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Flaxby vs Dunlopillo Mattress Reviews

Compare Flaxby and Dunlopillo mattresses side by side: owner satisfaction, support, durability and price, based on aggregated customer reviews.

Checked byBecky Reeve, Staff Writer, Mattress Expert

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Brand

Flaxby

RatingNot yet scored

Price range£1,499 – £3,899

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Brand

Dunlopillo

4.8/5Owners85 reviews

Price range£614 – £3,039

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Only Dunlopillo has enough owner reviews to score, so there is no head-to-head verdict here.

Becky’s take

By Becky Reeve

Checked against current models and prices in October 2026

I'd pick Flaxby over Dunlopillo if your weight or sleeping position puts you outside medium to firm, which is all Dunlopillo makes. Harrison Spinks makes Flaxby in Yorkshire, and Dreams sells it. It's pocket springs with natural fillings, from a true soft in the Masters Guild 14950, through medium in the 16150, to extra-firm in the 8150. Every Dunlopillo is latex, either a solid block like the Sovereign Latex Superior or a latex layer over pocket springs like the Elite Luxury 1750, and none of them is softer than medium.

If you're a light side sleeper, Flaxby is your only choice here. The same goes if you're past about eighteen stone and need extra-firm.

Buy the Dunlopillo if you know you want latex. Latex gives under your hip, comes back the moment you shift and stays cool. Wool and cotton settle to your shape and hold it. If you sleep on your back or front, want medium-firm and hate sinking in, buy the Meya or the Kareena. Leave Flaxby's 4450 Pillow Top alone. A soft top you can't flip only gets softer.

Head to head

Flaxby has sprung throughout, with pocket springs or a hybrid build in every model; Dunlopillo has 5 of its 9 mattresses sprung. Only Dunlopillo offers latex, in 9 models. Dunlopillo is clearly the cheaper way in; Flaxby's range starts well above it. Flaxby doesn't have enough owner reviews with us yet to score fairly.

How they differ

	Flaxby	Dunlopillo
Mattresses we list	10	9
Price range	£1,499 – £3,899	£614 – £3,039
Owner rating	Not enough reviews yet	4.8/5Owners85 reviews

Mattresses only. Owner ratings are the review-weighted average across each brand’s mattresses on UK retailer sites. Prices read 10 November 2026.

Flaxby

Flaxby is a natural mattress range handmade by Harrison Spinks in Yorkshire and sold through Dreams. Since October 2026 the mattresses are the Flaxby Natural range: wool, flax and hemp with pocket springs, with cotton, cashmere, mohair, alpaca, lambswool and silk on the dearer models, built without foam or glue.

The range comes in three kinds: single-sided flat mattresses, double-sided Dual Season models you can turn, and pillow tops with a fixed soft layer. Dreams sells the Dual Season models as having a warmer side and a cooler side, though on the Hempstead its own layer list puts the same wool and cotton blends on both faces.

Dunlopillo

Dunlopillo have been in the mattress “game” for nearly a century, dating back to 1929 when a scientist created what we know today as Dunlopillo Latex. The latex would form the backbone of all future mattresses and a staple of the industry as a whole.

The company has since gone under new ownership and sees itself as part of the Relyon group where it enjoys an enviable position as one of the market leaders in latex mattresses around the UK and worldwide. If you are looking for a mattress that possesses many of the qualities of memory foam without the downsides of heat build up, latex could be for you.

Flaxby owner satisfaction

Owners of the earlier Flaxby range, the Masters Guild and Oxtons Guild mattresses that the Flaxby Natural models replaced, praised comfort and support most: “I have found it extremely comfortable and I get a good sleep”, and “Feels so supportive”. One noted that “the edges are very firmly sprung so if you sit on the bed to put your socks on, you don't slip off”.

Their complaints centred on the old pillow tops, the 4450 in particular, softening or dipping early: “after 6 months it dipped massively and became unbearably uncomfortable”. Others found the delivered mattress firmer than the one in the showroom, and a few noticed a natural-fibre smell, which one owner called “a bit ‘sheepy’”. Those reviews describe a different build, so read them as a guide to how Flaxby's natural fillings settle and smell, and judge the new models on their own construction.

Flaxby supportiveness

Every Flaxby Natural mattress sits on Harrison Spinks pocket springs. Dreams' layer diagrams describe the main spring layers as micro pocket springs, with thicker Cortec springs round the edge to firm up the border, and the three pillow tops add a Posturfil spring layer. The range leans firm. The Flaxmoor 2500 is Very Firm only and the Woolcroft 3500 Firm only, the Hempstead and Cashmere Vale come in Firm or Very Firm, and only the Silkstone, the Woolcroft Loft and the Alpaca Moor go softer than Medium Firm. Pick the grade by your weight first, then your position: heavier back and front sleepers go firmer, lighter and side sleepers softer.

Flaxby durability

Durability comes down to the fillings and whether you can turn the mattress. Natural fibres settle where you sleep, and Harrison Spinks' care guide calls body impressions a normal feature of handmade mattresses, so expect a gentle dip along your side of the bed and rotate it to share the wear. The three Dual Season models turn over as well, which is the build I'd choose for a long life. The pillow tops can't be turned, and a soft top only goes softer. The guarantee covers defects in construction or materials, repaired or replaced at the maker's discretion, and the care guide sets no dip depth that counts as a fault.

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Dunlopillo owner satisfaction

Owner satisfaction is high across the lineup. The striking thing in the reviews is the repeat buyers, owners replacing a Dunlopillo they had slept on for 16 or 20 years with the same again. Comfort and support draw most of the praise, and the complaint that comes up most is the lack of turning handles, with the weight and the price behind it. This does create a minor inconvenience when it comes to rotations but does help highlight just how impressive the lineup is when the largest vocal problem is around handles.

When you consider the life expectancy of a Dunlopillo mattress on average and look at the cost per night of sleep as a result, the entire range makes for incredible value for money.

Dunlopillo supportiveness

Owners are largely happy with the support, and “very supportive and comfortable” is about the typical verdict. Featuring a wide array of tensions from soft through to firm it means that there is always a Dunlopillo mattress suitable for you, regardless of body type and sleeping preference. The tension and supportiveness of these mattresses is offset by the top layer of the product being latex, which will offer a degree of softness and comfort within the upper layer of the mattress, helping to create a unique experience with the support layer below.

Dunlopillo mattresses also feature an impressive amount of edge support which allows you to make full use of the product. Many cheaper brands do not have this feature which means you do not have the confidence while sleeping close to the edge of the mattress where it feels like it would otherwise be “giving way”

Dunlopillo durability

As mentioned within customer satisfaction, owners talk about Dunlopillo mattresses that lasted them the best part of 20 years before they bought the same again. That alone tells you all you need to know about durability. Handcrafted within the UK and featuring hypoallergenic materials with a rugged yet soft cover, these mattresses are durable and well reviewed.

Dunlopillo mattresses tend to be a little more expensive than competing products but the latex upper layer brings a unique feature that many other brands have failed to emulate. Personally, we find the latex to be long lasting and have many benefits over competing memory foam products.

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Flaxby bestselling mattresses

Flaxby Natural Silkstone Lambswool Dual Season 19750 Pocket Sprung Mattress & Removable Cashmere Pillow TopRead the review

Flaxby Natural Cashmere Vale Dual Season 10750 Pocket Sprung MattressRead the review

Flaxby Natural Cashmere Vale Dual Season 15750 Pocket Sprung Mattress & Removable Mohair Pillow TopRead the review

Flaxby Natural Mohair Crest Pillow Top 6750 Pocket Sprung MattressRead the review

Flaxby Natural Silkstone Lambswool Dual Season 13750 Pocket Sprung MattressRead the review

Flaxby Natural Woolcroft 3500 Pocket Sprung MattressRead the review

Dunlopillo bestselling mattresses

Dunlopillo® Firmrest Latex Superior Mattress

7.2/10Our ratingTested4.3/5Owners4 reviews

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Dunlopillo® Millennium Latex Superior Mattress

7.2/10Our ratingTested5.0/5Owners3 reviews

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Dunlopillo® Sovereign Latex Superior Mattress

7.2/10Our ratingTested4.7/5Owners3 reviews

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Dunlopillo® Diamond Latex Superior Mattress

7.2/10Our ratingTested

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Dunlopillo Elite Comfort 1400 Pocket Pillow Top Mattress

7.2/10Our ratingAssessed4.9/5Owners33 reviews

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Dunlopillo Elite Luxury 1750 Pocket Mattress

7.2/10Our ratingAssessed4.8/5Owners33 reviews

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Owner reviews of Dunlopillo mattresses

5 Trusted Customer

Good Points: For someone with a weak back and a tendency for sore joints this provides a good balance between back support and comfort. It is soft to the touch but supports well when you lie down. It needs a slatted base for ventilation. Improvement Points: It is heavy and has no handles, so it is difficult to carry. Our old Dunlopillo mattress had a proper upholstered cover with handles. Even with the best discount it is expensive.

5 Jess H

Love this mattress. It gives plenty of support and we don't disturb each other moving. We have a tripod cat and even she's comfortable walking on it and she is extremely wary of surfaces that aren't stable so that's a definite seal of approval. I have no back pain anymore and actually want to spend time in bed just watching T.V or reading whereas before I could not stay in bed at all without my back killing me. Very happy.

5 Trusted Customer

Good Points: Love my new mattress, tried several Dunlopillo mattresses in shops and like the gentle support of this one. For me it offers the support with out being too hard. Tries a few orthopaedic mattresses and just found them uncomfortable. It's a bit more than I planned to spend but have no regrets. Decided to buy online as it was in stock so received next day and they took my old one away which was a God send.

2 Trusted Customer

Good Points: Looks good. Improvement Points: Far too firm and gives off strange odour. Gave it three weeks then bought a mattress topper. If I could I'd change it.

2 Gaynor L

Not happy, only had it a few weeks and its already sagging , its supposed to be a firm mattress, very dissapointed.

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