Barnet · London
Wall Beds in Southgate
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on wall beds in Southgate starts with a design visit, and everything is built in our workshop.
- A living room with a bed that folds away
- A home office that also sleeps guests
- A real mattress for visitors
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Wall beds in Southgate
Many spare rooms are only just big enough for a bed, and a bed that’s used a few times a year takes most of the floor. When the bed is folded away, the room is open again for a desk, a hobby or just space. Guests still get a proper bed when they stay. If you are living with a living room with a bed that folds away and shelves or a desk around the bed, that’s what wall beds are for, made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Bedrooms in interwar houses often have a picture rail but a plainer ceiling than a Victorian room, so fitted furniture can often run neatly to the ceiling. If yours is one of the interwar houses or semis that make up much of the housing around Southgate, the top cupboards can hold suitcases and spare bedding. Skirting boards are cut around neatly.
Once you have read the quote and decided to go ahead, the furniture is made in our workshop. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so you can check every detail beforehand.
- Location
- Southgate (N14, N11, N21, N13)
- Area
- Barnet
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, conversions and lettings
Some blocks ask for notice before trades arrive, often through a building manager or concierge. Lifts sometimes need to be booked, and the lift size helps decide how big each section can be. Let us know about it when you get in touch.
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, once we have measured the way in.
Nearby places to Southgate
What else we make in Southgate
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
A normal bed has nothing to fix to the wall, and that has its appeal. Where the room needs to be more than a bedroom, a wall bed earns its place every 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 price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
What you get with us
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Fitted tight to walls that are not straight
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Made for your room, not a standard size
What happens on fitting day
With the carcasses fixed and level, we hang any doors and fit any drawers or lids. We adjust each one so the gaps line up and it closes cleanly, then checked again. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. If you have a driveway, it can make unloading simpler, so let us know during the design visit. Otherwise, details of permits or nearby bays help. Floors and doorways are protected while the pieces come in.
- 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, as the bed must be fixed securely.
- A quote follows, setting out the design and finish.
- We build and finish everything in our workshop.
- Fitting day: the cabinet is fitted and the bed checked as it lowers and lifts.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
Ask for a quote
A quote begins with some details from you: the room, rough sizes and some photos if you have them. To send them, drop us a line using the contact form. We’ll then arrange a design visit and follow it with a written quote.
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Boards, parts and paint
Moisture-resistant MDF
The moisture-resistant grade suits cabinets on cooler external walls, alongside good ventilation.
Birch plywood
Shelves beside a wall bed often carry books, and birch plywood helps them resist sagging.
Bedroom storage in Southgate
About 59% of the homes in the neighbourhood around Southgate went up between 1919 and 1939, and about 16% before 1919, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. 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 Southgate, Historic England’s list includes Essex House and Arnoside House (Grade II*), under half a mile south-east, and Avington Croft Cottage Holcombe House (Grade II), less than half a mile north-east. For a listed home, internal works that affect its character may need listed building consent from the council, for example removing or fixing into original panelling. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. About 56% of households in the area around Southgate live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021. A house like that typically has more rooms to plan around than a flat, and sometimes a driveway that makes unloading easier.
Living in a block of flats near New Southgate station? Then the route in is measured not just the room, and the sections are sized to fit it. If your children go to Ashmole Primary School or a school nearby, the inside of wall beds can be laid out with adjustable shelves, so the space keeps up as children grow. Close to Grovelands Park? A bedroom facing the green is best kept light, with the furniture on the side walls.
Southgate is about 3 miles south-west of Finchley, in the London Borough of Barnet. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Southgate is part of that. In Barnet, Southgate is one of the places we cover, and the borough has 41 places on our list.
Postcode districts we cover here for wall beds: N14, N11, N21 and N13. You’ll find streets here like High Street, Station Road and Blagden's Close, and we cover homes on all of them for wall beds. The A111 and A1004 run close to Southgate; on busy main roads, unloading wall beds takes a little planning. Close by, we also work in Osidge (1 mile north-west), Brunswick Park (1 mile west), Arnos Grove (1 mile south), New Southgate (1 mile south) and Oakwood (1 mile north). Elsewhere in Barnet, we also cover Finchley (3 miles south-west), Barnet (3 miles north-west), Burnt Oak (6 miles west), East Finchley (3 miles south-west), Hendon (5 miles south-west) and Whetstone (2 miles west).
Around Southgate
We fit furniture in homes around Ashmole Academy, The New Crown pub and Salcombe School and the streets around them. Southgate’s nearest station is New Southgate station, about 1 mile south-west. A little further out are Greentrees Hospital (1.9 miles south-east) and Broomfield House Museum (1 mile south-east). Open spaces near Southgate include Barfield Allotments Nature Park.
What affects the price in Southgate
The price for your room depends on:
- Access to the room, such as stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- The width and height of the space
- Parking near your home
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
Parking is part of the price picture in London. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of the city, so we may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay near your home. Let us know about parking during the design visit, so it can be planned.
Getting in touch
A little information at the start saves time later. If you can, send:
- How you want to use the space
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
If you know what you want, say so; if you don’t, that’s fine, and we can work it out together. The design is talked through at the visit, once we’ve measured, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To arrange a visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
Questions from Southgate
Do you cover homes near New Southgate station?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Can you make wall beds for a home in Southgate?
Yes. Southgate is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Barnet and London. To get started, you can use our contact form with a few details.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
It’s something we deal with all the time. We trim the edges to follow the wall and level the base, so it sits tight to the room.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, by prior arrangement. Let us know when you get in touch if a Saturday suits you best.
What does a wall bed cost?
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. Size, storage and finish all affect the price. For a design visit, use our contact form.
Are fold-down beds safe to use?
A secure fixing and careful use are what matter. We fix the mechanism as its maker specifies, and you keep the space in front clear and children away while it moves.