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Flooring Across Suffolk
Engineered and solid oak, parquet, rigid vinyl and laminate, delivered to Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Lowestoft, with samples at £1.99.
Delivered across Suffolk: IP, NR postcodes
Start here · Suffolk in one figure
Before you choose a floor in Suffolk
14.3%
live in a flat or maisonette
From 10.0% in East Suffolk to 24.9% in Ipswich
ONS, Census 2021, 2021-03-21 · all local facts →Three towns strung west to east, the last of them Lowestoft, the most easterly in Britain.
Houses carry the stock throughout: above four in five on average, three-quarters even in Ipswich, where flats reach a quarter against nearer one in ten in the other two. Private renting passes a fifth in two of the three, heavy for market-town country.
Houses set the terms in every town here, three-quarters of the stock in Ipswich and nearer nine in ten in the other two, and where the forms are counted the semi and the terrace lead. Tenure complicates them: private renting above a fifth in Bury St Edmunds and in Ipswich, social tenancies a fifth again there, so wear layer and fitting method come before shade.
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Town by town across Suffolk
Town
Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds is IP32 and IP33 — Abbeygate, Eastgate, Southgate, Minden, St Olaves, Moreton Hall, and out to Rougham and the Fornhams.Flooring in Bury St Edmunds
Town
Ipswich
Semi-detached stock defines Ipswich at 38.5%, with terraced homes adding 22.3% and detached only 14.2%.Flooring in Ipswich
Town
Lowestoft
Lowestoft covers NR32 and NR33 — Harbour and Normanston, Kirkley and Pakefield, Gunton and St Margarets, Carlton and Whitton, Carlton Colville and Oulton Broad.Flooring in Lowestoft
What we recommend across Suffolk
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In figures
How the Suffolk towns compare
The figures for the council area each of our 3 Suffolk towns lies in, from the 2021 census. Across them we deliver to 8 postcode districts.
| Town | In a flat | Terraced house | Detached or semi | Own their home | Rent privately |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury St EdmundsWest Suffolk council area | 12.4% | 23.4% | 63.5% | 60.2% | 22.4% |
| Ipswich | 24.9% | 22.3% | 52.7% | 55.4% | 23.0% |
| LowestoftEast Suffolk council area | 10.0% | 20.9% | 68.5% | 68.9% | 17.6% |
ONS, Census 2021: accommodation type (TS044) and tenure (TS054), share of households, by local authority (West Suffolk E07000245, Ipswich E07000202, East Suffolk E07000244). 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 Suffolk
Knightsbridge Chevron Dark Brown Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 510 (mm)
£52.00 / m²Trade price available – log in or apply
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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)
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Alexandria Cream Polished Porcelain Floor Tile 600 x 1200 (mm)
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Flooring in Suffolk: FAQs
Do you deliver flooring across Suffolk?
Yes, all three towns and the country between them: IP32 and IP33 at Bury St Edmunds, IP1 through IP4 across Ipswich, NR32 and NR33 for Lowestoft and Oulton Broad. Rougham, the Fornhams, Carlton Colville and Pakefield sit on the same runs, and the postcode settles the routing.
Which flooring is most popular in Suffolk?
Engineered oak on a floating build-up is our usual recommendation: it suits the semis and terraces of Ipswich and the subdivided houses in the Bury St Edmunds core, and takes a resilient layer beneath. Where a ground floor has flooded, as parts of Lowestoft have, choose solid-core, water-resistant at the board rather than fully waterproof.
Can I order flooring samples in Suffolk?
Yes, order two or three and set them side by side. With better than a fifth of homes let in Bury St Edmunds and in Ipswich, ask for the wear layer you would actually buy: two boards can share a print and part company underfoot. Judge them in the hall, where the footfall lands.
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 Suffolk.
Local facts
Local facts: Suffolk
8 figures from the 2021 census for the 3 council areas of our Suffolk towns, combined and weighted by households, each with its source, and for the homes what they mean for a floor.
Homes
14.3%
live in a flat or maisonette
From 10.0% in East Suffolk to 24.9% in Ipswich
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 East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk combined, Census 2021. Area: East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk (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
11.3%
live in a purpose-built block of flats
From 7.0% in East Suffolk to 20.7% in Ipswich
Source
Households living in a purpose-built block of flats in East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk combined, Census 2021. Area: East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk (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
63.1%
live in a detached or semi-detached house
From 52.7% in Ipswich to 68.5% in East Suffolk
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 East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk combined, Census 2021. Area: East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk (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
22.0%
live in a terraced house
From 20.9% in East Suffolk to 23.4% in West Suffolk
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 East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk combined, Census 2021. Area: East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk (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
248,995
households in the 3 council areas
Source
Households in East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk combined, Census 2021. Area: East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk (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
20.4%
of households rent privately
From 17.6% in East Suffolk to 23.0% in Ipswich
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 East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk combined, Census 2021. Area: East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk (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
62.9%
own their home
From 55.4% in Ipswich to 68.9% in East Suffolk
Source
Households that own their home, outright or with a mortgage in East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk combined, Census 2021. Area: East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk (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
15.9%
rent from a council or housing association
From 13.1% in East Suffolk to 20.8% in Ipswich
Source
Households renting from a council or housing association in East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk combined, Census 2021. Area: East Suffolk, Ipswich and West Suffolk (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 Suffolk homes
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Towns we deliver to in Suffolk
Each town has its own page with local delivery detail and the floors we recommend there.
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