Why our sleep experts loved it
I slept on the Sleep Story Memory Pocket for a few nights, and I came away from it with a clear impression of what it does and what it struggles with due to its price point. It is a hybrid with 25 cm depth that feels squarely medium thanks to a combination of 1000 pocket springs in king size in the base layer and a thin layer of memory foam on top, wrapped by a Tencel knitted cover. It is manufactured in the UK by Highgrove and sold exclusively through Furniture Village, so that may be part of the appeal if you want a basic, no-frills buy that has the backing of a big store and a structural guarantee that will outlast you.
Construction & Materials
The specification is simple. The mattress offers a pocket sprung core and a layer of memory foam on top, all housed by a breathable, micro-quilted Tencel cover. The brand highlights its AdvantEdge pocket spring system, quoted at 1000 springs in a king size, and the overall height of the mattress is quoted at 25 cm. It is a non-pillow top design and also a non-turn product, so you have to rotate it rather than flipping, and the depth of the memory foam is not disclosed. In use, it also does not feel particularly deep or slow-moving, so your expectations in that regard should be managed.
Firmness & Feel
This is a medium mattress for me, even though it has the memory foam you might associate with plusher choices. Your first contact is lightly cushioned, after which you descend into the pocket springs quite rapidly. If you like sinking deep into memory foam and feeling hugged, this is not your mattress. It has a foam layer that adds a little bit of contouring and pressure relief at shoulders and hips, but it is on the modest side, and the mattress as a whole feels more traditionally sprung than luxuriously soft. If you are under 75 kg, you will likely find it medium pure and simple. Heavier people may sink through the comfort layer and find it more medium firm across bony surfaces.
Performance & Support
1000 springs in a king size is a respectable count but not a large one, and the support experience to match it is solid but unspectacular. These days many hybrid mattresses at this price point have 1200 to 2000 springs, or add a mini-spring comfort layer, to increase responsiveness and contouring precision. On this mattress, spinal alignment was acceptable on back and front, and decent on my side for shorter durations, but I felt a swifter transition from foam into spring, with less gradual soaking up of my body shape, especially around shoulders. Edge support was better than you might expect from the spec sheet, which is no doubt helped by a perimeter design, and I could sit on the edge to tie laces without excessive giving. Motion transfer is average for a hybrid mattress: you will be aware of a partner shifting, but the memory foam layer softens the sharper spring-related ripples.
Temperature Regulation
The cover fabric is a positive point. Tencel is a natural fibre, soft to touch and breathable with decent moisture management properties, which all helps to counter the natural warming tendency of memory foam. And because the foam comfort layer also feels shallow, it was not a problem to avoid overheating on temperate sleep. If you are a very warm sleeper, choose a cotton protector and a lightweight duvet.
Practical Features
It is a non-turn mattress, so a simple head-to-toe rotation keeps it easy to maintain. The weight is in the mid range from 28.08 kg for a double to 37.4 kg for a super king, which means you can rotate it as a two-person job. Delivery is made to a room of your choice by Furniture Village, and the brand promises a 20-year structural guarantee. Prices do not have any permanent level but move with sales events. At the time of writing, that is on 1 November 2025, I spotted the double at an online promotional price of £599 with an additional off-the-sale reduction applied to reach £539.
Who It Suits
Value-first shoppers who want a basic, medium-feel hybrid mattress that has UK manufacture, a recognisable retail name and a breathable cover will find it a safe, no-frills pick.Back and combination sleepers up to average weight should find it supportive enough for good spinal alignment without excessive sink.Guest rooms or occasional use make sense, thanks to its mid-range weight and easy rotation-only maintenance.
Who It Doesn't Suit
Dedicated side sleepers needing deep pressure relief . The comfort layer and 1000-spring core can feel scant through shoulders and hips.Couples sensitive to motion transfer . The modest foam depth and low spring count limit isolation.Heavier sleepers or anyone seeking a plush memory foam experience . Look higher in the range or for thicker hybrids with mini-springs or declared foam layers.
Final Verdict
This mattress has a refreshing lack of frills. It offers a basic but competent hybrid recipe, a comfortably medium feel and a cool-touch cover that breathes. The compromises are the light feel of the comfort layer and the fact that the support unit is only 1000 springs in king size, which makes for modest contouring and partner isolation. At typical promotional pricing, it is fair rather than outstanding value, and if there is no big promotion on, it can feel slightly overpriced. You could do much worse for a straightforward, store-backed buy, but if you can stretch to a model that has a thicker comfort stack or a higher spring count, you will feel the difference every night.
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