Car parks and roads · Wiltshire

Car park surfacing in Swindon

Car park surfacing in Swindon is priced from a site survey and a written specification: build-up depths, drainage, kerbs and lining itemised so budgets can be signed off.

SWINDON GUIDE£52–£88 per m² ex VAT
Small car park with new asphalt and white bay lines beside a community building, typical of car park surfacing work

Car park surfacing prices in Swindon

Local guide rates for Swindon (the South West, about 3% 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–£88 per m² (£62–£106 inc VAT)
Example: 200 m² car park£10,300–£17,500 (£12,350–£21,000 inc VAT)
Example: 400 m² car park£20,600–£35,000 (£24,700–£42,000 inc VAT)
Example: 800 m² car park£37,900–£64,450 (£45,500–£77,350 inc VAT)

As a 2026 guide in Swindon, car park surfacing work runs at about £52–£88 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £10,300–£17,500. 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

Rules that apply in Swindon

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.

Covering Swindon

Survey cover and pricing for Swindon. Swindon is one of the bigger places we cover in Wiltshire, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes
SN1, SN38, SN2, SN3, SN5, SN4, SN25, SN26
Area
Wiltshire
Nearest towns
Calne (13 miles), Chippenham (16 miles), Devizes (17 miles), Melksham (20 miles)
Pricing
South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint

We also cover nearby Calne, Chippenham, Devizes, Melksham, Trowbridge.

What is included in car park surfacing?

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.

  • Site survey: ground, levels, drainage outfall, access for plant
  • Layout drawn: bays, aisles, accessible bays and pedestrian routes
  • Excavation and disposal
  • Surface course, about 30–40 mm
  • Bay lines, hatching and arrows

Your questions answered

Do you cover all of Swindon?

We cover Swindon including SN1, SN38, SN2, SN3, SN5, SN4, and nearby Calne, Chippenham, Devizes.

Do I need permission for car park surfacing in Swindon?

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.

Is the survey in Swindon free?

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 Swindon: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Swindon, car park surfacing work runs at about £52–£88 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £10,300–£17,500. Drainage, kerbs and lining are itemised separately.

Other work in Swindon

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

Free survey for new surfacing

Car park surfacing in Swindon: 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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