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Hitchin · Hertfordshire

Grey Flooring in Hitchin

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 Hitchin 80% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (31%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

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Grey in Hitchin

Grey flooring in Hitchin: what the housing says

The North Hertfordshire district counts 56,732 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 31% of the North Hertfordshire 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.

Owner-occupation is 66% in North Hertfordshire, 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 Hitchin 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 (13.1% in 2011)
15.4%
live in a flat or maisonette
20.0%
postcode districts we deliver to
SG4 to SG5
grey floors in our range
16

Source: ONS, Census 2021, North Hertfordshire (E07000099) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

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The grey range for Hitchin 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

Hitchin's homes, by the numbers

North Hertfordshire in the 2021 census: 56,732 households, 79% houses, 20% flats.

Hitchin is a post town as well as a town, so an SG4 address in Graveley, St Ippolyts or Wymondley carries the name on the envelope without sitting inside the place. The ward says more about the house here than the line above the postcode does.

Semis, terraces and detached houses come in at roughly equal shares here, spread across Bearton, Highbury, Oughton and Priory. What sets Hitchin apart is the size of its older core: in a listed building or a conservation area the original boards are not simply yours to lift, so confirm the designation before choosing anything.

Above the ground floor of an SG5 block the slab underfoot has a heated home beneath it rather than earth: room temperature year round, and no ground damp for a meter to find.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Hitchin

  • 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.
  • 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 Hitchin: questions, answered

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

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 Hitchin?

Yes. We deliver across Hitchin and Hertfordshire from our UK warehouse, including the SG4 and SG5 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 Hitchin?

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