Captured machine priceReviewed 1 Aug 2026
£399.95Provisionalhigh confidence
Sage BES500 / SES500 product or price sourcemanufacturer · captured 1 Aug 2026 · Legacy catalogue source; field-level verification is still being migrated.
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Sage BES500 / SES500
Manual / assisted · Ground coffee · external milk included when selected
£400Captured purchase
£4,3265-year total
£72Monthly equivalent
Where your £4,326 goes over 5 years
Example usage: 4 drinks per day, 50% using external milk where the stored model requires it.
Machine £400Coffee / pods £2,628External milk £794Care products £390Energy £114
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Coffee systemGround coffee through a 54 mm portafilter with single- and dual-wall one- and two-cup baskets
Drink optionsOne cup, two cup, steam and hot water via the steam wand
Milk systemHands-free milk texturing with adjustable milk temperature and texture
Water-tank capacity1.9 L
Bean, ground-coffee or pod capacityGround coffee only; 54 mm portafilter, no bean hopper
Adjustable settingsOne-cup and two-cup volumetric controls plus adjustable milk temperature and texture
Cleaning and descalingCleaning tool and cleaning disc included; official descaler, group-head cleaner and steam-wand cleaner supported
Dimensions19.4 × 36.2 × 30.4 cm (W × D × H)
Warranty2-year repair, replace or refund guarantee
Verified from Sage UK Bambino Plus BES500 technical specifications. Reviewed 3 August 2026.
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Your estimate£4,326£72/month equivalent
Based on 7,300 drinks. Coffee dose, energy per cup and some filter, cleaning and descaling cadences are transparent modelling assumptions. Repairs, accessories and wasted ingredients remain excluded.
See how it stacks up
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How we calculated this
Purchase price comes from a dated UK observation where a field-level source is available. Coffee or pod cost, user-selected external milk, modelled energy and the stored annual care allowance are included. The operating basis is 18 g modelled coffee dose per drink. The care record states: Four 90-day ClaroSwiss filters (£59.80) plus about £18 cleaning/descaling allowance; editable.Repairs, accessories, wasted ingredients and unsupported replacement costs remain excluded.
Who is this coffee machine for?
The Sage BES500 / SES500 is listed as a manual / assisted machine using ground coffee. This page’s reference scenario assumes 4 drinks per day over 5 years, then keeps the same assumptions when comparing alternatives.
The manual or assisted format can suit buyers who value control over preparation. Grinder, accessories, wasted coffee and repair costs are not included unless they are explicitly stored in the evidence record.
Its stored annual care allowance is £78. The exact filter, cleaner and descaler schedule may remain modelled even when individual care-product prices have been verified.
A useful comparison is the De'Longhi Classic EM450.M, calculated with the same coffee, milk and electricity assumptions. Choose by total ownership cost, drink system and maintenance fit—not purchase price alone.
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Evidence record
Field-level migration pendingEvery input behind the estimate
Methodology: coffee-machine-tco-v1Reviewed 1 Aug 2026Reviewer: Legacy catalogue migrationRecommendation evidence: not yet eligible
Coffee doseReviewed 1 Aug 2026
18 g/cupModelledmedium confidence
Coffee-machine methodologyinternal methodology · captured 1 Aug 2026 · Editable modelling assumption, not a manufacturer measurement.
Recorded pod benchmarkReviewed 1 Aug 2026
£0.00 per drinkVerifiedhigh confidence
Coffee-machine methodologyinternal methodology · captured 1 Aug 2026 · Bean or ground-coffee machine: pod cost is not used.
Energy per cupReviewed 1 Aug 2026
60 Wh/cupModelledmedium confidence
Coffee-machine methodologyinternal methodology · captured 1 Aug 2026 · Transparent category model; not a plug-meter measurement.
Annual care-product allowanceReviewed 1 Aug 2026
£78.00 per yearModelledmedium confidence
Coffee-machine methodologyinternal methodology · captured 1 Aug 2026 · Four 90-day ClaroSwiss filters (£59.80) plus about £18 cleaning/descaling allowance; editable.
Recorded warrantyReviewed 1 Aug 2026
2 yearsProvisionalhigh confidence
Sage BES500 / SES500 warranty sourcemanufacturer · captured 1 Aug 2026
Excluded from this estimate
Repairs: No exact-model repair probability or failure-life claim is made.
Finance and resale: These depend on individual terms and future market conditions.
Unverified accessories: An accessory is omitted unless its price and replacement cadence are supported.
Ownership journey
Future care reminders start with this usage profile.
Once reminders are enabled, saved drink volume can estimate when pods, beans, filters, cleaner or descaler may need replenishing. No reminder or account is created in this release.