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Swindon · Wiltshire
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 Swindon 82% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (31%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Living Room in Swindon
The Swindon district counts 95,862 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 31% of the Swindon stock, and the semi's living room in Swindon 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 29% of the homes in Swindon, and the terraced front room in Swindon 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.
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All 48 living room floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Swindon (E06000030) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Swindon and the wider Wiltshire area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Marlborough, Devizes, Cirencester, Royal Wootton Bassett, Highworth, Faringdon and the surrounding North Wessex Downs.
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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.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian Antique Distressed Oak Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled 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 |
| Ascot Lacquered Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 125 | 14mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Cobham Invisible Oiled Oak Wood Floor 14 x 150 | 14mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Ascot Whisky Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 125 | 14mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Cobham Smoked Grey Oak Wood Floor 14 x 150 | 14mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
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Our Wiltshire delivery covers: Swindon town centre, Old Town, Wroughton, Stratton St Margaret, Highworth, Coate, Lawn, Walcot, Park North, Park South, Pinehurst, Penhill, Toothill, Wichelstowe, Tadpole Garden Village, Royal Wootton Bassett, Marlborough, Devizes, Cirencester, Faringdon and surrounding North Wiltshire and Cotswold fringe
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Swindon in the 2021 census: 95,862 households, 82% houses, 18% flats.
Swindon is a unitary authority, and its seven districts — SN1 to SN5 plus SN25 and SN38 — take in Old Town, Haydon Wick, Gorse Hill and Pinehurst, Covingham and Dorcan, and Blunsdon and Highworth. Ownership sits at 63.7%, close to the national picture; the sharper movement is in private renting, up from 16.0% in 2011 to 19.3% in 2021. Built form is split fairly evenly between semi-detached at 30.7% and terraced at 29.0%, both of which usually mean a party wall and, on many upper storeys, timber joists. That combination argues for checking deflection and levelling the base before boards go down, and for a resilient layer wherever a rented home sits above another dwelling.
Swindon holds two towns in one set of figures: the railway terraces around Gorse Hill and Central, and the estates built out west at Lydiard, Freshbrook and Haydon Wick. Terraces and semi-detached houses run close to each other in share, and the two ask for quite different preparation.
The railway terraces around the works sit on suspended timber; the western estates at Freshbrook, Toothill and Shaw sit on a slab with screed over it. The two need opposite preparation, and the address usually tells you which you have.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Engineered oak in the width the room can carry is the floor most living rooms in Swindon 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 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.
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 Swindon homes run the oak to the threshold and the vinyl beyond it in a matching tone.
Yes. We deliver across Swindon and Wiltshire from our UK warehouse, including the SN1, SN2, SN3, SN4, SN5 and SN25 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 Swindon 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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Every range and room for Swindon, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Swindon33 floors
Solid Woodin Swindon15 floors
Parquetin Swindon15 floors
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SPC Rigid Vinylin Swindon36 floors
Laminatein Swindon12 floors6 materials · scroll sideways to see all
Kitchenin Swindon
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