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Rotherham · South Yorkshire
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 Rotherham 90% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (49%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Herringbone in Rotherham
The Rotherham district counts 113,924 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.
Semi-detached houses are 49% of the homes in Rotherham, and in a semi the herringbone usually goes into the living room, often a knocked-through one. A pattern gives a long room a centre; set it out from the middle, and where the timber front floor meets the concrete extension the two are levelled to each other before the first block, because a glued pattern records every step in the base.
Social renting is 21% of households in Rotherham, and a pattern floor appears in that stock through the rigid-vinyl herringbone rather than the glued oak: it clicks, it floats, it is listed as waterproof, and it can be laid across a refurbishment programme at the pace a programme needs.
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All 18 herringbone floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Rotherham (E08000018) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Rotherham and South Yorkshire. Most in-stock orders reach Rotherham within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Wickersley, Maltby, Wath-upon-Dearne, Sheffield, Doncaster and the surrounding Dearne Valley and South Yorkshire areas.
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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.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Light Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Fumed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Natural Brushed Oak 14 x 125 x 600 | 14mm x 125mm x 600mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Light Brushed Oak 14 x 125 x 600 | 14mm x 125mm x 600mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| BML Herringbone American White Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring | 6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Herringbone Vintage Fumed Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring | 6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Herringbone Smoked Limed Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring | 6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
Local fact sheet
Rotherham in the 2021 census: 113,924 households, 90% houses, 10% flats.
Almost half the homes in this metropolitan district, 49.2%, are semi-detached, and 89.7% of dwellings are houses rather than flats. S60, S61, S62, S65 and S95 take in Boston Castle, Greasbrough, Brinsworth, Rawmarsh East, Rawmarsh West and Dalton & Thrybergh. Inside a house the hall, stairs and landing absorb several times the traffic of any bedroom, and grit walked in from the front door does most of the damage. A barrier mat recessed at the entrance, plus a tougher specification for the hall than for the rooms above it, puts the money where the wear actually is; one grade throughout means replacing everything when only the hall has gone.
One home in two in Rotherham is semi-detached, reaching from Brinsworth and Greasbrough out to Bramley, Ravenfield, Dinnington and Rawmarsh. In houses of that plan the kitchen is fitted, the units are screwed to the wall, and the floor has to decide whether to go under them or stop at them.
In a fitted kitchen the floor has to decide whether to run beneath the units or stop at the plinth. Underneath means lifting the kitchen to change it later; stopping at the plinth saves material now but commits the room to those units in that position.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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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.
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.
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.
Value in these houses turns on the kitchen decision more than on the grade of board. Where the kitchen is staying, laying to the plinth saves real money; where it will be replaced within a few years, running the floor underneath is what you will be glad of.
Yes. We deliver across Rotherham and South Yorkshire from our UK warehouse, including the S60, S61, S62, S65 and S95 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.
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Rotherham 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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