From Sidcup to Erith: matching screed to Bexley homes
Bexley moved from Kent into Greater London in 1965, and Census 2021 counted 246,472 people living across its centres: Bexleyheath, Sidcup, Erith, Welling, Crayford, Belvedere and Old Bexley. Former estate land at Blackfen, Lamorbey and Falconwood was broken up for suburban building once the railways arrived.
With so many inter-war semis in Welling, Blackfen and Bexleyheath, most domestic floors here are extensions. A rear or side extension has to tie into the existing ground floor, which may be suspended timber or a thin concrete slab, and the new room often gets insulation and heating over a membrane. Start with our underfloor heating screed page for Bexley if the extension will be heated.
Older terraces around Erith and Northumberland Heath are a different job. Their solid floors tend to need taking up and relaying, which usually means hand-laid sand and cement screed in Bexley.
In the north, new flats and houses in the Belvedere and Erith growth areas call for pumped liquid screed over heating pipes, with acoustic layers between flats. If the drawings for those blocks call up a calcium sulphate mix, the Bexley anhydrite page explains what that involves.
We also cover Barnehurst, Crayford, Slade Green, Foots Cray, North Cray, Longlands, East Wickham, Upper and Lower Belvedere and the rest of the borough. Postcodes here include DA5, DA7, DA14, DA15, DA16 and SE2.
Homes in Bexley at a glance
The most common home in Bexley is a semi-detached house (44%), ahead of terraced houses at 24%. The largest share of its housing, 41%, was built between the wars, and 22% between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Bexley | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 7% |
| Semi-detached houses | 44% |
| Terraced houses | 24% |
| Flats | 23% |
| Built before 1919 | 11% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 41% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 22% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 16% |
| Built since 2000 | 10% |
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 Bexley (E09000004).
Screeding services in Bexley
- Liquid ScreedNew flats in Bexley's Belvedere and Erith growth areas call for pumped liquid screed over heating pipes. We pour it borough-wide.
- Sand and Cement ScreedOlder Erith and Northumberland Heath terraces often need the solid floor taken up and relaid. We hand-lay sand and cement screed in Bexley.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedWelling, Blackfen and Bexleyheath semis gain heated extensions tied into older floors. We screed over wet underfloor heating in Bexley.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedBexley Riverside apartment floors in Erith and Belvedere can specify a CA grade of anhydrite screed. We pour it to specification and test it.
- Floor LevellingFoots Cray Business Area units and older Bexley homes often need a flat base before new flooring. We level with self levelling compound.
- Latex ScreedOverboarded timber ground floors in Bexley's inter-war semis need a smooth, flexible base before vinyl or LVT. We lay latex screed.
- Concrete Floor GrindingUnit refits at Belvedere Industrial Area and Foots Cray can need old coatings and glue cut back.
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 Bexley.
Planning a pour on a Bexley extension
On an extension, the screed date is boxed in by the trades before and after it. The shell needs its roof, with windows and doors in, and the plasterer's wet work has to be finished. Any heating pipes must already be down and have passed their pressure test. Once all that is done, the floor can be poured.
Drying follows. You can usually walk on a liquid screed after 24 to 48 hours, yet the flooring fitter still has to wait for a moisture reading, and a deeper sand and cement floor needs longer again. Fit the kitchen and the tiler's dates around the screed rather than squeezing the screed in around them.
On most Bexley suburban streets getting in is straightforward: when we pump, the pump and mixer sit on the drive or at the kerb, and the hose needs a clear run to the room. If the house has no drive and the side passage is the only way through, say so in your enquiry.
Floors at the borough's Strategic Industrial Locations, from Belvedere Industrial Area and Erith Riverside to the Foots Cray Business Area, are priced through our commercial screeding service, separately from home floors.
Screeding prices for Bexley 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 Bexley
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
See what customers say in our Google reviews and on our testimonials page.
Reaching Bexley
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 34.3 miles from Bexley, which lies to the east. Postcodes here include DA7, DA1, DA15 and DA5, and Greenwich (3.6 miles), Swanley (4.4 miles), Dartford (4.5 miles) and Swanscombe (6.2 miles) are close by. Neighbourhoods we cover in Bexley include Barnehurst, Barnes Cray, Bexleyheath, Blackfen and Coldblow.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
