Our method
How we score our mattresses
Every Dreamland score is computed from the build of the mattress itself: foam density, factory hardness, wire gauge and layer construction. Scores compare our mattresses with each other, not with other brands.
What we measure
- Foam density: how much material is in each layer, in kilograms per cubic metre.
- Factory hardness: the supplier rating of how firm each foam is, on the factory index.
- Wire gauge and zones: the thickness of the spring wire in millimetres and how the unit is zoned.
- Construction: the order, thickness and cut of every layer, top to base.
The firmness number weighs the surface layers most, because the top of the bed is what you feel first; deeper layers and the spring unit carry the support side of the score. The same formula runs across the whole range, so the numbers are comparable bed to bed.
What we do not claim
The scores are not medical advice and not a comparison with any other brand. Where we have not tested something, we do not score it: suitability guidance (sleep position, body weight) appears only where it comes from testing or direct experience, never from the formula.
How we display ratings
Performance ratings show as dots from 1 to 5, never as raw numbers. The bands behind the dots are fixed and identical for every mattress and every rating, and the scale is relative across our own range: more dots means stronger for that quality among our beds, not a laboratory claim against the industry. Each rating links back to this page, and ratings of three dots or more carry a one line note naming what drives them.
The feel scale
Every mattress page shows a firmness number from 1 to 10 and the feel label it lands on. The labels run as a nine point scale, mirrored around Medium, from ultra plush at the soft end to ultra firm at the firm end. The marker on each page sits at the bed's exact computed position, so two beds that share a label can still sit at visibly different points.
| Score | Band |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ultra plush |
| 2 | Extra plush |
| 3 | Plush |
| 4 | Plush-medium |
| 5 | Medium |
| 6 | Medium-firm |
| 7 | Firm |
| 8 | Extra firm |
| 9 to 10 | Ultra firm |
Our latex, plainly
Latex starts as a liquid; every latex foam, ours included, is set with a small amount of curing agents. Our latex is specified as natural latex, around nine-tenths natural rubber content, not a synthetic blend.
Common questions
- Are Dreamland scores tested against other brands?
- No. Every score is relative to our own range. A 2 is the softest feel we make and a 10 would be the firmest. The scores exist so you can compare one Dreamland bed with another before you lie on one.
- Where do the numbers come from?
- From the factory specification of each mattress: the density and hardness rating of every foam layer, the wire gauge and zoning of the spring unit, and the order and thickness of the layers. We publish the method and we apply the same formula to every mattress.
- Is your latex natural latex?
- Latex starts as a liquid; every latex foam, ours included, is set with a small amount of curing agents. Our latex is specified as natural latex, around nine-tenths natural rubber content, not a synthetic blend.