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Wall Beds in Southborough
Wall beds for your home in Southborough: fold-down wall beds built into fitted cabinets. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, made at our workshop and fitted by us.
- A home office that also sleeps guests
- A guest room that sits empty most of the time
- Hiding the bed when it’s not in use
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What affects the price in Southborough
The price for your room depends on:
- The number of doors and drawers
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- Parking near your home
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
Every room is priced on its own, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. A spray finish and a hand-painted finish involve different work, and that shows in the price. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Before the design visit
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- A few photos of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
For a quote for wall beds in Southborough, use our contact form. Tell us which room it is and roughly what you have in mind, plus any rough measurements. Next comes a design visit, followed by a written quote.
Wall beds in Southborough
Safety starts with the fixing: the mechanism is fixed as its maker specifies, into a wall or floor that is sound enough to hold it. At the design visit we look at the wall it will go on, because the fixing has to suit what the wall is made of. Typical reasons to get in touch are storage built around a fold-down bed and a study that doubles as a spare room; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
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 Southborough, a big part of the housing is interwar, semi-detached or detached, so that shape of room is worth knowing. We measure every wall, even where the room looks square.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If something is not quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Place
- Southborough (BR2, BR1)
- Borough
- Bromley
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about wall beds in Southborough
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Southborough?
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’s useful to tell us about parking at the measuring visit.
Do you cover homes near Bickley station?
Yes. We cover all of Bromley and the rest of London. To get started, you can use our contact form with a few details about the room.
What does a wall bed cost?
There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. Each wall bed is different, so we price it after measuring. To get started, drop us a line using the contact form.
Do photos help?
Yes, they help. Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space, especially with rough measurements. To send them, message us from the contact page.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps. If there is damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
Will a wall bed work on my wall?
That depends on what the wall and floor are made of. The mechanism has to be fixed securely as its maker specifies, to a wall or floor that can take the load, so we check it during the design visit.
Flats, conversions and lettings
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. Fixings are chosen to suit whatever the wall is made of.
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, unloading takes some planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so tell us about it at the measuring visit.
When you need someone else
We make and fit furniture, and we do not do electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering or structural work. There are a few other points to bear in mind:
- Choosing a mattress for you
- Plastering or decorating the room
- Getting consent under your lease
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can message us from the contact page and we will give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. How it works.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Fold-down bed mechanism
- Spray-painted finish
- Shelves or a desk alongside
Wall beds in Southborough: local notes
In the neighbourhood around Southborough, the largest groups of homes date from between 1919 and 1939 (about 35%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 23%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Southborough include Turpington Farmhouse (Grade II), less than half a mile south-west, and The Chequers Public House (Grade II), less than half a mile east. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. It is worth speaking to the council’s conservation officer before the design is final. About 49% of households in the neighbourhood around Southborough live in detached or semi-detached houses, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. A house like that typically has more rooms to plan around than a flat, and sometimes a driveway that makes unloading easier.
The wider area includes historic houses like Bromley Palace, about 1.4 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. If your children go to Southborough Primary School or a school nearby, hanging rails set low at first can be raised later, as children get taller.
Southborough is in the London Borough of Bromley, about 3 miles east of Orpington. Anywhere in Southborough, the process is the same: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Southborough is one of 49 places on our list for Bromley.
In BR2 and BR1, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. If your home is on a street like Pope Road, Crown Lane and Union Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for wall beds. Other places close to Southborough include Bromley Common (1 mile south-west), Petts Wood (1 mile east), Locksbottom (2 miles south-east), Shortlands (2 miles west) and Crofton (2 miles south-east). Across the rest of Bromley, our area takes in Orpington (3 miles east), Bromley (2 miles north-west), Beckenham (3 miles west), St Mary Cray (3 miles east), Chislehurst (2 miles north-east) and Penge (5 miles west).
What’s near Southborough
The streets we cover here include those near Bishop Justus CofE School and The Chequers Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Bickley station, roughly 0.7 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bridgeways Day Hospital (a few minutes’ walk south) and Bethlem Museum of the Mind (0.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Summer Hill.
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Is it time for wall beds?
A flexible room is useful as needs change. We often hear from people who want a playroom or study that can still sleep guests without giving up the floor.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting in touch:
- More floor space in a studio flat
- A storage wall with a bed inside
- A hobby room with a bed for guests
- Hiding the bed when it is not in use
If you live near Jubilee Country Park, keeping wall beds off the window wall keeps the room bright.
Before you choose who makes it
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- A written quote that sets out the job
- Have they thought about parking near you?
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
How fitting day works
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Some interwar and suburban streets have driveways, which can make unloading easier, so it’s worth mentioning during the design visit. Otherwise, details of permits or nearby bays help. Floors and doorways are protected while the pieces come in.
- You let us know about the room.
- At the design visit we agree the layout and the colour.
- You receive a written quote covering the design, materials and finish.
- We build the cabinets in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The wall bed is fitted, and any hand painting is done on site. New paint needs gentle use while it cures.
Before fitting day
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
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, and the written quote comes after. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. To book a design visit, send us a few details through our contact form.