Furniture Village in Exeter
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 Exeter
Exeter, EX2 7JA
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 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, Furniture Village is one of 7 sofa brands with showrooms. Benny rates Furniture Village 4/5. Here's how it compares:
| Brand | Rating | Price | Showrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture Village | £££ | 1 | |
| DFS | £ | 2 | |
| Dunelm | £ | 1 | |
| HSL (High Seat Ltd) | £££ | 1 | |
| IKEA | £ | 1 | |
| John Lewis & Partners | £££ | 1 |
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