Two kinds of floor across Houghton Regis
Census 2021 counted 18,814 people in the Houghton Regis built-up area. Most homes fall into one of two broad camps, and the right screed usually follows from which camp yours sits in.
The first is the overspill housing. Parkside, Tithe Farm and Chelsea Gardens were built in the 1950s and 1960s for families moving out of London, and a large part of the town's housing dates from that period. Semis and terraces on those estates are typically extended at the back, or have a tired ground floor that wants re-screeding before new flooring goes down. A dug-out floor or a string of small rooms suits hand-laid sand and cement screed. If the old floor in a Tithe Farm terrace is solid underfoot and merely uneven, a skim of levelling compound may sort it without any new screed.
The second camp is brand new. 32% of homes here were built from 2015 onwards, and the Houghton Regis North framework and Bidwell West are adding thousands more. Those houses stand on modern insulated slabs, and the normal specification is a flowing screed poured over heating pipes. A pumped liquid screed covers a whole plot in a day. Where the heating engineer has already fixed the loops on a Bidwell West plot, the heated floor screeds page gives the depth needed over them and the point at which the system can first run. Calcium sulphate grades named on a drawing get their own explanation on our anhydrite page.
We also cover Houghton Park and the rest of the town; postcodes here include LU5.
Homes in Houghton Regis at a glance
The most common home in Houghton Regis is a terraced house (42%), ahead of semi-detached houses at 33%. The largest group of homes here was built between 1973 and 1999 (32%), and a further 32% since 2015.
| Homes in Houghton Regis | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 12% |
| Semi-detached houses | 33% |
| Terraced houses | 42% |
| Flats | 12% |
| Built before 1919 | 1% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 3% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 27% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 32% |
| Built since 2000 | 37% |
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 Houghton Regis built-up area (E63004127).
Screeding services in Houghton Regis
- Liquid ScreedNew homes at Houghton Regis North and wide extensions on older estates suit pumped liquid screed in Houghton Regis.
- Sand and Cement ScreedWorn ground floors at Tithe Farm and Parkside often need relaying.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedNew Houghton Regis homes are built around underfloor heating; older semis add it later.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedHoughton Regis North drawings may name CA-C25-F5 or another calcium sulphate grade.
- Floor LevellingRefits at Houghton Hall Business Park and Townsend Industrial Estate, or dips in older homes: floor levelling in Houghton Regis.
- Latex ScreedOld tiles, overboarded timber or patchy concrete in a post-war Houghton Regis home? Latex screed lays a thin, smooth base for vinyl.
- Concrete Floor GrindingLips between slab bays, old adhesive, flaking paint on Townsend Industrial Estate units: concrete floor grinding in Houghton Regis.
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 Houghton Regis.
Pump access, build timing and Houghton Regis business units
Where the pump stands matters as much as which screed you pick. Our mixer and pump stay out on the street or drive, and the hose is fed in through whichever door is closest. A driveway makes that easy. On a street of terraces the lorry may have to wait on the road, so tell us about parking bays, narrow paths or a shared rear alley when you ask for a price. On a live site at Bidwell West or Houghton Regis North, the site manager usually decides where the pump can set up and when.
Timing is the other half. We come in partway through a build, once the roof is finished, the glazing and outside doors are fitted, the plasterers have gone and any heating loops have passed their pressure test. After the pour comes drying, and flooring has to wait for it. Book the screed early, then fix the date once the shell is weathertight.
The town's business floors are a separate job. Houghton Hall Business Park houses Whitbread, NICEIC and Renault Trucks, and the Townsend Industrial Estate runs across Portland Close, Blackburn Road and Westbury Close. Parcel operators such as DPD use the Lovett Way part of Woodside. Floors like these need to stay flat and hard wearing and are repaired from time to time, which is the work of our commercial screeding team.
Screeding prices for Houghton Regis 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 Houghton Regis
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Reaching Houghton Regis
On the map, Houghton Regis sits north of Slough, about 26.4 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including LU5), next to Dunstable (1.3 miles), Luton (4.7 miles), Leighton Buzzard (6.1 miles) and Flitwick (6.8 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Houghton Regis include Houghton Park, Parkside and Tithe Farm.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
