Matching a screed to Chelmsford's neighbourhoods
Census 2021 counted 110,612 people in the Chelmsford built-up area, and the right floor for any one of their homes depends mainly on when it was built. A Victorian terrace, a 1960s semi and a new build plot each start from a different base, so the first questions are the age of the house and what sits under the floor now.
In the older streets of Moulsham, terrace renovations often mean lifting old solid floors that have no damp proof membrane. The replacement is a membrane, new insulation and a screed, usually hand-laid sand and cement for Moulsham terraces, which can be worked room by room and laid to falls in wet areas.
Around Great Baddow and Springfield, the many post-war semis are prime territory for rear extensions and kitchen knock-throughs. There the new screed has to meet the existing floor level exactly, and a pumped liquid screed for extensions and knock-throughs gives a flat, open floor quickly.
Out on the north east edge, Beaulieu Park and Channels are going up in phases, and their floors are normally drawn with pipework buried under a liquid or anhydrite screed. Our page on heated floors in Chelmsford covers pipe cover and commissioning, and the calcium sulphate flow screed page explains grades, laitance and moisture tests.
The city's large stock of flats brings acoustic and levelling work too, where a thin compound or a new screed prepares the floor for LVT, vinyl or carpet. Elsewhere, Chelmer Village, Widford, Galleyend, Blasford Hill and the Oxney Greens are all part of the area we cover.
Homes in Chelmsford at a glance
Of the 46,184 households in Chelmsford, 32% live in semi-detached houses and 25% in flats. The largest group of homes here was built between 1945 and 1972 (32%), and a further 26% between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Chelmsford | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 20% |
| Semi-detached houses | 32% |
| Terraced houses | 22% |
| Flats | 25% |
| Built before 1919 | 6% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 11% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 32% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 26% |
| Built since 2000 | 23% |
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 Chelmsford built-up area (E63004442).
Screeding services in Chelmsford
- Liquid ScreedRear extensions on post-war semis in Great Baddow and Springfield must meet the old floor level.
- Sand and Cement ScreedMoulsham terrace renovations often mean lifting old solid floors with no damp membrane.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedNew homes at Beaulieu Park and Channels are built around screed over underfloor heating.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedBeaulieu Park and Channels plots often name an anhydrite grade. We pour CA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 flow screed in Chelmsford.
- Floor LevellingShowroom refits at Riverside and Homelands and uneven floors in Chelmsford flats need a flat base.
- Latex ScreedRefits in Chelmsford flats and interwar homes need a smooth skin for vinyl.
- Concrete Floor GrindingUnit floors at Widford Industrial Estate and Waterhouse Lane need glue and paint ground off first.
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 Chelmsford.
Planning screed work around a Chelmsford build
Your floor date is tied to whoever works before and after us. By pour day we want the windows and roof closed in, the wet plastering behind you and any heating loops proven under test pressure. Once the floor is down it needs time to dry, which depends on its depth and material, so book the tiler and kitchen fitter after the screed date is fixed.
The lorry and pump for a flowing floor must be able to pull up within reach of your front door. Houses with a driveway make that simple; older streets near the centre may not offer off-road space. Mention permit parking, narrow access or shared passages when you ask for a price, so the hose route and the delivery time can be planned before the day rather than on it.
Commercial floors follow a different programme. Widford Industrial Estate, south of the centre by the A414, and the Waterhouse Lane employment area are established commercial sites, while Chelmsford Business Park at Boreham and retail parks such as Riverside and Homelands add office and showroom floors. On fit-outs where the opening date is fixed, quick drying screed helps keep the programme on track, and older slabs in refitted units may need repair first.
Screeding prices for Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford
Chelmsford is about 50.2 miles east-north-east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including CM1, CM3 and CM2. The nearest towns to it are Billericay (8.2 miles), Witham (8.4 miles), Wickford (8.8 miles) and Maldon (8.8 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Chelmsford include Blasford Hill, Chelmer Village, Galleyend, Great Baddow and Great Oxney Green.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.