Which screed fits which part of Hinckley
Census 2021 recorded 50,729 people in the Hinckley built-up area, living between the old centre, the suburbs that ring it and Burbage and Sketchley to the south. The right floor depends less on the address than on the age of the building and what is happening to it.
Suburbs such as Hollycroft, Middlefield, Wykin, Forest View and Saxon Paddock ring the old centre, with Sketchley Old Village on the southern side. Where a Hinckley house has an old solid floor that has cracked, or one laid with no damp protection, it normally has to come up so insulation and a membrane can go in under a hand compacted sand and cement screed for older floors. It copes with small rooms, awkward thresholds and bathrooms where a calcium sulphate product would be the wrong choice.
On the newer edges of Burbage, homes are more often built around wet underfloor heating. A pumped liquid screed for open floors suits that kind of plot because it flows round the pipes and keeps the pour shallower than a traditional mix. If heating is the main reason for the new floor, read about screeding over underfloor heating first, since pipe cover and the heat-up programme matter more than the name on the delivery ticket.
Some drawings name a calcium sulphate grade rather than simply asking for liquid screed, which changes how the floor is sanded and tested before flooring. A floor that is sound but uneven may not need replacing at all: levelling compound before new flooring brings it flat for LVT, tiles or engineered wood.
Homes in Hinckley at a glance
Of the 22,383 households in Hinckley, 37% live in semi-detached houses and 34% in detached houses. The largest group of homes here was built between 1973 and 1999 (26%), and a further 23% between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Hinckley | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 34% |
| Semi-detached houses | 37% |
| Terraced houses | 17% |
| Flats | 11% |
| Built before 1919 | 10% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 18% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 23% |
| 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 Hinckley built-up area (E63002801).
Screeding services in Hinckley
- Liquid ScreedNewer homes on the Burbage edges of Hinckley suit liquid screed pumped over heating pipes: flat, shallow and walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedOlder Hinckley houses with failed solid floors are rebuilt in hand-laid sand and cement, as are wet rooms and garages.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedHeated extensions and newer Burbage homes in Hinckley need correct pipe cover over underfloor heating and a slow first warm-up.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedHinckley flats and new build plots often call for anhydrite flow screed. We pour CA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 to spec.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling for uneven slabs, extension steps and unit refits at Hinckley Business Park or Logix Park, ready for LVT.
- Latex ScreedOld quarry tiles, overboarded kitchens and patched concrete in Hinckley houses get a thin latex screed so vinyl sits flat.
- Concrete Floor GrindingLogix Park, Harrowbrook and Sketchley Meadows units in Hinckley: diamond grinding strips coatings, glue and high spots with extraction.
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 Hinckley.
Pour dates, parking and business units in Hinckley
Your pour date hangs on the trades before and after it, because screeding falls halfway through a build. Before we pump or lay anything, the roof and windows need to be on, the wet plaster done and any heating pipes pressure tested. Flooring then waits for the screed to dry, which takes weeks rather than days on a thick floor. Put the tiler and the kitchen fitter after the screed in the programme, never before it.
Access decides how a pumped pour is set up. The mixer and pump stand outside, as close to the door as the road allows, and the hose runs in through the house. A driveway makes that simple. Where the lorry has to stop on a street near the town centre or The Crescent, tell us about parking bays, restrictions or a shared entry when you ask for a price.
Hinckley also has a large employment area. Hinckley Business Park on Brindley Road sits in the employment area west of the centre, close to the A5, while Harrowbrook, Logix Park, Greenfields Business Park and Sketchley Meadows on the Sketchley Lane Industrial Estate add warehouse and light industrial units. Warehouse and light industrial floors like these typically need high strength or fibre reinforced screed or floor grinding, and our commercial screeding service covers that work.
Screeding prices for Hinckley 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 Hinckley
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Reaching Hinckley
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 76.3 miles from Hinckley, which lies to the north-north-west. Postcodes here include LE10, and Earl Shilton (3.4 miles), Nuneaton (4.2 miles), Bedworth (6 miles) and Lutterworth (9.5 miles) are close by. Neighbourhoods we cover in Hinckley include Burbage, Hollycroft, Sketchley and Sketchley Old Village.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
