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Cheltenham · Gloucestershire

Parquet Flooring in Cheltenham

Parquet is a floor built from short blocks laid to a pattern: herringbone, chevron or a Versailles panel, in engineered oak with a 3 to 4 mm wear layer in this range. In Cheltenham roughly one home in 4 is a flat (27%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.

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Parquet in Cheltenham

Parquet flooring in Cheltenham: what the housing says

The Cheltenham district counts 52,898 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a parquet floor is specified here.

Semi-detached houses are 33% of the homes in Cheltenham, and the semi's knocked-through living room is the room most often floored in herringbone across Cheltenham: a pattern floor gives a long room a centre. Set out from the middle of the room, not from a wall, and where the room crosses from timber onto the concrete of an extension the two bases are levelled to each other first, because a glued pattern shows every step in the base.

Flats are 27% of the homes in the Cheltenham district, and a pattern floor in a flat is a glued floor over a concrete slab, which is the simplest base a parquet can have. The lease is the constraint: where it asks for impact-sound performance, the build-up includes an acoustic layer under the blocks, and that layer has to be one the adhesive is approved for. Ask before ordering.

Private renting is 23% of households in Cheltenham, and parquet in a rented home is a decision about the void between tenancies: a glued pattern floor is not lifted and relaid, it is refinished in place, which a 3 mm wear layer allows. In Cheltenham it is chosen for the flats and houses that let at the upper end, where the floor is part of the rent.

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of households rent privately (21.5% in 2011)
23.4%
live in a flat or maisonette
26.8%
postcode districts we deliver to
GL50 to GL53
parquet floors in our range
15

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Cheltenham (E07000078) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Cheltenham

We deliver across Cheltenham and the wider Cotswolds. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Winchcombe, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Stroud and surrounding Cotswold villages.

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The parquet range for Cheltenham homes

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The Oxford Herringbone blocks come in two sizes, 90 x 450 mm and 125 x 600 mm, in natural, light, dark brown, fumed and whitewashed oak; Oxford Herringbone Light Oak is the one most often chosen for a hallway. The Knightsbridge Chevron Natural Brushed Oak cuts the block at an angle for the arrow pattern, and the Montpellier Oak Versailles Panel is the 800 x 800 mm panel for a dining room. All are engineered, tongue and groove, and listed for underfloor heating.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
Oxford Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Oak Lacquered Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Dark Brown Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Whitewashed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone White Oiled 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
Bordeaux Oak Versailles Panel 20 x 800 x 80020mm x 800mm x 800mm4mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Knightsbridge Chevron Natural Brushed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 51014mm x 90mm x 510mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible

Room by room

Parquet in Cheltenham, room by room

  • Room

    Regency Drawing Rooms

    Cheltenham’s grand reception rooms suit solid oak in wide planks (200mm+) with hand-scraped or distressed finishes. Herringbone parquet echoes the original patterns found in many Montpellier and Lansdown townhouses.
    Living Room flooring in Cheltenham

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    Hallways

    Herringbone parquet is the defining first impression for Cheltenham townhouses. For Charlton Kings family homes, engineered oak in consistent warm tones runs unbroken from room to room.
    Hallway flooring in Cheltenham
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Our Gloucestershire delivery covers: Cheltenham town centre, Montpellier, The Park, Pittville, Lansdown, Charlton Kings, Battledown, Leckhampton, Prestbury, Bishop’s Cleeve, Up Hatherley, Warden Hill, Whaddon, Hester’s Way, Tewkesbury, Winchcombe, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Northleach, Andoversford and surrounding Cotswolds

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Cheltenham's homes, by the numbers

Cheltenham in the 2021 census: 52,898 households, 73% houses, 27% flats.

Private renting reaches 23.4% of households in Cheltenham, up from 21.5% a decade earlier, and 5.7% of all homes are flats formed inside converted houses — a figure worth holding onto in a stock that is otherwise 72.6% houses. GL50, GL51, GL52 and GL53 are the districts served, taking in All Saints, College, Battledown and Charlton Kings. Conversions of that kind almost always sit on the original timber joists, so deflection and squeak show up long before the wear layer does; screwing off loose boards and laying a rigid board underlay matter more than the finish chosen above them. A rented home also argues for a click-fitted floating floor that can be lifted and relaid between tenancies rather than bonded down for good.

Cheltenham’s Regency architecture is among the finest in England, from the grand crescents of Montpellier and Lansdown to the elegant villas around Pittville Park and the substantial family homes of Charlton Kings and Battledown. The town’s spa heritage created a property stock designed for graceful living, with proportions and detailing that demand thoughtful flooring choices.

Regency houses carry deep skirtings and tall door architraves, and both were set to the floor as it then was. Raising the level eats into that detail, so the build-up height is decided before the material in Lansdown, Montpellier and the Park.

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 Cheltenham

  • Flat enough for glue A pattern floor is glued and every hollow in the base shows as a rocking block. A straightedge over the base is the first check; a levelling compound is often the second.
  • Set out from the centre The pattern is laid from a centre line so that the border cuts are equal at both walls. The drawing comes before the order, because it decides the quantity.
  • The pattern allowance Order 15 to 20 percent over the room area, the figure the manufacturers give for a herringbone or chevron, and order it in one batch.
  • One pattern over two bases A herringbone running from the timber front room onto the concrete kitchen needs both bases brought to one level and one flatness before the adhesive; the join is where it fails.
  • Adhesive over an acoustic layer If the lease wants impact-sound performance, the acoustic layer has to be one the adhesive is approved for. Not every pairing is.

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Questions

Parquet flooring in Cheltenham: questions, answered

Which parquet pattern suits a Cheltenham house?

Herringbone in the 90 x 450 mm block suits the hallways and front rooms of terraces and semis; the larger 125 x 600 mm block and the chevron suit longer rooms; a Versailles panel wants a square room with the space to show it. The guide on herringbone against chevron sets out the difference in fitting as well as in look.

Can a herringbone floor be floated?

The engineered blocks in this range are glued down. A pattern floor holds its geometry through the adhesive; floated, the blocks drift. The rigid-vinyl herringbone is the click-together alternative where a glued floor is not wanted.

How much extra should I order for a pattern floor in Cheltenham?

Manufacturers' guidance puts the waste allowance for herringbone or chevron at 15 to 20 percent, against 8 to 12 for a straight plank, because every cut at the perimeter produces an unusable offcut. The calculator on the site works with the real pack sizes.

Is herringbone parquet a good choice for Montpellier townhouses?

A Regency townhouse at Montpellier takes herringbone well, with two conditions. Herringbone needs a flat subfloor, because the pattern shows every dip, and it produces more offcuts than a plank floor, so the quantity ordered has to allow for that. Set out from the room's centre line, not from a wall.

Do you deliver parquet flooring to Cheltenham?

Yes. We deliver across Cheltenham and Gloucestershire from our UK warehouse, including the GL50, GL51, GL52 and GL53 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 parquet sample before ordering in Cheltenham?

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