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Flooring Across Cambridgeshire
Engineered and solid oak, parquet, rigid vinyl and laminate, delivered to Cambridge, Peterborough and St Neots, with samples at £1.99.
Delivered across Cambridgeshire: CB, PE postcodes
Start here · Cambridgeshire in one figure
Before you choose a floor in Cambridgeshire
21.9%
live in a terraced house
From 18.0% in Huntingdonshire to 27.6% in Cambridge
ONS, Census 2021, 2021-03-21 · all local facts →The distance between the oldest streets here and the newest is as wide as flooring gets.
Pre-war terraces, narrow, stepped down into a rear extension, sit a short ride from estates finished within the last few years on warm screed. Fewer households own here than in the counties around, and letting shapes what a floor is bought to survive.
Victorian terraces make the first condition: boards over a void, rooms narrow enough that a plank direction is decided for you, and a level change into the back addition that has to be measured on its own. The estates on every town edge are the second: fresh screed with warmth in it, where engineered construction is correct and solid timber is not.
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Town by town across Cambridgeshire
Town
Cambridge
30.6% of Cambridge's private housing stock predates 1919, against 23.5% for England as a whole, and terraces (42.1%) and semis (32.5%) make up three quarters of it.Flooring in Cambridge
Town
Peterborough
Owner occupation in Peterborough sits at 55.5%, down from 59.3% a decade earlier, with social renting at 18.6% and private renting at 24.4%.Flooring in Peterborough
Town
St Neots
St Neots covers PE19 with PE29, SG19 and MK44 around it, taking in Brampton, Buckden, Godmanchester, Great Paxton and Great Staughton.Flooring in St Neots
What we recommend across Cambridgeshire
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In figures
How the Cambridgeshire towns compare
The figures for the council area each of our 3 Cambridgeshire towns lies in, from the 2021 census. Across them we deliver to 11 postcode districts.
| Town | In a flat | Terraced house | Detached or semi | Own their home | Rent privately |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 35.0% | 27.6% | 37.3% | 44.1% | 31.4% |
| Peterborough | 16.8% | 21.9% | 60.7% | 55.5% | 24.4% |
| St NeotsHuntingdonshire council area | 11.2% | 18.0% | 69.9% | 69.0% | 16.8% |
ONS, Census 2021: accommodation type (TS044) and tenure (TS054), share of households, by local authority (Cambridge E07000008, Peterborough E06000031, Huntingdonshire E07000011). The longest bar in each column is the highest figure.
Guides
Before you choose
How to chooseEngineered Wood Wear Layer: 3 mm, 4 mm or 6 mmRead guide 
How to chooseWhat Is SPC / Rigid Core Vinyl?Read guide 
How to chooseLaminate AC Ratings ExplainedRead guide 
Buying guideBest Flooring for Underfloor Heating: What Works and What to AvoidRead guide 
Technical guideSubfloor RequirementsRead guide
Bestsellers
Popular floors, delivered across Cambridgeshire
Knightsbridge Chevron Dark Brown Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 510 (mm)
£52.00 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
+ Sample · £1.99
Durham Herringbone Light Oak Wood Flooring 20 x 80 x 350 (mm)
Special offer £42.50 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
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Oxford Herringbone Unfinished Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 (mm)
£39.50 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
+ Sample · £1.99Cambridge Herringbone AB Prime Unfinished Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 90 x 400 (mm)
£52.00 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
+ Sample · £1.9912mm Leicester Oak Laminate Herringbone Flooring
£22.50 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
+ Sample · £1.9912mm York Oak Laminate Herringbone Flooring
£22.50 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
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12mm Whitby Oak Laminate Herringbone Flooring
£22.50 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
+ Sample · £1.9912mm Durham Oak Laminate Herringbone Flooring
£22.50 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
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Night Lux Matt Porcelain Floor Tile 600 x 1200 (mm)
£42.50 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
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Taj Mahal Pearl Polished Porcelain Floor Tile 600 x 1200 (mm)
£42.50 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
+ Sample · £1.99Taj Mahal Cappuccino Polished Porcelain Floor Tile 600 x 1200 (mm)
£42.50 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
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Alexandria Cream Polished Porcelain Floor Tile 600 x 1200 (mm)
£42.50 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
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Flooring in Cambridgeshire: FAQs
Do you deliver flooring across Cambridgeshire?
We cover the CB districts across the city and its villages, PE1 to PE4 and PE7 through Peterborough, and PE19 at St Neots with Buckden, Godmanchester, Great Paxton and Brampton alongside. Villages between them sit on the same roads. Yes to all of it; the postcode, not the county boundary, decides the run.
Which flooring is most popular in Cambridgeshire?
Over warm screed, engineered wood – a multi-ply core holds its shape as the heat comes and goes, which solid timber will not. For the rented terraces, a laminate with a heavy wear rating is the sensible buy, provided the base is levelled first: dropped onto uneven boards, the joints begin to lift.
Can I order flooring samples in Cambridgeshire?
We send samples, and here they are worth ordering twice over. Where a terrace steps down into its back addition, the two rooms behave as separate floors, and the board that suits the front may sit badly against the step. Ask for the trim profile alongside.
How many samples can I order?
Up to 10 samples per order, and up to 2 of any one product, at £1.99 each, posted to any address in Cambridgeshire.
Local facts
Local facts: Cambridgeshire
8 figures from the 2021 census for the 3 council areas of our Cambridgeshire towns, combined and weighted by households, each with its source, and for the homes what they mean for a floor.
Homes
19.3%
live in a flat or maisonette
From 11.2% in Huntingdonshire to 35.0% in Cambridge
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 Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough combined, Census 2021. Area: Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough (3 local authorities, combined). ONS, Census 2021, TS044 Accommodation type (households). Data: 2021-03-21. Combined by us from the figure for each local authority, weighted by its number of households.
Homes
16.6%
live in a purpose-built block of flats
From 9.1% in Huntingdonshire to 30.7% in Cambridge
Source
Households living in a purpose-built block of flats in Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough combined, Census 2021. Area: Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough (3 local authorities, combined). ONS, Census 2021, TS044 Accommodation type (households). Data: 2021-03-21. Combined by us from the figure for each local authority, weighted by its number of households.
Homes
58.3%
live in a detached or semi-detached house
From 37.3% in Cambridge to 69.9% in Huntingdonshire
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 Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough combined, Census 2021. Area: Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough (3 local authorities, combined). ONS, Census 2021, TS044 Accommodation type (households). Data: 2021-03-21. Combined by us from the figure for each local authority, weighted by its number of households.
Homes
21.9%
live in a terraced house
From 18.0% in Huntingdonshire to 27.6% in Cambridge
For your floorOften suspended timber on the ground floor: level and ventilate it before a floor goes down.
Source
Households living in a terraced house in Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough combined, Census 2021. Area: Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough (3 local authorities, combined). ONS, Census 2021, TS044 Accommodation type (households). Data: 2021-03-21. Combined by us from the figure for each local authority, weighted by its number of households.
Homes
213,883
households in the 3 council areas
Source
Households in Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough combined, Census 2021. Area: Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough (3 local authorities, combined). ONS, Census 2021, TS044 Accommodation type (households). Data: 2021-03-21. Combined by us from the figure for each local authority, weighted by its number of households.
Who lives here
23.4%
of households rent privately
From 16.8% in Huntingdonshire to 31.4% in Cambridge
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 Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough combined, Census 2021. Area: Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough (3 local authorities, combined). ONS, Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (households). Data: 2021-03-21. Combined by us from the figure for each local authority, weighted by its number of households.
Who lives here
57.6%
own their home
From 44.1% in Cambridge to 69.0% in Huntingdonshire
Source
Households that own their home, outright or with a mortgage in Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough combined, Census 2021. Area: Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough (3 local authorities, combined). ONS, Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (households). Data: 2021-03-21. Combined by us from the figure for each local authority, weighted by its number of households.
Who lives here
17.6%
rent from a council or housing association
From 12.9% in Huntingdonshire to 22.7% in Cambridge
Source
Households renting from a council or housing association in Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough combined, Census 2021. Area: Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough (3 local authorities, combined). ONS, Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (households). Data: 2021-03-21. Combined by us from the figure for each local authority, weighted by its number of households.
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Flooring types for Cambridgeshire homes
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Towns we deliver to in Cambridgeshire
Each town has its own page with local delivery detail and the floors we recommend there.
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