Pocket Sprung Mattress Features

Pocket Sprung Mattress Compared to Open Coil

	Pocket Sprung Mattress	Open Coil Mattress
Composition	Lots of individual springs, each in individual fabric pockets standing upright	Often only 360 springs (for a double mattress) and each spring is linked together within a wire frame
Comfort	Where lots of pocket springs they contour to body giving excellent support and moving individually to support the body’d contours	Rely on the fillings above the spring to fill in many of the contour gaps
Typical usable life	As well as providing you with better support and therefore a a higher quality of sleep these type of mattress typically last longer and should provide a great nights sleep from about 7 to 10 years	After about 3 to 5 years fillings will flatten down leading to hammock effect where the spine isn’t supported
Disadvantage		As your partner moves in the bed so this can effect your movement within the bed

Pocket Sprung Mattress Overview

The key difference with a pocket sprung mattress compared to an open coil mattress is that the springs are all independent of each other. As you move in bed this each spring is able to move individually to support your body’s contours in its natural position. Additionally this also stops you from being effected by your partners movement and eliminates that ‘rolling together’ issue.

The pocket sprung mattress manufacturing process is often more labour intensive as the individual pockets require a large quantity of hand made processing. Of all the mattress types Pocket Sprung mattresses occupy the middle to high-end sector of the market. As well as providing improved / better support and therefore a higher quality of sleep, pocket sprung mattresses also last longer. A pocket sprung mattress should typically last between seven to ten years. Therefore whilst initially costing more, the slightly higher investment in this quality of mattress is rewarded by not having to replace your mattress as often and therefore saving money long term.

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