Matching the screed to Southend-on-Sea's buildings
Census 2021 counted 182,295 people in the Southend-on-Sea built-up area, which spreads out from the centre through Westcliff-on-Sea, Chalkwell, Prittlewell, Southchurch and Thorpe Bay, with Eastwood, Bournes Green and Porters Town among the other districts we cover. Across the city the homes range from pre-1919 houses to recent flats, and the right screed follows the building.
Flats are a large part of it: 34% of homes are flats, and a good share of those are conversions of older houses. Converted flats often need acoustic screeds and careful levelling over old joists before new flooring, and our floor levelling for converted flats page covers that.
In the pre-1919 houses, the original solid floor may have been laid without any damp proof membrane. Putting that right usually means taking the old floor out and rebuilding it on a new membrane and insulation, topped with a hand-laid traditional sand and cement floor.
The large stock of inter-war and 1950s semis suits kitchen extensions. There the extension floor must line up with the old kitchen, and pumping liquid screed into the extension covers a wide room fast. If the extension is heated, underfloor heating screed in Southend-on-Sea explains pipe cover and heat-up.
The replacement blocks at Better Queensway will need flowing screeds laid over underfloor heating, floor by floor. Where a block specifies calcium sulphate, our anhydrite page covers the grades and testing.
Homes in Southend-on-Sea at a glance
Of the 79,027 households in Southend-on-Sea, 34% live in flats and 31% in semi-detached houses. The largest group of homes here was built before 1919 (27%), and a further 25% between the wars.
| Homes in Southend-on-Sea | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 16% |
| Semi-detached houses | 31% |
| Terraced houses | 17% |
| Flats | 34% |
| Built before 1919 | 27% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 25% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 24% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 16% |
| Built since 2000 | 9% |
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 Southend-on-Sea built-up area (E63004820).
Screeding services in Southend-on-Sea
- Liquid ScreedInter-war and 1950s semis in Southend-on-Sea suit kitchen extensions poured in liquid screed, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedPre-1919 Southend-on-Sea houses can hide solid floors with no damp proof membrane. We rebuild them in hand-laid sand and cement.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedFrom Better Queensway's new blocks to heated extensions on older semis, we screed over underfloor heating in Southend-on-Sea.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedAnhydrite flow screed for Southend-on-Sea apartment floors and new plots, poured to the CA grade, then sanded, primed and tested.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling for Southend-on-Sea flats converted over old joists and refits at Temple Farm or Airport Business Park, LVT ready.
- Latex ScreedQuarry tiles under a Southend-on-Sea kitchen, or ply over a flat's boards? Latex screed gives sheet vinyl a smooth face.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding for Temple Farm and Aviation Way units in Southend-on-Sea, paint, glue and ridges removed, dust extracted.
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 Southend-on-Sea.
Parking, pumps and Temple Farm Industrial Estate units
Access is the practical issue on many city streets. A pumped screed needs the mixer and pump parked within a hose run of the door, and resident parking bays, flats above shops or a long route through a shared hallway all take planning. When you get in touch for a quote, mention the parking rules on your street, any stairs or lift, and how far the room is from the door, and we will tell you whether the screed gets pumped or laid by hand.
Then there is the date. We pour once the room keeps the weather out, the plastering is done and any heating pipes have held their pressure test, and the flooring fitter comes after the screed has dried, not before. In a block of flats, the managing agent may also set working hours and protection rules for shared areas.
Industrial and commercial floors sit mainly north of the centre. Temple Farm Industrial Estate, near the A127, mixes light industrial and warehouse units. Beside London Southend Airport, the Airport Business Park and the planned Saxon Business Park, north of Aviation Way Industrial Estate, add new industrial and office floorspace where large pours and high strength screeds apply. Our high strength screed page covers the heavier specifications.
Screeding prices for Southend-on-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 Southend-on-Sea
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 Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea is about 58.5 miles east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including SS1, SS3, SS0 and SS9. The nearest towns to it are Rochford (2.9 miles), Rayleigh (5.6 miles), South Woodham Ferrers (8.2 miles) and Wickford (9.6 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Southend-on-Sea include Bournes Green, Cambridge Town, Chalkwell, Clifftown and Eastwood.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
