How long a mattress should you buy?

The Sleep Charity recommends a mattress that is 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20cm) longer than you are tall. So a bed for a tall person could be 7'3" (220cm) long or more.

A picture showing what length mattress to get relative to your height

For 99% of people, this would be a mattress length of 7'3" (220cm) or under. For taller people, we can make any of our beds, mattresses, bedding and bed linen even longer if you need - just contact us. Have a look at our standard sizes, then choose from our range of longer beds and browse our extra long mattress selection

Width x Length	6’6” / 200cm	6’9” / 205cm	7’ /215cm	7’3” / 220cm
Single	3' x 6'6" 90 x 200 cm	3' x 6'9" 90 x 205 cm	3' x 7' 90 x 215 cm	3' x 7'3" 90 x 220cm
Prince	4' x 6'6" 120 x 200 cm	4' x 6'9" 120 x 205 cm	4' x 7' 120 x 215 cm	4' x 7'3" 120 x 220cm
King	5' x 6'6" 150 x 200 cms	4' x 6'9" 150 x 205 cm	4' x 7' 150 x 215 cm	4' x 7'3" 150 x 220cm
Super King	6' x 6'6" 180 x 200 cms	6' x 6'9" 180 x 205 cm	6' x 7' 180 x 215 cm	6' x 7'3" 180 x 220cm
Eastern King	6'6" x 6'6" 200 x 200 cms	6'6" x 6'9" 200 x 205 cm	6'6" x 7' 200 x 215 cm	6'6"" x 7'3" 200 x 220cm
Emperor	7' x 6'6" 215 x 200 cms	7' x 6'9" 215 x 205 cm	7' x 7' 215 x 215 cm	7' x 7'3" 215 x 220cm
Caesar	8' x 6'6" 245 x 200 cms	8' x 6'9" 245 x 205 cm	8' x 7' 245 x 215 cm	8' x 7'3" 245 x 220cm