Choosing a screed for Kidlington homes and extensions
Census 2021 counted 14,640 people in the Kidlington built-up area, which became a town in February 2026 after long being put forward as a contender for the largest village in England. Its homes grew in stages, and each stage points to a different kind of floor.
Along what is now the A4260, the ribbon development of the 1920s and 30s left houses that may have suspended timber floors or early solid floors. Before any new screed goes down in one of those, a damp proof membrane is usually needed, and a small room or hallway is often done with traditional sand and cement screed.
On the estates built either side of the main road after 1945, semis are the common house, and the typical project is a rear or side extension. The new floor has to finish level with the older concrete slab, and the kitchen often has heating in the floor. A wide, open extension suits pumped liquid screed in Kidlington, while a heated one needs its depth and heat-up planned as set out on our underfloor heating screed page. Garage conversions on the same estates raise the same questions of height and insulation.
Where the existing floor is sound but out of flat, self levelling compound for Kidlington floors is the quicker fix. If you have a Kidlington flat or new plot with a CA grade written on the plans, our anhydrite flow screed page deals with that calcium sulphate material.
Homes in Kidlington at a glance
Semi-detached houses make up 44% of the 6,301 households in Kidlington, followed by detached houses at 23%. By age, 39% of properties date from 1973 and 1999, the biggest single group, with 37% built between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Kidlington | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 23% |
| Semi-detached houses | 44% |
| Terraced houses | 19% |
| Flats | 14% |
| Built before 1919 | 4% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 9% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 37% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 39% |
| 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 Kidlington built-up area (E63004332).
Screeding services in Kidlington
- Liquid ScreedRear and side extensions on Kidlington's post-war estates suit pumped liquid screed, flush with the old slab and walkable in a day or two.
- Sand and Cement Screed1920s and 30s houses on Kidlington's main road and garage conversions on its estates often suit hand-laid sand and cement screed.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedKitchen extensions in Kidlington often have underfloor heating. We screed over the pipes with the right cover and a written heat-up plan.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedCA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 anhydrite screed for Kidlington apartments and new plots, pumped and finished, with laitance advice.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling for showroom, workshop and home floors in Kidlington, from Langford Locks to Church End, on the right primer for LVT.
- Latex ScreedRefitting a kitchen or bathroom in a 1970s to 90s Kidlington home? Latex screed smooths old tiles and overboarded floors for vinyl and LVT.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding for workshop, showroom and garage slabs around Kidlington's Langford Lane: adhesive, paint and high spots off.
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 Kidlington.
Langford Lane units and timing a Kidlington pour
On the north side of Kidlington, Langford Lane is the main business area. The Langford Locks industrial estate and the Honda, Nissan and Toyota showrooms at Oxford Motor Park are here, with London Oxford Airport close by. Showroom floors, hangars and workshops need flat, durable screeds, sometimes with a bonded or high-strength finish. For a Langford Locks unit or anything bigger, that sits with our commercial floor screeding team.
At home, timing is the main thing to plan. Your floor goes down halfway through the extension, after the roof is on, the glazing and outside doors are fitted, the wet plastering is finished and the heating engineer has pressure tested any pipes. After it, the flooring fitter waits for the screed to dry, and that wait grows with depth. Pencil the pour in early, then confirm it when the Kidlington extension is watertight.
With a pumped job, the mixer must sit where our hose can stretch from it to your front or side door. A shared drive, residents' parking or a tight passage beside a Kidlington semi are all worth flagging up front, so the set-up is sorted before we arrive.
Screeding prices for Kidlington 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 Kidlington
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 Kidlington
Kidlington is about 34.1 miles north-west of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including OX5. The nearest towns to it are Oxford (5 miles), Bicester (7.8 miles), Witney (8.8 miles) and Abingdon-on-Thames (10.5 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Kidlington include Garden City.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
