Guide to our value mattress website

Mattress Glossary

Mattress.co.uk is a value mattress website and we love to talk about the relative benefits of 'Platform Top Bases' and 'Twice Tempered Springs'. We know our non-turn mattresses from our edge to edge mattresses. But we wouldn’t expect our customers to! That’s why when you are looking at our great range of value mattress products, we are here to assist you. Our excellent value mattresses are selling quickly, so be sure not to miss out by ordering yours today!

We understand that the industry jargon can be confusing, so we have put together a handy glossary of mattress terminology to help you in your quest for the perfect value mattress. Remember you also get FREE UK delivery and Guarantees on all products, so be sure not to miss out on one of our excellent value mattress deals.

Our advisers are available to help you too from 9.00am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 4.30pm on Friday. You can request a call back by clicking on the button to the right. Alternatively you can call us on 0800 75 696 75 or email our mattress team on info@mattress.co.uk.

Comfort Levels

  • Soft
  • Medium
  • Firm
  • Extra Firm

Mattress Types and Materials

  • Memory Foam
  • Combination (Spring & Foam)
  • Natural Latex
  • Reflex Foam
  • Air Mattress
  • Coil Sprung
  • Pocket Sprung
  • Continuous Spring
  • Convoluted Foam
  • Miragel®
  • Miratex™

Mattress Features

  • No-turn / Non-turn
  • Box Pillow Top
  • Pillow-top layer
  • Mini Pocket Sprung Pillow Top
  • Hypo-Allergenic / Anti-Allergenic
  • Stitched Edge/Side-stitched
  • Rod edge
  • Bumper Bar edge bottom
  • Edge Guard
  • Edge-to-Edge

Divan Base Types

  • Sprung Edge Base
  • Platform Top Base
  • Sleepover Base

Spring Types and Features

  • Coil Sprung
  • Pocket springs
  • Continuous Sprung
  • Mini-Spring
  • Unicase technology
  • PostureTech / Triple Offset Spring System
  • Miracoil®
  • Mirapocket™ Spring System
  • Twice Tempered Springs

Fabrics and Finishes

  • Damask Cover
  • Knitted Cover
  • Coolmax
  • Stitchbond Fabric Ticking
  • Jacquard Fabric Ticking
  • Quilted Finish
  • Micro-quilted Finish
  • High loft micro-quilt/Micro-quilt loft
  • Tufted Finish
  • Micro-Tuft Finish
  • Velour
  • Faux Suede
  • Micro-suede
  • Faux Leather

Silentnight Miracoil Features

  • 7 Targeted Support Zones
  • Body Moulding Memory Foam
  • Cirrus Airflow
  • Hypoallergenic
  • Innergetic® Latex
  • Lower Back Support Zones
  • Memory Breathe
  • More Sleep Space
  • Natural Latex
  • No Need to Turn
  • No Roll Together
  • Pressure Relief
  • Two Spring Layers