Delivery to Leicester
We deliver across Leicester and Leicestershire. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Loughborough, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray and Hinckley.
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Grey Flooring in Leicester
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 Leicester 77% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (36%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
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Grey in Leicester
Grey flooring in Leicester: what the housing says
The Leicester district counts 127,388 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 36% of the Leicester 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 Leicester, and a terraced front room in Leicester 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 29% of households in Leicester, and a grey floor is the rental floor in Leicester 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 (22.7% in 2011)
- 29.4%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 23.0%
- conservation areas
- 25
- grey floors in our range
- 16
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Leicester (E06000016) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The grey range for Leicester 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
Leicester's homes, by the numbers
Leicester in the 2021 census: 127,388 households, 77% houses, 23% flats.
Close to three households in ten in Leicester rent privately, up by nearly seven points in a decade, and more than a third of its households live in a semi. The Victorian terraces of Highfields, Belgrave and Clarendon Park carry most of the rented stock, and most of them have had a damp-proof course injected at some point.
Leicester’s property market includes elegant Victorian homes in Stoneygate and Clarendon Park, modern developments in the Waterside area, and substantial family houses in Oadby and surrounding villages. The mix of architectural styles creates varied demand for flooring, from traditional oak finishes to contemporary tile designs.
That retrofit usually stops at the wall. Where a chemical course was put into the brickwork but the solid floor beside it was left as it was, moisture takes the remaining route and appears at the junction between the two — which is why a skirting can be damp in a house whose walls read dry.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you choose
Before you order in Leicester
- 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 Leicester: questions, answered
Which grey floor suits a north-facing room in Leicester?
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.
What flooring suits Leicester Victorian homes?
In a Victorian house, check the wall-to-floor junction before you choose. Where a damp course was injected and the floor was not treated, deal with that first; a covering laid over it hides the symptom for a season and then shows it at the edges.
Do you deliver grey flooring to Leicester?
Yes. We deliver across Leicester and Leicestershire from our UK warehouse, including the LE1, LE2, LE3, LE4, LE5 and LE7 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 Leicester?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Leicester 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 Leicester, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Leicester33 floors
Solid Woodin Leicester15 floors
Parquetin Leicester15 floors
LVT Vinylin Leicester36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Leicester36 floors
Laminatein Leicester12 floors
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