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Canterbury · Kent

Grey Flooring in Canterbury

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 Canterbury 81% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (32%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

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Grey in Canterbury

Grey flooring in Canterbury: what the housing says

The Canterbury district counts 63,793 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.

Detached houses are 32% of the homes in Canterbury, and a large room carries a pale grey well: the Weybridge Whitewashed Oak and the light grey laminates open the space where a dark floor would close it. In a large kitchen the concrete-look SPC tiles are the grey that is also listed as waterproof.

Owner-occupation is 66% in Canterbury, and an owner choosing grey chooses between a stained oak, which keeps the grain and can be sanded back to a natural colour later, and a laminate or vinyl decor, which cannot. In Canterbury that is the difference between a floor bought for the next ten years and one bought for the next decoration.

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All 16 grey floors
of households rent privately (19.5% in 2011)
22.0%
live in a flat or maisonette
19.1%
postcode districts we deliver to
CT1 to CT2
grey floors in our range
16

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Canterbury (E07000106) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Canterbury

We deliver across Canterbury and East Kent. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Whitstable, Faversham, Herne Bay, Sandwich, Sittingbourne, Folkestone, Dover, Ashford and the surrounding Kent countryside.

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The range

The grey range for Canterbury 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.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
Victorian Antique Smoked Grey Oak Flooring 15 x 220 x 220015mm x 220mm x 2200mm4mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 190014mm x 190mm x 1900mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
BML Grey-brown Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Misty Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Concrete Dark Grey SPC Click Floor Tile6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Cement Light SPC Click Floor Tile6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Misty Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Grey-beige Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible

Local fact sheet

Canterbury's homes, by the numbers

Canterbury in the 2021 census: 63,793 households, 80% houses, 19% flats.

The Canterbury district is mostly not the city: a third of households are detached and a further third semi-detached, most of them in the villages and along the coast rather than inside the walls. The medieval core is the smallest part of the housing and the most constrained.

Canterbury combines internationally significant heritage architecture in the cathedral precinct with elegant Georgian and Victorian terraces in St Stephen’s and Wincheap, modern family developments around Hales Place and Sturry, and characterful village properties across the surrounding Kent countryside. Two universities and consistent tourism drive a strong, year-round rental and renovation market.

Inside the city walls the houses are older than the doors they now carry, and openings have been cut, blocked and re-hung for centuries. Floor levels shift room to room as a result, and that is measured before anything is ordered.

Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Canterbury

  • 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 in a large room A wide grey plank in a big room reads calmer than a narrow one. The 190 mm Weybridge Light Grey oak suits that room; sample it at the window and at the far wall.
  • A grey that can be sanded back A stained grey oak with a 3 mm or thicker wear layer can be taken back to natural later; a grey decor on laminate or vinyl cannot. For a floor to keep, that matters.

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Questions

Grey flooring in Canterbury: questions, answered

Which grey floor suits a north-facing room in Canterbury?

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.

Do you deliver grey flooring to Canterbury?

Yes. We deliver across Canterbury and Kent from our UK warehouse, including the CT1 and CT2 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 Canterbury?

Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Canterbury 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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