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Crawley · West Sussex
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 Crawley roughly one home in 4 is a flat (26%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.
Solid Wood in Crawley
The Crawley district counts 45,500 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.
Terraced houses are 37% of the homes in the Crawley district, and a terrace is where solid oak is at home: the original floor was solid timber on joists, and a new solid board is fixed the same way, nailed or screwed through the tongue into the joists or a ply overlay. The 90 mm Windsor Narrow boards suit the proportions of a terraced front room. What the terrace needs first is a dry, ventilated void underneath, because solid timber follows the moisture of the air around it.
Social renting is 23% of households in Crawley. Solid oak is rarely the specification there, because it asks for a timber base and a stable climate and it is fitted rather than clicked; where a housing provider wants timber across a refurbishment, engineered oak is what the specification usually says, and the guide below sets out the difference.
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All 15 solid wood floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Crawley (E07000226) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Crawley and West Sussex. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Horsham, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Reigate, Redhill, Dorking and surrounding Sussex and Surrey borders.
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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 |
Local fact sheet
Crawley in the 2021 census: 45,500 households, 74% houses, 26% flats.
Terraces account for 37.4% of dwellings, well ahead of semi-detached at 22.7% and detached at 14.2%, with purpose-built flats adding a further 23.8%. Party walls on both sides mean impact noise travels sideways as well as downwards, so a resilient underlay earns its place even on a ground floor, and suspended timber decks want levelling and fixing before a rigid plank goes anywhere near them. Social landlords hold 22.9% of the stock here, a tenure where specification is usually fixed in advance and durability outranks fashion; ownership sits at 55.7%. Deliveries reach RH10, RH11 and RH77, covering Broadfield, Furnace Green, Ifield, Langley Green & Tushmore, Bewbush & North Broadfield, Copthorne & Worth and Crawley Down in West Sussex.
Crawley combines New Town housing across its neighbourhoods with extensive modern developments at Forge Wood, Kilnwood Vale and Maidenbower, plus characterful properties in surrounding villages like Worth and Pease Pottage. Gatwick Airport proximity, the M23 corridor and 35-minute trains to London Bridge drive consistent demand from aviation workers, commuters and families.
New-town ground floors are a concrete slab with screed over them, built neighbourhood by neighbourhood to one plan. Where a house in Broadfield or Furnace Green needs a moisture test and a levelling coat, the ones either side usually do too.
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 Crawley 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.
For a let on these estates, the underlay is where skimping shows first: it takes up small differences in the screed and deadens footfall in a house with thin partitions. Spend there, choose a mid-range click floor above it, and keep spare planks in the loft.
Yes. We deliver across Crawley and West Sussex from our UK warehouse, including the RH10, RH11 and RH77 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 Crawley 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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