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Northampton · Northamptonshire
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 Northampton 87% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (32%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Parquet in Northampton
The West Northamptonshire district counts 172,638 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.
Detached houses are 32% of the West Northamptonshire stock, and their larger rooms are where the bigger formats belong: the 125 x 600 mm Oxford blocks, the Knightsbridge chevron, or a Versailles panel in a dining room. A large pattern floor is also a large glue-down job with a border to plan, so the setting-out drawing is worth doing before the order, not on the day.
Owner-occupation is 66% in West Northamptonshire, and a pattern floor is an owner's floor: it costs more to fit than a plank, it is planned around the room, and it stays. The Oxford herringbone and the Knightsbridge chevron in Northampton go into the rooms that are lived in and shown, the hallway and the living room, and the 3 mm wear layer keeps a refinishing cycle in reserve.
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All 15 parquet floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, West Northamptonshire (E06000062) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Northampton and the wider Northamptonshire area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Wellingborough, Kettering, Corby, Daventry, Towcester, Brackley, Rushden and surrounding Northamptonshire countryside.
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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.
| 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 Oak Lacquered Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Dark Brown Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Whitewashed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone White Oiled 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 |
| Bordeaux Oak Versailles Panel 20 x 800 x 800 | 20mm x 800mm x 800mm | 4mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Knightsbridge Chevron Natural Brushed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 510 | 14mm x 90mm x 510mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
Local fact sheet
West Northamptonshire in the 2021 census: 172,638 households, 86% houses, 13% flats.
West Northamptonshire is a unitary authority, and its 2021 return puts 86.4% of dwellings in house form: 31.7% detached, 31.6% semi-detached and 23.1% terraced, leaving flats at 13.2%. Most work therefore involves a staircase, two storeys of continuous covering and a hallway carrying the whole household, so wear rating and a consistent run of colour between rooms matter more than acoustic layers do. Solid ground floors deserve a moisture reading before anything impermeable is laid over them. NN1 to NN5 and NN7 take in Castle, Abington & Phippsville, Headlands, Duston, Hunsbury, Billing, Campion, Dallington Spencer and Blackthorn & Rectory Farm, with Earls Barton, Irchester, Cogenhoe & The Houghtons and Hackleton & Roade beyond. Owner occupation is 64.8%.
Northampton combines Victorian and Edwardian terraces reflecting its shoe-making heritage with substantial family homes in Abington, Kingsthorpe and Duston, plus extensive modern developments at Upton, Wootton and the rapidly expanding Northampton South. The town’s position on the M1, fast trains to London Euston and major Brackmills business park drive consistent commuter and family demand.
A tall room with hard walls and a hard floor returns more of what is said in it, and the effect is strongest in a through room opened front to back. Rugs, curtains and soft furniture manage it easily — but it is worth knowing beforehand.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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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.
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.
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.
In a let, noise between neighbours is what generates complaints, and a hard floor on a Victorian upper storey is the usual cause. An underlay rated for impact sound costs little at the outset and is far cheaper than relaying the room afterwards.
Yes. We deliver across Northampton and Northamptonshire from our UK warehouse, including the NN1, NN2, NN3, NN4, NN5 and NN7 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 Northampton 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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