DFS in Nottingham
3 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 3 Showrooms
DFS Giltbrook
Unit 7/8 Giltbrook Shopping Park, Giltbrook, Nottingham
Nottingham, NG16 2RP
DFS Grantham
Gonerby Road, Grantham
Nottingham, NG31 8HX
DFS Nottingham
Castle Marina Retail Park, Nottingham
Nottingham, NG7 1GX
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 Nottingham
Three DFS branches cover the Nottingham catchment. The Castle Marina branch (NG7 1GX) on the retail park is the city-centre option with the bigger floor, easy ring-road access. Giltbrook (NG16 2RP) sits in the busy retail park north-west of the city near IKEA and Barker & Stonehouse — usefully clustered if you're doing a comparison day. Grantham (NG31 8HX) covers the Lincolnshire commuter belt out east. All three carry the standard DFS catalogue. Castle Marina sees the heaviest weekend traffic; Grantham is the quietest by a margin.
Sofa Shopping in Nottingham
Nottingham's 16 showrooms cluster with admirable efficiency, mostly because they've had the sense to gravitate toward two main hubs that you can drive between in fifteen minutes. Giltbrook Retail Park up the A610 is the heavyweight: IKEA Nottingham, DFS Giltbrook at Unit 7/8, ScS Giltbrook on Ikea Way, Sofology Nottingham, and Barker & Stonehouse Nottingham at Unit 6 all share the same postcode (NG16 2RP). It's essentially a one-stop sofa supermarket — bring comfortable shoes and you can comfortably do five showrooms there in an afternoon. Castle Marina Retail Park down on Castle Boulevard handles the city-centre cluster: DFS Nottingham, Furniture Village, Fabb Furniture (now rebranded Nick Scali) at Unit 9b, and Sofas & Stuff Nottingham next door at 169 Castle Boulevard. John Lewis Nottingham sits up in the Victoria Centre for the department-store bracket, and HSL Nottingham keep a proper showroom out at Bramcote on Derby Road for the recliner and high-seat crowd. Dunelm Nottingham anchors The Portal Retail & Business Park on Queens Drive, ScS Lady Bay Retail Park covers Meadow Lane, and Oak Furnitureland sit at Victoria Retail Park in Netherfield. The wider catchment pulls in DFS Grantham and ScS Mansfield too. The price spread leans budget-to-mid — eight budget showrooms versus two mid-tier and six mid-high — which reflects Nottingham's no-nonsense Midlands approach. There's no pure luxury here; the top end is Barker & Stonehouse, which is high-end design rather than Italian-luxury territory. Practical reality: Giltbrook parking is free and plentiful — that retail park was built for retail-park visitors. The A610 from the M1 J26 funnels in nicely. Avoid weekends if you can. Robin Hood would've stolen a better sofa if he'd known what was available here.
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Compare Sofa Brands in Nottingham
In Nottingham, DFS is one of 12 sofa brands with showrooms. We rate DFS 4/5. Here's how it compares:
| Brand | Rating | Price | Showrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFS | 4/5 | £ | 3 |
| Barker and Stonehouse | 4/5 | £££ | 1 |
| Dunelm | 3/5 | £ | 1 |
| Furniture Village | 4/5 | £££ | 1 |
| HSL (High Seat Ltd) | 4/5 | £££ | 1 |
| IKEA | 3/5 | £ | 1 |
+ 6 more brands in Nottingham. View all →
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