Tarmac surfacing in the West Midlands
Tarmac driveways and light commercial surfacing in the West Midlands: guide prices for the West Midlands, the towns we cover and the local rules.
Services and guide prices in the West Midlands
Rates in the West Midlands follow the West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint.
| Service | Guide price |
|---|---|
| New tarmac driveways | £60–£95 per m² inc VAT |
| Line marking and speed humps | £40–£120 per bay ex VAT |
| Car park surfacing | £50–£85 per m² ex VAT |
| Car park resurfacing | £20–£35 per m² ex VAT |
| Car park and yard repairs | £150–£400 each ex VAT |
| Red tarmac driveways | £75–£115 per m² inc VAT |
| Yards and forecourts | £50–£85 per m² ex VAT |
| Tar and chip driveways | £45–£75 per m² inc VAT |
| Edging and kerbs for tarmac | £25–£55 per metre inc VAT |
| Farm tracks and rural access | £30–£55 per m² ex VAT |
Also available: private and access road surfacing, front garden to tarmac driveway, tarmac driveway repairs, drainage for tarmac drives, dropped kerbs and vehicle crossings, tarmac driveway resurfacing, permeable tarmac driveways, tarmac paths and footpaths.
Worked examples at West Midlands rates, before edging and drainage:
- A 30 m² new tarmac drive works out at roughly £2,000–£3,150.
- Tarmac overlay, 32 m²: around £880–£1,600.
- Allow about £6,400–£11,200 for a 320 m² car park resurface (ex VAT).
Towns in the West Midlands
Planning and dropped kerbs in the West Midlands
In England, householder permitted development (Class F of the 2015 General Permitted Development Order) lets you lay a hard surface in front of a house without planning permission if it is porous, or if the rainwater is directed to a permeable area within the property. If the area is more than 5 m² and neither applies, you need permission. Standard dense tarmac is not porous, so a dense tarmac drive needs a lawn, border, channel to a soakaway or other permeable route for its water.
West Midlands: questions
Do you cover all of the West Midlands?
Yes, including Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Solihull.
Who approves dropped kerbs in the West Midlands?
The highway authority (the county or unitary council).
Which postcode areas do you cover in the West Midlands?
B, CV, DY, WS, WV.
Do you do car parks and private roads in the West Midlands?
Yes. Car park, yard and private road work is priced excluding VAT from a site survey.
Get a written tarmac quote
Send a postcode and a rough size and we'll arrange a survey. Every quote lists the layers, edging, drainage and VAT.
- Surface courseDEPTH + MIX
- Binder courseDEPTH + MIX
- Sub-baseDEPTH + MATERIAL
- Edges, drainage, VATITEMISED