Next Curtains Resale Value

Next curtains: price by condition

Seller-declared grades, sterling with an approximate US dollar equivalent at £1 ≈ $1.33 (July 2026). What each grade means.

What holds its value across Next

• Tailoring and suiting, which is the strongest clothing category and is bought secondhand for work, school and weddings
• Next Home furnishings — curtains, bedding, lamps — where buyers are often matching something they already own and cannot buy new any more
• The Signature line, which uses better cloth than the mainline and is labelled separately
• Complete curtain and bedding sets in discontinued patterns, which are searched for specifically by people completing a room

What pulls Next resale value down

• Mainline basics in common sizes, which are cheap new and sit at the bottom of the secondhand market
• Faded or shrunk curtains and bedding, where the colour match is the entire reason someone is buying
• Pilled knitwear, which is the weakest part of the clothing range
• Anything from a heavily discounted clearance run, which was built to a lower spec than the mainline equivalent

Identifying and dating yours

1. The neck or care label distinguishes mainline Next from the Signature line, and buyers search the latter by name
2. Homeware carries a product code on the sewn-in label which buyers use to match a discontinued pattern exactly
3. State the drop and width on curtains and the exact size on bedding, because these sell on measurements rather than on the label

What lifts any curtains, whatever the label

Curtains sell on size above everything, because a pair that does not fit the window is useless whatever it looks like.

• Common drop and width combinations
• Lined and thermal-lined pairs
• Quality fabrics with no fading
• Matching tiebacks included

And what pulls one down

• Sun-faded leading edges
• Unlined thin fabrics
• Unusual sizes that fit few windows
• Shrinkage from washing

Working out what yours is worth

1. Measure the width and drop precisely and state both
2. Check the leading edges for sun fading
3. Note the heading type: pencil pleat, eyelet or tab top

What to state in the listing

• Width of each curtain and the drop, in centimetres
• Whether the width quoted is per curtain or for the pair
• Heading type, and whether hooks or rings are included
• Whether they are lined, blackout or thermal, and the lining condition

Dimensions first: “Pair of Blackout Curtains, 168x229cm, Pencil Pleat, Grey”. Width and drop in centimetres are the search. Say the heading type — pencil pleat, eyelet, tab top — because it decides whether they fit the buyer’s track or pole at all.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Measure the width of one curtain and the total width of the pair, then the drop from the top of the heading to the hem.
2. Check the lining separately from the face fabric, since linings rot and discolour in sunlight long before the fabric does.
3. Wash or clean according to the label and check for sun-bleached edges, which is the standard fault.

1. The pair hung, if you can, so the drape and fullness read
2. One curtain laid flat with a tape across the width
3. The heading tape and hooks close up
4. The lining, plus any sun bleaching, mark, or worn hem

When it sells best, and handing it over

Steady year round with a lift in autumn as people warm up rooms, and in spring when they redecorate. Blackout and thermal curtains sell fastest.

Heavy for their bulk, especially lined pairs, so weigh before quoting postage. Fold along existing creases and they arrive ready to hang.

What buyers ask

Does Next homeware sell well secondhand?

Better than most people expect. Buyers are often trying to match curtains or bedding they already own in a pattern that has been discontinued, and they will search for a specific product code to do it.

What is worth selling from Next clothing?

Tailoring and the Signature line, plus school uniform in term time. Everyday basics compete with a new one on sale and rarely justify listing individually.

How much are Next curtains worth?

Roughly £8 to £40 depending on condition, against £10 to £50 for curtains generally. The identification points above are what move a listing to the top of that range.

What the fees would take elsewhere

At the mid-range £24 for Next curtains, against what the commission marketplaces would deduct:

Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026, percentages only — the per-order and processing charges those platforms add are excluded, so the real gap is wider.

Listing is free and there is no commission — read how to sell curtains for the title, handover and timing, or the general curtains value guide if yours is not a Next.

See also: all Next value guides · value guides by brand · buying curtains · Home & Garden · condition grades.