LED bollard lights for walkways, steps, gardens, driveways and car parks · light output and efficacy, uplight and high-angle limits, CCT and CRI, IP65/IP66, die-cast or extruded aluminium, input voltage, lumen maintenance, warranty
An LED bollard is a short post light set in the ground to mark and light walkways, steps, gardens, driveways and car-park edges at low height. Ask three things first: how much light is needed and where it should go — down to the path or out to the sides — while keeping light out of the sky; the sealing and housing, since bollards stand in rain, irrigation and knocks; and the efficacy, colour and warranty your project or rebate programme requires.
LED bollard lights — round and square, downlight and louvred, garden, commercial and car-park types — in aluminium, stainless steel or polycarbonate housings. Post-top and pole-mounted area lights, wall packs (separate page), landscape spot and flood lights, solar garden lights (separate page) and in-ground uplights are outside this page except where compared.
CNFX editorial research · Sources checked October 11, 2026 · 4 sources
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC), whose qualified-product list is used in DLC members' energy-efficiency rebate and incentive programmes, defines bollards as architectural outdoor fixtures made of short, upright ground-mounted units giving off light from the top or sides, used to light walkways, steps or pathways. [2] Its SSL V5.1 tables require bollards to produce at least 500 lm, with no more than 15% of their light between 90° and 110° (18% with tolerance) and none above 110° (3% with tolerance). Outdoor luminaires must reach 105 lm/W for DLC Standard and 120 lm/W for Premium, and must report a backlight, uplight and glare (BUG) rating. [1]
Editorial calculation: the 500 lm minimum at 105 lm/W needs no more than about 4.8 W; a 20 W bollard listed at 2,000 lm works out at 100 lm/W, just under the 105 lm/W DLC Standard level if that figure is the fixture's total output — so ask whether a stated lumen value is LED-chip or tested fixture output. [1][4]
Give the supplier the location (walkway, steps, garden, driveway, car park), height and diameter or section, light output and wattage, efficacy, CCT and CRI, distribution (360°, louvred, asymmetric) and BUG rating, input voltage and surge protection, dimming or controls, IP and impact rating, housing material and finish, anchoring, DLC listing version, warranty, and quantity.
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Choose build, sealing, colour and warranty
Supplier listings show the usual build options. Bbier lists bollards at 7 W, 10 W and 20 W, sealed to IP65 or IP66, in 3000 K or 5000 K, for AC100–265 V or AC100–269 V input, with die-cast aluminium, extruded aluminium-alloy or clear polycarbonate construction, and one model with a 5-year warranty; it also lists a 20 W bollard at 2,000 lm. [4] Under DLC SSL V5.1, all outdoor products must meet a 7-step chromaticity quadrangle for a nominal CCT of 2200–6500 K and Ra ≥70 with R9 reported, lumen maintenance of L70 ≥50,000 hours, power factor ≥0.9 and total harmonic distortion ≤20%, and a 5-year warranty covering the complete luminaire. [1]
DLC has since published SSL V6.0 and LUNA V2.0 requirements and says products not updated to them will be delisted, so ask suppliers which version any listing is qualified under. [3]
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Compare what suppliers offer
Suppliers linked to this page list LED bollard lights; each card links to the page reviewed.
Listings include garden, landscape, driveway, car-park and commercial bollards at 7–20 W in 3000 K and 5000 K, and architectural bollard and post lights; ask each for tested lumens, IES files, IP test reports and warranty terms.
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Trace what the bollard must deliver
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· Page last updated 13 October 2026
Buyer questions
How much light must a DLC-listed bollard give?
At least 500 lm under SSL V5.1, with no more than 15% at 90–110° and none above 110°. [1]
DLC SSL V5.1 sets 105 lm/W for Standard and 120 lm/W for Premium outdoor luminaires. [1]
Sources and what still needs a direct check
Sources checked 2026-10-11. The DesignLights Consortium is a non-profit whose qualified-product list is used in DLC members' energy-efficiency rebate and incentive programmes. Bbier also appears as a supplier on this page.
