Delivery to Winchester
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Winchester · Hampshire
Grey Flooring in Winchester
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 Winchester 83% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (36%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
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Grey in Winchester
Grey flooring in Winchester: what the housing says
The Winchester district counts 51,715 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.
Detached houses are 36% of the homes in Winchester, 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 67% in Winchester, 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 Winchester 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)
- 17.6%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 16.7%
- postcode districts we deliver to
- 4
- grey floors in our range
- 16
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Winchester (E07000094) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The grey range for Winchester 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
Winchester's homes, by the numbers
Winchester in the 2021 census: 51,715 households, 82% houses, 17% flats.
Purpose-built flats take a smaller share of the Winchester district than of any Hampshire town on our list, so an order in SO22 or SO23 is almost invariably a whole house: one front door, one household, and nobody else with a say in what goes down. No lease, no communal stair, no neighbour's ceiling.
In Winchester the first flooring question is often legal rather than technical: the historic core is exceptionally large, and in a listed building or conservation area original boards cannot be lifted without consent. Detached houses outnumber semis and terraces, ownership is high, and the subfloor beneath is usually suspended timber.
A Winchester house has one heating system and one household deciding when it runs, so the building cools and warms as a single object. That makes the first heating season the test: bring an SO22 or SO23 house back up gradually rather than in one go.
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 Winchester
- 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 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 Winchester: questions, answered
Which grey floor suits a north-facing room in Winchester?
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 Winchester address?
Yes, to a St Barnabas or Harewood address. Ask for the finish you would actually order rather than the range: oiled and lacquered oak photograph alike and behave nothing alike underfoot, and in a house kept for years that difference is the maintenance.
Do you deliver grey flooring to Winchester?
Yes. We deliver across Winchester and Hampshire from our UK warehouse, including the SO21, SO22, SO23 and SO25 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 Winchester?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Winchester 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 Winchester
Every range and room for Winchester, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Winchester33 floors
Solid Woodin Winchester15 floors
Parquetin Winchester15 floors
LVT Vinylin Winchester36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Winchester36 floors
Laminatein Winchester12 floors
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Kitchenin Winchester
Bathroomin Winchester
Living Roomin Winchester
Bedroomin Winchester- Hallwayin Winchester
Conservatoryin Winchester- Utility Roomin Winchester
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- Herringbonein WinchesterSuits hallways and long rooms
- Chevronin WinchesterMakes a room read longer
- Waterproofin WinchesterFloors listed as waterproof
- Underfloor Heatingin WinchesterThree numbers to check first
- Pet-Friendlyin WinchesterThe surface decides, not the material
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