Shop by category
Browse our editorial collections and find your perfect floor.
Browse CollectionsBrowse our editorial collections and find your perfect floor.
Browse Collections
Plymouth · Devon
A bedroom floor is walked on barefoot, heard from below and rarely spilt on, so the decision is warmth, sound and budget rather than water resistance: laminate, engineered oak and rigid vinyl all serve it. In Plymouth 75% of homes are houses, most of them terraced houses (33%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Bedroom in Plymouth
It is the room where the underlay matters as much as the floor, for warmth underfoot and for the room beneath.
The Plymouth district counts 114,558 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a bedroom floor is specified here.
Terraced houses are 33% of the homes in Plymouth, and the bedrooms of a terrace in Plymouth are on a suspended timber floor above the living room. A floating laminate or an engineered board over an underlay with an impact-sound figure keeps footsteps out of the room below; the old boards are screwed down first so nothing creaks under the new floor.
Shop the range
All 39 bedroom floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Plymouth (E06000026) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Plymouth and South Devon. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Saltash, Tavistock, Ivybridge, Looe, Liskeard and the surrounding South Devon and East Cornwall areas.
Delivery detailsThe range
The twelve 8 mm AC4 laminates, from 8mm Laminate Colorado in light oak to 8mm Laminate Alto in dark brown, are the bedroom floors most often ordered; the 125 mm Ascot Brushed UV Oiled Oak Wood Flooring and the 150 mm Cobham Natural Oak Oiled Wood Floor are the engineered choice for a main bedroom; the BML Light Oak SPC Click Flooring with its 0.3 mm wear layer suits a bedroom with an en-suite.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian Antique Distressed Oak Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Ascot Lacquered Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 125 | 14mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Cobham Natural Oak Oiled Wood Floor 14 x 150 | 14mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge American Black Walnut Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge Golden Wheat Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge Hazelnut Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| 8mm Laminate Arkansas | 8mm x 193mm x 1204mm | 8mm thick · AC4 | Click | Compatible |
| 8mm Laminate Inebolu | 8mm x 193mm x 1204mm | 8mm thick · AC4 | Click | Compatible |
Local fact sheet
Plymouth in the 2021 census: 114,558 households, 74% houses, 25% flats.
Terraced housing accounts for 32.8% of the Plymouth stock, and another 25.4% of homes are flats, 16.2% of them purpose-built and 7.5% cut out of former houses. Deliveries run across PL1 to PL6 and PL9, taking in Devonport, Peverell, Eggbuckland, Honicknowle and Plymstock Dunstone. Terraces of that kind usually stand on suspended timber floors, so the order of work is a deflection check first, then levelling by ply overlay or compound, then the finish; the step that gets skipped is the one that telegraphs joist lines through vinyl a year later. Converted flats set a different constraint, since the floor is somebody else's ceiling and impact-sound underlay has to be settled before the wear layer is chosen. Private renting has climbed from 20.2% to 22.6% since 2011.
Plymouth was rebuilt more comprehensively than almost any English city, and the figures still show it: barely one household in nine is detached, while terraces and semi-detached houses together account for nearly two in three. The post-war plan is the housing stock.
Much of central Plymouth was rebuilt after the war on solid ground floors, while Stoke, Mutley and Peverell kept their Victorian timber. Which of the two you have decides the preparation, and the preparation is most of the work.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
Guides
Before you order in Plymouth
Bestsellers
Reviews
Trustpilot
Reviews written by our customers on Trustpilot.
Read all reviews on TrustpilotReviews on our Google Business Profile.
Read all reviews on GoogleAsk us first
Call 020 3858 0353, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, or send a photo of the room to info@homesandfloors.com.
Contact usQuestions
Laminate for most bedrooms, on an underlay chosen for warmth and sound; engineered oak for a main bedroom an owner wants in timber; rigid vinyl where an en-suite opens off it. The bedroom guide linked below goes through the underlay question in detail.
Without the right underlay, yes. The impact-sound improvement of an underlay is tested and stated as a figure; in a flat Approved Document E and the lease set what that figure has to reach. Choose on the datasheet, not the pack.
On the right underlay over a heated or insulated floor, yes; over a cold void with a thin underlay, no floor is. Over underfloor heating the laminates in the range are listed as compatible and the underlay is chosen for it.
Near the Hoe and the waterfront, salt and grit come in on shoes and a matt or textured surface carries them better than gloss. Nearly one household in five rents from a social landlord, and in that stock the floor also has to survive a handover inspection.
Yes. We deliver across Plymouth and Devon from our UK warehouse, including the PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5 and PL6 postcode districts. Delivery cost and timing depend on the delivery postcode and are shown at checkout, and samples come by post first so the floor can be seen in the room before the full order.
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Plymouth address. Two or three side by side on the floor, in the room's own light morning and evening, settle the colour faster than any photograph.
All ranges
Every range and room for Plymouth, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Plymouth33 floors
Solid Woodin Plymouth15 floors
Parquetin Plymouth15 floors
LVT Vinylin Plymouth36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Plymouth36 floors
Laminatein Plymouth12 floors6 materials · scroll sideways to see all
Kitchenin Plymouth
Bathroomin Plymouth
Living Roomin PlymouthHallwayin Plymouth
Conservatoryin PlymouthUtility Roomin Plymouth6 rooms · scroll sideways to see all
6 needs · scroll sideways to see all
The same range nearby
Distances are straight-line miles from Plymouth. Each link opens the bedroom page for that town.
United KingdomDevonPlymouthBedroom
151 towns and cities, 24 county guides, one map.
Order samples£1.99 each · up to 10 per order
OrderUnsubscribe anytime
Room inspiration, practical advice, selected offers and useful updates for your project.
No spam. Unsubscribe any time.
