
Delivery to Leicester
We deliver across Leicester and Leicestershire. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Loughborough, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray and Hinckley.
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SPC stands for solid polymer core: a rigid mineral-filled core under a vinyl decor and wear layer, which is what makes the board stiff enough to click together and bridge a base that is not perfectly flat. In Leicester 77% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (36%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
SPC Rigid Vinyl in Leicester
The Leicester district counts 127,388 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a spc rigid vinyl floor is specified here.
Semi-detached houses are 36% of the homes in Leicester, and the two bases of a semi, timber front and concrete back, are the case for SPC over flexible LVT: the rigid board runs across the join without telegraphing the step. The underlay differs per base, with a vapour barrier over the slab.
Terraced houses are 29% of the Leicester stock, and the rigid core is exactly what an old terrace floor needs: over boards that have moved, or a concrete kitchen floor with a few millimetres of unevenness, a flexible vinyl would show every ridge and an SPC board bridges it. The board floats on an underlay; the base is checked for moisture, especially the kitchen slab, before anything is laid.
Private renting is 29% of households in Leicester, and SPC is the rental floor for kitchens and bathrooms in Leicester: listed as waterproof, clicked and floated, and with a 0.55 mm wear layer the manufacturer rates as commercial grade. It survives a change of tenant and a damp mop.

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All 36 spc rigid vinyl floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Leicester (E06000016) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue

We deliver across Leicester and Leicestershire. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Loughborough, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray and Hinckley.
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Every vinyl in the range is SPC. The 5.2 mm click planks carry a 0.3 mm wear layer, such as BML Light Oak SPC Click Flooring; the 6.5 mm wide planks a 0.55 mm layer, such as BML Natural Oak SPC Wide Flooring and BML Dark Oak SPC Wide Flooring; the herringbone boards and the 305 x 610 mm click tiles, such as BML Concrete Grey SPC Click Floor Tile, complete it. All listed as waterproof, all listed for underfloor heating.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BML Natural Oak SPC Click Flooring | 5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm | 0.3mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Light Oak SPC Click Flooring | 5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm | 0.3mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Misty Oak SPC Click Flooring | 5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm | 0.3mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Herringbone American White Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring | 6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Herringbone Invisible Oak SPC Floor | 6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Concrete Grey SPC Click Floor Tile | 6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Smoked Limed Oak SPC Wide Flooring | 6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML White Oak SPC Wide Flooring | 6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
Local fact sheet
Leicester in the 2021 census: 127,388 households, 77% houses, 23% flats.
Leicester has 25 conservation areas, including New Walk, Stoneygate, Greyfriars and Castle, and in each of them an original floor is part of what the designation protects — lifting historic boards is not automatically yours to decide. Across the rest of the city the practical question is simply which of two ground floors you have: suspended timber in the older terraces, which needs levelling, or a solid slab in the later estates, which needs the damp-proof membrane checked. Ashton Green and the Waterside regeneration area are new-build, so screed and often underfloor heating, and there engineered wood is the safer choice over solid.
Leicester’s property market includes elegant Victorian homes in Stoneygate and Clarendon Park, modern developments in the Waterside area, and substantial family houses in Oadby and surrounding villages. The mix of architectural styles creates varied demand for flooring, from traditional oak finishes to contemporary tile designs.
That retrofit usually stops at the wall. Where a chemical course was put into the brickwork but the solid floor beside it was left as it was, moisture takes the remaining route and appears at the junction between the two — which is why a skirting can be damp in a house whose walls read dry.
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The rigid core. Over the older floors in Leicester, timber that has moved or a slab that is not quite flat, a flexible vinyl shows the base and a rigid board bridges it. It also stays flat over underfloor heating. Every LVT in the range is SPC.
The range is listed as waterproof by the manufacturer. The listing applies to the board; the base still has to be dry, and standing water is wiped up rather than left, as the MMFA cleaning guidance says.
The 0.55 mm wide planks for the kitchen, the hall and anywhere with pets; the 0.3 mm click planks for a bedroom or a lightly used bathroom; the herringbone for a kitchen that wants a pattern; the click tiles for a utility room or a bathroom that wants a stone look.
In a Victorian house, check the wall-to-floor junction before you choose. Where a damp course was injected and the floor was not treated, deal with that first; a covering laid over it hides the symptom for a season and then shows it at the edges.
Yes. We deliver across Leicester and Leicestershire from our UK warehouse, including the LE1, LE2, LE3, LE4, LE5 and LE7 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 Leicester 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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