Delivery to Nottingham
We deliver across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Mansfield, Newark, Grantham and Derby.
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Grey Flooring in Nottingham
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 Nottingham 76% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (33%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
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Grey in Nottingham
Grey flooring in Nottingham: what the housing says
The Nottingham district counts 124,745 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 33% of the Nottingham 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 27% of the homes in Nottingham, and a terraced front room in Nottingham 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.
Social renting is 26% of households in Nottingham, and grey laminate and grey rigid vinyl are the specification across that stock for the same practical reasons: they hide wear between inspections and sit with any wall colour a tenant chooses. A tenant fitting a floor in that stock needs the landlord's written consent first; the click floors lift again at the end of the tenancy.
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All 16 grey floors- of households rent privately (23.1% in 2011)
- 28.6%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 23.6%
- conservation areas
- 33
- grey floors in our range
- 16
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Nottingham (E06000018) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The grey range for Nottingham 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
Nottingham's homes, by the numbers
Nottingham in the 2021 census: 124,745 households, 76% houses, 24% flats.
Nottingham is built on sandstone, and a great many of its older houses have a cellar cut straight into the rock. Add a third of the city in semis, better than a quarter in terraces and close to three households in ten renting privately, and the ground floor is rarely the simple slab it looks like.
Nottingham combines grand Victorian and Edwardian homes in areas like The Park and Mapperley with a vibrant modern scene around the Lace Market and city centre. West Bridgford remains one of the East Midlands’ most sought-after suburbs, where premium flooring is standard in the area’s larger family homes.
Over a rock-cut cellar the ground floor is suspended timber across an unusually deep void. That is not a problem in itself, but it makes two things decisive: whether the joist ends bearing into the walls are sound, and whether the void still has air moving through it.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you order in Nottingham
- 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.
- Grey vinyl for the turnover A grey rigid vinyl with a 0.55 mm wear layer hides the marks between tenancies. A tenancy agreement usually needs the landlord's consent for a hard floor first.
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Grey flooring in Nottingham: questions, answered
Which grey floor suits a north-facing room in Nottingham?
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 supply flooring for Nottingham student rentals?
Yes, and the paperwork matters as much as the product. Record the range and the batch on the check-in inventory alongside the room-by-room condition, and keep spare planks in the property — a matched repair at check-out is then a small job rather than an argument.
Do you deliver grey flooring to Nottingham?
Yes. We deliver across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire from our UK warehouse, including the NG1, NG2, NG3, NG5, NG6 and NG7 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 Nottingham?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Nottingham 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 Nottingham
Every range and room for Nottingham, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Nottingham33 floors
Solid Woodin Nottingham15 floors
Parquetin Nottingham15 floors
LVT Vinylin Nottingham36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Nottingham36 floors
Laminatein Nottingham12 floors
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Kitchenin Nottingham
Bathroomin Nottingham
Living Roomin Nottingham
Bedroomin Nottingham- Hallwayin Nottingham
Conservatoryin Nottingham- Utility Roomin Nottingham
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- Herringbonein NottinghamSuits hallways and long rooms
- Chevronin NottinghamMakes a room read longer
- Waterproofin NottinghamFloors listed as waterproof
- Underfloor Heatingin NottinghamThree numbers to check first
- Pet-Friendlyin NottinghamThe surface decides, not the material
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