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Grey Flooring in London

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 London 54% of homes are flats, so the first questions are the lease, impact sound and the build-up height at the door.

Grey in London

Grey flooring in London: what the housing says

The London (33 boroughs) district counts 3,423,841 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 54% of the homes in the London (33 boroughs) 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.

Private renting is 30% of households in London (33 boroughs), and a grey floor is the rental floor in London 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.

On the new developments in London grey is the floor colour the show home tends to carry, usually a grey laminate or a grey SPC over the screed; both are listed for the underfloor heating those homes are built with. The screed under them is dry when a hygrometer says so, and the heating has been through its commissioning cycle before the first board.

of households rent privately
30.0%
live in a flat or maisonette
54.0%
conservation areas
1,020
grey floors in our range
16

Source: ONS, Census 2021, London (33 boroughs) (E12000007) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to London

We deliver across all London postcodes from our UK warehouse. Most in-stock orders reach London addresses within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. For larger project orders, we can schedule delivery to align with your fitter’s timeline.

Delivery details

Compare the grey range

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

London's homes, by the numbers

London (33 boroughs) in the 2021 census: 3,423,841 households, 46% houses, 54% flats.

“Check the lease before you choose the floor, not after.”

The capital holds more than a thousand conservation areas, and most of its households live above or below someone else rather than beside them. Both facts change the flooring question before taste enters it: what the building will allow, and what the neighbour underneath will hear.

From Georgian townhouses in Islington to contemporary apartments in Canary Wharf, London properties demand flooring that matches their character. Period homes with high ceilings and ornate features call for wide-plank oak or herringbone parquet, while modern open-plan flats benefit from the clean lines of large-format porcelain tiles or engineered wood in lighter tones.

Access decides the delivery in central London more often than stock does. A long board has to reach a fourth-floor flat through a communal stair or a lift, and many blocks set delivery windows. Measure the stair turn and ask the building manager before the order goes in, not after.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in London

  • 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.

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Questions

Grey flooring in London: questions, answered

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

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 London address?

Yes — samples go to any London postcode. In a flat that takes its daylight from a light well or a lower-ground window, judge the sample in that room. The front of a building flatters a dark board in a way the back of it does not, and the back is where you will live with it.

Do you deliver grey flooring to London?

Yes. We deliver across London and Greater London from our UK warehouse. 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 London?

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