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Flooring Across Essex

Engineered and solid oak, parquet, rigid vinyl and laminate, delivered to Basildon, Braintree and Brentwood and 4 more Essex towns, with samples at £1.99.

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Delivered across Essex: CM, CO, SS postcodes

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Start here · Essex in one figure

Before you choose a floor in Essex

22.4%

live in a flat or maisonette

From 13.4% in Braintree to 36.1% in Southend-on-Sea

ONS, Census 2021, 2021-03-21 · all local facts →
Essex 22.4%Each square is 1% of homes

Seven towns, and the county reads differently at each end.

At the estuary, large old houses cut into separate homes push the flat share past a third and private renting to the heaviest here. Inland, in Chelmsford and Colchester, detached houses reach near a third of the stock and are bought on a long horizon. Terraces and social tenancies fill the towns between.

Terraces lead the built stock in Basildon and Harlow, both with heavy social renting: one specification gets repeated across many homes, and a single room has to be patched without an obvious join. In Harlow and at the estuary, flats reach a quarter and beyond, and there the lease rather than the look sets the terms, asking a minimum impact rating of any hard covering.

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At a glance

Essex at a glance

54.0%live in a detached or semi-detached houseWhat it means 64.8%own their homeSource and detail 23.2%live in a terraced houseWhat it means 18.3%of households rent privatelyWhat it means Every figure with its source in Local facts

Choose your town

Town by town across Essex

  • Town

    Basildon

    Private renting in Basildon has risen from 10.2% in 2011 to 14.2%, while social renting remains high at 21.2% and ownership has eased to 63.2%.
    Flooring in Basildon

  • Town

    Braintree

    Braintree covers CM7 and CM77 — Bocking North, Bocking South, Bocking Blackwater, Braintree Central and Beckers Green, Braintree West and Braintree South.
    Flooring in Braintree

  • Town

    Brentwood

    We deliver to CM13, CM14 and CM15 — Brentwood North, South and West, Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon, Blackmore and Doddinghurst, and the South Weald side.
    Flooring in Brentwood

  • Town

    Chelmsford

    Seventy per cent of Chelmsford households own their home — 70.0% exactly, down from 73.2% in 2011 — and 79.4% of the stock is houses, with 29.6% detached.
    Flooring in Chelmsford

  • Town

    Colchester

    Four districts, CO1 to CO4, define the Colchester service area, reaching Castle, New Town and Christ Church, Highwoods, Prettygate, Shrub End and Marks Tey and Layer.
    Flooring in Colchester

  • Town

    Harlow

    Terraced dwellings account for 45.3% in Harlow, the largest category in the mix, with purpose-built flats at a further 25.0% and 29.3% of households renting from a social landlord; the town sits within Essex.
    Flooring in Harlow

  • Town

    Southend-on-Sea

    Conversions are unusually prominent in Southend-on-Sea: 13.1% of homes are flats formed within existing houses, on top of 20.4% purpose-built, lifting the overall flat share to 36.1%.
    Flooring in Southend-on-Sea

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In figures

How the Essex towns compare

The figures for the council area each of our 7 Essex towns lies in, from the 2021 census. Across them we deliver to 27 postcode districts.

TownIn a flatTerraced houseDetached or semiOwn their homeRent privately
Basildon18.6%32.6%48.3%63.2%14.2%
Braintree13.4%22.3%64.0%67.8%15.1%
Brentwood22.5%14.9%62.2%71.9%16.0%
Chelmsford19.8%18.7%60.7%70.0%15.5%
Colchester20.3%18.1%61.5%64.6%21.5%
Harlow27.0%45.3%27.5%53.7%15.4%
Southend-on-Sea36.1%17.0%46.8%61.3%26.5%

ONS, Census 2021: accommodation type (TS044) and tenure (TS054), share of households, by local authority (Basildon E07000066, Braintree E07000067, Brentwood E07000068, Chelmsford E07000070, Colchester E07000071, Harlow E07000073, Southend-on-Sea E06000033). The longest bar in each column is the highest figure.

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Questions

Flooring in Essex: FAQs

Do you deliver flooring across Essex?

Yes, from the estuary inland: the SS districts through Southend, Basildon and Pitsea, CM across Chelmsford, Brentwood, Braintree and Harlow, and CO1 to CO4 around Colchester. Villages on those routes – West Horndon, Doddinghurst, Great Notley, Marks Tey and Layer – are served exactly as the towns are.

Which flooring is most popular in Essex?

For a converted flat or a house that changes tenants, a rigid-core LVT is our recommendation: it lifts and relays without harming the deck beneath, and it takes a rated mat under it. In the detached houses, an engineered board is worth costing – it crosses a slab and a timber floor in one run.

Can I order flooring samples in Essex?

Yes, and there is a right place to hold one: the doorway where the original room meets whatever was built on behind it. If the sample looks wrong at that junction it will look wrong laid. Order more than one shade – daylight off the water is not the daylight of an inland estate.

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 Essex.

Local facts

Local facts: Essex

8 figures from the 2021 census for the 7 council areas of our Essex towns, combined and weighted by households, each with its source, and for the homes what they mean for a floor.

  • Homes

    22.4%

    live in a flat or maisonette

    From 13.4% in Braintree to 36.1% in Southend-on-Sea

    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 Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea combined, Census 2021. Area: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea (7 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

    17.9%

    live in a purpose-built block of flats

    From 11.3% in Braintree to 25.0% in Harlow

    Source

    Households living in a purpose-built block of flats in Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea combined, Census 2021. Area: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea (7 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

    54.0%

    live in a detached or semi-detached house

    From 27.5% in Harlow to 64.0% in Braintree

    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 Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea combined, Census 2021. Area: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea (7 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

    23.2%

    live in a terraced house

    From 14.9% in Brentwood to 45.3% in Harlow

    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 Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea combined, Census 2021. Area: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea (7 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

    445,001

    households in the 7 council areas

    Source

    Households in Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea combined, Census 2021. Area: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea (7 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

    18.3%

    of households rent privately

    From 14.2% in Basildon to 26.5% in Southend-on-Sea

    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 Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea combined, Census 2021. Area: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea (7 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

    64.8%

    own their home

    From 53.7% in Harlow to 71.9% in Brentwood

    Source

    Households that own their home, outright or with a mortgage in Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea combined, Census 2021. Area: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea (7 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

    16.0%

    rent from a council or housing association

    From 11.3% in Brentwood to 29.3% in Harlow

    Source

    Households renting from a council or housing association in Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea combined, Census 2021. Area: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow and Southend-on-Sea (7 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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