Southwark · London
Bermondsey Wall Beds
Fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets, for homes in Bermondsey. Every piece is built in our workshop and fitted in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- A bed that fills a little-used room
- A real mattress for visitors
- A hobby room with a bed for guests
Wall beds in Bermondsey
Fitting day, step by step
Fitting day follows a set order: we protect the floors, bring the sections in, set them level, scribe them to the walls, fix them and finish them. At the end, we tidy up and go over the work with you. How long the fitting takes depends on the bed, the cabinets and the wall it fixes to, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Where there is no lift, each section is sized to be carried up the stairs safely. The stair turns and landings set the limit. The pieces are assembled in the flat.
- To begin, send us a few details through our contact form; a brief note on the room and how often guests stay is plenty.
- We visit to measure up, look at the wall and floor and make sure there’s clear space in front to lower the bed.
- You receive a quote in writing for the wall bed and any storage.
- The bed housing and any shelves or desk are made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- On fitting day the cabinet goes in, the mechanism is fixed securely and the bed is tried out.
- We go through the bed with you; the cabinet has the spray-painted or hand-painted finish you chose.
Before we arrive
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
Getting a quote
Pictures help us understand the room before we visit. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space. To send them over, fill in our short enquiry form, and we will suggest a time for a design visit.
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Wall beds in Bermondsey
Many spare rooms are only just big enough for a bed, and the bed fills the room even when no one is staying. When the bed is folded away, the room is open again, ready for work, exercise or play. When guests come, the bed folds down. People usually come to us about a flexible room for a growing family and storage built around a fold-down bed, and the answer is built in our workshop from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
With most households around Bermondsey in purpose-built flats, mansion blocks and modern blocks are both possible. In a mansion block, bedrooms often keep their chimney breasts and tall ceilings, while modern flats tend to have plasterboard partitions. Either way, wall beds are fixed to suit the wall.
The quote comes in writing, so there is time to read it properly and talk it over at home. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Where
- Bermondsey (SE1, SE16, SE5)
- Borough
- Southwark
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there’s typically a gap left over at the top or at one end. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can use the full height and width.
Why people ask for wall beds in Bermondsey
Some people are tired of sofa beds. With a wall bed, guests sleep on a real mattress, on a proper frame.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- A proper bed instead of a sofa bed
- A guest bed that disappears in the day
- A guest room that sits empty most of the time
- A studio that works by day and night
If you live near Bermondsey Spa Gardens, a bedroom facing the green is best kept light, with the furniture on the side walls.
Choosing a carpenter
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
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Practical tips
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Plan a cupboard for spare bedding
- Look at your lease before fixing to the walls
- Decide who the bed is mainly for
- Follow the mechanism maker’s mattress guidance
Should the bed start to move differently, stop and let us know. The mechanism should only be adjusted as its maker allows.
If you know the wall’s construction, mention it. The fixing depends on the wall, and we check it during the design visit too.
Your questions about wall beds in Bermondsey
Can you fit furniture in a home close to London Bridge station?
Yes, homes across Southwark and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Is Bermondsey in the area you cover for wall beds?
Yes, Bermondsey is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Southwark and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and talk through the design, followed by a quote.
Can I send photos ahead of the visit?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot. To send them, message us from the contact page.
Do I need the building owner’s consent?
Possibly. It depends on your lease, and some need consent for alterations. We cannot give advice on your lease, so it’s worth checking before fitting day.
How long does fitting take?
It depends on the design. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and your quote sets out the fitting days, so you will know before we start.
What happens at the measuring visit?
We take full measurements, look at the walls and floors and work through the design together. Access and parking are worth talking about too, and a quote in writing follows.
What affects the cost of wall beds
Every room is different, so every job is quoted on its own. These are the things that affect it:
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- Parking and unloading on your street
- The number of doors and drawers
Every room is priced on its own, because the size, the layout and the finish all vary. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. You will see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
What to send when you get in touch
What helps most when you first contact us:
- Examples of the look you’re after
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
A quote begins with a few details from you: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of pictures if you can take them. To send them, tell us about the room on our contact form. We will then arrange a design visit and follow it with a written quote.
Wall beds in Bermondsey: local notes
Homes built since 2000 make up about 33% of the housing in the streets around Bermondsey, with about 23% built between 1973 and 1999, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Near the centre of Bermondsey, Historic England’s list includes Roman Catholic Church of The Most Holy Trinity (Grade II*), under half a mile north-east, and Church of St Mary Magdalene (Grade II*), under half a mile west. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for instance removing original joinery or fixing into it, may need listed building consent from the council. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. The ULEZ, run by TfL, takes in all of London, so Southwark is inside it. That includes the vans that bring and fit furniture in Bermondsey. How the van gets to your door is planned at the design visit.
If you live in a period home close to St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design. The wider area includes historic houses like Mansion House, about 1.3 miles north-west. If your own home is a period one, solid external walls can be cold, so ventilation behind wall beds is part of the design.
Bermondsey is about 2 miles south of East Dulwich, part of the London Borough of Southwark. We design and make wall beds for homes in Bermondsey and across Southwark, as part of our work in every London borough. We cover places right across Southwark, large and small.
Postcode districts we cover here for wall beds: SE1, SE16 and SE5. Whether you live on a street such as Crown Square, Fire Station Square and Layard Square or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for wall beds. Bermondsey is near the A100 and B202; on busy main roads, unloading wall beds takes a little planning. Other places close to Bermondsey include Walworth (1 mile south-west), South Bermondsey (1 mile south-east), Surrey Canal (1 mile south-east), Surrey Quays (1 mile east) and Rotherhithe (1 mile east). We also make wall beds in nearby places such as East Dulwich (2 miles south), Herne Hill (3 miles south), Camberwell (2 miles south), Peckham (2 miles south), Denmark Hill (2 miles south) and Nunhead (3 miles south-east). Bermondsey is among the bigger places we cover in Southwark.
What’s near Bermondsey
Our area takes in the homes around St Mary-at-Hill, Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives and Asylum for the deaf and dumb. Also close by are Harris Academy Bermondsey (a few minutes’ walk south-east) and Simon the Tanner pub (a few minutes’ walk west). The nearest railway station is London Bridge station, roughly 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Guy's Hospital (0.7 miles north-west) and Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (1.2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Tower Hill.