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Coir doormat buying guide

Updated: October 2026

You have a UK front door, a muddy step from October to March, and a listing that calls a coconut mat both indoor and outdoor. A coir doormat buying guide has to settle the place and the backing before the print or the price, because the fibre scrapes shoes only while it stays dry enough to keep its shape. The [Coconut mat comparison](/hub/flooring/coconut-mat) holds the seven amazon.co.uk listings we kept, with GBP prices as printed on 19 October 2026. This page is the decision, not the product table. You should know whether PVC-backed coir belongs at your door, what size and pile to look for, and when to buy rubber instead.

You have a UK front door, a muddy step from October to March, and a listing that calls a coconut mat both indoor and outdoor.

Our top picks

Nicola Spring Nicola Spring coir door mat, Paws

Best overall

Nicola Spring Nicola Spring coir door mat, Paws
8.4/10about £9.99
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FloorPro FloorPro coir matting 50 × 100 cm

Rank 2

FloorPro FloorPro coir matting 50 × 100 cm
8.8/10about £19.99
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Pro Home Pro Home coco coir mat 40 × 60 cm

Alternative

Pro Home Pro Home coco coir mat 40 × 60 cm
5.8/10about £8.39
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On this page
  1. 1.Start with the doorway, not the picture
  2. 2.PVC-backed coir or a mat that can drain
  3. 3.Size and the 17 mm pile
  4. 4.What this comparison can match to that choice

Start with the doorway, not the picture

Coir is coconut-husk fibre. The stiff face knocks mud off a shoe before that shoe meets the hall. It does that indoors, or under a porch that actually keeps rain off the mat. It does not do it on an open step that sits in British weather for weeks. Make An Entrance splits the choice the same way: rubber or another non-porous mat for an exposed step, and coir when the mat is under cover. A 60 × 40 cm mat on a door about 90 cm wide is easy to step around. On a back step with no roof, rain sits on the sealed backing. If that is your step, read coir vs rubber doormat before you buy. A hallway keeps the mat out of the weather. Place comes first. Backing comes next.

PVC-backed coir or a mat that can drain

Every kept listing is a coir face on a backing, or a face whose backing line is missing. None is woven-through coir. Coir Mats .co.uk says PVC-backed coir is for a spot unlikely to get wet, because the back dries slowly and can ripple. The Business Mat People put it more bluntly: rain pools on a PVC back and the fibre rots, so if the mat gets soaked you lift it. Non-slip on these pages means a backing, not a BS 7976 slip test. No kept listing publishes a pendulum value. Pro Home is the only kept mat that names a rubber back. The FloorPro 50 × 100 cm file names polyvinyl chloride. The other two FloorPro sizes do not, so they are not one specification. Porch detail is on coir mat outdoor. Treat a sealed back as a covered-door product.
Nicola Spring Nicola Spring coir door mat, Paws

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Nicola Spring Nicola Spring coir door mat, Paws
8.4/10about £9.99
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Size and the 17 mm pile

Measure the traffic line, not the rectangle in the photo. A 40 × 60 cm or 60 × 40 cm mat suits a narrow side door. A 50 × 100 cm or 75 × 100 cm strip can cover that line if you will cut. Nicola Spring, LUA VIKA, and COCONIQ are fixed prints: 60 × 40 cm, 40 × 70 cm, and 43 × 76 cm. Where a number is printed, the pile is 17 mm on FloorPro or 1.5 cm on Nicola Spring and COCONIQ. LUA VIKA says only medium pile, and Pro Home says low pile. Close the door on a book of about that thickness first. If it fouls, set the mat further out. The 40 × 60 cm file prints 3 kg, and the 50 × 100 cm file prints 2 kg.

What this comparison can match to that choice

If the spot is covered and you will use a knife, the plain match is the FloorPro 50 × 100 cm strip. It names a PVC back and states 17 mm. The 4.5 from 1,991 reviews is shared with the other FloorPro sizes, so it is one body of opinion, not three tests. If you will not cut, the Nicola Spring Paws mat is the small printed example. One review says liquid stained it on day one. Who should skip each mat is on best coir doormat. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.

Common questions

What size coir mat do you need for a normal UK front door?
A normal UK front door is often wider than a 40 × 60 cm mat. A 50 × 100 cm or 75 × 100 cm strip covers people walking in side by side, if you can cut it and the door clears about 17 mm. Measure the step, not the photo.
Is PVC-backed coir the same as a traditional coir mat?
No. Traditional coir is fibre through the mat, so water can pass and the mat can dry. PVC-backed coir, which is what these amazon.co.uk listings are, has a sealed underside. Coir Mats .co.uk says that back is for a spot unlikely to get wet, because it dries slowly.
How thick should a coir mat be if the door is tight?
Where a number is printed, FloorPro is 17 mm and Nicola Spring and COCONIQ are 1.5 cm. That scrapes, and it can catch a tight door. Close the door on a spacer of about that thickness first. LUA VIKA only says medium pile, and Pro Home says low pile.
Can you cut coir matting to fit a doorway?
FloorPro's bullets say the strip is easy to cut, and several shared reviews agree. One reviewer found the edge ragged, and another called the cut hard. Traditional Coir Mats says trim PVC-backed coir from the backing side. Nicola Spring, LUA VIKA, and COCONIQ are fixed printed sizes.
When should you leave this category and buy rubber instead?
Leave coir when the step is open to rain. These PVC-backed coconut mats are for a covered porch or indoors. UK guides send an exposed step to rubber or another mat that can sit wet and be hosed. A public door that wheelchairs must cross is also outside this category, under BS 8300 guidance.
Does a non-slip backing mean the mat has a slip-test number?
No. On these listings, non-slip means a PVC or rubber underside. None publishes a BS 7976 slip value. A backing can stop a light mat sliding on tile, which one FloorPro hallway review described. It does not prove the mat is safe for a wheelchair entrance.

Related pages

How to clean a coconut mat

Coconut mat

Best coir doormat: the top pick and the best value

Coir mat outdoor: porch, hallway, or an open UK step

Coir vs rubber doormat when the step gets British rain

Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars, and review counts are from the amazon.co.uk files for the seven kept ASINs.

  1. Make An Entrance — choose the right doormat (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  2. Coir Mats .co.uk — FAQ (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  3. The Business Mat People — how to clean coir matting (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  4. First Mats — what is coir matting (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  5. COBA — Guide to Specification 2023 (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  6. COBA — coir matting datasheet (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  7. BS 8300 summary — design of buildings and their approaches (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  8. GOV.UK — accepting returns and giving refunds (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  9. amazon.co.uk listings for the seven kept ASINs (retrieved 20.10.2026)