Silentnight Air Plus 1000 Mirapocket Mattress

Pocket springs are of considerable better quality than their poorer traditional open coil counterparts. Put simply, pocket spring contours better and supports better than other base layers. When it comes to pocket spring mattresses, the general rule of thumb is that the more springs the better. There are exceptions, of course, but for the best part this is likely to be a good quality mattress based on it's base layer.

Pocket Springs are a great support layer. Available in a variety of firmness's, the quality of a spring system is generally determined by the spring count. With 1000 springs this mattress represents a good quality to cost ratio, providing enough springs to successfully contour to your body and provide you with a great nights sleep.

This mattress comes with a quilted cover. Many people overlook the cover as a need for consideration however, the right cover can add additional comfort and in the case of this one here, add quilted comfort that offers a soft but hard-wearing cover that is both breathable and stylish.

Silentnight is a staple of the mattress industry, offering its services through numerous bedding products for decades. Silentnight is most well known for its mattress range, expanding with a focus toward eco friendly materials and increased sustainability in recent years.

The inclusion of strengthening polyester walls enhances the mattress's durability, ensuring it maintains its shape and support over time. This feature contributes to a more stable and comfortable sleeping surface, offering long-lasting resilience and reliability.

24cm of mattress depth is enough to house a typical good quality spring system with decent support and comfort layers while also being thin enough to accessorise with standard mattress sheets. No need for deeper sheets and further purchases as a result.

Silentnight says the mattress is hypoallergenic and approved by Allergy UK, a charity whose seal marks products judged to limit allergen exposure. Hypoallergenic means less likely to trigger a reaction.

Meets BS7177: 2008 for domestic low hazard use. Testing covers resistance to a smouldering cigarette and a small flame the size of a match flame, not suitability for hotels or care homes.

Vegan-friendly is the brand's label for a mattress made without animal-derived materials such as wool or silk, and it leaves out what replaces them and whether anyone has certified it.

Marketed as spreading weight across the sleeping surface. The claimed benefit is reduced pressure at shoulders and hips, while the feel depends on your build and sleeping position.

Marketed as helping prevent sleepers rolling together. This concerns two sleepers moving towards the middle of the bed, not whether either person can feel the other's movements.

Extra support around the mattress perimeter is meant to stop the sides compressing as much when you sit on the edge or lie close to it; try the edge in person if you can.

At 24cm (about 9.4 inches), mattress thickness affects fitted-sheet fit and bed height, while frame buyers should consult full dimensions to locate the measurement.

Within the core, Silentnight's Mirapocket system contains springs in individual fabric pockets, so each spring can respond separately to pressure from the sleeper.

UK handcrafting is the maker's own claim, while National Bed Federation approval is a membership scheme auditing fire safety, clean fillings and honest labelling.

Eco Comfort Fibres form a cushioning layer that Silentnight promotes as cooling and breathable, qualities associated with airflow and the release of warmth.

Purotex is a treatment within the cover. Silentnight says it helps guard against dust mites, but this does not mean the entire mattress is dust-mite-proof.

Allergy UK approval applies here, though the specification leaves out which materials or features it covers, so check the approval details if that matters.

National Bed Federation approval means the maker belongs to a scheme audited on fire safety, clean fillings and honest labelling, not comfort or firmness.

Made in the UK gives the country it was built in and little about quality on its own, so judge the materials, construction and guarantee separately.

Silentnight's Mirapocket system uses separate fabric pockets, with each spring compressing independently to respond to weight in different areas.

Lower back support is a claimed benefit. The label identifies neither the materials or features behind that support nor how firm the mattress is.

Comfort layers are arranged for sleeping on the upper face only, so routine care involves rotating the mattress head to foot without flipping it.

Only one side is intended for sleeping. Do not flip it; rotate from head to foot as instructed by the maker to spread wear across the surface.

The materials are pitched as less likely to trigger allergic reactions, so their composition is worth comparing with any known sensitivities.

Sold as fire resistant, not fireproof, with no test standard or testing conditions specified, so keep it away from flames and heat sources.

Knitted fabric uses interlocking loops that allow some stretch, so the cover can flex with the cushioning beneath it as pressure changes.

UK handcrafting is the brand's own description, and the share done by hand differs between makers, so weigh the materials alongside it.

Silentnight calls this cushioning material Eco Comfort Fibre, a fibre filling beneath the cover that softens the feel of the mattress.

A stretchy knitted cover moves with the comfort layers underneath and is marketed as feeling smoother than traditional woven damask.

Silentnight says its Eco Comfort Fibres are 100% sustainable and recycled, a claim about the fibres, not the entire mattress.

At 24cm, about 9.4 inches, depth affects sheet fit and bed height; for frames, check which part the measurement refers to.

A five year guarantee comes with it. Check the retailer's terms for the fault criteria and for how to make a claim.

White fibres form a cushioning layer between the support core and cover, with a surface feel the brand calls soft.

Firm is the brand's rating for a surface pitched as allowing less sinking; firmness scales vary between brands.

Reinforced edges are said to help the sides retain their shape when sat on and make more of the width usable.

The 1000 pocket springs contribute to support, but spring gauge and comfort fillings also shape the feel.

Five years of guarantee cover come with it.