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Oldham · Greater Manchester
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 Oldham 88% of homes are houses, most of them terraced houses (39%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Solid Wood in Oldham
The Oldham district counts 93,140 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 39% of the homes in the Oldham 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 21% of households in Oldham. 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, Oldham (E08000004) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Oldham and Greater Manchester. Most in-stock orders reach Oldham within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Saddleworth, Chadderton, Royton, Manchester, Rochdale and the surrounding Pennine and Tameside areas.
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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
Oldham in the 2021 census: 93,140 households, 88% houses, 12% flats.
Between the two censuses the clearest movement was in renting: private tenancies climbed from 12.2% to 17.7% while owner occupation slid from 64.9% to 60.4%, social renting barely changing at 21.2%. Turnover of that kind favours coverings that go down quickly and lift cleanly, section by section. The housing is dominated by rows, 38.5% terraced and 35.9% semi-detached, most of them built with suspended timber above ground level, boards that have shifted for decades and want screwing and levelling before a rigid plank will sit flat on them. OL1, OL2, OL4, OL8 and OL9 take in Alexandra, Coldhurst, Hollinwood, Medlock Vale, Chadderton Central, Chadderton North, Chadderton South, Royton North, Royton South, Crompton, Saddleworth North and Saddleworth South.
Oldham’s housing runs from dense Victorian cotton-mill terraces and interwar semis to the sought-after gritstone villages of Saddleworth, Uppermill, Delph and Dobcross, where moorland-edge character homes command a premium. Buyers range from first-timers in Chadderton and Failsworth to families upgrading to Pennine stone properties.
Whoever lives there, the floor gets cleaned often, and cleaning damages more floors here than walking on them does. Water standing on a joint finds the core beneath the surface, and a board that swells from underneath cannot be dried out again.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you order in Oldham
Shop the rangeSolid WoodRead guide 
Fitting guideFitting Solid Oak FlooringRead guide 
How to chooseFlooring for Period HomesRead guide Comparison guideSolid Wood vs Engineered Wood Flooring: The Honest ComparisonRead guide 
Buying guideBest Flooring for Underfloor Heating: What Works and What to AvoidRead guide Bestsellers
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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 Oldham 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.
Ask what the floor will be cleaned with before choosing it. A surface that tolerates a wet kitchen mop is a different purchase from one that needs care, and a damp mop leaving the floor touch-dry within a minute is the technique that makes either last.
Yes. We deliver across Oldham and Greater Manchester from our UK warehouse, including the OL1, OL2, OL4, OL8 and OL9 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 Oldham 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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