Furniture Village in Cambridge
1 showroom · Mid-High (£££)Est. 1989
Furniture Village is a family-run retailer with 54 showrooms across the UK. They offer one of the largest in-store sofa selections, spanning budget to premium ranges, with frequent promotions and interest-free credit options.
Known for: Quality & style focus
Furniture Village occupies that sensible middle ground — better than the budget lot, less pretentious than the designer crowd. Over 200,000 Trustpilot reviews at 4.8 stars prove they're getting it right for most people. Fifty-nine showrooms nationwide, genuinely nice pieces if you're willing to dig, and a customer track record that speaks for itself.
“200K reviews prove the middle ground works”
Showroom Details
Furniture Village Cambridge
Cambridge, CB5 8WR
What to Expect at Furniture Village
- Price Range
- Mid-High (£££)
- Trustpilot Rating
- ★ 4.8 / 5(Positive)
- Sofa Styles
- Contemporary, Traditional, Classic
- Style Focus
- Modern & traditional blend
- Customisation
- medium
- Delivery Time
- 6-8 weeks
- Delivery Type
- Mostly 3rd-party delivery
Finance Options
0% APR via Novuna Personal Finance (Mitsubishi HC Capital). Terms: 20mo (£625+), 30mo (£1,250+), 40mo (£2,500+). 10% min deposit (options: 10%/20%/50%). No arrangement fees. Early repayment allowed. FCA authorised credit broker.
Warranty
20-year structural guarantee (frames, springs, webbing, timber, veneers, joints) on orders from 07.06.2019+. 2-year on recliner mechanisms, sofa bed actions, motors, covers & stitching, handles/hinges/runners. 7-year garden furniture. Clearance items: 2-year structural.
After-sales: 20-year structural guarantee; 45+ stores for in-person support
Returns Policy
14 days from receipt. Self-return to any FV collection point: full refund. Paid collection: 25% of item price. Cancel before delivery at no charge. Exceptions: bespoke/custom, clearance, used mattresses, opened hygiene items.
Sustainability
Low (limited public eco-initiatives)
Contact Furniture Village
- Phone
- 0345 646 1702
- Live Chat
- Available on website
- online@furniturevillage.co.uk
Sofa Shopping in Cambridge
Cambridge punches genuinely above its weight with 8 sofa showrooms from 8 distinct brands — no duplicates, every showroom different. The Newmarket Road retail belt at CB5 8JL-to-8WR handles the mainstream cluster: DFS at 442 Newmarket Road, Dunelm at Newmarket Road Retail Park, Furniture Village and Sofology at the Cambridge Retail Park all working the same eastern approach to the city. That's classic Cambridge sofa-shopping — out of the town centre because traffic and parking in town are objectively horrible, especially during term-time. John Lewis sits properly central on Downing Street at CB2 3DS — the premium department-store option, walkable from town. BoConcept on Regent Street at CB2 1AB brings Danish design credentials right into the city centre, which suits Cambridge's university-and-design crowd perfectly. The properly interesting picks are at the edges: Arlo & Jacob's Cambridge showroom at CB7 5TR handles the British-craft mid-to-high end, and Neptune Cambridge on 21 High Street at CB22 7PX brings the country-house style with a proper destination showroom feel out in the village setting. With 2 budget, 1 mid, 3 mid-to-high and 2 high-end, the price skew leans premium more than most cities — which fits a town whose population includes about 25,000 academics and tech workers with strong opinions about furniture and the disposable income to back them up. What you won't find: no Italian houses, no Sofas & Stuff (which is criminal, frankly), no IKEA in the city itself (the Milton Keynes IKEA is the nearest). Practical bits: Cambridge parking is genuinely awful — use Park & Ride from Madingley or Trumpington and bus in for the central showrooms, drive to Newmarket Road for the retail park run. The university year affects everything; avoid Freshers' Week and graduation Saturdays at all costs. Properly underrated furniture city, especially for design-led shoppers.
Browse all sofa showrooms in Cambridge →Compare Sofa Brands in Cambridge
In Cambridge, Furniture Village is one of 8 sofa brands with showrooms. Benny rates Furniture Village 4/5. Here's how it compares:
| Brand | Rating | Price | Showrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture Village | £££ | 1 | |
| Arlo & Jacob | £££ | 1 | |
| BoConcept | £££ | 1 | |
| DFS | £ | 1 | |
| Dunelm | £ | 1 | |
| John Lewis & Partners | £££ | 1 |
+ 2 more brands in Cambridge. View all →
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