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Woking · Surrey

Parquet Flooring in Woking

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 Woking roughly one home in 4 is a flat (26%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.

Parquet in Woking

Parquet flooring in Woking: what the housing says

The Woking district counts 41,439 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 31% of the Woking 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.

Flats are 26% of the homes in the Woking 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.

Owner-occupation is 67% in Woking, 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 Woking 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.

of households rent privately (15.7% in 2011)
21.1%
live in a flat or maisonette
26.0%
postcode districts we deliver to
GU21 to GU22
parquet floors in our range
15

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Woking (E07000217) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Woking

We deliver across Woking and the wider Surrey area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Guildford, Weybridge, Cobham, Camberley, Farnborough, Chertsey, Addlestone and surrounding North-West Surrey.

Delivery details

Compare the parquet range

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 Woking, room by room

  • Room

    Hallways

    Engineered oak in consistent warm tones creates a welcoming entrance and flows naturally into living areas. For period properties, herringbone parquet makes a striking statement.
    Hallway flooring in Woking

Our Surrey delivery covers: Woking town centre, Horsell, Knaphill, Mayford, West Byfleet, Pyrford, Goldsworth Park, Sheerwater, Hoe Valley, Maybury, Byfleet, Old Woking, Sutton Green, Brookwood, Lightwater, Bisley, Chobham, Ottershaw, Addlestone, Chertsey, Weybridge and surrounding North-West Surrey

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Local fact sheet

Woking's homes, by the numbers

Woking in the 2021 census: 41,439 households, 74% houses, 26% flats.

Detached houses account for 30.5% of Woking's stock, yet flats run to 26.0% — a split visible between Pyrford, Horsell and Mount Hermon on one side and Canalside, Goldsworth Park and Knaphill on the other. GU21 and GU22 are the districts in scope, inside the county of Surrey. Purpose-built flats alone reach 22.7%, and private renting has climbed from 15.7% to 21.1% since 2011, so a fair share of work sits above someone else's ceiling: impact sound rating, not just the wearing surface, decides what may be laid. Larger detached properties pull the other way, with long uninterrupted spans where subfloor flatness and expansion gaps matter more than acoustics.

Woking combines Victorian and Edwardian properties near the station with substantial family homes in Horsell, Pyrford and West Byfleet, plus large modern developments at Hoe Valley and Sheerwater. The 24-minute trains to London Waterloo, Surrey countryside setting and excellent schools drive consistent commuter demand at premium prices.

Ownership has slipped from seven households in ten to two in three while private renting rose from one in six to one in five, and that rise sits in the town-centre flats rather than in Pyrford or Horsell. A leasehold flat's floor answers to the lease; a Goldsworth Park house's answers to the household.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Woking

  • 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.
  • The border in a big room A large room takes a border and a centred field comfortably. The drawing decides both, and the quantity follows from the drawing, not from the room area.
  • 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.
  • A floor for the long term A glued oak parquet is sanded and refinished in place for decades. Keep the batch number and the adhesive name with the invoice; a repair years later starts there.

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Questions

Parquet flooring in Woking: questions, answered

Which parquet pattern suits a Woking 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 Woking?

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.

What flooring works best for Woking family homes?

In a house, the subfloor and the expected life decide it, and that is a wear layer question. In a town-centre flat the lease comes first: most set a minimum for impact sound, and the build-up has to reach it before anything else is chosen.

Do you deliver parquet flooring to Woking?

Yes. We deliver across Woking and Surrey from our UK warehouse, including the GU21 and GU22 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 Woking?

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