Front garden to tarmac driveway in Antrim

How much should I budget in Antrim?

For Antrim, we apply the Northern Ireland rate, about 12% below our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£53–£84 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,150–£1,850
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,750–£2,750
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,400–£3,750

As a 2026 guide in Antrim, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £53–£84 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,400–£3,750. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Where we work in and around Antrim

Antrim at a glance. Smaller towns such as Antrim are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in County Antrim.

Postcodes: BT41
Area: County Antrim
Nearest towns: Ballyclare (9 miles), Ballymena (10 miles), Newtownabbey (13 miles), Belfast (14 miles)
Pricing: Northern Ireland, about 12% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: DfI Roads

The same service is available in Ballyclare, Ballymena, Newtownabbey, Belfast, Lisburn.

Layer by layer

What the price covers

A front garden conversion turns lawn or planting into a parking space: the ground is excavated, a stone sub-base laid, tarmac surfaced on top, and a lowered kerb arranged so a car can cross the pavement legally.

Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Rules that apply in Antrim

In Northern Ireland, the Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 allows a hard surface between the front of a house and a road without permission if it is porous or drains to a porous area within the property, once it exceeds 5 m². Listed buildings and some access changes need permission. Any new or altered vehicle access onto a public road needs approval from DfI Roads, not the council.

Your questions answered

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Antrim?

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.

How long will the work take at my Antrim property?

Usually 2–4 working days, after the kerb approval. We book Antrim surveys alongside other jobs in County Antrim, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Do you work in my part of Antrim?

We cover Antrim including BT41, and nearby Ballyclare, Ballymena, Newtownabbey.

Front garden driveway conversion cost in Antrim: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Antrim, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £53–£84 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,400–£3,750. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Also in Antrim

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