Matching the screed to Kingston upon Thames homes
Census 2021 counted 168,063 people in the borough. Around the historic market town centre, the suburbs stretch out through Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth, Chessington, Berrylands, Coombe, Hook and Old Malden, and 32% of all homes are semi-detached houses. A semi getting a rear extension or an opened-up kitchen usually wants one wide, flat floor, often with heating in it, and that suits a pumped liquid screed for extensions.
Older houses need a different approach. Norbiton's large Victorian and Edwardian houses bring older solid floors that may have no membrane. When one of those floors is dug out, a membrane and insulation go down first, and a hand-laid sand and cement screed for older floors is often the practical choice for small rooms and wet areas.
Heating changes the depth and the timing. If the new floor will be heated, our page on screed over underfloor heating explains the pipe cover and the heat-up schedule.
The borough's big regeneration schemes are adding flats. On the Cambridge Road Estate in Norbiton, 865 homes are being replaced with 2,170, and the former government site in Tolworth is approved for around 950 homes. Those schemes will add hundreds of flats with underfloor heating and liquid screed, and where the drawings name a calcium sulphate grade our anhydrite page covers the specification.
Not every floor needs a new screed. A sound but uneven floor can be brought flat for LVT or tiles with self levelling compound.
Homes in Kingston upon Thames at a glance
The most common home in Kingston upon Thames is a flat (37%), ahead of semi-detached houses at 32%. The largest share of its housing, 34%, was built between the wars, and 21% before 1919.
| Homes in Kingston upon Thames | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 13% |
| Semi-detached houses | 32% |
| Terraced houses | 17% |
| Flats | 37% |
| Built before 1919 | 21% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 34% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 19% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 12% |
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 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (E09000021).
Screeding services in Kingston upon Thames
- Liquid ScreedRear extensions on Kingston upon Thames semis and new flats at Tolworth suit pumped liquid screed, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedOld solid floors in Norbiton's Victorian houses are rebuilt with hand-laid sand and cement screed in Kingston upon Thames.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedUnderfloor heating screed for Kingston upon Thames house extensions and tight-height retrofits, laid with the correct pipe cover.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedCA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 anhydrite flow screed for Kingston upon Thames flats and new build plots, with laitance removal and moisture advice.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling for Chessington Industrial Estate trade counters, Tolworth Broadway shops and uneven Kingston upon Thames homes, to SR1.
- Latex ScreedRefits in Surbiton, Hook and Worcester Park: latex screed over ply, bonded tiles or worn concrete in Kingston upon Thames.
- Concrete Floor GrindingDiamond grinding with dust extraction for Kingston upon Thames trade counters on Cox Lane, Tolworth shop refits and garage slabs.
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 Kingston upon Thames.
Access and timing a pour in Kingston upon Thames
In a suburban street, access for a pumped screed is usually straightforward. The mixer and pump need to stand within a hose run of the door, and a driveway or a clear kerb outside a semi makes that simple. On streets with controlled parking, tell us about restrictions, side passages and gates when you ask for a price, so the plan works on the day.
Timing needs the same early planning. The room should be weathertight, with windows and doors fitted and wet plastering finished, and any heating pipes laid and pressure tested before the pour. After it, drying time depends on depth and screed type, so book the kitchen fitter and the tiler around the screed, not the other way round.
Commercial floors are a separate kind of job. Chessington Industrial Estate on Cox Lane holds trade counters and warehouses, with approval for new flexible industrial units, while Tolworth Broadway, the Tolworth Tower area and the town centre shops make up the other main commercial settings. Kingston is also the third largest retail centre by employment in London, and a shop changing hands may need its floor levelled or relaid. Our commercial screeding service covers units and warehouses.
Screeding prices for Kingston upon Thames 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 Kingston upon Thames
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 Kingston upon Thames
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 18.4 miles from Kingston upon Thames, which lies to the east-south-east. Postcodes here include KT5, KT9, KT3 and KT2, and Ewell (3.2 miles), Merton (3.4 miles), Richmond upon Thames (4 miles) and Epsom (4.1 miles) are close by. Neighbourhoods we cover in Kingston upon Thames include Berrylands, Chessington, Coombe, Hook and Kingston Hill.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
