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Bournemouth · Dorset

Herringbone Flooring in Bournemouth

Herringbone is laid from rectangular blocks with square-cut ends, set at right angles and staggered so the end of one block meets the side of the next; in this range it comes in engineered oak, which is glued, and in rigid vinyl, which clicks. In Bournemouth roughly one home in 3 is a flat (37%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.

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Herringbone in Bournemouth

Herringbone flooring in Bournemouth: what the housing says

The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district counts 173,842 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a herringbone floor is specified here.

Flats are 37% of homes in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, and a flat is where the two herringbones in the range part company: the engineered blocks are glued to the slab and, where the lease asks for impact-sound performance, need an acoustic layer the adhesive is approved for; the rigid-vinyl herringbone floats on its own underlay and answers the clause more simply. The lease decides, so read it first.

Detached houses are 36% of the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole stock, and their larger rooms carry the bigger 125 x 600 mm block without the pattern going busy. A large herringbone is planned around a border, and the setting-out drawing decides the quantity, so it comes before the order. The larger the room, the more the batch matters, and the whole floor is ordered at once.

Private renting is 25% of households in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, and a herringbone in a rented home is chosen where the floor is part of the rent. The engineered blocks are refinished in place between tenancies; the rigid-vinyl herringbone is the version that takes a change of tenant without needing to be. In Bournemouth both are specified, for different ends of the market.

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All 18 herringbone floors
of households rent privately (22.3% in 2011)
25.4%
live in a flat or maisonette
36.9%
postcode districts we deliver to
BH1 to BH14
herringbone floors in our range
18

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (E06000058) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Bournemouth

We deliver across Bournemouth, Poole and the wider Dorset coast. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We cover the full BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole) area plus Ferndown, Wimborne, Ringwood and the New Forest fringe.

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The range

The herringbone range for Bournemouth homes

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In oak, the Oxford Herringbone blocks in 90 x 450 mm and 125 x 600 mm, in natural, light, dark brown, fumed and whitewashed faces: Oxford Herringbone Dark Brown Oak and Oxford Herringbone Light Oak are the two most often set against each other. In rigid vinyl, the BML Herringbone European Oak SPC and BML Herringbone Grey Oak SPC click floors, listed as waterproof, with a 0.55 mm wear layer.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
Oxford Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Light Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Fumed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Natural Brushed Oak 14 x 125 x 60014mm x 125mm x 600mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Light Brushed Oak 14 x 125 x 60014mm x 125mm x 600mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
BML Herringbone American White Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Herringbone Vintage Fumed Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Herringbone Smoked Limed Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible

Local fact sheet

Bournemouth's homes, by the numbers

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in the 2021 census: 173,842 households, 63% houses, 37% flats.

Flats carved out of older houses account for 7.6% of the housing across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, on top of 26.8% in purpose-built blocks, so 36.9% of homes overall sit above or below someone else. Delivery runs across BH1 to BH14, taking in Boscombe West, East Cliff & Springbourne, Moordown and Canford Cliffs. A subdivided house behaves differently from a modern block: the separating floor is usually timber joists rather than concrete, deflection is real, and a hard surface needs a resilient layer and perimeter isolation if the household below is not to hear every footfall. Detached stock at 35.6% is the counterweight, where solid ground floors and damp-proof membranes are the thing to confirm instead.

A third of Bournemouth households live in a flat, and one in thirteen of those is a conversion inside a larger house. Add more than a third detached, and you have a town with two housing markets that barely overlap — the villa plots up the hill and the flats carved out of them.

A flat converted out of a Victorian or Edwardian villa sits on a timber floor that separates two households and was built to separate none. In Boscombe, Springbourne and behind the East Cliff, agreeing the build-up with the freeholder first saves the argument afterwards.

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 Bournemouth

  • Oak or rigid vinyl Oak is glued, sandable and for dry rooms; rigid vinyl clicks, floats and is listed as waterproof. The room decides.
  • The setting-out drawing A herringbone is laid from a centre line with a planned border. The drawing decides the quantity, so it comes before the order.
  • 15 to 20 percent over The waste allowance for a pattern floor, on the manufacturers' guidance. Order it in one batch.
  • Lease and adhesive With an impact-sound clause, the acoustic layer under glued blocks has to be one the adhesive is approved for; the click vinyl avoids the question.
  • A border for the big room A large room takes a full border and a centred field. The setting-out drawing decides the border, and the border decides the order.

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Questions

Herringbone flooring in Bournemouth: questions, answered

Which rooms in a Bournemouth home suit herringbone?

The hallway and the living room above all: the pattern reads best along a length. In a kitchen the rigid-vinyl herringbone is the version to use, because it is listed as waterproof and the oak blocks are not.

Does herringbone cost more to fit than a plank?

A glued pattern floor takes longer to lay than a floating plank and uses more material, 15 to 20 percent waste against 8 to 12. The cost guide linked below cites the published fitting figures rather than guessing them.

Can I lay herringbone over underfloor heating?

The engineered Oxford blocks and the rigid-vinyl herringbone are both listed for underfloor heating. The screed has to be dry and the system commissioned before either goes down.

What flooring works best in coastal Bournemouth properties?

Close to the front, wind carries salt and sand indoors and both behave like fine grit underfoot. A textured or matt surface hides that; a high-gloss one records every bit of it. Further inland the question returns to traffic and wear.

Do you deliver herringbone flooring to Bournemouth?

Yes. We deliver across Bournemouth and Dorset from our UK warehouse, including the BH1, BH2, BH3, BH4, BH5 and BH6 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 herringbone sample before ordering in Bournemouth?

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