Brent's housing, from Kilburn to Kingsbury
Census 2021 counted 339,816 people in Brent, living in a strip of north west London that changes character from one end to the other. Across that strip, the screeding work divides three ways.
In Kilburn and Brondesbury, large Victorian and Edwardian houses have often been split into flats. Floors there tend to need taking back to the subfloor and bringing level before new finishes, with acoustic screeds between flats. That work leans on hand-laid sand and cement screed in Brent for bathrooms and dug-out floors, and on self levelling compound for flat floors before LVT, tiles or timber.
Further out, much of the west was laid out as early twentieth century Metroland. The inter-war semis in Kingsbury and Queensbury suit extension slabs and heated floors, which is the subject of our Brent underfloor heating screed page.
Then there is the new building. Wembley is Brent's biggest growth area, planned for over 15,000 new homes, and Alperton, South Kilburn and the Old Oak and Park Royal area all carry large housing targets. The towers going up around Wembley Park and along the canal at Alperton are mostly liquid screed pumped floor by floor over heating pipes, and a block specified in calcium sulphate is covered on the Brent anhydrite page.
We also cover Harlesden, Willesden, Neasden, Dollis Hill, Stonebridge, North Wembley and Kensal Rise.
Homes in Brent at a glance
Of the 118,612 households in Brent, 55% live in flats and 22% in semi-detached houses. By age, 31% of properties date from the wars, the biggest single group, with 28% built before 1919.
| Homes in Brent | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 6% |
| Semi-detached houses | 22% |
| Terraced houses | 15% |
| Flats | 55% |
| Built before 1919 | 28% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 31% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 7% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 9% |
| Built since 2000 | 24% |
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 Brent (E09000005).
Screeding services in Brent
- Liquid ScreedTowers around Wembley Park and along the Alperton canal are pumped with liquid screed floor by floor. We lay it across Brent.
- Sand and Cement ScreedVictorian and Edwardian homes in Kilburn and Brondesbury often need floors rebuilt. We hand-lay sand and cement screed in Brent.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedInter-war semis in Kingsbury and Queensbury suit heated extension floors. We lay screed over wet underfloor heating across Brent.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedApartment floors at Wembley Park and the Alperton canal can specify anhydrite screed. We pour the named CA grade across Brent.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling for split period houses in Kilburn and offices at Park Royal, giving Brent floors a flat base for new flooring.
- Latex ScreedRefitted kitchens and bathrooms in Kilburn and Brondesbury flats can leave tiles or plywood under vinyl.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding for Park Royal and Wembley Park units in Brent, cutting back old glue, paint and coatings before a refit.
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 Brent.
Access and pour dates on Brent streets
Half the work on a Brent floor is getting there. Pumping means finding the mixer and its pump a spot from which the hose can reach the building. On controlled parking streets and bus routes a bay suspension may be needed for the day, so list any restrictions in your enquiry. In a conversion, the hose can climb the stairwell to an upper flat, provided it is clear and sheeted over.
Sand and cement laid by hand flips the trade-off. No pump space is needed, but every bag goes in on someone's shoulder, which is slow on a top-floor flat and priced to match.
Dates hang on the other trades. Before we pour, the room must be closed in against the weather, the wet plastering must be done and any heating pipes must have been pressure tested. Once poured, the floor needs drying time before flooring, and how long depends on its depth and its material.
Postcodes here include HA0, HA9, NW2, NW6, NW9 and NW10. Offices and commercial units, including those at Park Royal and Wembley Park, are priced through our commercial screeding service.
Screeding prices for Brent 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 Brent
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 Brent
On the map, Brent sits east of Slough, about 16.8 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including HA0, NW2, NW10 and NW6), next to Ealing (3.5 miles), Hammersmith and Fulham (4.3 miles), Kensington and Chelsea (4.5 miles) and Camden (4.5 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Brent include Alperton, Brondesbury, Brondesbury Park, Church End and Dollis Hill.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
