DFS in Exeter
2 showrooms · Budget (£)Est. 1969
DFS is the UK's largest sofa retailer with 112 UK showrooms (store-locator verified July 2026) nationwide. Known for competitive pricing, frequent sales events, and a wide range of styles. They offer extensive customisation with hundreds of fabric and leather options, plus interest-free credit up to 4 years.
Known for: Value for money
DFS gets a lot of stick, but over 600,000 Trustpilot reviews at 4.9 stars don't lie — they've put more happy bums on sofas than anyone in the country. The perpetual sale is tiresome and some ranges are basic, but the sheer scale of satisfied customers speaks volumes. For accessible, well-priced sofas with nationwide showrooms, DFS delivers.
“600K happy customers can't all be wrong”
All 2 Showrooms
DFS Barnstaple
Unit 2 Anchorwood Retail Park , Taw Wharf, Sticklepath, Barnstaple
Exeter, EX31 2BN
DFS Exeter
Unit 8 , Rydon Lane Retail Park, Exeter
Exeter, EX2 7HX
What to Expect at DFS
- Price Range
- Budget (£)
- Trustpilot Rating
- ★ 4.9 / 5(Mixed)
- Sofa Styles
- Contemporary, Traditional, Family
- Style Focus
- Contemporary & classic mix
- Customisation
- high
- Delivery Time
- 6-12 weeks made-to-order; Quick Delivery from ~14 days; Express ranges ~1 week
- Delivery Cost
- £129 incl. two-person delivery & installation (UK mainland)
- Delivery Type
- Mix of own fleet & 3rd-party
Finance Options
0% APR on all terms (6/12/24/36/48 months). Zero deposit available. Intelligent lending platform with soft credit check. FCA-authorised broker. Finance line: 0800 110 5000.
Warranty
15-year frame & spring guarantee. 2-year cover on fabrics, leathers, stitching, fillings, recliner mechanisms, sofa bed mechanisms. 1-year on electrical parts. Optional Sofacare extends to 5 years + accidental damage. BSI Kitemark certified.
After-sales: Comprehensive — BSI Kitemark, Sofacare extended warranty available
Sustainability
Medium (some sustainable fabrics)
What DFS sofas actually cost
5 sofas we recorded from DFS's public listings on 15 July 2026 during their live sale event.
| Sofa | Price | since last week |
|---|---|---|
| Somerford 3 Seater Sofa | £699 | holding |
| Zana 3 Seater Sofa | £549 | holding |
| Foster Fabric 3 Seater Manual Recliner Sofa | £849 | holding |
| Lovise Velvet Left Hand Facing Arm 2 Piece Open End Corner | £1,299 | holding |
| Ronan Option C Power 2 Corner 2 | £1,799 | holding |
“since last week” compares our checks of 11 July 2026 and 15 July 2026 — 3 weekly checks so far, a short record.
Prices observed 15 July 2026 from public listings; not affiliate-driven. They change with sales and configuration — always confirm on DFS's site. See our price-tracking methodology.
Contact DFS
- Phone
- 0333 9999 777
- Hours
- 8am-11pm, 7 days a week
- Live Chat
- Available on website
The take — DFS in Exeter
DFS runs two Devon showrooms — DFS Exeter at Unit 8, Rydon Lane Retail Park (EX2 7HX) and DFS Barnstaple at Anchorwood Retail Park, Taw Wharf (EX31 2BN) for the North Devon crowd. Rydon Lane is the local main: full DFS range, the perpetual sale doing its perpetual thing, finance via every available broker. Rydon Lane is one of the more navigable Devon retail parks — free parking, sensible flow, weekend crowds steady. Saturday afternoons get the Exeter family-shopping crowd; weekday mornings are calm. Pair with the Oak Furnitureland and Furniture Village down the road at Marsh Barton.
Sofa Shopping in Exeter
Exeter's 8 sofa showrooms make it Devon's furniture capital by some margin, concentrating heavily around Marsh Barton Trading Estate on the southern edge of the city. DFS at Rydon Lane Retail Park (EX2 7HX), Dunelm at Marsh Barton Retail Park (EX2 8NL), HSL at Trusham Road's Dunns Business Centre (EX2 8NW) and Oak Furnitureland at Exeter Retail Park on Marsh Barton Road (EX2 8LH) all sit within a single industrial-estate sweep. That's a properly efficient half-day's sofa crawl in one postcode block, with everything within walking distance once you've parked the car. Furniture Village handles the eastern flank at EX2 7JA, IKEA holds Pinhoe Road at EX4 8AS, and John Lewis is central in the city at the Princesshay Shopping Centre area (EX1 1GF) — the city's only proper department-store sofa option. The DFS Barnstaple outpost at Anchorwood Retail Park on Taw Wharf in Sticklepath (EX31 2BN) is the genuinely useful long-distance satellite, serving North Devon shoppers an hour north of Exeter who'd otherwise be driving forever. With 4 budget showrooms, 1 mid and 3 mid-to-high, the price coverage covers the practical-to-quality range without quite reaching luxury — no Neptune, no Sofas & Stuff, no Italian brands, no Arlo & Jacob, no BoConcept. Premium-bespoke shoppers in Devon are essentially driving to Bristol or hitting Sofas & Stuff Stroud (a 2-hour run up the M5). The HSL Exeter showroom is the comfort-seating standout — Yorkshire-built recliners with proper ergonomic credentials, useful for anyone in the south-west with a dodgy back. Practical bits: Marsh Barton's one-way system has caught out more drivers than it should — go in via Trusham Road from the A379. Parking is free everywhere on the trading estate. The city centre for John Lewis needs separate thinking; use the John Lewis car park or Triangle. Avoid Saturday lunchtimes when the tourist coaches pile in. Worth the trip from anywhere in the south-west peninsula.
Browse all sofa showrooms in Exeter →Compare Sofa Brands in Exeter
In Exeter, DFS is one of 8 sofa brands with showrooms. We rate DFS 4/5. Here's how it compares:
| Brand | Rating | Price | Showrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFS | 4/5 | £ | 2 |
| BoConcept | 4/5 | £££ | 1 |
| Dunelm | 3/5 | £ | 1 |
| Furniture Village | 4/5 | £££ | 1 |
| HSL (High Seat Ltd) | 4/5 | £££ | 1 |
| IKEA | 3/5 | £ | 1 |
+ 2 more brands in Exeter. View all →
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