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Wall beds in Arkley, Barnet
We make wall beds for homes in Arkley, designed around the room you have. Your wall bed is designed at a visit to your home and built in our workshop.
- A bed that fills a little-used room
- Hiding the bed when it’s not in use
- A living room with a bed that folds away
Wall beds in Arkley
Wall beds in Arkley
The cabinet is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray painted in our workshop or hand painted. Doors on the front can look like a run of cupboards, so the room does not read as a bedroom by day. We make wall beds from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and the usual reasons to get in touch are a bed that fills a little-used room and a study that doubles as a spare room.
A bedroom in a house from between the wars normally has simpler mouldings than a Victorian one, which makes it simple to take fitted furniture up to the ceiling. If yours is one of the interwar houses or semis that make up much of the housing around Arkley, high cupboards make a good home for suitcases and spare bedding. The skirting is scribed around rather than removed.
A quote in writing is the clearest record of what we’ve agreed. It describes the wall bed we have designed for the room, what it is made from and how it’s finished, and it is what the workshop builds to.
- Place
- Arkley (EN5, NW7)
- Borough
- Barnet
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, conversions and lettings
In conversions and newer blocks, many internal walls are timber or metal stud with plasterboard. We choose fixings to suit the wall.
If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before fixing furniture to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations, which is worth sorting early. We can’t give advice on leases, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
Wall beds for homes in Arkley
About 35% of the homes in the streets around Arkley went up between 1945 and 1972, and about 33% between 1919 and 1939, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Arkley include Arkley Windmill (Grade II*), about 0.6 miles south-west, and Church of St Peter (Grade II), less than half a mile south-west. If your own home is listed, works inside that affect its character, such as fixing into or removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. About 73% of households in the neighbourhood around Arkley live in detached or semi-detached houses, going by Census 2021 figures from the ONS. A house like that usually has more rooms to plan around than a flat, and sometimes a driveway that makes unloading easier.
If you live near Whitings Hill Open Space, wall beds are typically planned on the walls away from the window, so the light and the view stay. If you live in a period home close to St Peter's Church, a bedroom chimney breast and its alcoves often shape where wall beds go.
Arkley is part of the London Borough of Barnet, about 4 miles south-east of Finchley. Wherever you are in Arkley, the process is the same: a design visit, a written quote, furniture built in our workshop and fitting in your home. Our Barnet coverage includes Arkley.
Every address in EN5 and NW7 is covered for wall beds. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Well Road, Glebe Lane and Brett Road, for wall beds and any of our other fitted furniture. Arkley sits close to the A411. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Neighbouring places we cover for wall beds include Rowley Green (1 mile north-west), High Barnet (1 mile north-east), Hadley (1 mile north-east), Totteridge (2 miles south-east) and Mill Hill (2 miles south). Across the rest of Barnet, our area takes in Finchley (4 miles south-east), Barnet (2 miles east), Burnt Oak (3 miles south-west), East Finchley (5 miles south-east), Hendon (4 miles south) and Whetstone (3 miles south-east).
Around Arkley
Around Arkley, we cover homes near Susi Earnshaw Theatre School, Queen Elizabeth's School and The Arkley pub and the streets around them. Arkley’s nearest station is Elstree & Borehamwood station, roughly 2.1 miles west. A little further out are Spires Shopping Centre (1.3 miles north-east) and Barnet General Hospital (0.7 miles east). Open spaces near Arkley include Glebe Lane Pastures.
What it is made from
Birch plywood
For a sturdy cabinet, birch plywood is a good choice around a moving bed.
Shelves
We size each shelf for its span and load.
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What else we make in Arkley
What affects the cost of wall beds
The price for your room depends on:
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- The width and height of the space
- Where a van can park, such as a permit bay or a bay suspension
Awkward rooms take more time: uneven walls, sloping floors and angled ceilings all add scribing and cutting on site. The quote allows for it, written once we’ve measured up.
What to send when you contact us
The more you can tell us at the start, the better the design visit goes. It is useful to include:
- Whether it’s a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
- Your postcode and the borough
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
The quote is built from the design visit. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and discuss the design with you. A quote in writing follows the visit. To book one, fill in our short enquiry form.
Common questions about wall beds
Is Arkley in the area you cover for wall beds?
Yes, Arkley is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Barnet and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
Do you cover homes near Elstree & Borehamwood station?
Yes, homes across Barnet and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can send us a few details through our contact form with some details about the room.
Do you supply the mattress?
The mechanism maker sets limits on mattress size and weight. We will explain its limits at the measuring visit, so you can choose with confidence.
What if the stairs or lift are small?
It is made in sections. At the design visit, we measure the route along with the room itself.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
An outside wall can be colder and damper than an inside one, so ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps, which helps avoid condensation and mould. If there is damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
That’s normal in older homes, and it’s what scribing is for. We scribe the edges to follow the wall and set the furniture level on adjustable feet or a plinth.
How fitting works for wall beds
When we arrive on fitting day, the first job is covering the floors and protecting the way in from the front door. Next, we carry in the sections made at our workshop. How long fitting takes depends on the design and how much storage goes around the bed, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. If you have a driveway, it can make unloading simpler, so it is worth mentioning at the design visit. Otherwise, details of permits or nearby bays help. Doorways, stairs and floors are covered on the way in.
- First, you let us know about the space. Mention who the bed is for.
- We visit, measure and talk through the bed, shelves and desk.
- A written quote is sent to you, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- The cabinets are made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit the bed and storage in your home, with the mechanism fixed as its maker specifies.
Before we arrive
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician in advance
Arranging a design visit
To get a quote for wall beds in Arkley, get in touch through our contact form. Tell us which room it is and roughly what you have in mind, with sizes if you have them. Next comes a design visit, followed by a quote in writing.
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Is it time for wall beds?
Sofa beds are not always comfortable for regular use. A wall bed takes a proper mattress, chosen to suit its mechanism, and the bed sits flat on its frame.
Here are some of the needs we are asked about most:
- A spare room that’s rarely slept in
- A studio that works by day and night
- A proper bed instead of a sofa bed
- Hiding the bed when it’s not in use
For families living near Whitings Hill Primary School, the inside of wall beds can be laid out with adjustable shelves, so the space keeps up as children grow.
What to check before you book
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- Are the boards named, like MDF or plywood?
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote