Car parks and roads · Bedfordshire

Car park surfacing in Dunstable

For car park surfacing jobs in Dunstable, the survey decides whether patching, an overlay, an inlay or a rebuild is the right spend, and the quote shows each option.

DUNSTABLE GUIDE£52–£89 per m² ex VAT
Small car park with new asphalt and white bay lines beside a community building, typical of car park surfacing work

What does car park surfacing cost in Dunstable?

For Dunstable, we apply the East of England rate, about 5% above our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

ItemGuide price (ex VAT)
New car park or yard: dig-out, 200–300 mm sub-base, binder and surface course£52–£89 per m² (£62–£107 inc VAT)
Example: 200 m² car park£10,500–£17,850 (£12,600–£21,400 inc VAT)
Example: 400 m² car park£21,000–£35,700 (£25,200–£42,850 inc VAT)
Example: 800 m² car park£38,650–£65,700 (£46,400–£78,850 inc VAT)

As a 2026 guide in Dunstable, car park surfacing work runs at about £52–£89 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £10,500–£17,850. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Layer by layer

Surface course30–40 mm AC 10 or AC 6 denseBinder courseabout 60 mm AC 20Sub-base200–300 mm Type 1, design to suit groundDrainagegullies, channels or permeable designINDICATIVE CROSS-SECTION · NOT TO SCALE

What we do on car park surfacing

New small car parks built properly: deeper sub-base, dense binder and surface course, kerbs, drainage and lining.

  • Excavation and disposal
  • Dense binder course, about 60 mm
  • Surface course, about 30–40 mm
  • Kerbs, gullies, channels and connections
  • Bay lines, hatching and arrows

Where we work in and around Dunstable

What applies in Dunstable. Dunstable is 5 miles from Luton, and we survey there as part of Bedfordshire cover.

Postcodes
LU6, LU5, LU4
Area
Bedfordshire
Nearest towns
Luton (5 miles), Leighton Buzzard (6 miles), Harpenden (9 miles), Berkhamsted (9 miles)
Pricing
East of England, about 5% above our UK midpoint

Nearby, we work in Luton, Leighton Buzzard, Harpenden, Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead.

Questions about car park surfacing jobs in Dunstable

Can I get a free survey in Dunstable?

Yes for new surfacing such as drives, paths, private roads and car parks. Small repairs are often priced from photos; if a visit is needed for a repair-only job, we tell you any charge first.

Car park surfacing cost in Dunstable: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Dunstable, car park surfacing work runs at about £52–£89 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £10,500–£17,850. Drainage, kerbs and lining are itemised separately.

Are there planning or highway rules in Dunstable?

Householder permitted development covers houses only. Car parks, yards, flats and business premises follow normal planning rules: resurfacing an existing area on the same footprint is generally fine, while a new car park, a change of use or new drainage may need permission. Check with the planning authority before any new hard area.

Which Dunstable postcodes do you cover?

We cover Dunstable including LU6, LU5, LU4, and nearby Luton, Leighton Buzzard, Harpenden.

Also in Dunstable

Send us a postcode, a rough size and a photo or two, and we'll come back with survey dates for Dunstable.

Free survey for new surfacing

Car park surfacing in Dunstable: get a written 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
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