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Wall beds in Purley, Croydon
Wall beds in Purley: fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home.
- A playroom that can sleep visitors
- A guest room that sits empty most of the time
- A guest bed that disappears in the day
Need wall beds in Purley?
Wall beds in Purley: what you get
Safety starts with the fixing: the mechanism is fixed as its maker specifies, to a wall and floor that can take the load. We check the wall and floor at the measuring visit, because the fixing has to suit what the wall is made of. We make wall beds from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish, and people most often get in touch about a study that doubles as a spare room and a guest bed that disappears in the day.
In a 1930s semi, the main bedroom often sits over the front room and its bay, which leaves the side walls for storage and the bay for light. Around Purley, a big part of the housing is interwar, semi-detached or detached, so that shape of room is worth knowing. Every wall is measured, as a room that looks square rarely is.
A written quote 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.
- Location
- Purley (CR8, CR2, CR5)
- Area
- Croydon
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Fitted bedroom furniture in Purley
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Purley were built between 1919 and 1939 (about 31%) and since 2000 (about 28%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. That matters for wall beds, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Each London borough runs its own parking controls, and Croydon is no exception. If parking near you is controlled, a visitor permit or a bay suspension may be needed, and the council arranges suspensions, often with notice. Parking near your home is worth mentioning at the design visit. Around a third of the homes in the streets around Purley (about 31%) date from between 1919 and 1939, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Many interwar houses have a small room over the stairs, which suits fitted storage made around its bulkhead.
If you live near Dollypers Hill, morning light matters, so tall pieces go where they won’t shade the window. If you live in a flat close to Purley station, the route in is measured as well as the room, and the sections are sized to fit it. For families living near Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley), the inside of wall beds can be laid out with adjustable shelves, so the space keeps up as children grow.
Purley is about 4 miles north of Thornton Heath, part of the London Borough of Croydon. Design visits and fitting in Purley can be on a Saturday, by prior arrangement. Purley is one of the places in Croydon where we make wall beds.
Design visits and fitting in CR8, CR2 and CR5 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We cover homes on streets such as High Street, Church Road and Brighton Road, along with the roads around them, for wall beds and any of our other fitted furniture. The A2022 runs close to Purley, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. We also cover Peaks Hill (1 mile north-west), Woodcote (1 mile west), Russell Hill (1 mile north), Roundshaw (1 mile north-west) and Woodcote Green (1 mile west). Across the rest of Croydon, our area takes in Thornton Heath (4 miles north), Croydon (2 miles north-east), Broad Green (4 miles north), Upper Norwood (6 miles north), Selhurst (5 miles north-east) and South Norwood (5 miles north-east). Purley is one of the larger places we cover in Croydon.
Around Purley
Our area takes in the homes around The Jolly Farmers pub, Laleham Lea School and Thomas More Catholic School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Purley itself: Purley station. Nearby you will also find Purley War Memorial Hospital (within half a mile north-east) and Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (1.4 miles north). Open spaces near Purley include Foxley Wood.
Bespoke wall beds or ready-made?
Standard units seldom reach the ceiling or fit wall to wall. A bespoke cabinet can run the full width and height and fill the rest of the wall with storage. Bays, box rooms and stair bulkheads are where off-the-shelf furniture struggles most, and interwar homes often have all three. Fitted furniture is made around them.
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside, then set it out in the quote.
Why choose us
- Saturday work by arrangement
- Built around your room
- Fitted tight to walls that aren’t straight
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
Take a look at how bespoke compares with ready-made and how to compare quotes.
Boards, parts and paint
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting suits a cabinet that should match the room’s woodwork.
Shelves
A few open shelves beside the bed break up a run of doors.
Tips worth knowing
Painted fitted furniture is easy to look after with a little care. These habits help most:
- Keep the floor in front clear before lowering the bed
- Give the paint time to cure fully
- Think about where extra bedding will go
- Mention if the wall is a stud wall
If the bed ever feels different when you lower or lift it, stop using it and get in touch. The mechanism should only be adjusted as its maker allows.
Think about who will sleep in the bed and how often. That helps decide its size and the mechanism as well as the storage around it.
Fitting day, step by step
Getting everything level comes first. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Clearing the room and the way in beforehand helps the day run well. Fitting day starts with protecting the floors and setting out the pieces. The pieces are levelled, fitted to the walls and fixed back.
- You tell us about the room and who the bed is for. The bed can sit among shelves or beside a desk.
- We visit to measure up and look at what the wall is made of.
- A quote follows, setting out the design and finish, ready to check.
- We build and finish everything in our workshop.
- Fitting day: the cabinet is fitted and the bed checked as it lowers and lifts. We show you how the bed works before we leave.
How to prepare
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
How to get a quote
Rough sizes are fine at the start. We measure everything properly during the design visit. To get started, drop us a line using the contact form. You receive a written quote after the visit.
Advice
Questions from Purley
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Purley?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. Let us know what parking is near you during the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Purley station?
Yes, homes across Croydon and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can get in touch through our contact form to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Do I choose the paint colour?
You choose it. We agree the colour with you.
Will a wall bed work on my wall?
That’s something we look at when we measure. Solid brick, stud walls and plasterboard all need different fixings, and the mechanism maker sets out what’s required.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Any new wiring, sockets or lights need an electrician, and some electrical work in homes is covered by Part P of the Building Regulations. We plan the furniture around where they’ll go.
What does a wall bed cost?
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. A single bed cabinet and a full wall with shelves and a desk are very different jobs, so we quote once we’ve seen the room. To get started, drop us a line using the contact form.
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Flat-pack or bespoke?
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths.
Shop-bought shelves can sag over a long span. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. That is something we plan for in the design.