Best hybrid mattresses

The Emma Original Pro is the hybrid we recommend to most readers: seven-zone pocket springs under graphite-infused ThermoSync foam, 27cm deep, at £799 for a double. In our hands-on test it gave firm, responsive support to back and front sleepers and did not overheat through a summer of use. Light side sleepers should know it feels firmer than the 3 of 5 Emma gives it.

For the coolest hybrid on this page, choose the Emma Performance 26, which puts a 200 kg/m³ AirGrid polymer lattice above two memory foams and zoned pocket springs in a foam frame. It was one of the coolest Emma mattresses in our test and earns our highest temperature rating here. It scores higher overall than the Original Pro and still ranks second, because a double costs £1,209 against £799 for broadly the same support.

Side sleepers who find most medium-firm hybrids too hard should look at the Origin Hybrid Pro, which Origin sells as the plusher version of its Hybrid. More than 5,300 pocket springs in seven zones sit under a micro-spring layer, graphite-infused latex and a zip-off wool pillow top, 31cm deep in all. A double costs £599, less than the Emma Original Pro, with a 200-night trial and a 15-year warranty.

Couples who sit on the edge of the bed or share it with a restless partner get the most spring support here from the Simba Hybrid Pro. Two layers of up to 3,800 titanium-alloy Aerocoil microsprings sit over a base of up to 1,000 steel barrel springs that firms the edges, under British wool and graphite foam. A double costs £1,299, more than any pick here except the Warren Evans.

Back and front sleepers on a budget get the most from the Origin Hybrid, the cheapest double on this page at £410, with more than 2,040 pocket springs in five zones, gel-infused foam and a zip-off wool pillow top in a 26cm build. Its 15-year warranty is the longest fixed term here, shared only with the Origin Hybrid Pro, and it scores level with the Simba Hybrid Pro for well under half the price.

Readers who want the feel of a pocket sprung mattress with a memory foam top should look at the Emma Original, which puts memory foam and Airgocell foam over five-zone pocket springs in a 25cm build. In our test its five-zone springs kept the centre level and it isolated movement well for couples. A double costs £529 with the same 200-night trial as the Pro.

Nectar rates the Premier Hybrid 7 of 10, joint firmest here with the OTTY, and pairs a layer of wrapped micro-springs with pocket springs and reinforced edges in a 28cm build. That suits back sleepers and heavier sleepers, and the 365-night trial is the joint longest on this page. A double costs £699, but there is no small double.

Nine sizes, from a 90x190 single to a 200x200 Emperor, make the OTTY Original Hybrid the easiest pick to fit an unusual bed frame. Up to 2,000 encapsulated pocket springs, each 16cm tall, sit under memory foam and reflex foam at a 7 of 10 feel. The double is £624.99, with a 100-night trial.

If you change position through the night, the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid sits at 6 of 10 on DreamCloud's scale, softer than the Nectar, with memory foam over a 15cm reinforced-edge pocket spring unit. A double costs £599, the 365-night trial matches the longest here, and the Forever Warranty covers replacement for the first 10 years. The quilted cover does not come off for washing.

The Warren Evans Organic 6000 is the choice if you want springs without any foam: 2,000 pocket springs and 4,000 mini pocket springs under organic British wool, lambswool and an Egyptian cotton cover, hand side-stitched. It is double-sided and must be flipped every three months, and a double lists at £2,134, though Warren Evans runs frequent sales. Its king and super king are 198cm long rather than 200cm.