Furniture & Ageing in Place: Survey of 1,500 UK Over-60s
Furniture decides whether a UK home stays usable in later life, and the controlling measurements are seat height, arm support and the width of the route between one piece and the next. Our 2026 report sets out the specification side of ageing in place: an armchair seat of roughly 45cm to 52cm with firm full length arms, a mattress top between 50cm and 60cm, and 90cm of continuous clear circulation so a stick, frame or carer can pass. We explain why soft deep seating is the hardest to leave, why a three seater sofa often functions as a single supported seat, and why storage between 60cm and 140cm above the floor removes most everyday bending and reaching. The report publishes no survey figures: no UK dataset records household furniture choices at this level of detail in a form we would quote, so Furniture in Fashion presents this as editorial specification guidance rather than fieldwork....
