Which screed fits which part of Enfield
Census 2021 counted 329,984 people in Enfield, and the borough grew around four older centres: Edmonton, Enfield itself, Southgate and Palmers Green. Each part of it asks something slightly different of a floor.
Take the between-the-wars semis and terraces of Southgate, Bush Hill Park, Winchmore Hill and Palmers Green: when their owners build out at the back or redo the ground floor, insulation and wet heating pipes tend to go in at the same time. A new open floor of that kind suits pumped liquid screed, while a heated room needs the pipe cover and warm-up plan explained on our Enfield underfloor heating screed page.
Older terraces in Edmonton and Ponders End are a different job. Some of them may have nothing to stop damp coming up through the ground floor, so when one gives out it is usually broken up and replaced: membrane first, then insulation, then a hand-laid sand and cement screed that works around small rooms and awkward thresholds.
At the other end of the scale, the new flats planned at Meridian Water will be built with pumped liquid screeds and acoustic layers. If a block's drawings call up a calcium sulphate grade, our Enfield page on anhydrite flow screed deals with the sanding, testing and priming that follow.
Plenty of floors need none of this. A sound but uneven slab under a new kitchen can usually be made ready for LVT or tiles with levelling compound, which is quicker and cheaper than a new screed.
Homes in Enfield at a glance
Of the 120,923 households in Enfield, 38% live in flats and 29% in terraced houses. By age, 35% of properties date from the wars, the biggest single group, with 23% built before 1919.
| Homes in Enfield | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 7% |
| Semi-detached houses | 25% |
| Terraced houses | 29% |
| Flats | 38% |
| Built before 1919 | 23% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 35% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 17% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 11% |
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 Enfield (E09000010).
Screeding services in Enfield
- Liquid ScreedRear extensions in Southgate and Bush Hill Park suit pumped liquid screed: K & B pours flat, dense floors across Enfield.
- Sand and Cement ScreedOld Edmonton and Ponders End terraces often need a rebuilt ground floor: hand-laid sand and cement screed across Enfield.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedUnderfloor heating in extensions on inter-war Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill homes needs proper screed cover, laid by us across Enfield.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedAnhydrite flow screed for Enfield flats and new build plots: CA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6, with laitance sanded and moisture tested.
- Floor LevellingLevelling compound for Enfield floors, from trade unit refits in Brimsdown to extension joins in Bush Hill Park, flat for LVT and tiles.
- Latex ScreedOverboarded timber and old quarry tiles in Enfield kitchens and bathrooms, smoothed with latex screed for vinyl, LVT or carpet.
- Concrete Floor GrindingDiamond grinding for Enfield slabs, from Great Cambridge and Trafalgar unit refits to garages and old carpet glue. Dust extracted.
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 Enfield.
Access, pump parking and pour dates in Enfield
A pumped screed arrives as a mixer and a pump that need to stand close enough for a hose to reach the room. Outside a semi with its own drive, the mixer and pump just park up. Where a house fronts a busy road or a controlled parking street, tell us when you ask for a price, and mention side passages, shared alleys or a flat above a shop, because those decide how the hose is run and whether a bay suspension or permit is needed.
Getting the date right is the other half. We want the extension closed in against rain, the plasterer gone and any heating loop pressure tested before we pour. After that it needs to dry before tiles, wood or LVT, and depth drives how long that takes. Book the floor layer first and fit the kitchen and flooring around it.
Enfield's trade and warehouse units are a different kind of floor again. Brimsdown Industrial Estate takes in the Watermill, Sovereign and Leeside Business Centres and Riverwalk Business Park, with the Trafalgar and Centenary Trading Estates close by, and there is the Great Cambridge Industrial Estate too. Units like these need level, durable floors, and a unit being refitted may need repair or a new wearing layer, which falls under our commercial screeding service.
Screeding prices for Enfield 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 Enfield
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 Enfield
On the map, Enfield sits east-north-east of Slough, about 25.5 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including EN2, N22, EN3 and EN1), next to Waltham Cross (3.3 miles), Cheshunt (4.1 miles), Haringey (4.5 miles) and Waltham Forest (5 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Enfield include Botany Bay, Bowes Park, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross and Bullsmoor.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.