Which screed suits which kind of Chatteris home
Census 2021 recorded 11,022 people living in the Chatteris built-up area. For floor work, their homes sort into three rough groups, and each group points to a different page.
The largest group is late twentieth century housing. Some 36% of the town's homes were built between 1973 and 1999, and detached houses and bungalows from that era dominate the stock. When one of these is extended, the new floor is insulated and then finished with either a pumped liquid screed for open-plan extensions or a traditional mix. The choice turns on size, heating and how soon the room is needed.
Older houses form the second group. Fires in 1706 and 1864 destroyed most of the medieval and Georgian town, so the older homes near the centre mostly date from the late Victorian period onwards. Their solid floors may have no insulation or damp proofing at all. Once a floor like that has cracked or sunk and comes up, it normally goes back by hand, in Victorian-house sand and cement screed.
The third group is new building. Fenland District Council has hoped for 1,600 new homes in Chatteris by 2031, including the East Chatteris allocation and homes planned at Womb Farm on Doddington Road. A new East Chatteris house is an obvious place for pipes set in a heated screed, and should the drawings call for calcium sulphate, the anhydrite page explains how that material behaves.
Floors that are sound but out of level do not always need replacing. Plenty of them come right with a thin poured levelling layer instead.
Homes in Chatteris at a glance
The most common home in Chatteris is a detached house (37%), ahead of semi-detached houses at 34%. By age, 36% of properties date from 1973 and 1999, the biggest single group, with 19% built between 2000 and 2014.
| Homes in Chatteris | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 37% |
| Semi-detached houses | 34% |
| Terraced houses | 21% |
| Flats | 7% |
| Built before 1919 | 14% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 6% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 17% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 36% |
| Built since 2000 | 26% |
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 Chatteris built-up area (E63002918).
Screeding services in Chatteris
- Liquid ScreedPumped liquid screed for Chatteris bungalow extensions and East Chatteris new builds, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedVictorian floors near central Chatteris can lack damp proofing. We dig out and relay them in hand-laid sand and cement screed.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedWomb Farm and East Chatteris homes are candidates for heated floors.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedAnhydrite flow screed for Chatteris new-build plots, poured to CA-C20-F4 up to CA-C30-F6 with laitance and moisture checks.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling to SR1 or SR2 for uneven slabs in Chatteris homes and units at Prospect Way or Iretons Way, before LVT or tiles.
- Latex ScreedOlder Chatteris floors near the centre may lack damp proofing, so we test before latex screed goes over tiles, concrete or plywood.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding with dust extraction for units at Prospect Way, South Fens Enterprise Park and Iretons Way in Chatteris.
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 Chatteris.
Fenland ground, site access and timing a Chatteris pour
Fen ground changes the order of work. Before any screed goes down on a Chatteris extension, the slab beneath needs its damp proof membrane and insulation in place and checked, because peaty soil holds moisture and a floor laid without protection will draw it up. Those layers can be part of our price if you want us to supply them.
Timing matters as much as materials. On a Chatteris build, the pour date comes after the house is weathertight: roof finished, glazing and doors fitted, wet plaster done. Pipes for underfloor heating go down first and need a pressure test before we arrive. With the screed down, its depth and type set the drying period, so the kitchen and tiling trades are booked to follow the floor, never to lead it.
Access is usually simple where a house or bungalow has its own drive. The pump and mixer park within hose length of your door, so if the only way round is a tight side path or a drive shared with next door, say so up front.
Industrial units by the A142 and on Iretons Way are a different matter. Fenland District Council runs light industrial units at Prospect Way and the South Fens Enterprise Park beside the A142, and warehouse units stand on Iretons Way. Worn workshop and storage floors there may need repair, levelling or a hard wearing screed, which our commercial screeding service covers.
Screeding prices for Chatteris 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 Chatteris
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 Chatteris
Chatteris is about 70.5 miles north-north-east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including PE16. The nearest towns to it are March (6.5 miles), Ely (9.9 miles), Whittlesey (10.1 miles) and St Ives (10.6 miles).
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
