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Grey Flooring in Cambridge
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 Cambridge roughly one home in 3 is a flat (35%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.
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Grey in Cambridge
Grey flooring in Cambridge: what the housing says
The Cambridge district counts 52,472 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 35% of the homes in the Cambridge 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.
Terraced houses are 28% of the homes in Cambridge, and a terraced front room in Cambridge faces one way and gets one light; a grey that looks pale in the showroom can go blue in a north-facing room. The Weybridge Light Grey Oak and the Weybridge Grey Washed Oak are stained oaks, so the grain warms the grey; the samples are the way to see which grey the room makes.
Private renting is 31% of households in Cambridge, and a grey floor is the rental floor in Cambridge 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.
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All 16 grey floors- of households rent privately (26.2% in 2011)
- 31.4%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 35.0%
- conservation areas
- 18
- grey floors in our range
- 16
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Cambridge (E07000008) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The grey range for Cambridge homes
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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 |
Local fact sheet
Cambridge's homes, by the numbers
Cambridge in the 2021 census: 52,472 households, 65% houses, 35% flats.
Close to a third of Cambridge lives in a purpose-built flat and another third rents privately, both well above the county pattern. Newer housing has gone up steadily on the northern and eastern edges, and it is built to a standard the older terraces of Romsey and Petersfield were not.
Cambridge blends medieval college architecture with cutting-edge modern developments around the Biomedical Campus and the new communities of Trumpington and Eddington. Period homes in Newnham and the city centre require flooring that respects original proportions, while new-builds often feature open-plan layouts suited to contemporary finishes.
A new, well-sealed house heated through the winter runs drier indoors than an older one, and wood responds to that. Boards fitted straight from a cold van into a warm, dry room shrink; left to settle in the room first, at the temperature it will actually be held at, they do not.
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Before you order in Cambridge
- See the grey in the room A grey shifts with the light more than a natural oak does. Two or three samples on the floor for a day, morning and evening.
- Material for the room, colour for the eye The grey oaks for the dry, seen rooms; the grey SPC for the kitchen and bathroom; the grey laminate for bedrooms and landings.
- Stained oak can be sanded back A grey oak with a 3 mm wear layer can be taken back to natural later. A grey decor cannot.
- Grey over an acoustic underlay In a flat the underlay is chosen on its impact-sound figure before the colour; a grey laminate or SPC over it meets the lease, and the grey oak needs the same underlay.
- Grey in a narrow room A terraced front room is narrow and lit from one end. A pale grey opens it; a dark grey closes it. Two samples at the window and at the far wall settle it.
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Grey flooring in Cambridge: questions, answered
Which grey floor suits a north-facing room in Cambridge?
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.
Is grey oak real wood?
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.
Can I have a grey floor in the kitchen?
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.
Can I see flooring samples before ordering?
Yes — order a cut sample and keep it in the room it is for, through a heating cycle if you can. A board seen under showroom lighting for a minute tells you about colour; a board on your own floor for a week tells you about everything else.
Do you deliver grey flooring to Cambridge?
Yes. We deliver across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire from our UK warehouse, including the CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4 and CB5 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.
Can I see a grey sample before ordering in Cambridge?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Cambridge 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.
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Every range and room for Cambridge, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Cambridge33 floors
Solid Woodin Cambridge15 floors
Parquetin Cambridge15 floors
LVT Vinylin Cambridge36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Cambridge36 floors
Laminatein Cambridge12 floors
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