Cotswold is a roller blind fabric sold under the same name by English Blinds and 247 Blinds. When two independent retailers stock a fabric with the same name and pricing that scales in the same way as window size increases, it is likely the same wholesale cloth - though neither retailer publishes its source, so treat that as a reasonable inference rather than a certainty.

The practical consequence is that you are not really choosing between two different fabrics. What you are choosing between is the colour palette each retailer carries and the fitting options they offer.

The gap in colour range is notable. English Blinds lists two neutral tones - Hessian and Sage - while 247 Blinds offers six shades across a grey and white spectrum, including Ebony, Marble Grey, Pebble Grey, Silverton Grey, Cosmic White, and Ghost White. If you need one of those greys or whites, 247 Blinds is your only option here. If a warm natural or soft green suits the room, English Blinds covers it.

The fitting types also differ. English Blinds sells Cotswold as a standard bracket-mounted roller, which suits most conventional windows whether fitted inside or outside the recess. 247 Blinds lists it only in perfect-fit format - the clip-in frame designed for UPVC double-glazed windows with rubber gaskets. Perfect fit gives a very clean, drill-free result on the right window, but it will not work on timber or aluminium frames.

Neither consideration overrides the other. If your window is UPVC and your preferred colour is in the 247 Blinds range, perfect fit is a natural match. For wooden or aluminium frames, or if the Hessian or Sage tone is what you want, English Blinds is the straightforward choice. Use the size pricer below to compare the actual price at your specific dimensions before deciding.

Lowest at 1200×1200 mm: English Blinds at £73.00. Enter your own size below to compare at the window you are buying.

Prices below are for a 1200×1200 mm window. Enter yours to re-rank - we round up to the next standard size, as the retailers do.

We match these on the shared name and a price that scales the same way across window sizes, not an independent inspection, so treat it as likely the same fabric rather than confirmed. Construction, exact colourway and fitting can vary between retailers - check the specification at each before buying.

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