Tilbury's housing eras and the floors they need
Census 2021 counted 14,187 people in the Tilbury built-up area. The town was created in the late nineteenth century on land that had been part of Chadwell St Mary parish, after the docks were dug, and its homes were added in waves after that: the inter-war years, the post-war decades, the 1970s and 1980s, and a smaller run of recent building.
Each wave leaves a different floor. A worn kitchen floor in an older terrace often sits on a solid slab that has cracked or dropped. If the damage is shallow, levelling the existing floor is quicker and cheaper than replacing it. Where the slab itself has given up, we dig it out and start again: insulation, a membrane, then sand and cement trowelled by hand on top.
A small rear extension needs its screed set to the exact height of the house floor. For an open room that is usually a pumped liquid screed, walkable within 24 to 48 hours, and if heating pipes go under it, the details on the underfloor heating screed page apply.
Renewal has reshaped parts of the town too. The 1960s Broadway Estate was regenerated through an assisted self-build programme, and newer council-led schemes such as St Chad's and Beaconsfield Place have followed. On council-led builds like those, insulation is usually laid with a liquid screed straight over it, and if the drawings name calcium sulphate, the Tilbury anhydrite page covers what follows.
Homes in Tilbury at a glance
Of the 4,968 households in Tilbury, 40% live in terraced houses and 28% in semi-detached houses. The largest share of its housing, 30%, was built between 1945 and 1972, and 28% between the wars.
| Homes in Tilbury | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 4% |
| Semi-detached houses | 28% |
| Terraced houses | 40% |
| Flats | 27% |
| Built before 1919 | 2% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 28% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 30% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 28% |
| Built since 2000 | 14% |
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 Tilbury built-up area (E63004998).
Screeding services in Tilbury
- Liquid ScreedFrom small rear extensions to upper-floor flats, Tilbury floors suit pumped liquid screed, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedReplacing a tired kitchen floor in a Tilbury inter-war house? Hand-laid sand and cement screed, mixed on site and compacted level.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedWet underfloor heating in a Tilbury extension or new build needs the right screed cover over the pipes. Liquid or sand and cement.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedTilbury apartment floors and new council-led schemes suit anhydrite flow screed, poured to grade and then sanded.
- Floor LevellingUneven concrete in Tilbury terraces and refurbished flats: floor levelling to SR1 or SR2 for LVT, vinyl, tiles or wood.
- Latex ScreedTilbury flat refurbishments and ex-council kitchen refits get a thin latex screed over plywood, old tiles or tired concrete.
- Concrete Floor GrindingWarehouse and unit floors near the Port of Tilbury and Hume Avenue: concrete floor grinding to clear ridges, glue and coatings.
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 Tilbury.
Planning a pour on a Tilbury street
A kitchen floor or a small extension is usually one or two rooms, so the plan is simple, but the order still matters. The room should be weathertight and plastered, any pipes tested and the old floor removed before the screed date. After the pour, allow drying time before the kitchen fitter or flooring layer comes back. Book them once the screed date is fixed, not before.
On terraced streets, access is the main practical question. When we pump, the lorry parks where its hose can get to your front door, and in a terrace with no way round the back, that hose comes along the hall. If your street has yellow lines, permit bays or a tight pavement, mention it with your enquiry. For a very small room, mixing on site by hand avoids the pump altogether.
Flats need their own checks. Where a block is being refurbished, the managing agent may set working hours and delivery rules, and a thin latex or self-levelling finish can bring existing floors back to tolerance without adding much height.
Industrial floors at the Port of Tilbury, Tilbury2, London Distribution Park and the units on Hume Avenue are a different trade, covered by our commercial screeding service.
Screeding prices for Tilbury 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 Tilbury
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 Tilbury
Tilbury is about 43.8 miles east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including RM18. The nearest towns to it are Gravesend (1.3 miles), Northfleet (1.7 miles), Grays (2 miles) and Swanscombe (3.5 miles).
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.