Old centre, Bengeo and Sele Farm: matching Hertford floors
Census 2021 counted 28,807 people in the Hertford built-up area. The Census also shows how old their homes are, and the answer is mixed: 16% were built before 1919, while another 26% date from 1973 to 1999. With that spread, each job starts by finding out what is under the floor.
Close to the centre, where the medieval street plan and timber-framed buildings survive, period terraces and cottages often have solid floors laid with no damp proof membrane. The cure is to dig the floor out, put in a membrane and insulation, then finish with sand and cement screed laid by hand, set at a depth that lines up with the old door thresholds.
Post-war and late twentieth century houses have different needs: extension slabs and kitchen refits. A large new kitchen floor suits a pumped liquid screed, which is flat, dense and walkable within 24 to 48 hours. If heating pipes are part of the plan, the page on heated floors and screed explains pipe cover and switching on.
The town's named areas include Bengeo north of the River Beane, Pine Hurst, the Foxholes Estate, Horns Mill, Rush Green and Sele Farm, and the same approach applies in each: find out what is under the floor, then choose the screed. A solid floor with dips but no damp may only want a thin pour of levelling compound over the top.
Homes in Hertford at a glance
Terraced houses make up 30% of the 12,560 households in Hertford, followed by flats at 28%. By age, 26% of properties date from 1973 and 1999, the biggest single group, with 24% built between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Hertford | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 15% |
| Semi-detached houses | 26% |
| Terraced houses | 30% |
| Flats | 28% |
| Built before 1919 | 16% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 10% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 24% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 26% |
| 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 Hertford built-up area (E63004358).
Screeding services in Hertford
- Liquid ScreedNew Hertford homes, flats and open-plan extensions suit pumped liquid screed: flat to SR1 or SR2 and walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedPeriod cottages near Hertford's centre often have solid floors with no damp proof membrane. We dig out and relay them in sand and cement.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedAdding underfloor heating while a Hertford cottage floor is dug out, or heating a new extension? We screed over the pipes.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedApartment blocks and new plots in Hertford can name a CA-C25-F5 or CA-C20-F4 anhydrite screed. We pour to the grade specified.
- Floor LevellingRefitting a unit at Mead Lane Business Centre, or joining a Hertford extension to the old house? Self levelling compound gives a flat base.
- Latex ScreedKitchen refits in Hertford's post-war and later houses can uncover old tiles or worn concrete. Latex screed readies them for vinyl.
- Concrete Floor GrindingOlder units at Mead Lane Business Centre and Marsh Lane Industrial Estate often need grinding 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 Hertford.
Access and timing for a Hertford screed pour
In a Hertford renovation, the screed slots in between other trades. Before we pour, windows and outside doors want to be fitted, the wet plaster finished and any heating pipes through their pressure test. Drying then depends on depth and material, which is why a flooring fitter should be booked from the screed date, not before it.
Think about getting to the room early on. For a pumped pour, our mixer lorry and pump have to stand within a hose length of the room. In the centre, with its medieval street plan, mention the frontage and any kerb space when you ask for a price; a hand-mixed screed brought in by barrow is sometimes the simpler answer for a small cottage floor.
Units on Mead Lane are another matter from houses. Mead Lane Business Centre, near Hertford East station, is the town's principal industrial area, with the smaller Marsh Lane Industrial Estate close by. Older units there often need concrete repair and preparation before new floors go in, and East Herts Council's plans for the former gas works site include around 3,000 square metres of new employment space. Our commercial screeding service covers work of that kind.
Screeding prices for Hertford 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 Hertford
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Reaching Hertford
Hertford is about 30.5 miles north-east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including SG14 and SG13. The nearest towns to it are Ware (2.2 miles), Hoddesdon (3.8 miles), Welwyn Garden City (5.6 miles) and Hatfield (6.5 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Hertford include Bengeo and Pine Hurst.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
