Battery-type electric power tool

[Problem] To provide a battery-type electric power tool configured to be able to suppress suction of external dust, etc., into a tool body. A battery-type electric power tool 1 has: a housing 24 having an intake port 46 and an exhaust port 48; a motor 26 that is mounted in the housing; a tool drive part 38 that is driven to rotate by the motor 26; a cooling fan 30 that rotates along with the motor 26; and a battery attachment part 32 that is provided to a peripheral wall 24-3 of the housing 24 and that allows the battery 14 to be detachably attached onto the outer surface of the peripheral wall 24-3. The battery attachment part 32 defines an air intake space 74 that has an upward opening 74-1 disposed, so as to be directed upwardly, between the attached battery 14 and a portion, of the peripheral wall 24-3, where the intake port 46 is provided.