Foam vs Spring: Which Mattress Type Is Right for You?

Neither foam nor spring is objectively better: they solve different problems, and the right one depends on what's actually bothering you about your current mattress.

Foam's biggest strength is contouring: it distributes weight across the whole surface rather than concentrating it at a few pressure points, which is why it's often recommended for joint or back discomfort. It also isolates motion well, so a restless sleeper is far less likely to wake their partner.

Spring mattresses breathe better, since the coil layer allows more airflow than a solid foam core, worth weighing if you tend to sleep hot. They also tend to feel more responsive underfoot, with a bit more bounce, and pocket-spring constructions in particular do a reasonable job of isolating motion too, just not quite as well as foam.

Our own range covers both (foam mattresses, bonnell and pocket spring mattresses, and rebonded foam at the budget end) precisely because there isn't one right answer for every sleeper.