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Stoke-on-Trent · Staffordshire
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 Stoke-on-Trent 89% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (46%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Solid Wood in Stoke-on-Trent
The Stoke-on-Trent district counts 110,400 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 46% of the Stoke-on-Trent stock, the common layout in Stoke-on-Trent 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.
Terraced houses are 28% of the homes in the Stoke-on-Trent 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 22% of households in Stoke-on-Trent. 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, Stoke-on-Trent (E06000021) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Stoke-on-Trent and the wider Staffordshire area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Stone, Leek, Cheadle, Kidsgrove, Congleton and surrounding Staffordshire and Cheshire 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 |
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Our Staffordshire delivery covers: Stoke-on-Trent city centre, Hanley, Burslem, Tunstall, Stoke, Fenton, Longton, Trentham, Hartshill, Westlands, Penkhull, Etruria Valley, Festival Park, Sneyd Green, Bucknall, Meir, Blurton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Stone, Leek, Cheadle, Kidsgrove, Congleton, Biddulph and surrounding Staffordshire
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Stoke-on-Trent in the 2021 census: 110,400 households, 89% houses, 11% flats.
One unitary authority, the City of Stoke-on-Trent, sets the pattern across ST1 to ST6 and ST9, taking in Abbey Hulton, Blurton, Boothen, Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend and Birches Head & Northwood. Houses account for 88.6% of dwellings and purpose-built flats just 9.2%. Ground floors in stock of that shape are usually solid concrete or screed, and moisture is what ruins an otherwise sound job. Testing relative humidity in the slab before delivery costs an hour; a surface damp-proof membrane costs a morning. Wood or vinyl bonded to a slab nobody checked tends to cup, lift or fail at the adhesive line, and the second fit is paid for at full price.
Stoke-on-Trent combines Victorian terraces reflecting its pottery heritage across the six towns with modern developments at Trentham Lakes, Festival Park and the rapidly expanding Etruria Valley, plus characterful family homes in Trentham, Hartshill and Westlands. The city’s ceramics history, growing logistics sector and Keele University drive a diverse property market.
Ground here has been worked underneath for a long time and the houses above it have settled. A floor reading out of level across a room is the house rather than a defect, and a rigid board laid over the dips eventually cracks where it spans them.
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 Stoke-on-Trent 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.
Measure the fall across the room before setting the budget. In this city the levelling compound is often the real cost and it is invisible in the price of a board, so a first purchase is best planned with the survey in hand rather than the sample.
Yes. We deliver across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire from our UK warehouse, including the ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST5 and ST6 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 Stoke-on-Trent 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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Every range and room for Stoke-on-Trent, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
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