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Riddlesdown Wall Beds
Wall beds in Riddlesdown: fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets. We visit to measure and go through the design, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it.
- A study that doubles as a spare room
- A living room with a bed that folds away
- A flexible room for a growing family
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How we make wall beds for Riddlesdown
Our wall beds are made for homes in Riddlesdown and all over London. First comes a design visit, where we measure and look at the wall, then a written quote. The cabinets are built in our workshop and fitted in your home. The time the fitting takes depends on the design and how much storage goes around the bed, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. If your home has somewhere comfortable for guests to sleep and a spare room that’s rarely slept in, that is what wall beds are for, made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
A loft conversion is a common way to add a bedroom to a semi or an interwar house, and the slope can take storage cut to its angle. A big part of the housing around Riddlesdown is interwar, semi-detached or detached. Our part starts once the loft has been converted, with each piece scribed to the slope and set level.
The written quote is your record of the job. It sets out the wall bed designed for your room, what it is made from and how it’s finished, and it’s what the workshop builds to.
- Place
- Riddlesdown (CR8, CR2)
- Area
- Croydon
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
A standard bed is simple and needs no mechanism, and that has its appeal. But if the room has other jobs to do, a wall bed lets it do them day after day. Off-the-shelf furniture comes in a few set depths, so they can stick out too far or waste space behind. With fitted furniture, the depth is chosen for the room.
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. We will talk through what you need inside at the design visit, and the quote follows.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry in Riddlesdown
- Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Finished by spray or by hand
- Designed for the room you have
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
See bespoke vs off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
It is worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is normally cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is awkward, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well.
Pricing wall beds in Riddlesdown
The price reflects the time and materials the job needs. The main factors are:
- The width and height of the space
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- How square the room is
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
There’s no price list, because each job is designed for a single room. Instead, we measure, discuss the design and then quote in writing. To start, use our contact form.
Helping us understand the room
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- How you want to use the space
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- The type of home and how the room is reached
To get a quote for wall beds in Riddlesdown, drop us a line using the contact form. Let us know the room and the rough idea. Next comes a design visit, followed by a quote in writing.
Wall beds for homes in Riddlesdown
In the streets around Riddlesdown, the largest groups of homes date from between 1919 and 1939 (about 32%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 31%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Near the centre of Riddlesdown, Historic England’s list includes Kenley Station House (original 1856 Building) (Grade II), about 0.5 miles south-west. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. Around a third of the homes in the neighbourhood around Riddlesdown (about 32%) date from between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Many interwar houses have a small room over the stairs, a good spot for fitted furniture built around the bulkhead.
For an older house near St Edmund's Church, tall ceilings give wall beds room to reach the cornice. For a flat near Riddlesdown station, it helps to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day. Addington Palace, about 3 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, tall ceilings give wall beds room to reach the cornice.
Riddlesdown is within the London Borough of Croydon, about 5 miles north of Thornton Heath. Whether your home in Riddlesdown is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Our work takes in places right across Croydon.
Postcode districts we cover here for wall beds: CR8 and CR2. Streets in the area include Hyde Road, Lower Road and Famet Avenue, and we cover homes on all of them for wall beds. Riddlesdown sits close to the A22, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. Neighbouring places we cover for wall beds include Kenley (1 mile south), Sanderstead (1 mile north-east) and South Croydon (2 miles north). Other parts of Croydon we cover include Thornton Heath (5 miles north), Croydon (3 miles north), Coulsdon (2 miles south-west), Broad Green (4 miles north), Upper Norwood (6 miles north) and Selhurst (5 miles north).
Near you in Riddlesdown
Around Riddlesdown, we cover homes near Riddlesdown Collegiate. Riddlesdown has its own railway station: Riddlesdown station. Well-known places in the area include Purley War Memorial Hospital (1 mile north-west) and Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (2 miles north-west). Not far away are Foxley Wood.
Questions from Riddlesdown
Is parking a problem for fitting in Riddlesdown?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. 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. It is useful to tell us about parking at the measuring visit, so the day can be planned around it.
I live near Riddlesdown station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Croydon and the rest of London. To get started, you can use our contact form with a few details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your 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 if the stairs or lift are small?
The furniture is built in sections, each one sized to fit the way in. That is why we measure the stairs, lift and doorways at the measuring visit.
Can you build shelves or a desk around a wall bed?
Yes. Shelves, cupboards or a desk can go around the bed cabinet with shelves or a desk beside it. The design keeps clear space in front for the bed to fold down.
What happens when you come to measure?
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.
Where other trades come in
Damp treatment and building work are for other specialists, and there are a few other limits too:
- Choosing a mattress for you
- Strengthening or rebuilding a wall
- Decorating around the cabinet
Not sure whether your space suits wall beds? You can use our contact form and we will tell you before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
What goes into it
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Shelves or a desk alongside
- Hand-painted finish
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Fold-down bed mechanism
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What happens on fitting day
Every fitting follows the same order: we protect the floors, bring the sections in, set them level, scribe them to the walls, fix them and finish them. Then the room is tidied and we look over the work with you. How long the fitting takes depends on the bed, the cabinets and the wall it fixes to, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Semis and detached houses often have a front path or a side gate, which can make carrying in easier. Gates, paths and steps up to the door are part of the route we measure. Floors, stairs and doorways are protected on the way in, and the sections are assembled in place.
- To begin, get in touch through our contact form; a brief note on the room and how often guests stay is plenty.
- At the design visit we check what the wall is made of, as a wall bed has to be fixed securely as its maker specifies.
- A quote in writing follows, covering the cabinet, the materials and the finish.
- 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.
- Before we leave we show you how to lower and lift the bed.
How to prepare
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician in advance
- Tell us about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
How to get a quote
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and discuss the design with you, then send a written quote. Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. To book a design visit, get in touch through our contact form.