Highgrove Durham Crib 5 Contract Small Double Mattress
The Highgrove Durham Crib 5 Contract Mattress is a contract mattress, the kind typically bought for rented or commercial settings, available in five UK sizes from Small Single up to King.
- Soft-to-medium feel for most sleepers
- Flippable & rotatable for even wear
- Wire-edged border for firmer edges
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Highgrove Durham Crib 5 Contract Mattress
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Mattress details
Mattress
Highgrove Durham Crib 5 Contract Mattress
Size
Firmness
Medium Soft
Construction
Depth (cm)
Layers
3
Layer Details
Outer cover
A polyester/viscose fabric with a deep quilted finish that holds the cover to the layers beneath. It's a durable, fully upholstered surface, which suits a mattress that will see regular use.
White fibre fillings
A lightweight, high-loft fibre that keeps its shape. It gives the surface a soft-to-medium cushioning without the weight of a dense foam.
Bonnell open coil spring core
A 13.5-gauge bonnell open coil system, with rows of springs running head to toe, joined by helical wire and edged with 6-gauge rod-edge wire. This gives a traditional springy support, and the wire edge helps the sides keep their shape. The mattress is double-sided, so you can flip and rotate it.
Layer details from archerssleepcentre.co.uk product page, October 2026.
Key benefits
- Real width for one sleeper: At 120cm across, it's 30cm wider than a UK single, which means an adult sleeping alone can spread out properly.
- Fits compact rooms: It's 15cm narrower than a UK double, which can be the difference between a door that clears the bed and one that doesn't.
- A practical rental choice: For a holiday let or rented flat with a small second bedroom, this is often the largest sensible bed the room will take.
- Copes with occasional sharing: Two guests can share a 120cm width for a weekend visit, so it works in a guest room nobody uses nightly.
- Easy to dress: The 4ft small double is a standard UK size, so fitted sheets and frames are simple to find alongside a standard double duvet.
This size suits you if...
You're furnishing a rental, holiday let or guest room where the second bedroom is too small for a UK double but a UK single feels mean, or you sleep alone and want space to spread out without giving up floor space. Allow at least 2.4m x 2.8m of room, which is our suggestion rather than the manufacturer's.
Consider another size if...
You're buying for two people to share every night, since 120cm is tight for nightly couple use. We'd recommend the UK double of this mattress instead, which gives you 15cm more width.
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FAQ's
Is a small double contract mattress big enough for a holiday let?
Often, yes. In a holiday let or rental with a compact second bedroom, the UK small double at 120 x 190cm is frequently the largest bed the room can take while leaving space to walk around it. It sleeps one adult comfortably and two guests for short stays, which suits how second bedrooms actually get used.
Will the Highgrove Durham small double fit in a box room?
It depends on the room, but at 120cm wide it's 15cm narrower than a UK double, and in a box room or studio that margin can decide whether the door still opens fully. We suggest allowing at least 2.4m x 2.8m of floor space so you can still move around the bed.
How much wider is the small double than the single in this mattress?
The UK small double is 30cm wider than the UK single, at 120cm against 90cm. Both are 190cm long. That extra width matters for a teenager who has outgrown a single but whose room can't spare the floor space a UK double would demand.
What size is the Highgrove Durham in a UK small double?
It measures 120 x 190cm, or 4ft x 6ft 3in. Highgrove doesn't publish depth or construction details, so if the height matters for your frame or fitted sheets, ask the retailer directly before ordering.
Should a couple choose the small double or the double?
For nightly sharing, the UK double is the better choice: its 135cm width gives each of you noticeably more room than the small double's 120cm. If your two guests only visit a few weekends a year, the UK small double is fine and leaves the room feeling less crowded the rest of the time.