British Bed Company Heritage 5000 Super King Mattress
The British Bed Company Heritage 5000 is a pocket spring mattress listed as medium firm, which usually means a supportive feel with a little give at the surface.
- Minimises partner disturbance
- Medium-firm feel for back sleepers
- Handmade in the UK
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British Bed Company Heritage 5000 Mattress
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British Bed Company Heritage 5000 Mattress
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Medium Firm
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Pocket Spring
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Key benefits
- 90cm each for two sharing: Two people get 90cm each, which means you can both stretch out without negotiating over the middle of the bed.
- Distance plus pocket springs: Pocket springs respond individually to movement, and at this width your partner's tossing happens far enough away that you may barely register it.
- Room for night-time visitors: When a child pads in at 3am, or the dog treats the bed as routine, there is enough width for everyone to keep a genuine share.
- 30cm wider than a UK king: The UK super king is 30cm wider than the UK king at the same length, a difference you feel every night rather than a marginal upgrade.
- Medium firm across a big surface: The medium firm tension gives support with a little give, which means the mattress holds its feel consistently even when three of you end up on it.
This size suits you if...
You share the bed every night and want the maximum space a mainstream UK size offers, your children or pets regularly join you and a UK king has started to feel crowded, or one of you is a genuinely restless sleeper and you have learned that distance solves what comfort layers cannot. Your bedroom comfortably clears 3m x 2.9m, ideally more.
Consider another size if...
Your bedroom is under the 3m x 2.9m we suggest as a minimum, or the bed would leave no walking room around it. We'd recommend the UK king instead: it keeps the same 200cm length and needs at least 2.7m x 2.9m.
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FAQ's
Is the Heritage 5000 super king big enough to share with children?
Yes, this is where the size makes sense. At 180cm wide, two adults and a wandering child can each keep a workable share, and because the Heritage 5000 uses pocket springs, a small body climbing in disturbs you less than it would on a connected coil unit. On a UK double or UK king, the same visit usually ends someone's night.
Will the Heritage 5000 super king help if my partner is a restless sleeper?
It is one of the better answers to that problem. Pocket springs compress independently, so movement transfers less across the surface, and with 90cm each for two people sharing, most of their fidgeting simply happens too far away to wake you. No comfort layer matches what sheer distance does here.
How much bigger is the super king than the UK king?
The UK super king is 30cm wider than the UK king, and both are the same 200cm length. That extra width is the whole argument for this size: it is roughly the difference between sharing comfortably and sharing tolerably, especially with a medium firm mattress where you sleep on the surface rather than nestling into it.
What room do I need for the Heritage 5000 in a super king?
We suggest at least 3m x 2.9m, with around 3.5m x 3.2m feeling more comfortable once you add bedside tables and wardrobe doors. In a period property or a large master this size sits well; in a loft conversion, check the sloped ceiling leaves a wall long enough for a 180cm-wide bed.
What bedding does the super king Heritage 5000 take?
Standard UK super king sheets fit the 180 x 200cm mattress, and a 260 x 220cm duvet is the usual pairing. Budget for the upgrade: super king bedding costs noticeably more than UK king equivalents, and you will want at least two full sets. It is a running cost of the size worth pricing before you commit.