UK and Ireland Sizes
Most modern beds/mattresses sold in the UK and Ireland are constructed using imperial dimensions but are sometimes sold in their approximate metric equivalents.
- Toddler bed
- (about 70 cm × 140 cm)
- Small single
- 30" by 72" (about 75 cm × 180 cm)
- Standard single
- 36" × 75", also sold as 90 cm × 190 cm.
- Prince or small double or three-quarter
- 48" × 75" (approximately 120 cm × 190 cm). Not widely available.
- Standard double
- 54" × 75", also sold as 135 cm × 190 cm.
- King
- 60" × 78", also sold as 150 cm × 200 cm.
- Super king (occasionally referred to in the UK as "queen")
- 72" × 78", also sold as 180 cm × 200 cm.
Larger sizes are available by special order, such as "eastern king" (78 in (200 cm) wide), "emperor" (84 in (210 cm) wide) "large emperor" (215 cm) and "caesar" (96 in (240 cm) wide).
Swedish sizes are sold in the UK, notably from IKEA: these are sometimes known as IKEA bed sizes.
The European king size (160 cm × 200 cm) as well as contemporary Italian beds and furniture become more popular.
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