — so it plays nicely with virtually any smart home setup you already have. The Shelly 1 Mini is Shelly's claim to the world's smallest smart relay, making it ideal for the tightest of spaces.

For two-load scenarios, the Shelly 2PM offers dual-channel control with precise power metering, and can even be set up to manage motorised blinds or shutters.

If you'd rather not touch any wiring at all, Shelly's smart plug is the obvious starting point. The Shelly Plus Plug UK is a next-generation Wi-Fi smart plug with built-in power metering, supporting loads up to 13A (3,000W). Plug it into any standard UK socket, connect an appliance, and you can switch it on and off remotely, set schedules, or monitor how much electricity it's drawing — all from the Shelly app.

For households keen to get a grip on their electricity consumption, Shelly's energy monitoring products are particularly compelling given today's energy costs.

The Shelly EM is a Wi-Fi energy monitor designed to track consumption across circuits or individual appliances. It includes contactor control, so it can switch loads on and off based on energy data.

The standout product in this category is the Shelly Pro 3EM 3CT63. This is a professional-grade, DIN-rail mountable three-phase energy meter capable of measuring up to 63A per phase. It's the kind of device that gives you a complete picture of your home or business's energy usage, broken down across three phases — invaluable for anyone with solar panels, an EV charger, or high-power equipment they want to monitor closely.

Shelly's sensor line-up adds environmental awareness to your smart home. The Shelly BLU Motion sensor uses Bluetooth Low Energy to detect movement quickly and efficiently, with a long battery life that makes it ideal for passive monitoring without constant charging.

The Shelly BLU Door/Window sensor detects opening and closing events and can measure tilt angle — perfect for setting up automations like turning lights on when a door opens, or alerting you if a window is left open. Both Bluetooth sensors are designed to pair with a Shelly Wi-Fi gateway device so they can be incorporated into your broader smart home setup.

There are plenty of smart home brands out there, but Shelly has earned a loyal following for a few very good reasons:

No hub required. Unlike some competing platforms, every Shelly device connects directly to your standard home Wi-Fi. You don't need to invest in a proprietary bridge or hub before you can get started.

Local and cloud control. Shelly supports both local control (your devices work even if the internet goes down) and cloud access, giving you flexibility without sacrificing reliability.

Works with existing switches. You keep your standard wall switches and use them alongside the app or voice control — a huge selling point for households where not everyone wants to tap a phone just to turn a light on.

Broad compatibility. From Amazon Alexa and Google Home to Apple HomeKit and Home Assistant, Shelly integrates with almost every major platform. Whether you're a casual user or a dedicated home-automation hobbyist, the ecosystem grows with you.

Competitive pricing. Smart home technology doesn't have to mean premium price tags. Shelly's relay modules and sensors are priced accessibly, making it possible to automate a whole house without a huge upfront investment.

The quickest way in is a Shelly Plus Plug UK — no wiring, no tools, immediate results. Plug it in, download the Shelly app, and within a few minutes you'll have a remotely controllable socket that tracks energy usage. From there, you can decide whether to expand into relays, sensors, or energy monitoring.

For lighting automation, the Shelly 1 Mini is a great next step: it fits behind virtually any switch and brings smart control to your existing bulbs without needing to replace them with expensive smart alternatives.

And if you're serious about understanding your home's energy consumption, the Shelly Pro 3EM is a worthwhile investment — particularly with energy prices where they are.

Browse Maplin's range of Shelly smart tech and start building your smarter home today.

Please note: mains-connected Shelly devices should be installed by a qualified electrician.