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Nottingham · Nottinghamshire

Living Room Flooring in Nottingham

The living room is the dry room that is seen most, which is why it is where the engineered oak and the parquet in the range go; the choice is width, finish and pattern rather than material. In Nottingham 76% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (33%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

Living Room in Nottingham

Living Room flooring in Nottingham: what the housing says

The Nottingham district counts 124,745 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a living room floor is specified here.

Semi-detached houses are 33% of the Nottingham stock, and the semi's living room in Nottingham is often knocked through from the bay to the garden. A long room takes a longer board and, laid towards the light, reads longer still; the 150 mm Cobham range or a herringbone set out from the centre suits it. Where the room crosses from timber onto the concrete of an extension, the two are levelled to each other first.

Terraced houses are 27% of the homes in Nottingham, and the terraced front room in Nottingham is a small, well-proportioned room that a narrow board flatters: the 125 mm Ascot boards or the 90 x 450 mm Oxford herringbone, over a suspended timber floor that is screwed down and levelled first. A wide plank in a small room reads as three boards and a cut; the narrow one reads as a floor.

Social renting is 26% of households in Nottingham, and the living room in that stock is usually laminate across a programme, AC4 and E1, laid fast and floated; where a provider specifies timber, it is an engineered board to one specification across the units.

of households rent privately (23.1% in 2011)
28.6%
live in a flat or maisonette
23.6%
conservation areas
33
living room floors in our range
48

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Nottingham (E06000018) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue

Compare the living room range

The engineered boards from the 125 mm Ascot Natural Brushed Oak through the 150 mm Cobham Natural Brushed Oak to the 190 mm Weybridge Golden Wheat Oak and the 220 mm Victorian Antique Natural Oak; the Oxford Herringbone Natural Brushed Oak and the Knightsbridge Chevron for a pattern; the Montpellier Oak Versailles Panel for a formal room. All engineered, all with a 3 mm or thicker wear layer, all listed for underfloor heating.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
Victorian Antique Distressed Oak Flooring 14 x 190 x 190014mm x 190mm x 1900mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled 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
Ascot Lacquered Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 12514mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Cobham Invisible Oiled Oak Wood Floor 14 x 15014mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 190014mm x 190mm x 1900mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Ascot Whisky Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 12514mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Cobham Smoked Grey Oak Wood Floor 14 x 15014mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible

Room by room

Living Room in Nottingham, room by room

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    Living Rooms

    Engineered oak in natural finishes is the bestseller across Nottingham’s family suburbs, particularly West Bridgford. Wide planks in warm tones suit the area’s larger Edwardian homes.
    Living Room flooring in Nottingham

Our Nottinghamshire delivery covers: Nottingham city centre, West Bridgford, The Park, Mapperley, Beeston, Wollaton, Arnold, Carlton, Long Eaton, Mansfield, Newark, Hucknall, Bingham, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Ruddington, Derby, Grantham, Loughborough and surrounding Nottinghamshire

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Local fact sheet

Nottingham's homes, by the numbers

Nottingham in the 2021 census: 124,745 households, 76% houses, 24% flats.

More than a quarter of Nottingham's houses are over a hundred years old and more than half are over fifty, with roughly a quarter built before 1930. The Victorian and Edwardian stock in Sherwood, Mapperley and the Arboretum area is suspended timber at ground level; the inter-war and post-war estates further out are solid slab. The 33 conservation areas include the Lace Market and The Park, where original floors are part of the character that is protected. The waterside schemes — Trent Basin, Pelham Waterside, Trent Bridge Quays — are new screed with underfloor heating, and there engineered wood is the correct construction rather than a preference.

Nottingham is built on sandstone, and a great many of its older houses have a cellar cut straight into the rock. Add a third of the city in semis, better than a quarter in terraces and close to three households in ten renting privately, and the ground floor is rarely the simple slab it looks like.

Over a rock-cut cellar the ground floor is suspended timber across an unusually deep void. That is not a problem in itself, but it makes two things decisive: whether the joist ends bearing into the walls are sound, and whether the void still has air moving through it.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Nottingham

  • Width for the room Narrow boards for a small room, wide for a large one. Lay towards the main window so the grain runs with the light.
  • Oil or lacquer Oil is patched where it wears; lacquer is recoated across the room. Choose by how the floor will be kept.
  • One batch, plus the allowance The whole room from one batch, with 8 to 12 percent over for a plank and 15 to 20 for a pattern.
  • Front room over a void The semi's front room is on joists over a void. Airbricks clear, boards screwed down, then the floor; a knocked-through room brings the concrete kitchen into the same plane.
  • Level the old boards Screw down what moves and overlay with ply where it is uneven. The new floor shows the old one otherwise.
  • Consent, then a click floor A tenancy agreement usually needs the landlord's consent for a hard floor. The click laminate and vinyl lift again at the end of the tenancy.

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Questions

Living Room flooring in Nottingham: questions, answered

What flooring suits a living room in Nottingham?

Engineered oak in the width the room can carry is the floor most living rooms in Nottingham end up with: it looks like the solid timber it is on top, takes underfloor heating and can be sanded. A herringbone suits a room with length, laminate suits a budget, and rigid vinyl suits a living room that opens onto the kitchen.

Wide or narrow boards for a living room?

Wide boards calm a large room and dominate a small one; narrow boards suit a terraced front room. The range runs from 90 mm solid boards to 220 mm engineered planks, and the plank-width guide linked below weighs it up.

Can I run the same floor from the living room into the kitchen?

The rigid-vinyl range can run through both, because it is listed as waterproof. An oak floor stops at the kitchen door or accepts the risk of a leak; many Nottingham homes run the oak to the threshold and the vinyl beyond it in a matching tone.

How do I choose the right flooring for my Nottingham home?

Think about the room, the foot traffic and your style. Engineered wood in natural oak finishes is the dominant choice across Nottingham’s family suburbs. Herringbone parquet is increasingly popular for hallways and living rooms, adding a design-led touch. Laminate and LVT serve the city’s large rental market, offering durability at accessible price points. The easiest way to decide is to order a few samples and see them in your own Nottingham light before you buy.

Do you deliver living room flooring to Nottingham?

Yes. We deliver across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire from our UK warehouse, including the NG1, NG2, NG3, NG5, NG6 and NG7 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 living room sample before ordering in Nottingham?

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