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Solid Oak Hand-Scraped, Engineered Oak Smoked Finish and Herringbone Parquet: the floors we recommend for Bath homes, delivered across Somerset with samples at £1.99.
More than a quarter of Bath lives in a terrace, and a further one household in eighteen in a flat carved out of a larger house.
Much of that stock is Georgian, much of it is listed or in a conservation area, and both of those change what can be done to a floor before anything is chosen.
We deliver across Bath and Somerset. Most in-stock orders reach Bath within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Bristol, Frome, Wells, Trowbridge, Bradford-on-Avon and the surrounding Mendip and West Wiltshire areas. Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
Our Somerset delivery covers: Bath city centre, Bathwick, Widcombe, Lansdown, Bear Flat, Royal Crescent, Larkhall, Combe Down, Weston, Twerton, Oldfield Park, Bathford, Batheaston, Saltford, Keynsham, Radstock, Midsomer Norton, Frome, Wells, Trowbridge, Bradford-on-Avon, Westbury and surrounding Somerset and West Wiltshire
4 chapters on Bath homes and what they ask of a floor · about 1 min read
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The homes of Bath
Bath’s Georgian heritage is among the most architecturally significant in Europe, from the iconic Royal Crescent and the Circus to honey-coloured Bath stone townhouses lining Great Pulteney Street.
Period interiors with high ceilings, original cornicing and proportions designed for grand entertaining demand flooring that respects centuries of craftsmanship.
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Floors that suit Bath
Solid oak in hand-scraped and distressed finishes is the natural fit for Bath’s Georgian townhouses, offering the authentic character that listed and period properties demand.
For owners with underfloor heating, engineered oak in matching warm, smoked tones delivers the same look with better structural stability.
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Local conditions in Bath
A Georgian floor is suspended timber over a void ventilated by airbricks that later work has often closed up.
Before anything goes over it, the question is whether air still moves under there — Lansdown, Bathwick and the streets off Kingsmead all hold houses where it does not.
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21.4%live in a flat or maisonette
13.5%live in a purpose-built block of flats
Bath in detail
Bathwick, Lambridge and Combe Down sit inside the BA1 and BA2 delivery area, together with Kingsmead, Lansdown, Newbridge and the Bathavon North and Bathavon South wards of Bath and North East Somerset.
What stands out in the 2021 accommodation figures is conversion: 5.9% of homes are flats inside former houses, on top of 13.5% purpose-built, so 21.4% of the stock is flatted. An upper floor carved out of an older house rests on joists never designed to be split between two households, and deflection plus sound transfer governs the build-up, which usually means a floating layer over a resilient mat and door heights checked before any underlay is ordered. Ownership stands at 65.3%, a little below the 66.7% recorded in 2011.
At the 2021 census, 21.4% of households in Bath and North East Somerset lived in a flat, maisonette or apartment and 78.2% in a house or bungalow — 27.2% of all households in a terraced house.
Studies & Libraries: Bath’s many converted period libraries and home offices suit solid oak in deep, rich tones, creating the timeless atmosphere that suits the city’s historic character.
Hallways: Engineered oak in smoked or warm finishes makes a striking first impression in Bath townhouses, complementing the original stonework typically found in entrance halls.
Kitchens: Bath kitchens often combine period character with modern function. Porcelain stone-effect tiles suit traditional Bath stone interiors, while LVT offers a warmer alternative that flows from period reception rooms.
Georgian Drawing Rooms: Bath’s grand reception rooms call for solid oak in hand-scraped or distressed finishes, usually in wide planks (200mm+) that suit the room proportions. Herringbone parquet echoes original patterns found in many Bath townhouses.
Yes, to Bath and across Somerset — BA1 and BA2 for Lansdown, Bathwick, Kingsmead, Lambridge, Combe Down, Moorlands, Walcot and Widcombe, and out to Bathavon North and South.
What flooring suits Bath’s Georgian townhouses?
In a Georgian townhouse what goes under the floor is more constrained than what goes on it, and the constraint is depth: the finished level cannot rise past a threshold or a stair nosing that is part of the fabric. A thin build-up matters more here than in anything built since.
Can I use solid wood flooring in a listed Bath property?
Often yes, but the consent question comes first. Listed building consent covers work affecting a building's special interest, so lifting or replacing historic boards can fall within it while laying over a modern subfloor usually does not. Ask the council's conservation officer before ordering.
Local facts
Local facts: Bath
8 figures for Bath from the 2021 census, each with its source, and for the homes what they mean for a floor.
Homes
21.4%
live in a flat or maisonette
For your floorUsually a concrete slab. The lease may name an acoustic underlay; read it before you order.
Source
Households living in a flat, maisonette or apartment in Bath and North East Somerset, Census 2021. Area: Bath and North East Somerset, local authority. ONS, Census 2021, TS044 Accommodation type (households). Data: 2021-03-21.
Homes
13.5%
live in a purpose-built block of flats
Source
Households living in a purpose-built block of flats in Bath and North East Somerset, Census 2021. Area: Bath and North East Somerset, local authority. ONS, Census 2021, TS044 Accommodation type (households). Data: 2021-03-21.
Homes
51.0%
live in a detached or semi-detached house
For your floorTimber or slab, depending on age. On a slab, check the damp proof membrane first.
Source
Households living in a detached or semi-detached house in Bath and North East Somerset, Census 2021. Area: Bath and North East Somerset, local authority. ONS, Census 2021, TS044 Accommodation type (households). Data: 2021-03-21.
Homes
27.2%
live in a terraced house
For your floorOften suspended timber on the ground floor: level and ventilate it before a floor goes down.
For your floorWhere a home is let, the landlord chooses the floor and the tenant lives on it, so it has to take wear and be quick to put right between tenancies.
Source
Households renting privately in Bath and North East Somerset, Census 2021. Area: Bath and North East Somerset (E06000022), local authority. ONS, Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (households). Data: 2021-03-21. The 2011 figure: ONS, Census area changes, the same local authority in the 2011 census.
Who lives here
65.3%
own their home
Bath65.3%
In 201166.7%
Source
Households that own their home, outright or with a mortgage in Bath and North East Somerset, Census 2021. Area: Bath and North East Somerset (E06000022), local authority. ONS, Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (households). Data: 2021-03-21. The 2011 figure: ONS, Census area changes, the same local authority in the 2011 census.
Who lives here
14.3%
rent from a council or housing association
Bath14.3%
In 201114.4%
Source
Households renting from a council or housing association in Bath and North East Somerset, Census 2021. Area: Bath and North East Somerset (E06000022), local authority. ONS, Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (households). Data: 2021-03-21. The 2011 figure: ONS, Census area changes, the same local authority in the 2011 census.
Local guides
Local guides near Bath
For these towns we have written a local guide from the census and other official records there: what the homes are built on and what that asks of each floor. Much of it applies to homes in Bath of the same age and type.
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