Brook + Wilde Lux Mattress Review
A decent medium-soft hybrid from a brand with a complicated recent history. One thousand springs at 26cm is modest for 595 pounds.
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Verdict
A decent medium-soft hybrid from a brand with a complicated recent history. One thousand springs at 26 centimetres is modest for 595 pounds, and the liquidation in 2023 means a ten year guarantee from this brand requires more thought than it would from most.
Buy it if
You want a medium-soft hybrid, you have found it substantially discounted, and you understand what the guarantee is worth.
Avoid it if
You are buying largely for the long guarantee, or you are comparing on springs per pound.
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| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Hybrid, pocket springs |
| Depth | 26cm |
| Springs | Around 1,000 |
| Firmness | Medium soft |
| Price from | £595 |
| Company history | Original entity liquidated in 2023, relaunched as Brook + Wilde Sleep Limited, company number 15019544 |
The company history, and why it matters to a buyer
Read this before you buy
The original Brook + Wilde entity went into liquidation in 2023. The brand relaunched under a new company, Brook + Wilde Sleep Limited, company number 15019544. That is a legal fact rather than an opinion and it is easy to verify at Companies House.
What it means practically: a guarantee is a contract with a company. When a company is liquidated, obligations under that contract do not automatically transfer to whoever buys the brand name. If you own a pre-2023 Brook + Wilde and are researching a claim, your position may be weaker than the guarantee document suggests.
If you are buying new, you are buying from the new entity, which has a shorter trading history than the guarantee period it is offering. That is true of most brands in this category and it is more acute here.
This is precisely why I keep returning to the Consumer Rights Act on this site. Your statutory rights sit with the retailer who sold you the mattress and run up to six years in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Those rights survive whatever happens to a manufacturer.
The scores
A reasonable mattress with a modest spring count and a guarantee that needs reading carefully.
One thousand springs at 595 pounds when Origin offers 3,000 at 265 is difficult to defend.
Around 1,000 springs at 26cm and a medium-soft surface. Fine at lighter build.
A spring layer at this depth handles heat adequately.
Ordinary. No specific reinforcement claimed.
Pocketed springs. Reasonable for couples.
The terms look generous. The corporate history is the reason this scores low.
Medium soft with 1,000 springs is the wrong combination
I explained on the Otty Pure+ 4000 why soft mattresses need high spring counts, and the Lux is the clearest example of the opposite.
On a soft surface you sink, and the mattress forms itself around your shape. Every spring in contact with you compresses differently. With a high count, each small region responds independently and the spine stays close to neutral. With around 1,000 springs, regions respond as groups, so the heaviest parts of you sink together and the spine bends. That is the hammock effect and it is where soft mattresses go wrong.
For a lighter sleeper, under about eleven stone, that will not happen because you are not loading the springs enough to group them. For an average or heavier build on a medium-soft mattress with 1,000 springs, it is a real risk.
Should you buy it?
Only heavily discounted, and only if you are of lighter build and want a soft feel. In that narrow case it is a pleasant mattress.
For most people, no. If you want soft done properly, the Otty Pure+ Hybrid 4000 gives you 4,000 springs at a stated 5 out of 10 for around 600 pounds, which is the correct construction for a soft mattress. If you want value, Origin gives you three times the spring count for less than half the money.
Full range in the Brook + Wilde review.
Questions people ask
Did Brook and Wilde go bust?
The original entity went into liquidation in 2023 and the brand relaunched under Brook + Wilde Sleep Limited, company number 15019544. A guarantee is a contract with a company, and obligations do not automatically transfer when a brand name is bought.
Is the Brook and Wilde Lux any good?
It is a reasonable medium-soft hybrid, but around 1,000 springs at 595 pounds is difficult to defend when Origin offers up to 3,000 at 265. Medium soft with a low spring count also risks the hammock effect for average and heavier builds.
Why do soft mattresses need more springs?
Because on a soft surface you sink and the mattress forms around your shape. With a low spring count, regions respond as groups, so the heaviest parts sink together and the spine bends. With a high count, each small region responds independently.