Short answer: every Cedora six drawer chest measures W140 x D45 x H85cm. Identical. What is not identical is the space inside: a Liverpool drawer holds 57.3 litres and a Newcastle drawer holds 37.7 litres. That is 19.5 litres per drawer, or 52 per cent more, across six drawers, from a chest that takes up exactly the same floor.
Outside measurements are what get published, compared and planned around. Inside measurements are what you actually use. On the Cedora chests those two numbers come apart further than anyone would guess.
The Numbers
| Chest | Drawer interior | Per drawer | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 63.1 x 36.9 x 24.6cm | 57.3 L | 65kg |
| Bristol | 62.5 x 37 x 20.3cm | 46.9 L | 61kg |
| Manchester | 59 x 37 x 20.6cm | 45.0 L | 58kg |
| London | 59 x 38.3 x 19.1cm | 43.2 L | 61kg |
| Newcastle | 62.4 x 37.8 x 16cm | 37.7 L | 54kg |
Liverpool Pine 6 Drawer Chest - Natural
Depth Is Doing All the Work
Drawer width barely moves. It runs 59cm to 63.1cm, a spread of four centimetres. Drawer front to back moves even less, 36.9cm to 38.3cm.
Drawer depth is where the range splits. Liverpool gives you 24.6cm of vertical space. Newcastle gives you 16cm. That single measurement is worth more than every other difference combined, because folded clothing stacks vertically.
In practical terms, 24.6cm takes a stack of about eight folded jumpers. At 16cm you get five before the drawer stops closing cleanly.
Newcastle Acacia 6 Drawer Chest
Why Newcastle Trades the Space
Newcastle is the lightest of the five at 54kg against Liverpool at 65kg, and it is the only one built on a solid acacia structure rather than pine. Shallower drawers in a case of the same height means more timber in the dividers and less air. That is where the weight difference and the volume difference both come from.
Whether that trade is worth it depends on what goes in the chest. For bulky knitwear, Liverpool wins clearly. For shirts, underwear and anything you want to see at a glance, shallower drawers are easier to live with because nothing gets buried.
How to Read a Drawer Spec Before You Buy
Three checks that apply to any chest, not just these.
- Find the drawer interior, not the case size. Two chests with the same outside can differ by half again inside, as these do.
- Look at drawer depth first. Width and front to back are largely fixed by the case. Depth is a design choice and it is the number that changes capacity.
- Multiply by the drawer count. A 19.5 litre gap sounds small until you carry it across six drawers, which is 117 litres of difference in the same footprint.
For how the five bedroom ranges separate on every other measurement, see Five Cedora Bedroom Ranges.
Chests of Drawers at Cedora
Liverpool Pine 6 Drawer Chest - Natural
Solid Pine Frame with Oak Veneer
Oak Top & Solid Pine Structure
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Solid Pine Structure
Liverpool Pine 6 Drawer Chest - Black
Solid Pine Frame with Oak Veneer
Newcastle Acacia 6 Drawer Chest
Solid Pine & Acacia Structure
Manchester Pine 6 Drawer Chest
Solid Pine Structure
Bristol Pine 6 Drawer Chest with Mirror
Oak Top & Solid Pine Structure
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Manchester Pine 6 Drawer Chest With Mirror
Solid Pine Structure
Newcastle Acacia 6 Drawer Chest with Mirror
Solid Pine & Acacia Structure
London Pine 6 Drawer Chest with Mirror
Solid Pine Structure
What the Gap Looks Like in Clothing
Litres are hard to picture, so here is the same comparison in things people actually own. A folded jumper is about 3cm thick once it settles, a folded t-shirt about 1.5cm, and a pair of jeans about 4cm.
| Drawer depth | Jumpers | T-shirts | Jeans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool, 24.6cm | 8 | 16 | 6 |
| Manchester, 20.6cm | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| Bristol, 20.3cm | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| London, 19.1cm | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| Newcastle, 16cm | 5 | 10 | 4 |
Those counts assume the drawer still closes without compressing the stack. In practice most people load a drawer to about 80 per cent of its depth, because the top item catches on the rail above it otherwise.
Across six drawers the Liverpool chest takes roughly eighteen more folded jumpers than the Newcastle. That is the difference between a chest that holds a season and one that holds most of a wardrobe.
Chest or Tallboy for the Same Wall
The chest is 140cm wide. A tallboy is 100cm wide with five drawers instead of six. If wall space is the constraint rather than volume, the tallboy gives back 40cm of wall for one fewer drawer.
Both are 45cm deep, so neither helps in a narrow room. Depth is fixed across the entire Cedora case goods range, chests, tallboys and bedsides alike, and it is the number to plan the walkway around.
One Practical Warning on the Top Drawer
On a chest at 85cm high, the top drawer sits at roughly waist height and is the easiest to reach, so it fills first and gets the heaviest use. On the deeper Liverpool drawers that is 57.3 litres of load on one runner.
Put the light, frequently used items in the top drawer and the heavy folded stacks lower down. It is not about the furniture failing. It is that a fully loaded 24.6cm drawer at chest height is genuinely awkward to pull when you are holding something in the other hand.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are all Cedora six drawer chests the same size?
On the outside, yes. Every six drawer chest measures W140 x D45 x H85cm. The drawer interiors differ substantially, from 37.7 litres per drawer on Newcastle to 57.3 litres on Liverpool.
Which Cedora chest has the most drawer space?
Liverpool, at 63.1 x 36.9 x 24.6cm per drawer, or 57.3 litres. That is 52 per cent more than the Newcastle chest at 37.7 litres, in an identical outside footprint.
Why does drawer depth matter more than width?
Because folded clothing stacks vertically. Across the Cedora chests drawer width varies by only four centimetres, while depth runs from 16cm to 24.6cm. Depth is what changes usable capacity.
How much does a Cedora chest weigh?
Between 54kg and 65kg. Newcastle is the lightest at 54kg and Liverpool the heaviest at 65kg, which tracks with Liverpool having the deepest drawers and the most enclosed volume.
