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How Big Is a Double Bed?
August 16, 2026

How Big Is a Double Bed?

A UK double bed mattress measures 135cm by 190cm, but the frame around it is what determines whether the bed fits your room. This guide breaks down the difference between mattress and frame dimensions, explains how much varies between slim metal, wooden, upholstered and divan designs, and sets out the room size a double needs once walkways and door swings are counted. It also covers bed height and why it affects both comfort and how a low ceilinged room reads, whether 67.5cm each is enough for two adults, when moving up to a king makes sense, and how to choose duvet and sheet sizes that actually stay put....

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What Size Is a King Size Bed in Feet?
August 16, 2026

What Size Is a King Size Bed in Feet?

A UK king size bed measures 5ft wide by 6ft 6in long, or 150cm by 200cm, and this guide starts with that figure before explaining what it means in a real room. It sets out the full range of British bed sizes in feet and inches, from 3ft singles through to 6ft super kings, and highlights the two patterns worth remembering: length only increases once, at the step up from double to king. It then addresses the distinction people most often miss, that the quoted size is the mattress rather than the frame, and shows how a deeply upholstered surround can add several inches on every side. There is practical guidance on floor space and walkway clearances, choosing between wooden, upholstered and storage frames, matching duvet and fitted sheet sizes to a 5ft mattress, and adapting a king to fit an average UK bedroom, plus a comparison with super king....

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Which Is Larger King or Queen Bed?
August 16, 2026

Which Is Larger King or Queen Bed?

A king bed is larger than a queen in the American system, where a king measures 193cm by 203cm against a queen at 152cm by 203cm. In Britain the comparison is closer, because a UK king size measures 150cm by 200cm, which makes it fractionally narrower and shorter than a queen. The answer therefore hinges on whose king you mean, and that distinction matters as soon as you start buying bedding. In this guide we set out both systems clearly, compare sleeping width per person, and explain why British beds are quoted in these particular figures. We also look at the room dimensions each size needs once the frame is counted, how upholstered and wooden frames change the real footprint, what bedding fits each size in the UK, and how to make a wide bed work in an older British house with chimney breasts and sloping loft ceilings. Bedside furniture scale is covered too....

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What Length Is a Single Bed?
August 16, 2026

What Length Is a Single Bed?

A standard UK single bed is 190cm long, which is 6ft 3in or 75 inches, with a width of 90cm. Length is the measurement people ask about most, usually because a growing teenager is running out of mattress or because a bed has to fit into an alcove with a fixed dimension. This guide sets out the standard length, the long single option at 200cm, how frame length differs from mattress length, and what to check when a bed needs to slot between two walls. We also cover clearance figures, bunk bed and cabin bed considerations, mattress depth limits on top bunks, sheet sizing for both single lengths, and layouts that let a narrow room work as a study or guest room too. Together these details determine whether a single bed genuinely suits the space, or whether it is time to move up a size. Every measurement below is given in UK retail terms, so the numbers match what....

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What Is a Three Quarter Size Bed?
August 16, 2026

What Is a Three Quarter Size Bed?

A three quarter bed is 120cm wide by 190cm long, which is 4ft by 6ft 3in, and it is the size most retailers now call a small double. It sits between a single and a standard double, adding 30cm of width over a single without taking the full 135cm a double requires. This guide explains where the size came from, why the two names describe the same bed, and which rooms it suits, including box rooms, guest bedrooms and spaces shared with a desk or a wardrobe. We look at realistic room dimensions and layouts, what to check on a 4ft frame, and how to find bedding and mattresses in a size that fewer shops stock. There is practical advice on furnishing the rest of a small bedroom and on using a 4ft bed in a guest room, followed by short answers to the questions asked most often. Read it before deciding between 4ft and a double....

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What Size Is the Bed?
August 16, 2026

What Size Is the Bed?

Working out what size a bed is comes down to measuring the mattress across the head end and down one side, then matching those figures to the UK size chart: single at 90cm by 190cm, small double at 120cm, double at 135cm, king at 150cm by 200cm and super king at 180cm by 200cm. This guide explains how to measure an existing bed correctly, including depth and external frame dimensions, and why the frame is always larger than the mattress it holds. It also shows how to identify an unlabelled or imported bed, where continental and American sizes differ from UK ones, how to match duvets and fitted sheets to the size you measured, and what to do when a mattress and frame do not fit each other properly....

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What Is the Width of a Queen Size Bed?
August 16, 2026

What Is the Width of a Queen Size Bed?

A queen size bed is around 150cm wide in the UK, which is 5ft, and that matches the British king size rather than sitting between double and king. This guide explains the 150cm figure against the international 152cm variant, works out what 75cm of personal width per sleeper actually feels like, and sets out the room width you need once frame thickness and walkways are added. It also covers wardrobe door clearance, how much external footprint different frame styles add to the same mattress, which bedding sizes fit a 150cm bed, and how to furnish around the reduced space either side....

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How Wide Is a Superking Bed?
August 16, 2026

How Wide Is a Superking Bed?

A superking bed in the UK is 180cm wide and 200cm long, which is 6ft by 6ft 6in, giving each sleeper 90cm of space: the same width as a standard single. This guide explains how that compares with a king and a double, and what the extra 30cm actually changes for couples, taller sleepers and families. It sets out the room size a superking realistically needs once walking space and bedside furniture are allowed for, and how to test the footprint with masking tape before ordering. We also cover access through doorways and stair turns, rolled and zip and link mattress options, the bedding and pillow sizes that suit a bed this wide, and frame styles that carry the proportions well in a large bedroom....

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How Long Is a Small Double Bed?
August 16, 2026

How Long Is a Small Double Bed?

A small double bed in the UK is 190 cm long, exactly the same length as a single and a standard double, with the difference being its 120 cm width. This guide clears up the most common misunderstanding about the size, which is the assumption that a small double is also longer than a single. We look at where the four foot bed earns its place in British homes, from box rooms and loft conversions to guest rooms that double as a study, how much larger the frame footprint is than the mattress itself, and the walkways the bed needs to feel usable. There is also practical advice on buying the right fitted sheets and duvet, storage frames that reclaim wasted volume, and simple visual choices that stop the bed dominating a narrow room. We also set out who the four foot size genuinely suits, and the central support and slat spacing the frame needs....

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What Is the Size of a Super King Size Bed?
August 16, 2026

What Is the Size of a Super King Size Bed?

A UK super king size bed measures 180cm by 200cm, or 6ft by 6ft 6in, making it the largest standard size sold in Britain. This guide gives the exact mattress and frame dimensions, explains that 180cm gives each sleeper the width of a full single, and compares it against king and double sizes. We look at the room size genuinely needed for access on both sides, why stair turns in older UK homes often dictate whether a super king is viable, and how two part divan bases and rolled mattresses solve that problem. There is also practical detail on the centre support and slat spacing a mattress this heavy requires, whether zip and link is worth considering, and how to scale bedside furniture and lighting to suit a bed of this width....

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