Eastleigh's three generations of homes and their floors
The London and South Western Railway moved its carriage and wagon works to Eastleigh in 1891 and its locomotive works in 1909, and the town centre still follows the Victorian grid iron street layout of that period. Census 2021 counted 48,355 people in the built-up area.
The terraces around the town centre, Victorian and inter-war, often have suspended timber floors or early concrete laid without insulation. Renovating one usually means taking that floor out and replacing it with an insulated screed. In small rooms and hallways, and anywhere a wet room is planned, a hand-laid sand and cement screed is the natural fit.
Further out, semi-detached houses are the largest single group at 32% of homes. Post-war semis and detached houses in places such as Bishopstoke, Boyatt Wood and Fair Oak are typical extension projects. The new floor has to tie into the existing one at exactly the right level, and a wide open-plan space suits a pumped liquid screed for Eastleigh extensions. If that extension is heated, pipe cover and the first heat-up both need planning, which our underfloor heating screed page explains.
Newer homes tend to need smaller jobs. That might be levelling a floor before large tiles go down, or a repair around underfloor heating pipes. For a smooth, flat base ready for LVT or tiles, see floor levelling in Eastleigh.
Homes in Eastleigh at a glance
The most common home in Eastleigh is a semi-detached house (32%), ahead of terraced houses at 27%. The largest share of its housing, 26%, was built between 1973 and 1999, and 16% between the wars.
| Homes in Eastleigh | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 21% |
| Semi-detached houses | 32% |
| Terraced houses | 27% |
| Flats | 20% |
| Built before 1919 | 12% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 16% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 16% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 26% |
| Built since 2000 | 31% |
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 Eastleigh built-up area (E63006272).
Screeding services in Eastleigh
- Liquid ScreedExtensions to post-war semis in Bishopstoke, Boyatt Wood and Fair Oak suit pumped liquid screed in Eastleigh. Walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedVictorian and inter-war terraces near Eastleigh town centre often swap timber or old concrete floors for insulated sand and cement screed.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedAdding wet underfloor heating to an Eastleigh extension or older terrace? We screed over the pipes to the right cover and heat-up plan.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedEastleigh flats and new plots often specify anhydrite. We pour CA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 and handle laitance and moisture tests.
- Floor LevellingRefurbished Barton Park warehouse units and Eastleigh shop and office refits need flat floors. Floor levelling to SR1 or SR2.
- Latex ScreedKeeping the timber floor in an Eastleigh terrace? Plywood overboarding and a latex screed give vinyl or LVT a smooth face.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding for warehouse units off Chickenhall Lane and Eastleigh extensions: ridges, paint and glue off before new floors.
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 Eastleigh.
Planning a pour around Eastleigh builds and businesses
Screed sits in the middle of a building programme. The walls and roof must be up, windows in, and the insulation, membrane and any heating pipes laid before we pour. Plasterers, joiners and flooring fitters then follow in turn, so the pour date and the drying time set the pace for everyone after it.
Access shapes the method. On the town centre grid, the streets are lined with terraces that have no side access, so a pumped screed comes through the front of the house in a hose, while sand and cement is carried in by barrow. On a semi with a side path, the route to a rear extension is shorter. We agree the route and where the mixer can stand before the day.
The town is changing quickly. Of its homes, 31% were built since 2000, and that newer stock mostly needs finishing work rather than new floors.
Eastleigh is also a working town. Barton Park Industrial Estate, reached from Chickenhall Lane off Bishopstoke Road, has warehouse units with concrete floors and secure yards, several recently refurbished. Beyond the estate, the railway works south of the station, the offices at Chandler's Ford, where B&Q has its head office, and Southampton Airport all add to the town's working floor space. Damaged warehouse slabs fall under our concrete floor repair service.
Screeding prices for Eastleigh 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 Eastleigh
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 Eastleigh
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 49.6 miles from Eastleigh, which lies to the south-west. Postcodes here include SO50 and SO53, and Hedge End (4.4 miles), Southampton (5 miles), Romsey (6.5 miles) and Winchester (6.6 miles) are close by. Neighbourhoods we cover in Eastleigh include Allbrook, Bishopstoke, Boyatt Wood, Cuckoo Bushes and Fair Oak.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
