Car parks and roads

Car park surfacing in Hertfordshire

From Watford to the smaller towns in Hertfordshire, our car park surfacing jobs quotes list the depths, edging, drainage and VAT so you can compare like with like.

HERTFORDSHIRE 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

How much does car park surfacing cost in Hertfordshire?

Rates in Hertfordshire follow the East of England, about 5% above our UK midpoint.

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)

Towns we cover in Hertfordshire

Postcode areas: AL, CM, EN, HA, HP, SG, WD.

What is included?

Car park surfacing for a new site means building a pavement for repeated vehicle traffic: excavation, a deeper compacted sub-base, a dense asphalt binder course and a surface course, with kerbs, drainage and lining.

  • Layout drawn: bays, aisles, accessible bays and pedestrian routes
  • Excavation and disposal
  • Sub-base about 200–300 mm, subject to ground assessment
  • Dense binder course, about 60 mm
  • Surface course, about 30–40 mm
  • Kerbs, gullies, channels and connections

Rules in Hertfordshire

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.

How it is built

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

Car park surfacing in Hertfordshire: questions

How much does car park surfacing cost in Hertfordshire?

As a 2026 guide, about £52–£89 per m² ex VAT in Hertfordshire. The survey confirms a fixed price.

Which towns in Hertfordshire do you cover?

Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, St Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Cheshunt, Hatfield, Bishops Stortford and more.

How long does car park surfacing take?

Often 1–2 weeks for a small car park, depending on drainage.

How thick should a car park be?

For cars and light vans, a common starting point is 200–300 mm of compacted Type 1, about 60 mm of binder and 30–40 mm of surface course. Ground strength and traffic decide the final design.

Other services in Hertfordshire

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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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