SCS in Leicester
2 showrooms · Budget (£)Est. 1894
ScS (originally Suite Centre Sunderland) has been selling sofas since 1894. With over 100 stores, they offer a wide range of styles at competitive prices, now featuring the exclusive Poltronesofá Italian-made collection alongside their regular ranges.
Known for: Affordable luxury tagline
SCS won't win design awards, and the 'affordable luxury' tagline is a stretch. But half a million Trustpilot reviews at 4.4 stars tell a clear story — the vast majority of customers are happy with what they get. A hundred showrooms, competitive pricing, and free delivery on most orders. It's not glamorous, but it works for a lot of people.
“Half a million happy customers, no frills”
All 2 Showrooms
ScS Leicester
Everard Way
Leicester, LE19 1UT
ScS Loughborough
Derby Road
Leicester, LE11 5AB
What to Expect at SCS
- Price Range
- Budget (£)
- Trustpilot Rating
- ★ 4.4 / 5(Mixed)
- Sofa Styles
- Contemporary, Traditional, Family
- Style Focus
- Traditional, mainstream styles
- Customisation
- medium
- Delivery Time
- 4-6 weeks
- Delivery Cost
- Free on sofas
- Delivery Type
- 2-man delivery to room of choice
Finance Options
Up to 4 years 0% APR. Online tier 1: £350+ gets 12mo (£100 deposit). Online tier 2: £1,000+ gets 36mo (10% deposit). In-store: no min deposit. Pay in 3 (orders under £2,000). PayPal Credit 0% for 4mo on £99+. Providers: V12 Retail Finance, Creation Finance, IKANO.
Warranty
20-year frame guarantee against manufacturing defects. 12 months on fabric/leather, foam/fibre/feather filling, springs, mechanisms, electrical. Optional 5-year care packages (stains, rips, scuffs, pet damage, accidental frame/mechanism damage). Exclusions: wilful damage, accidents, commercial use.
After-sales: Basic
Returns Policy
30 days (no-quibble guarantee). Made-to-order: non-cancellable (2-day amendment window). Customer pays return costs unless faulty. Possible restocking fees on change-of-mind. May deduct for loss in value from handling.
Sustainability
Low – no major eco claims. Certifications: No certifications known
Contact SCS
- Phone
- 0191 731 3300
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm
- customersupport@scs.co.uk
Benny's Take — SCS in Leicester
ScS runs two showrooms in the Leicester catchment — ScS Leicester at Everard Way (LE19 1UT) in the Fosse Park sofa cluster, and ScS Loughborough on Derby Road (LE11 5AB) for the M1-corridor crowd. Fosse Park is the main event: ScS shares it with DFS, Sofology, Oak Furnitureland, Nick Scali and Furniture Village — six brands in one car park, which is either heaven or hell depending on stamina. Four-year interest-free finance, the usual budget-recliner range. Saturday at Fosse is full contact; weekday mornings are workable. Pick your battles and park near the exit.
Sofa Shopping in Leicester
Leicester's 9 sofa showrooms concentrate heavily around Fosse Park at Enderby on the south-western edge — one of the Midlands' best retail parks and the reason Leicester punches above its size for furniture shopping. DFS, Furniture Village, Nick Scali, Oak Furnitureland, ScS and Sofology all sit within the LE19 1UT postcode block, essentially turning Fosse Park South into a one-stop sofa supermarket. Park at Everard Way, walk between six showrooms in twenty minutes, and you've covered the bulk of what Leicester offers. Dunelm holds St George's Retail Park near the city centre at LE1 3YN, and John Lewis is properly central at the Highcross Shopping Centre on Causeway Lane. ScS also runs a Loughborough outpost on Derby Road at LE11 5AB — handy if you're coming from the north of the county. With 4 budget showrooms, 2 mid, 3 mid-to-high, the price coverage is decent without quite reaching luxury territory. What's notably missing: no Neptune, no Sofas & Stuff, no Italian brands. If you want bespoke British craft or country-house style, you're driving to Stratford or Cambridge. Nick Scali at Fosse Park is the closest you get to something different in the lineup, with its Australian-import design positioning. John Lewis is the dependable premium-mid option for anyone wanting the department-store experience. Practical bits: Fosse Park is easy off the M1 J21 and parking is huge, free, and well-organised. Saturday afternoons get rammed though — weekday mornings and Sunday lunchtimes are the move. The city-centre John Lewis trip needs separate parking thinking; Highcross is paid but covered, and you can combine it with proper Leicester city food. Mostly mainstream, but for sheer choice density at one retail park, hard to beat in the East Midlands.
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In Leicester, SCS is one of 8 sofa brands with showrooms. Benny rates SCS 3/5. Here's how it compares:
| Brand | Rating | Price | Showrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCS | £ | 2 | |
| DFS | £ | 1 | |
| Dunelm | £ | 1 | |
| Furniture Village | £££ | 1 | |
| John Lewis & Partners | £££ | 1 | |
| Nick Scali | £££ | 1 |
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