Delivery to Loughborough
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Grey Flooring in Loughborough
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 Loughborough 89% 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 Loughborough
Grey flooring in Loughborough: what the housing says
The Charnwood district counts 73,785 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 Charnwood 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.
Detached houses are 32% of the homes in Charnwood, 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 71% in Charnwood, 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 Loughborough 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 (14.1% in 2011)
- 17.4%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 10.7%
- postcode districts we deliver to
- LE11 to LE12
- grey floors in our range
- 16
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Charnwood (E07000130) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The grey range for Loughborough 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
Loughborough's homes, by the numbers
Charnwood in the 2021 census: 73,785 households, 89% houses, 11% flats.
Loughborough on this page is LE11 and LE12, one footprint doing two jobs: a town centre you can cross on foot, and a rural rim that runs past Long Whatton and Diseworth to Gotham and Leake, over the county line into Nottinghamshire. Which of the two you are in changes the brief.
Semis and detached houses make up most of the stock in this part of Charnwood, and ownership sits well above the private rented share. But that rented share is not spread evenly: it concentrates in a handful of LE11 streets given over to student housing.
An LE11 student street keeps a different heating year: months of a cold, empty house, then full heat from the first week of term. Boards laid into that swing want days in the room before fixing, and an expansion gap the skirting covers rather than pinches.
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 Loughborough
- 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 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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Grey flooring in Loughborough: questions, answered
Which grey floor suits a north-facing room in Loughborough?
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 Loughborough address?
Yes, samples go to any LE11 or LE12 address, a tenanted house or the landlord's own alike. Order them in spring for a September let, and take enough to settle two or three properties in one sitting rather than deciding a floor during handover week.
Do you deliver grey flooring to Loughborough?
Yes. We deliver across Loughborough and Leicestershire from our UK warehouse, including the LE11 and LE12 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 Loughborough?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Loughborough 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.
All ranges
More flooring pages for Loughborough
Every range and room for Loughborough, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
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Parquetin Loughborough15 floors
LVT Vinylin Loughborough36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Loughborough36 floors
Laminatein Loughborough12 floors
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Bathroomin Loughborough
Living Roomin Loughborough
Bedroomin Loughborough- Hallwayin Loughborough
Conservatoryin Loughborough- Utility Roomin Loughborough
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- Herringbonein LoughboroughSuits hallways and long rooms
- Chevronin LoughboroughMakes a room read longer
- Waterproofin LoughboroughFloors listed as waterproof
- Underfloor Heatingin LoughboroughThree numbers to check first
- Pet-Friendlyin LoughboroughThe surface decides, not the material
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