Matching screed to Rochford, Hawkwell and Hall Road homes
Rochford is a small market town, with 12,617 people counted in its built-up area by Census 2021, and that area runs into Hawkwell, with Ashingdon close by. Semi-detached houses are the largest group, at 45% of homes, but the town also has a sizeable share of flats and a growing number of new houses.
Start with the new building. A scheme of around 200 homes on Hall Road, at the western edge of the town, is a clear example, and new houses on that western side tend to have heating pipes covered by a pumped liquid or anhydrite floor. For plots and specifications like that, see anhydrite flow screed in Rochford and screed over underfloor heating.
The older semis of Rochford and Hawkwell raise different questions. The typical job is a floor for a single storey extension, or a whole ground floor relaid after a renovation reveals a cracked, uninsulated slab. In a Hawkwell semi that means breaking up the tired concrete, putting insulation and a membrane in its place and screeding over the top. A large open floor suits pumped liquid screed; a smaller or awkward one, or one with a wet room, suits traditional sand and cement.
Period properties near the market square are a gentler proposition. Their floors may not need replacing at all, just careful levelling before a new finish, which our floor levelling in Rochford page covers.
Homes in Rochford at a glance
Of the 5,515 households in Rochford, 45% live in semi-detached houses and 24% in flats. The largest share of its housing, 34%, was built between 1945 and 1972, and 22% between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Rochford | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 19% |
| Semi-detached houses | 45% |
| Terraced houses | 11% |
| Flats | 24% |
| Built before 1919 | 6% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 14% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 34% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 22% |
| 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 Rochford built-up area (E63004763).
Screeding services in Rochford
- Liquid ScreedPumped liquid screed for Rochford extensions and new homes by Hall Road: one flat floor, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedCracked, uninsulated slabs in older Rochford and Hawkwell semis are rebuilt with hand-laid sand and cement screed.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedUnderfloor heating screed for New Hall Road homes and heated extensions in Rochford, with proper pipe cover and a slow first warm-up.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedRochford flats and new houses by Hall Road can specify anhydrite. We pump CA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 and hand over laitance advice.
- Floor LevellingPeriod floors near Rochford's market square and fit-outs at Purdeys Industrial Estate: levelling compound for LVT, vinyl and tiles.
- Latex ScreedRochford, Hawkwell and Ashingdon floors with sound old tiles or ply over boards can take a thin latex screed before lino or LVT.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding for trade and engineering units at Purdeys Industrial Estate and the Airport Business Park in Rochford.
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 Rochford.
Airport units, access and timing across Rochford
The commercial side of Rochford is concentrated around London Southend Airport. Purdeys Industrial Estate houses trade and engineering occupiers, and the Airport Business Park off Cherry Orchard Way is planned for around one million square feet of offices, warehouses and hotel space. Both involve floors built for heavy use, with specifications and programmes to match.
For a house, the practical questions are access and timing. Liquid screed arrives in a mixer and is pumped through a hose, so the vehicles need somewhere to stand, whether a drive or the road outside. On a terrace or a street with little parking, we agree the spot before the day and plan the hose route through the house. Sand and cement needs a mixer near the door and a clear path for barrows.
The pour itself comes after the building is watertight and any heating pipes are fitted and tested. Then the floor has to give up its water before any covering goes on, which takes around a day per millimetre up to 40mm and longer for the depth beyond. Plasterers and electricians can usually work on a liquid screed within 24 to 48 hours, but the floor fitter should be booked once the screed has been tested dry, not by the calendar.
Screeding prices for Rochford 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 Rochford
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 Rochford
On the map, Rochford sits east of Slough, about 58.4 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including SS4), next to Southend-on-Sea (2.9 miles), Rayleigh (4.4 miles), South Woodham Ferrers (5.7 miles) and Wickford (8.3 miles).
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
