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Peterborough · Cambridgeshire

Grey Flooring in Peterborough

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 Peterborough 83% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (33%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

Grey in Peterborough

Grey flooring in Peterborough: what the housing says

The Peterborough district counts 84,533 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 Peterborough 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.

Private renting is 24% of households in Peterborough, and a grey floor is the rental floor in Peterborough 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.

of households rent privately (19.1% in 2011)
24.4%
live in a flat or maisonette
16.8%
postcode districts we deliver to
5
grey floors in our range
16

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Peterborough (E06000031) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Peterborough

We deliver across Peterborough and the wider Cambridgeshire and Fenland area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Stamford, Spalding, Wisbech, March, Whittlesey, Oundle and surrounding Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire borders.

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

Peterborough's homes, by the numbers

Peterborough in the 2021 census: 84,533 households, 83% houses, 17% flats.

Ownership in Peterborough has fallen by close to four points in a decade while private renting has risen by more than five, a marked change over a short period. Central, Dogsthorpe, Fletton and Woodston carry most of it. Where tenancies turn over, the floor has to survive the turnover as much as the tenancy.

Peterborough combines historic Cathedral-area properties with extensive modern developments at Hampton, Stanground South and the rapidly growing Great Haddon area, plus established family suburbs in Werrington, Bretton and Orton. The Cathedral city’s position on the East Coast Main Line (50-minute trains to London Kings Cross), A1 and A14 makes it one of the UK’s fastest-growing cities.

Where tenancies turn over, repairability decides the real cost. A floor laid in planks that lock together can have one board lifted and swapped between tenancies; a bonded floor usually cannot, and a single deep scratch then means the whole room.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Peterborough

  • 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.

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Questions

Grey flooring in Peterborough: questions, answered

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

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 Peterborough new-build homes?

A new house has two subfloors: a slab downstairs and a chipboard deck upstairs. They want different things — the slab wants a moisture reading, the deck wants its screws checked and an underlay that deadens footfall — so one specification rarely suits both storeys.

Do you deliver grey flooring to Peterborough?

Yes. We deliver across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire from our UK warehouse, including the PE1, PE2, PE3, PE4 and PE7 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 Peterborough?

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