To help you on your way to better sleep this winter, we'd like to kindly direct your attention to the once-a-year phenomenon that is known as the best January mattress sales. Black Friday has been and gone (and we hate to say, you did miss some next-level deals this year), but as the new year approaches, it's your next best chance to get one of our top-reviewed mattresses at a discount. We know it's time for new mattress, just make sure you get it at the best possible price.
Best January mattress deals, at a glance
As experts in all things sleep, we've spent the past five years researching everything you need to know about mattress shopping. From our intensive testing process that means every mattress in this guide has been verified and slept on by a member of our team, to the time we take to speak to experts and brands, consider this your holy grail guide to mattresses, and how to get them on sale during the Boxing Day and January deals.
Every brand will offer plenty of mattresses that differ in firmness and size. As well as the ones we’ve selected below, we’d suggest browsing other top sleep brands, such as Sealy, Tempur, and Silentnight, all of whom tend to offer a great January mattress sale, with generous discounts on best-selling mattresses. For more great sleep content, head over to our best mattress guide, best cheap mattress round-up and our top memory foam mattress picks.
How we find the best January mattress deals and Boxing Day sales?
Here at House & Garden we're constantly writing about mattresses, whether it's reviewing the latest releases or collating guides to the best cheap mattresses, mattresses for side sleepers, or luxury hybrids. This means that we are also some of the first ones to hear about, or spot, the best January mattress deals. We're always tracking prices at the brands we cover, so keep an eye on this page if you want to be the first to shop the sale.
How do we test mattresses?
As experts in all things sleep, our editors have been writing about mattresses for years, with a deep knowledge of everything you should look for when shopping for a new one, as well as what kind of mattress is best for every sleeper. Each mattress in this guide has been tried and tested by one of our team well in advance of us including it in our guides, so you can trust that all of our recommendations here are well worth shopping and investing in.
What are the best Boxing Day and January mattress deals to shop now?
50% off with an extra 15% off Dusk Memory Foam 4,000 Mattress
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Tested by: Daphne Bugler, Senior Commerce Writer
Why we love it: Dusk is just the epitome of good value for money, with this mattress coming in at £292 for a double as it now has an extra 15% off thanks to the early January sales. If you want a very classic mattress feel, the 4,000 pocket springs do wonders in this bed, while the touch of memory foam brings everything together to feel incredibly supportive and a bit luxurious too.
| Firmness: | Medium firm |
| Type of mattress: | Hybrid |
| Sizes available: | Single, Double, King, Super King |
| Guarantee: | 15 years |
| Trial period: | 200 nights |
| Mattress depth: | 31cm |
| Other features: | Old mattress disposal can be added in, current deal includes two free pillows |
| Delivery: | Free next day delivery |
34% off the Origin Hybrid Pro: And free pillows with purchase
Tested by: Daphne Bugler, Senior Commerce Writer
Why we love it: It's slightly more expensive, but you do get quite a bit more for your money when you level up at Origin to the Hybrid Pro. This one has 5cm of extra depth on its more affordable sibling, with 5,700 springs, a cooling design and an adaptive pillow top structure that's incredibly comfortable to sleep on. It also arrives conveniently in a box, and expands quickly to wherever you set it up.
- Easy to move around and set up
- Great value for money
- Does have quite a strong off gassing smell, but this goes away after a short while
- Some say it is on the firmer side, though it's advertised as medium-firm
| Firmness: | Medium firm |
| Type of mattress: | Hybrid |
| Sizes available: | Single, Double, King, Super King |
| Guarantee: | 15 years |
| Trial period: | 200 nights |
| Mattress depth: | 31cm |
| Other features: | Old mattress disposal can be added in, current deal includes two free pillows |
| Delivery: | Free next day delivery |
Simba Hybrid Pro: Free items included with purchase worth up to £618
Tested by: Arabella Bowes, Commerce Editor
Why we love it: Simba's Hybrid Pro is one of the highest rated mattresses we've ever sent out to our testers. It always comes back with excellent feedback, especially for side sleepers and anyone needing extra pressure relief, and is great value for money. The key here is the fact it incorporates the luxury parts of the more premium Simba mattresses that you'll really notice, and none of the ones you won't even miss.
- Simba offers a Hybrid Firm Pillow that works alongside this mattress to keep your neck aligned.
- Having a generous 200 nights to trial this premium mattress at home makes the investment in your back health virtually risk-free.
- Weight plays a major role in determining whether a mattress is right for a side sleeper, and this mattress may be too firm for lighter people. However, Simba does offer a Hybrid Mattress Topper if you find this mattress to be too firm.
- At over £1,000 for a double when not on offer, this is an expensive luxury mattress.
| Firmness: | Medium firm |
| Type of mattress: | Hybrid |
| Sizes available: | Single, Double, King, Super King |
| Guarantee: | 15 years |
| Trial period: | 200 nights |
| Mattress depth: | 28 cm |
| Other features: | Old mattress disposal can be added in, current deal includes two free pillows |
| Delivery: | Free next day delivery |
Rem-Fit Lux 600 mattress: Two free memory foam pillows with purchase
Tested by: Joy Archer, contributing writer
Why we love it: Rem-Fit pays incredible attention to detail with its range of mattresses, the 600 Lux being one of the most premium of the collection, and currently on sale for 8 per cent off. As small a percentage as that seems, that does add up to a total saving of £306 when you add in Rem-Fit's offer of a free pair of memory foam pilows and a free mattress protector with each purchase.
- Not as deep as some other hybrids
- Very comfortable
- Great for back pain
- You have to pay extra for mattress disposal
- Perhaps not suitable for those looking for a firmer mattress
| Mattress depth: | 25cm |
| Trial period: | 100 nights, or 200 nights when purchasing a mattress protector at the same time |
| Guarantee: | 15 years |
| Sizes available: | Single, small double, double, king and super king |
| Type of mattress: | Hybrid |
| Firmness: | Medium-firm |
| Material: | Removable, machine washable thermo-regulating hypoallergenic mattress cover, dual-layer spring system, open-cell memory foam |
| Country of manufacture: | UK |
| Care: | Rotate regularly to avoid wear and tear |
Emma Hybrid Thermosync: £100 off with code BOXINGDAY100
Tested by: Evie Delaney, former Digital Associate
Why we love it: We've actually had multiple members of staff test out this mattress, all of whom have come back with glowing results. It's comfortable, supportive and regulates your temperature (whether you're a hot or cold sleeper) like nothing else. At 25% off it's a complete Cyber Monday win in our eyes.
- This highly awarded mattress strikes a fine balance between comfort and support at an affordable price point.
- Based on the findings of our tester and customer feedback, lighter weight side sleepers may find this medium mattress to be too firm. Emma sends out additional layers to allow you to make this mattress softer or firmer.
| Reviewed by: | Evie Delaney, former Digital Associate |
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| Care: | No need to flip |
| Mattress depth: | 27cm |
| Trial period: | All Emma mattresses come with a 200 night sleep trial, to ensure your mattress is right |
| Guarantee: | 10 years |
| Sizes available: | UK single, small double, double, king and super king, EU single, double, queen |
| Type of mattress: | Hybrid |
| Delivery: | Free (you can also spread the cost of your purchase in 3 to 12 months) |
| Firmness: | Medium |
Eve mattress deals: save up to 50% off selected mattresses
Why we love it: This mattress is fully and completely designed to solve the problem that so many couples find themselves dealing with - one person likes it soft, one likes it hard. With each side designed for one type of sleeper, consider this the end to all arguments in the bedroom, and a genius way to make sure you both get a better night's sleep.
- Adaptable, great for couples who have different preferences on how firm their bed is
- Not everyone will need two different sides
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| Firmness level: | Firm or soft, one on each side |
| Type of mattress: | Hybrid |
| Sizes available: | Double, king and super king |
| Guarantee: | 10 years |
| Trial period: | 200 nights |
| Mattress depth: | 28cm |
| Delivery: | Free delivery |
Mattresses that aren't quite on sale yet…
We know it's early, so we also wanted to draw your attention to the mattresses that aren't quite on sale yet (at the time of writing), but that we'd suggest you do a little bit of research on and mark down for when they most likely go on sale later in the month. Boxing Day is of course when the sales really ramp up, but some of them won't be live until the start of January.
Panda Hybrid Mattress
Tested by: Daphne Bugler, Senior Commerce Writer
Why we love it: Panda's range of mattresses has always been one of our favourites thanks to its use of bamboo, creating a very breathable, very cushioned and also naturally antibacterial and hypoallergenic design. The Hybrid is now available from £454 during the Cyber Monday sale (that's around £559 for a double size), with a combination of foams and encapsulated springs to create a very impressive hybrid design. It's one of the most comfortable mattresses we've ever slept on, and on sale. What more could you want?
- Really comfortable sleeping surface
- Sustainable bamboo material
- Very breathable
- Depth might not suit everyone
| Firmness: | Medium firm |
| Type of mattress: | Hybrid |
| Sizes available: | UK single, EU single, UK small double, UK double, EU double, UK king, EU king, UK super king and emperor |
| Guarantee: | 10 years |
| Trial period: | 100 nights |
| Mattress depth: | 27cm |
| Care: | The zip off bamboo mattress cover can be removed easily and cleaned in the washing machine or by hand. |
| Other features: | Hypoallergenic, free old mattress recycling service |
Is January a good time to buy a mattress?
Now that the Black Friday sales are over, January is definitely the best time of year to buy a mattress at a discount in the coming months. But when we say January, let's soften that up a little. What the “January” sales really refers to is the entire Boxing Day period, with many sales going live now even before Christmas, and throughout the start of the New Year. Some of them will change slightly and evolve (whether that's with further discounts or slightly tightening things up as they go into January), so our best advice would be to shop as soon as you see a good deal on a mattress you want. But if there was ever a time to buy one, the next few weeks is it.
Which mattress brands offer January deals?
January and the entire Boxing Day sales period sees many of our favourite furniture shops and online retailers, like John Lewis & Partners and Amazon, offering up great discounts. Bed in a box brands, such as Emma, Simba Sleep and Dusk, have really taken the mattress industry up a notch or two. While many of them are online only, we've written about them extensively (indeed, some of the team sleep very soundly night after night on their Emma and Dusk mattresses) and most offer a generous sleep trial and free delivery. So if it's not for you, you can sleep soundly knowing you're able to return it and get a full refund.
Lots of the bed in a box brands also do very good bundle bedding deals with their pillows, mattress toppers and duvets too, so do consider these offers too if you're looking for more than one item. They also sell bed frames, so it could be a one stop shop.
How to shop for the best January mattress deals?
Most brands have very wide size offerings, including UK and EU, ranging from small singles and small doubles, up to king size, to super king size and even emperor. While reliable brands such as Silentnight are at the more affordable end of the scale, plenty of mattress brands have luxury and premium mattress offerings too, such as Sealy and Tempur, and we're seeing more and more eco friendly options too, such as bamboo mattresses.
Firmness is also a big consideration too. This is measured on a scale which ranges from medium soft (good for side sleepers) to medium firm (back sleepers, as well as all positions) and firm (stomach sleepers). When it comes to what’s inside, dispel any myths about memory foam making you hot and sweaty. Modern foam is the exact opposite, with effective temperature-regulating qualities. Pocket sprung mattresses are made differently now too, helping to distribute weight evenly.
