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Cheltenham · Gloucestershire
Solid oak is one piece of timber from face to back, 18 mm thick in this range, fixed to a timber base and able to be sanded and refinished for as long as the house stands. In Cheltenham roughly one home in 4 is a flat (27%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.
Solid Wood in Cheltenham
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 solid wood floor is specified here.
With semi-detached houses at 33% of the Cheltenham stock, the common layout in Cheltenham is a timber front room and a concrete kitchen. Solid oak suits the first and not the second: it is fixed to timber, not to a slab, and it should stop at the door to the extension. Where the whole ground floor is concrete, an engineered board is the honest recommendation, and the guide linked below says why.
Flats are 27% of the homes in the Cheltenham district, and a flat is usually the wrong place for a solid board: the base is often concrete, the lease usually has an impact-sound clause, and a solid floor cannot be floated on an acoustic underlay. In a converted house with a timber floor and no clause, it can work; in a purpose-built block, an engineered board over acoustic underlay is the right answer and the wood looks the same.
Private renting is 23% of households in Cheltenham, and solid oak is a landlord's choice only where the property is held for the long term: the floor costs more to fit than it does to buy, and its advantage, that it can be refinished for decades, pays off over tenancies rather than within one. For a portfolio with a shorter horizon, the engineered range is the usual specification.
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All 15 solid wood floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Cheltenham (E07000078) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
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 Windsor boards come in 90, 125 and 150 mm widths and in brushed, smooth, hand-scraped and smoked faces; Windsor Narrow Smooth Solid Oak suits a hallway or a small room, Windsor Solid Smoked Oak a larger one. The Marlow Solid Natural Oak Parquet Blocks are the solid answer to a herringbone floor. None of the solid range is listed for underfloor heating.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Narrow Brushed Solid Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 90 | 18mm x 90mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Windsor Narrow Smooth Solid Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 90 | 18mm x 90mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Windsor Solid Coffee Hand Scraped Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 125 | 18mm x 125mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Windsor Solid Brushed Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 125 | 18mm x 125mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Windsor Solid Smooth Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 150 | 18mm x 150mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Windsor Solid Smoked Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 150 | 18mm x 150mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Marlow Solid Natural Oak Parquet Blocks 18 x 90 x 300 | 18mm x 90mm x 300mm | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Marlow Solid Unfinished Oak Parquet Blocks 18 x 90 x 300 | 18mm x 90mm x 300mm | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
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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 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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For a room with a timber floor structure and a steady climate, yes: it is fixed to the joists as the original floor was, and it can be sanded and refinished for decades. For a concrete ground floor, a flat with a sound clause or a heated screed, the engineered range is the right oak.
The solid range is not listed for underfloor heating. Every engineered board in the range is, so a heated floor in Cheltenham points to that range.
Keep the room climate steady, keep grit off the surface with a mat at the door, and clean it dry or barely damp. An oiled floor is re-oiled where it wears; a lacquered one is recoated when the film dulls. The care guides linked below take each finish in turn.
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.
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.
All ranges
Every range and room for Cheltenham, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Cheltenham33 floors
Parquetin Cheltenham15 floors
LVT Vinylin Cheltenham36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Cheltenham36 floors
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Kitchenin Cheltenham
Bathroomin Cheltenham
Living Roomin Cheltenham
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