
Delivery to Brighton
We deliver across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Lewes, Worthing, Eastbourne and surrounding areas.
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Brighton · East Sussex
Grey runs through three ranges here, engineered oak, laminate and rigid vinyl, from the pale washed greys to smoked and concrete tones, so the colour can be chosen first and the material chosen for the room. In Brighton 50% of homes are flats, so the first questions are the lease, impact sound and the build-up height at the door.
Grey in Brighton
The Brighton and Hove district counts 121,402 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a grey floor is specified here.
Flats are 50% of the homes in the Brighton and Hove district, and grey is the colour most often chosen for a flat that is let or sold: it sits with white walls and with most furniture. In a flat the material is chosen for sound as well, which points to the rigid vinyl or the laminate on an acoustic underlay: the 8mm Laminate Rio, the BML Grey Oak SPC Click Flooring.
Private renting is 33% of households in Brighton and Hove, and a grey floor is the rental floor in Brighton for the reason letting agents give: it photographs well and it hides dust. The grey laminates take the dry rooms and the grey SPC the wet ones; the Victorian Antique Smoked Grey Oak is the grey for a let that trades on its interior.
On the new developments in Brighton grey is the floor colour the show home tends to carry, usually a grey laminate or a grey SPC over the screed; both are listed for the underfloor heating those homes are built with. The screed under them is dry when a hygrometer says so, and the heating has been through its commissioning cycle before the first board.

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All 16 grey floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Brighton and Hove (E06000043) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue

We deliver across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Lewes, Worthing, Eastbourne and surrounding areas.
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In engineered oak: Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring, Weybridge Grey Washed Oak Wood Flooring, Cobham Smoked Grey Oak Wood Floor and Victorian Antique Smoked Grey Oak Flooring. In laminate: 8mm Laminate Rio, 8mm Laminate Arkansas, 8mm Laminate Vivo and 8mm Laminate Symphony. In rigid vinyl: BML Grey Oak SPC Click Flooring, BML Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring, BML Rustic Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring and the BML Concrete Grey SPC Click Floor Tile.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian Antique Smoked Grey Oak Flooring 15 x 220 x 2200 | 15mm x 220mm x 2200mm | 4mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| BML Grey-brown Oak SPC Click Flooring | 5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm | 0.3mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Misty Oak SPC Click Flooring | 5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm | 0.3mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Concrete Dark Grey SPC Click Floor Tile | 6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Cement Light SPC Click Floor Tile | 6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Misty Oak SPC Wide Flooring | 6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Grey-beige Oak SPC Wide Flooring | 6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
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Our East Sussex delivery covers: Brighton city centre, Hove, Kemptown, Seven Dials, Preston Park, Rottingdean, Saltdean, Lewes, Worthing, Shoreham-by-Sea, Eastbourne, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Seaford, Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and surrounding East Sussex
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Brighton and Hove in the 2021 census: 121,402 households, 50% houses, 50% flats.
One Brighton home in five is a flat subdivided out of a bigger building, the highest such share anywhere we deliver, and a third of households rent privately. The stock climbs the slope in terraces, so the same building often has a lower-ground floor at the back and a raised one at the front.
Brighton’s Regency terraces, seafront apartments and colourful townhouses create one of the most distinctive housing markets in the UK. Coastal living demands flooring that can handle salt air, moisture and sandy feet while looking effortlessly stylish. Many Brighton properties also feature basement conversions and open-plan ground floors where waterproof flooring is essential.
The seafront elevations take driving rain off the Channel, and a solid wall absorbs it. Where the floor meets that wall, the junction stays damper than the rest of the room for weeks after a storm — which is why the perimeter, not the middle, is where a floor in these houses fails first.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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A grey with warmth in it: the stained oaks or the mid greys rather than the palest washed tones, which can turn blue in cool light. Samples in the actual room settle it faster than any description.
The grey oaks in the range are oak boards that have been stained, smoked or limed, so the grain shows through the colour and the board can be sanded and refinished. The grey laminates and vinyls are printed decors.
The grey rigid-vinyl planks and the concrete-look SPC tiles are listed as waterproof and belong in a kitchen. The grey oaks and laminates stay in the dry rooms.
Think about the room, the foot traffic and your style. LVT vinyl flooring is exceptionally popular in Brighton due to the coastal environment, the plank itself shrugs off sea spray and damp air, it resists sand and grit, and it comes in realistic wood designs. Engineered wood in lighter, bleached or grey-washed tones suits the coastal aesthetic, while porcelain tiles are the natural choice for bathrooms and basement conversions. The easiest way to decide is to order a few samples and see them in your own Brighton light before you buy.
Yes. We deliver across Brighton and East Sussex from our UK warehouse, including the BN1, BN2, BN3, BN41, BN42 and BN50 postcode districts. Delivery cost and timing depend on the delivery postcode and are shown at checkout, and samples come by post first so the floor can be seen in the room before the full order.
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Brighton address. Two or three side by side on the floor, in the room's own light morning and evening, settle the colour faster than any photograph.
All ranges
Every range and room for Brighton, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Brighton33 floors
Solid Woodin Brighton15 floors
Parquetin Brighton15 floors
LVT Vinylin Brighton36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Brighton36 floors
Laminatein Brighton12 floors6 materials · scroll sideways to see all
Kitchenin Brighton
Bathroomin Brighton
Living Roomin Brighton
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