Cheers for the comments!
Realise the whole laminate/tile thing is maybe not everyone's ideal situation, but after having a carpet for ages and no real hallway it was always getting dirty and the cat has a very bad habit of ripping it up, didn't want a new carpet that was gonnna get clawed to bits, so only option really.
I had the same set up in my last house, no good with carpet where there is a walkthrough; Laminate is much better. I think the tile effecy laminate looks really effective.