Choosing a screed across Barking, Dagenham and Chadwell Heath
The borough is three towns, Barking, Dagenham and Chadwell Heath, and Census 2021 counted 218,869 people living in it. Homes built between 1919 and 1944 make up 50% of the stock, and the London County Council's Becontree estate shaped the borough more than anything else.
Becontree's cottage-style terraces are the main renovation job here. Families are adding rear extensions and knocking through kitchens, and many of the original floors are uneven or were laid without a proper damp proof membrane. Replacing a floor like that means digging it out and laying insulation, a membrane and a new screed. Where the house is a warren of small rooms and a narrow hall, a traditional floor mixed and laid by hand tends to be easier. In a wide new extension, pumped liquid screed for Becontree extensions covers the floor in one visit.
Heated kitchens and family rooms are a separate question, answered on our underfloor heating screed page.
On the riverside, the picture is new build. Barking Riverside, on the former Barking Power Station land, has revised consent for up to 20,000 homes, and its flats need liquid screed over underfloor heating with acoustic layers between floors. Riverside drawings that specify CA grades are decoded on our anhydrite page for the borough.
Where a floor is sound but just uneven, levelling compound is quicker than a new screed, and we lay that too.
Homes in Barking and Dagenham at a glance
Terraced houses make up 42% of the 73,899 households in Barking and Dagenham, followed by flats at 30%. The largest group of homes here was built between the wars (50%), and a further 18% between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Barking and Dagenham | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 5% |
| Semi-detached houses | 22% |
| Terraced houses | 42% |
| Flats | 30% |
| Built before 1919 | 4% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 50% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 18% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 8% |
| Built since 2000 | 21% |
House types from Census 2021 (table TS044); building age from the Valuation Office Agency council tax stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (table CTSOP 4.1). Figures cover the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (E09000002).
Screeding services in Barking and Dagenham
- Liquid ScreedPumped up to Barking Riverside flats or into Becontree extensions, liquid screed flows level.
- Sand and Cement ScreedMany Becontree floors were laid without a proper damp proof membrane. We dig out and relay them in sand and cement in Barking and Dagenham.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedExtensions behind Becontree terraces and riverside flats with acoustic layers in Barking and Dagenham, screeded over underfloor heating.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedBarking Riverside flats need screed over underfloor heating. We pump anhydrite to CA-C20 to CA-C30 grades in Barking and Dagenham.
- Floor LevellingUneven Becontree floors, extension joins and unit refits near River Road: floor levelling in Barking and Dagenham, flat for LVT and tiles.
- Latex ScreedRefits in Becontree terraces uncover tiles, boards and old concrete.
- Concrete Floor GrindingSoundstage and warehouse floors at River Road and Dagenham East must be very flat.
We also offer fibre reinforced screed, quick drying screed, high strength screed, bonded screed, floor preparation, screed repairs, concrete floor repair, screed pumping, insulation & membranes, commercial screeding and residential screeding in Barking and Dagenham.
Parking, access and timing in Barking and Dagenham
Much of the borough is terraced streets, so parking is the first thing to plan. On pumped jobs the lorry waits out on the street while the hose goes in through the front door or down the side passage to the room. Tell us about parking restrictions, permits and the route from kerb to room when you ask for a price, and a photo of the front of the house helps.
On a flat block, the question is floor level and hose route. A pump can reach upper storeys through a stairwell or a window, but the site team needs to agree where the lorry stands.
Timing depends on the build. The room should be weathertight, plastered and, if heated, have its pipes pressure tested before the pour. Then the screed needs to dry before flooring. Your flooring fitter's date should follow from that.
Postcodes here include IG11, RM9, RM8, RM6, RM10 and RM5, and we cover the whole borough, including Becontree Heath, Marks Gate, Creekmouth and Barking Wharf Square.
Commercial floors are their own trade. The River Road Employment Area in south-west Barking is a Strategic Industrial Location, and studio and warehouse floors there need to be very flat. Our high strength screed service covers heavier duty floors.
Screeding prices for Barking and Dagenham floors
Sand and cement £18 to £25 per m², liquid £24 to £31 per m², supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026). MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your floor screed in Barking and Dagenham
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Reaching Barking and Dagenham
Barking and Dagenham is about 33.1 miles east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including IG11, RM9, RM8 and RM6. The nearest towns to it are Redbridge (3.5 miles), Newham (4 miles), Havering (4.2 miles) and Chigwell (5.3 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Barking and Dagenham include Barking, Barking Riverside, Barking Wharf Square, Becontree and Becontree Heath.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.