Which screed suits which part of Shoreham-by-Sea
Census 2021 counted 23,659 people in the Shoreham-by-Sea built-up area. We cover the whole of it, including Kingston by Sea, Upper Cokeham and Lower Cokeham, North Lancing and South Lancing, and Shoreham Beach across the river. Postcodes here include BN43 and BN15.
Semi-detached houses make up 34% of homes, and inter-war and post-war semis fill much of the town away from the river. The typical job on a house like that is a rear extension or a kitchen diner, where the new floor has to meet an old suspended timber or concrete floor at exactly the right height. A wide extension suits pumped liquid screed. If the original ground floor is being dug out and relaid, or the rooms are small, traditional sand and cement screed is often more practical.
The large share of flats is the other part of the picture. In older blocks the work tends to be acoustic floor build-ups and screed repairs. In the four to nine storey riverside buildings at Free Wharf and Kingston Wharf, liquid screed pumped to upper floors over underfloor heating is common. If the drawings for one of those blocks specify calcium sulphate, what the anhydrite grades mean is explained on its own page.
Wherever the floor is heated, read about screed over heating pipes first. How deep the screed sits over the pipes, and how slowly it is first warmed, count for more than whose name is printed on the bag. A sound floor that is merely uneven can often be levelled with compound rather than replaced.
Homes in Shoreham-by-Sea at a glance
Of the 10,273 households in Shoreham-by-Sea, 34% live in semi-detached houses and 23% in terraced houses. The largest group of homes here was built between 1945 and 1972 (35%), and a further 21% between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Shoreham-by-Sea | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 18% |
| Semi-detached houses | 34% |
| Terraced houses | 23% |
| Flats | 23% |
| Built before 1919 | 8% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 20% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 35% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 21% |
| Built since 2000 | 15% |
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 Shoreham-by-Sea built-up area (E63006538).
Screeding services in Shoreham-by-Sea
- Liquid ScreedFour to nine storey apartments at Free Wharf and Kingston Wharf take pumped liquid screed on upper floors.
- Sand and Cement ScreedInter-war semis in Shoreham-by-Sea often need new screed matched to old timber or concrete floors.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedUnderfloor heating screed for Shoreham-by-Sea semi kitchen diners and new riverside flats, correct pipe cover and a clear heat-up plan.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedWith 1,100 homes allocated to the Western Harbour Arm, we pour anhydrite flow screed to CA grades in Shoreham-by-Sea.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling for Free Wharf shell units, older flats and semis in Shoreham-by-Sea, ready for LVT or carpet tiles to sit flat.
- Latex ScreedBoarded and tiled floors in older Shoreham-by-Sea flats and semis can take a thin latex screed so vinyl or LVT lies smooth.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding for Free Wharf and Kingston Wharf West shell units in Shoreham-by-Sea, leaving a clean slab for fit out.
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 Shoreham-by-Sea.
River Adur sites, access and pour timing
Commercial floors on the riverside schemes are a separate kind of job. Southern Housing's Free Wharf scheme on the Adur includes around 30,000 sq ft of commercial space, and Kingston Wharf West has consent for about 90,000 sq ft of self-storage and office space. Ground floor units like these usually go to shell with a screed ready for the tenant's fit out. Shell floors of that kind come under our commercial screeding work.
On a house, timing is about the trades either side of the screed. We pour when the extension is sealed from the weather, the windows and doors are fitted and the plasterer has finished the wet work. If there is underfloor heating, your engineer fixes and pressure tests it before our visit. Then let the screed dry properly before you book the tiler or the kitchen fitting team.
Then there is getting the screed to the room. A pumped pour needs the mixer and pump parked close enough for the hose to reach the door. On a terraced or semi-detached street, tell us about parking restrictions, narrow side passages or shared drives when you ask for a price. On an apartment site, the pump line route to the upper floors is agreed with the site manager in advance.
Screeding prices for Shoreham-by-Sea 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 Shoreham-by-Sea
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Reaching Shoreham-by-Sea
On the map, Shoreham-by-Sea sits south-south-east of Slough, about 50.9 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including BN43 and BN15), next to Southwick (1.5 miles), Worthing (4.5 miles), Brighton and Hove (5.7 miles) and Burgess Hill (10.5 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Shoreham-by-Sea include Kingston by Sea, Lower Cokeham, North Lancing, Shoreham Beach and South Lancing.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.