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York · North Yorkshire
Engineered oak is a real oak wear layer of 3 to 6 mm bonded to a cross-laminated core, so the board keeps the surface of solid timber and moves far less with the seasons. In York 82% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (36%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Engineered Wood in York
The York district counts 85,462 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a engineered wood floor is specified here.
Semi-detached houses are the largest group in York, 36% of the York stock, and the typical semi has two ground floors in one: a suspended timber front room and a solid concrete kitchen or later extension. Engineered oak can run through both, floated on underlay over the timber and glued to the slab, so a knocked-through room reads as one floor. The join between the two bases is where the level is set, and it is worth checking before the boards are ordered.
Owner-occupation is 66% in York, higher than in most districts, and an owner-occupier buys a floor to keep. That is the case for the thicker wear layers in the range: 4 mm on the 15 mm Victorian boards and 6 mm on the 20 mm ones can be sanded and refinished more than once, so a floor laid in York this year is still the same floor after the next redecoration and the one after that.
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All 33 engineered wood floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, York (E06000014) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across York and the wider North Yorkshire area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Harrogate, Selby, Tadcaster, Easingwold, Malton, Pocklington, Stamford Bridge and surrounding North and East Yorkshire.
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The range runs from the 125 mm Ascot boards, which suit a hallway or a bedroom in a terraced house, through the 150 mm Cobham range to the 190 mm Weybridge Light Grey and the 220 mm Victorian Antique Natural Oak for larger rooms. Every board in the range is listed as compatible with underfloor heating and carries a wear layer of 3 mm or more; the 15 and 20 mm Victorian boards carry 4 and 6 mm.
| 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 |
| Victorian Antique White Oak Flooring 15 x 220 x 2200 | 15mm x 220mm x 2200mm | 4mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Ascot Lacquered Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 125 | 14mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Cobham Natural Oak UV Lacquered Wood Floor 14 x 150 | 14mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Cobham Walnut Stained Oak Wood Floor 14 x 150 | 14mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge White Oiled Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Victorian Antique Smoky Oak Flooring 20 x 190 x 1900 | 20mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 6mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
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Our North Yorkshire delivery covers: York city centre, Bishopthorpe, Heworth, Fulford, Acomb, Clifton, Dringhouses, Holgate, Bootham, the Mount, Tang Hall, Huntington, Haxby, Wigginton, Stockton-on-the-Forest, Strensall, Copmanthorpe, Naburn, Riccall, Selby, Tadcaster, Easingwold, Malton, Pocklington, Stamford Bridge and surrounding North and East Yorkshire
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York in the 2021 census: 85,462 households, 82% houses, 18% flats.
Ownership has barely shifted in York since 2011, 66.1% then against 65.1% now, with social renting unchanged at 14.0%. Houses make up 82.1% of dwellings: 35.8% semi-detached, 23.8% terraced, 22.5% detached. YO1, YO10, YO24, YO30 and YO31 are covered, so Acomb, Clifton, Holgate, Micklegate, Fishergate and Huntington & New Earswick are within reach. A settled owner-occupier market changes what is worth specifying, because households buying for fifteen years rather than five will absorb the cost of preparation that a short let will not. Engineered board over a properly levelled base holds up in that setting; in older terraces the perimeter moisture reading and clear underfloor ventilation decide whether it stays flat.
York combines internationally significant Roman, Viking and medieval heritage in the historic core with elegant Georgian and Victorian townhouses around Bootham and the Mount, substantial Edwardian villas in Heworth and Fulford, plus characterful family homes in Bishopthorpe and surrounding villages. The Cathedral, university and premium tourism drive consistently high property values.
In a solid-walled house the indoor air swings further between summer and winter than in a modern one, and wood moves with it. Boards fitted in a damp autumn shrink through a heated winter, and narrow gaps open along the joints before closing in spring.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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For most of the housing in York it is the wood floor that fits: it goes over a suspended timber floor once that is levelled, over a slab once that is dry, and over underfloor heating, and it can be sanded back when the wear layer is 3 mm or more. Where it does not belong is a bathroom or a utility room that gets wet.
A 125 or 150 mm board suits the room sizes of the terraces and semis, and a brushed, oiled finish forgives the grit an older house carries in. Wider boards suit the larger detached rooms and knocked-through spaces.
Every engineered board in the range is listed as compatible with underfloor heating. The conditions are the manufacturer's: a commissioned system, a dry screed and a surface temperature within the limit the fitting instructions state.
In an older solid-walled townhouse an engineered board stays more settled through the seasons than a solid one of the same width, because its layers pull against each other. If you want solid timber, a narrower board shows the same movement across a much smaller gap.
Yes. We deliver across York and North Yorkshire from our UK warehouse, including the YO1, YO10, YO24, YO30 and YO31 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 York 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.
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