US/UK Bed Sizes - What Are The Differences?

By Tom 24 April 2025

Just to make things a little more easier to digest, we thought we would share some interesting info on how the Size of a bed in the US can differ from the UK, while keeping this info as short and time saving as possible.

The size of any bed is based on the size of its mattress, and this varies from country to country, that’s why it can get a bit confusing. We tend to particularly conflate US and UK bed sizes due to their similar naming processes. So, to make sure we’re all on the same sheet, here is our guide to American bed sizes vs UK.

The Main Differences Between Bed Sizes

While from the get go, it may seem confusing, UK and US bed sizes have roughly the same measurements – they’re just named differently. The American bed sizes are generally a little larger, but variations between the two overall are pretty small, so no need to worry on that!

While there are more standard UK and US bed sizes available, below we’ve listed the sizes most often confused with one another, or those that have different names.

Location	Name	Width	Length
UK	Single	3’0”	6’3”
US	Twin	3’2”	6’2”
UK	Double	4’6”	6’3”
US	Full	4’6”	6’2”
UK	King	5’0”	6’6”
US	Queen	5’0”	6’8”
UK	Super King	6’0”	6’6”
US	King	6’4”	6’8”
US	California King	6’0”	7’0”

As you can see from the table above, the measurements are very minor, nor do they throw off to much room should you want to move your bed around or know the exact measurements needed, whether that be for a US style, or for those UK folk that are in the US and just want to double check those measurements and wordings.

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