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Worthing · West Sussex

Grey Flooring in Worthing

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 Worthing roughly one home in 3 is a flat (35%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.

Grey in Worthing

Grey flooring in Worthing: what the housing says

The Worthing district counts 49,538 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 35% of the homes in the Worthing 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.

Owner-occupation is 68% in Worthing, 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 Worthing that is the difference between a floor bought for the next ten years and one bought for the next decoration.

of households rent privately (19.3% in 2011)
22.0%
live in a flat or maisonette
35.3%
postcode districts we deliver to
BN11, BN13, BN14
grey floors in our range
16

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Worthing (E07000229) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Worthing

We deliver across Worthing and West Sussex. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Goring-by-Sea, Ferring, Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea, Findon and the surrounding coastal and South Downs areas.

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

Worthing's homes, by the numbers

Worthing in the 2021 census: 49,538 households, 65% houses, 35% flats.

One household in eleven in Worthing occupies a flat subdivided from a bigger building, with another near quarter in purpose-built blocks around Marine, Central, Heene and Castle. Getting a floor into one of those flats is a different exercise from getting it into a house.

Worthing blends Regency and Victorian seafront terraces with extensive interwar and postwar suburban semis in Broadwater, Goring and Durrington. This regenerating Sussex resort now attracts a growing market of young families priced out of Brighton alongside downsizers, drawn by coastal living, period charm and more affordable, spacious homes near the sea.

A pallet cannot be left in a communal hallway, a lift may not take a long board, and a stairwell with a tight turn sets a hard limit on what can be carried up. Where access is awkward, a shorter board format solves in the ordering what would otherwise be improvised.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Worthing

  • 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.
  • 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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Questions

Grey flooring in Worthing: questions, answered

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

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 is best for a Worthing family home?

In a house, the hall and stairs decide it: they take the traffic and the wet coats, and a specification that holds there will hold anywhere. In a converted flat, measure the stairwell turn and the lift first — access narrows the choice before the room does.

Do you deliver grey flooring to Worthing?

Yes. We deliver across Worthing and West Sussex from our UK warehouse, including the BN11, BN13 and BN14 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 Worthing?

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