A new mattress is sold as a size. The sticker is the size plus the build. A double foam and a double hybrid share a label on the tag and almost nothing else. Compare street price by size and type — foam, hybrid, innerspring — then add delivery, white-glove, old-mattress removal, and a divan if the ticket is mattress plus base.
These are example ranges only, not surveyed or sourced 2026 prices. Street price here is the advertised pound including VAT, before delivery, white-glove, and removal. A budget foam single at Argos sits toward the bottom of a band; a Tempur-class or latex king at John Lewis sits toward the top. Pounds are GBP.
Example street prices by size and type. Street price is the advertised pound including VAT before delivery, white-glove, and removal. The paired Double foam and hybrid rows are the point: same double label, different build, different band. UK size labels only — Single, Double, King, Super King.
Every pound in that table is an example, not a sourced 2026 street price. Delivery, white-glove, old-mattress removal, and a divan sit on top of the sticker unless the ticket says they are included.
| Size | Type | Common for | Ex. street price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single | Budget foam or innerspring | kids / guest / bunk | example £100–300 |
| Single | Hybrid or better foam | upgrade / guest | example £250–550 |
| Double | Budget foam or innerspring | starter / guest | example £200–500 |
| Double | Memory foam (all-foam) | everyday sleep | example £400–1,000 |
| Double | Hybrid (foam + coils) | everyday / pressure relief | example £550–1,400 |
| King | Memory foam | primary bed | example £600–1,500 |
| King | Hybrid | primary bed | example £800–2,200 |
| Any size | Luxury / specialty (latex, Tempur-class; adjustable as mattress+base) | premium | example £1,200–3,500+ |
Example ranges only, not surveyed or sourced 2026 prices. Street price is the advertised pound before delivery, white-glove, and removal. Same bed label, different build. Super King often tracks King hybrid / luxury bands — match size on the ticket. GBP.
Paired Double rows keep the type premium visible. Memory foam and hybrid are not one mid-range double band. Single and King split the same way. Super King often tracks the King hybrid and luxury bands — match the size on the ticket.
The class is in the model name and the build. The size label does not tell you which row you are on.
Argos, John Lewis, and Currys often sell beds that share a size label and not a build. Store-exclusive model names change. Sometimes it is the foam density; sometimes the coil count drops. Compare the model name and the type, not the size tag.
Sleep-trial windows are part of the value: a boxed trial at Eve, Simba, or Emma is not the same as a showroom return at Dreams, Bensons, or Mattressman. White-glove delivery, old-mattress removal, and a divan sit on top of the sticker unless noted. An adjustable base is mattress plus base, not the mattress row. VAT is already in the advertised pound. Black Friday, January, and Boxing Day move stickers inside a band — they are not a sourced 2026 sale pound.
Example only: Single budget foam or innerspring often £100–£300; Single hybrid or better foam £250–£550; Double budget foam or innerspring £200–£500; Double memory foam £400–£1,000; Double hybrid £550–£1,400; King memory foam £600–£1,500; King hybrid £800–£2,200; any size luxury / specialty £1,200–£3,500+. VAT in. Example ranges only, not surveyed or sourced 2026 prices. Street price is the advertised pound before delivery, white-glove, and removal. Super King often tracks King hybrid / luxury bands. GBP.
Same bed label, different class. A budget foam double, a memory-foam double, and a hybrid double are different products. Size and type decide the sticker — not one “mattress” number.
Budget foam or innerspring is the kids / guest / bunk floor. Memory foam is all-foam everyday sleep. Hybrid is foam plus coils for everyday pressure relief. Innerspring is traditional coils. Luxury / specialty is latex, Tempur-class foam, or an adjustable sold as mattress plus base. Eve, Simba, Emma, and Tempur sell across these classes; the class is in the model name, not the size.
The model name and the type. Argos, John Lewis, and Currys often carry beds that look like the same double and are not. Confirm foam vs hybrid vs innerspring, then the trial and the extras that sit on top of the sticker.
Delivery, white-glove, old-mattress removal, and a divan unless the ticket says they are included. A sleep trial is part of the value: Eve, Simba, or Emma boxed returns are not the same as a Dreams, Bensons, or Mattressman showroom return. Argos and IKEA are the box or collection price until you add delivery. VAT is already in the advertised pound.
Yes on a boxed bed you cannot lie on first. A long window at Eve, Simba, or Emma removes most of the risk if returns are actually free. Dreams, Bensons, and Mattressman are a floor trial plus whatever the ticket says about returns. Confirm the fee before you count the trial as free.
On the box, Argos can undercut a guest or budget single. On the street total — John Lewis's long guarantee, Currys floor and clearance, white-glove and removal — the mid and premium floors often close the gap. Compare the same size and type the same week.
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