Delivery to Darlington
We deliver across Darlington and County Durham (DL postcodes) from our UK warehouse. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode.
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Grey Flooring in Darlington
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 Darlington 87% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (39%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
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Grey in Darlington
Grey flooring in Darlington: what the housing says
The Darlington district counts 48,920 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.
Semi-detached houses are 39% of the Darlington stock, and the semi's knocked-through room has two lights, front and back. A single grey floor through both reads differently at each end, which is why the mid greys, the Cobham Smoked Grey Oak or the BML Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring, are chosen more often than the palest ones for a long room.
Terraced houses are 29% of the homes in Darlington, and a terraced front room in Darlington 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.
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All 16 grey floors- of households rent privately (18.2% in 2011)
- 20.6%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 13.1%
- postcode districts we deliver to
- DL1 to DL3
- grey floors in our range
- 16
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Darlington (E06000005) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The grey range for Darlington 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
Darlington's homes, by the numbers
Darlington in the 2021 census: 48,920 households, 87% houses, 13% flats.
“Check the joists before committing to a plank thickness.”
Not every address this page reaches is a railway terrace. DL2 runs out to village stock at Hurworth, Heighington & Coniscliffe, Evenwood and Lower Teesdale, where rooms run wider and the stock is older, and the narrow-terrace assumptions the rest of the page is built on should not be carried out there unchecked.
Darlington grew around the railway, and the terraced housing built for that industry is what most often comes up for refitting: narrow rooms, timber boards over a void, pipework run through the joists. Semi-detached homes are the largest share across DL1, DL2 and DL3, and one home in five is a private let.
Under the ground floors at Cockerton and Bank Top air moves all year, so boards take their moisture from below and the room runs coldest at its edges. Build for that ventilation rather than blocking it: airbricks clear, and a floor specified to move a little.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you order in Darlington
- 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.
- Two rooms, one grey A knocked-through semi shows the same grey in front light and back light. Lay samples at both ends of the room before choosing; a warm grey reads differently at each.
- 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 Darlington: questions, answered
Which grey floor suits a north-facing room in Darlington?
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 order flooring samples to my Darlington address?
Samples go to any DL1, DL2 or DL3 address, as many as the choice needs. Send your room sizes with the request and we can say what the board width does to the waste, which in a narrow terraced room matters more than the floor area.
Do you deliver grey flooring to Darlington?
Yes. We deliver across Darlington and County Durham from our UK warehouse, including the DL1, DL2 and DL3 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 Darlington?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Darlington 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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More flooring pages for Darlington
Every range and room for Darlington, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Darlington33 floors
Solid Woodin Darlington15 floors
Parquetin Darlington15 floors
LVT Vinylin Darlington36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Darlington36 floors
Laminatein Darlington12 floors
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Kitchenin Darlington
Bathroomin Darlington
Living Roomin Darlington
Bedroomin Darlington- Hallwayin Darlington
Conservatoryin Darlington- Utility Roomin Darlington
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- Herringbonein DarlingtonSuits hallways and long rooms
- Chevronin DarlingtonMakes a room read longer
- Waterproofin DarlingtonFloors listed as waterproof
- Underfloor Heatingin DarlingtonThree numbers to check first
- Pet-Friendlyin DarlingtonThe surface decides, not the material
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