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Flooring in Hull
Oak and vinyl for a city of terraces
Floors for Hull homes: terraced streets, pre-war boards, old tiled entrances, a big rented sector and a river and sea flood risk far above England's.
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Start here · Hull in one figure
Before you choose a floor in Hull
46.7%
in a terraced house
1st highest of 151 towns
ONS, Census 2021, 2021-03-21 · all local facts →46.7% of Hull households live in a terraced house: the highest share among the 151 towns we cover, against 23.2% for England and Wales.
Terraces lead the sales as well, at 53.0% of homes sold in 2025. So when somebody in Hull orders a floor, the room it goes into is very often part of a terrace, and the terrace settles several things before you look at a single sample: where water gets used and how often, how much grit comes in at the front door; the age of the house then decides what its ground floor rests on.
Add a pre-war housing stock above the national share, a large rented sector and a flood risk from rivers and the sea far above England's, and you have the questions this page works through.
At a glance
Hull at a glance
Homes in Hull
8 chapters on Hull homes and what they ask of a floor · about 4 min read
01/ 08
- 46.7%in a terraced house
Terraced Hull: what the house type decides about a floor
A terraced house is home to 46.7% of Hull households, against a national 23.2%. In a terrace the building itself decides a good deal. Where water is used, and how often, differs between a terrace and a house with several bathrooms, so look at the layout of your own house before you plan its floors.
Hull's terraces are not all alike. For the Ella Street conservation area, Hull City Council dates the houses from the late 19th to the early 20th century. Boulevard, as the council describes it, is a broad, tree-lined street of mainly large terraced houses of Victorian and Edwardian date.
Terraced houses made up 53.0% of Hull's 2025 sales, 4th highest of 133 towns, compared with 27.4% nationally. How much grit reaches a floor depends on what lies beyond the front door, and a terrace near the centre sees different traffic from a house on an outer estate.
02/ 08
Chequerboard entrance tiles, and the hall floor behind them
In its list of façade features for the Ella Street conservation area, the council's appraisal includes entrances floored with chequerboard-pattern tiles. Those tiles belong to the front of the house. If similar tiles run on into your hall, decide what happens to them before anything new is ordered.
A floor laid on top of old flooring takes on whatever condition lies beneath it, so loose or broken tiles are a job to sort out first, not something to bury under a new covering.
The city has 27 conservation areas, by Hull City Council's count. What such a designation controls is a building's exterior, and that appraisal places its tiled entrances there; the hall floor inside the front door lies beyond it, and a listing is a separate question.
03/ 08
Hessle Road: fishing-industry streets, clearance and rebuilding
The council's leaflet for the Hessle Road conservation area records closely packed housing that grew up along the road and in courts off both sides, built as homes for people working in the fishing industry. From the 1950s a clearance programme pulled down much of it, and the Boulevard appraisal mentions large-scale rebuilding north of the road during the 1970s and 1980s.
For a floor, that history matters. The layout of rooms and the material of the joists follow from when a house was built, and around Hessle Road that date can change from one street to the next. Two houses a short walk apart may need quite different preparation, so find out what yours stands on before you choose.
04/ 08
- 42.9%built before 1940
- 17.6%built 1930 to 1939
Hull's 1930s houses and the boards above their airbricks
42.9% of Hull's dwellings date from before 1940, against 35.4% nationally, which places Hull 32nd of 141 towns. The 1930s alone account for 17.6%, which ranks 8th of 141 towns, well above the 9.9% for England and Wales.
Inter-war houses, like the older terraces, were often built with a raised timber ground floor: boards carried on joists, with air moving through the space beneath. That draught keeps the timber sound, so before anything new is laid, make sure the airbricks outside are clear, and take up one board at the edge of the room to see what you are building on.
05/ 08
Boulevard's larger houses, divided into flats and shared homes
The Boulevard appraisal records that larger houses on the street were converted into flats and into houses in multiple occupation. A house split up like that is a different job from a family terrace: how much water is used in which rooms, and how much grit comes in, depends on the building as much as on the people in it.
Big homes are scarce across the city: 8.2% of dwellings offer four bedrooms or more, against 16.1% for England and Wales, which puts Hull 128th of 141 towns. Even so, rooms do different jobs. One specification for every room gives too much upstairs and too little downstairs, so decide each room on its own.
06/ 08
- 26.7%rent socially
- 48.7%own their home
Council tenants, association tenants, private renters and owners in Hull
26.7% of Hull households rent from the council or a housing association, 16th highest of 151 towns, against 17.1% nationally. Another 23.8% rent privately, above the 20.3% for England and Wales, and 48.7% are owner-occupiers, with or without a mortgage, which puts Hull 138th of 151 towns for ownership.
So a large part of Hull's flooring is picked by a landlord or a housing provider rather than the household on it. Choosing for a let means thinking about how the floor will look after several tenancies rather than about what you would like underfoot yourself, and a mistake tends to show years later. For the 48.7% who own, the choice rests with the household that lives on the floor.
Leaks in rented homes, from a washing machine or a shower, are not always reported at once. A floor whose surface takes up no water can simply be dried; one that absorbs it has to be replaced, and the home stands empty meanwhile.
07/ 08
- 7.3%of 2025 sales new builds
New builds in Hull's sales, and the screed under them
7.3% of the homes sold in Hull in 2025 were new builds, 17th highest of 133 towns and above the national 5.7%. Buying one? Have the screed tested for moisture before any covering goes onto it. The floors that fail in new houses typically went down on a screed that only looked ready, and the covering took the blame.
08/ 08
Flood risk from rivers and the sea across Hull's council area
Across the Kingston upon Hull council area, 29.5% of homes stand where the chance of flooding from rivers or the sea is rated high, medium or low, 2nd highest of 135 towns; the England figure is 4.7%. For surface water the share is 12.0%, below England's 14.3%.
If your home is among them, keep apart two different things: a surface that does not soak water up, and a floor that keeps water from getting underneath. The first is possible. Nobody can promise the second, because water reaches the subfloor through joints and edge gaps whichever way the floor is fitted.
Floor by floor
Oak, vinyl and the rest, set against Hull's terraces
19 floors, rooms and needs, each with a note written for Hull homes. Pick one to read it.
Floor types
Floor typeHull
Engineered Wood
Engineered oak suits a Hull home with a solid ground floor, once a damp check on the slab has come back clear.
Floor typeHull
Solid Wood
Solid oak suits the raised timber ground floor of a 1930s house, as long as air still moves freely beneath the joists.
Floor typeHull
Parquet
Parquet blocks need a flat, sound base, which in an older terrace means checking the boards or slab beneath before the blocks go down.
Floor typeHull
Laminate
Laminate is a sensible floor for the many Hull lets, chosen for how it will look after several tenancies.
Floor typeHull
LVT Vinyl
In a rented Hull kitchen, vinyl planks or tiles do not soak up the spills and slow drips a tenant may not mention.
Floor typeHull
SPC Rigid Vinyl
Rigid core flooring fits a Hull ground floor on a slab, though in a flood its joints let water down to the subfloor like any other floor.
Rooms
RoomHull
Hallway
Where a terrace's front door opens off the pavement, the hall is where grit and rain arrive, so it wants a tough finish and a mat.
RoomHull
Kitchen
A kitchen floor in a Hull let has to cope with spills and with a leak that might go unnoticed for a while.
RoomHull
Living Room
The front room of a terrace is where a wood or wood-look floor suits the age of the house, laid once the base beneath is known to be sound.
RoomHull
Bedroom
Bedrooms see lighter traffic than the hall, so a softer, warmer finish is enough there.
RoomHull
Bathroom
A bathroom floor in a Hull terrace should be a material water cannot soak into, wherever in the house the bathroom sits.
RoomHull
Utility Room
A utility room or a washing machine under the stairs needs a floor that takes up no water, with the hose checked now and then.
RoomHull
Conservatory
A conservatory on the back of a Hull terrace needs a floor sold for glazed rooms, which swing between warm and cold.
Patterns & needs
Pattern or needHull
Herringbone
Herringbone gives the front room of a Victorian or Edwardian terrace on a street like Boulevard a pattern in keeping with its age.
Pattern or needHull
Chevron
Chevron can run through the hall of a Hull terrace where the old tiles have had to come up and the base below is sound.
Pattern or needHull
Waterproof
Floors listed as waterproof keep kitchen spills out of the plank, but no covering stops floodwater from rivers or the sea reaching the subfloor.
Pattern or needHull
Underfloor Heating
Underfloor heating in a new-build screed needs a floor rated for it, laid only after a moisture reading says the screed is ready.
Pattern or needHull
Pet-Friendly
Where a dog comes in from the street through a terrace's front door, the floor needs to take wet paws as well as claws.
Pattern or needHull
Grey
Grey sits well in a let or a converted flat, where nobody yet knows the next occupant's furniture.
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Questions
Questions about flooring in Hull
Should I keep the old tiled hall floor in a Hull terrace?
Start with their condition: a new floor laid over old tiles takes it on, so fix loose or cracked tiles first, or lift them. The rules of Hull's 27 conservation areas deal with a house's exterior and do not reach a hall floor indoors. Tiles in the entrance itself are another matter: the Ella Street appraisal lists its chequerboard-tiled entrances among the façade features, so ask the council before you change those.
Will a 1930s Hull house have boards on joists downstairs?
Quite possibly. 17.6% of Hull's dwellings were built in the 1930s, and raised timber floors with air beneath them were widespread in inter-war houses. Check from outside for airbricks low in the wall, and take up one board at the edge of a room to confirm.
Does Hull's flood risk change which floor I should buy?
It changes what you can expect of a floor. 29.5% of homes across Kingston upon Hull's council area have a high, medium or low rating for river or sea flooding. Whichever way a floor is fitted, floodwater gets down past its joints and edges to the subfloor, and being listed as waterproof does not protect the subfloor.
What should a Hull landlord weigh up before choosing a floor?
How it will look after several tenancies, and what happens when a leak is not reported straight away. 26.7% of Hull households rent from the council or a housing association and 23.8% rent privately. In kitchens and bathrooms, choose a surface that takes up no water, so a slow leak means drying rather than replacing.
Are new builds a big part of Hull's housing market?
A bigger part than nationally: 7.3% of homes sold in 2025 were new builds, 17th highest of 133 towns, where the England and Wales figure is 5.7%. If you buy one, have its screed tested for moisture before the floor goes down.
Local facts
Local facts: Hull
19 facts from the census, the Met Office, the council and other public records, each with what it means for a floor in Hull and where it comes from.
When they were built
42.9%
built before 1940
Hull42.9%England and Wales35.4%32nd highest of 141 towns
For your floorWith so much pre-war housing, raised timber floors over a ventilated space are a common starting point in Hull.
Source
Dwellings built before 1940. Area: Hull built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025, table CTSOP4.1 (build period). Data: 2025-03-31 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
When they were built
17.6%
built 1930 to 1939
Hull17.6%England and Wales9.9%8th highest of 141 towns
For your floorHull's large stock of 1930s houses means plenty of floors in the city rest on boards and joists that depend on clear airbricks.
Source
Dwellings built 1930 to 1939. Area: Hull built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025, table CTSOP4.1 (build period). Data: 2025-03-31 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
Who lives here
26.7%
rent socially
Hull26.7%England and Wales17.1%16th highest of 151 towns
For your floorCouncil and housing association tenancies are lets too, so a floor that takes up no water limits the damage of a leak that is not reported straight away.
Source
Households renting from a council or housing association. Area: Hull built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). ONS, Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (households). Data: 2021-03-21 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
Who lives here
48.7%
own their home
Hull48.7%England and Wales61.6%138th highest of 151 towns
For your floorOwner-occupiers are a smaller share of households here than nationally, so fewer of Hull's floors, proportionally, are picked by the household living on them.
Source
Households owning their home outright or with a mortgage. Area: Hull built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). ONS, Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (households). Data: 2021-03-21 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
Who lives here
23.8%
rent privately
Hull23.8%England and Wales20.3%50th highest of 151 towns
For your floorPrivate lets are above the national share in Hull, and the floor in one is judged after several tenancies, not on the day it goes down.
Source
Households renting privately. Area: Hull built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). ONS, Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (households). Data: 2021-03-21 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
Heritage & plans
Conservation areas
Hull City Council counts 27 conservation areas in Hull.
For your floorIn Hull's conservation areas the rules govern exteriors, so they do not settle the floor inside; whether a house is listed is a separate question.
Source
Area: Kingston upon Hull (Hull City Council area). Conservation areas (web page). Data: undated web page (content as retrieved 2026-11-04; mentions designation of Wincolmlee on 26 February 2026) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
When they were built
Building period
Along Hessle Road, closely packed housing grew up in the street itself and in courts off both sides, built as homes for people working in the fishing industry.
For your floorWhere an original Hessle Road house survives, its floors belong to the age of the fishing-industry housing, not to the rebuilding that followed.
Source
Area: Hessle Road conservation area, Hull. Hessle Road Conservation Area (leaflet). Data: undated leaflet based on a survey of May to June 2024 (council table: appraisal 2025) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
When they were built
Building period
From the 1950s a housing clearance programme pulled down much of the housing that fishing-port workers had lived in around Hessle Road.
For your floorClearance from the 1950s means that near Hessle Road a house's age, and so its floor construction, can differ from one street to the next.
Source
Area: Hessle Road conservation area, Hull. Hessle Road Conservation Area (leaflet). Data: undated leaflet based on a survey of May to June 2024 (council table: appraisal 2025) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
When they were built
Building period
Hull City Council's Boulevard appraisal mentions large-scale rebuilding of housing on the north side of Hessle Road during the 1970s and 1980s.
For your floorThe rebuilding of the 1970s and 1980s north of Hessle Road put homes of a later age close to the older streets that survived.
Source
Area: Area north of Hessle Road, Hull. Boulevard Conservation Area Character Appraisal. Data: 2007 (council table: appraisal 2007; re-survey in progress 2026) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
Heritage & plans
Construction and materials
Hull City Council's appraisal of the Ella Street conservation area lists entrances with chequerboard-pattern floor tiles among the area's characteristic features.
For your floorElla Street's appraisal treats its tiled entrances as part of the house front; where such tiles carry on into a hall, a floor laid over them inherits their condition.
Source
Area: Ella Street conservation area, Hull. Ella Street Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan (short version). Data: undated short version based on a survey of 15 February 2024 (council table: appraisal 2025) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
When they were built
Building period
Hull City Council dates the houses of the Ella Street conservation area from the late 19th to the early 20th century.
For your floorElla Street's houses date from the late 19th to the early 20th century, an age whose joists and room layout differ from a modern house.
Source
Area: Ella Street conservation area, Hull. Ella Street Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan (short version). Data: undated short version based on a survey of 15 February 2024 (council table: appraisal 2025) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
When they were built
Building period
Hull City Council's appraisal describes Boulevard as a broad, tree-lined residential street, mainly of large terraced houses from the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
For your floorBoulevard's large Victorian and Edwardian terraces are period houses whose age decides what their floors are built on.
Source
Area: Boulevard conservation area, Hull. Boulevard Conservation Area Character Appraisal. Data: 2007 (council table: appraisal 2007; re-survey in progress 2026) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
Homes
Housing type
Hull City Council's Boulevard appraisal records that larger houses on the street were converted into flats and into houses in multiple occupation.
For your floorWhere a Boulevard house has become flats or a shared house, the floor has to suit the way it is lived in now, not the family it was built for.
Source
Area: Boulevard conservation area, Hull. Boulevard Conservation Area Character Appraisal. Data: 2007 (council table: appraisal 2007; re-survey in progress 2026) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
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