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Engineered Oak Mid-Tone, LVT Vinyl Click-Lock and Laminate Flooring: the floors we recommend for Plymouth homes, delivered across Devon with samples at £1.99.
Plymouth was rebuilt more comprehensively than almost any English city, and the figures still show it: barely one household in nine is detached, while terraces and semi-detached houses together account for nearly two in three.
We deliver across Plymouth and South Devon. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Saltash, Tavistock, Ivybridge, Looe, Liskeard and the surrounding South Devon and East Cornwall areas. Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
Our Devon delivery covers: Plymouth city centre, The Hoe, Mutley, Mannamead, Plymstock, Roborough, Stoke, Crownhill, Devonport, Stonehouse, Peverell, Hartley, Compton, Eggbuckland, Plympton, Saltash, Tavistock, Ivybridge, Yelverton, Looe, Liskeard, Torpoint, Callington and surrounding South Devon and East Cornwall
4 chapters on Plymouth homes and what they ask of a floor · about 1 min read
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The homes of Plymouth
Plymouth’s housing combines Victorian terraces in Mutley and Mannamead, characterful properties on The Hoe with its Sound views, family homes in Plymstock and Roborough, and waterfront developments around the Royal William Yard and Sutton Harbour.
The city’s strong rental market, driven by the university and Royal Navy, sits alongside premium owner-occupier sectors.
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Floors that suit Plymouth
Engineered oak in mid-tones is the most popular choice across Plymouth’s family homes and renovated terraces.
LVT vinyl dominates waterfront apartments and rental properties, durable, waterproof and forgiving of coastal humidity. Laminate is the workhorse choice for the city’s large student rental market in Mutley and Greenbank.
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Local conditions in Plymouth
Much of central Plymouth was rebuilt after the war on solid ground floors, while Stoke, Mutley and Peverell kept their Victorian timber.
Which of the two you have decides the preparation, and the preparation is most of the work.
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25.4%live in a flat or maisonette
16.2%live in a purpose-built block of flats
Plymouth in detail
Terraced housing accounts for 32.8% of the Plymouth stock, and another 25.4% of homes are flats, 16.2% of them purpose-built and 7.5% cut out of former houses.
Deliveries run across PL1 to PL6 and PL9, taking in Devonport, Peverell, Eggbuckland, Honicknowle and Plymstock Dunstone. Terraces of that kind usually stand on suspended timber floors, so the order of work is a deflection check first, then levelling by ply overlay or compound, then the finish; the step that gets skipped is the one that telegraphs joist lines through vinyl a year later. Converted flats set a different constraint, since the floor is somebody else's ceiling and impact-sound underlay has to be settled before the wear layer is chosen. Private renting has climbed from 20.2% to 22.6% since 2011.
At the 2021 census, 25.4% of households in Plymouth lived in a flat, maisonette or apartment and 74.3% in a house or bungalow — 32.8% of all households in a terraced house.
Student Rentals: Mutley and Greenbank’s student HMO market demands durable, easy-clean flooring. Laminate and LVT handle the high-traffic use across multiple tenancies cost-effectively.
Waterfront Kitchens: LVT vinyl works well in waterfront kitchens around Royal William Yard and Sutton Harbour: the plank is unaffected by water, though the joints are not a sealed surface, and sand sweeps off it easily.
Living Rooms: Plymouth living rooms favour engineered oak in warm, mid-tone finishes. The construction copes well with the city’s coastal humidity, and wide planks suit the through-lounges typical of Victorian Mutley and Mannamead terraces.
Coastal Bathrooms: Porcelain tiles in stone or marble effects are the standard for Plymouth bathrooms. For en-suites, LVT in stone designs provides similar performance with a warmer feel.
Yes, to Plymouth and across South Devon — the PL postcodes covering Stoke, Devonport, St Budeaux, Ham, Peverell, Compton, Efford and Lipson, Plymstock and Plympton.
What flooring works best for Plymouth coastal properties?
Near the Hoe and the waterfront, salt and grit come in on shoes and a matt or textured surface carries them better than gloss. Nearly one household in five rents from a social landlord, and in that stock the floor also has to survive a handover inspection.
Which flooring is best for Plymouth student HMOs?
In a shared student house the floor is walked on by more people than a family home and repaired between every tenancy. A click system whose planks can be lifted and swapped singly, in a range that will still exist in a few years, is worth more than a deeper wear layer.
Local facts
Local facts: Plymouth
9 figures for Plymouth from the 2021 census, each with its source, and for the homes what they mean for a floor.
Homes
25.4%
live in a flat or maisonette
For your floorUsually a concrete slab. The lease may name an acoustic underlay; read it before you order.
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 Plymouth, Census 2021. Area: Plymouth (E06000026), 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
57.6%
own their home
Plymouth57.6%
In 201158.7%
Source
Households that own their home, outright or with a mortgage in Plymouth, Census 2021. Area: Plymouth (E06000026), 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
18.4%
rent from a council or housing association
Plymouth18.4%
In 201119.3%
Source
Households renting from a council or housing association in Plymouth, Census 2021. Area: Plymouth (E06000026), 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.
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