Mattresses · Buying Guide
You spend a third of your life on it, yet a mattress is oddly hard to buy well — every one promises the best sleep of your life, in a fog of pocket counts and foam names that mean nothing until you're lying down. These are the double mattresses worth a place on your shortlist: a proper premium one, a couple that punch above their price, and a budget pick that still does the job.
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At a glance — our picks
Best overall
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3500 pockets and a memory foam top is a spec you'd expect to pay a lot more for. It cushions the pressure points without that sinking, too-soft feeling — the all-rounder most sleepers will simply get on with.
Best premium
Heal's Classic Pocket 1000 Mattress (Double)From
Hand-finished with natural fillings over a proper 1000-pocket core — the sort of difference you feel over years, not nights. If the mattress is the thing you'd rather spend on, spend it here.
Best value
SleepSoul Sirona 800 Pocket Memory Mattress (Double)From
Pocket springs and a memory layer under £320 for a double — the price-to-comfort sweet spot. A medium, breathable feel, and the one we'd point most people to first.
Best hybrid
Jay-Be TrueCore 2000 e-Pocket Hybrid Mattress (Double)From
Jay-Be's e-Pocket springs and breathable foam make a firmer, cooler-sleeping hybrid — a strong shout for back sleepers, or anyone who overheats on plain memory foam.
How we picked
The right mattress comes down to how you sleep. Side sleepers want a little give to cushion the hips and shoulders; back and front sleepers want firmer support underneath. Pocket springs move independently, so you're less likely to feel your partner turn over; memory foam cradles and eases pressure; a hybrid aims for some of both. More pockets and natural fillings usually mean a more responsive, longer-lasting bed — and a higher price to match.
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