Front garden to tarmac driveway in Harwich

How much should I budget in Harwich?

These Harwich guide prices reflect rates in the East of England, about 5% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£63–£100 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,400–£2,200
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,100–£3,300
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,850–£4,500

As a 2026 guide in Harwich, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £63–£100 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,850–£4,500. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What the price covers

Turning a lawn or front garden into off-road parking: dig, base, tarmac, kerb crossing and planting.

Check the space: length, width and gate posts for a car
Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Covering Harwich

Harwich at a glance. Harwich is covered on our Essex rounds, 37 miles from Southend-on-Sea.

Postcodes: CO12
Area: Essex
Nearest towns: Felixstowe (3 miles), Walton-on-the-Naze (7 miles), Frinton-on-Sea (8 miles), Ipswich (10 miles)
Pricing: East of England, about 5% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Felixstowe, Walton-on-the-Naze, Frinton-on-Sea, Ipswich, Clacton-on-Sea.

How it is built

Planning and kerb rules for Harwich

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. If the job needs a dropped kerb, the highway authority (the county or unitary council) approves it before any work on the footway.

Harwich: common questions

Which Harwich postcodes do you cover?

We cover Harwich including CO12, and nearby Felixstowe, Walton-on-the-Naze, Frinton-on-Sea.

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

As a 2026 guide in Harwich, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £63–£100 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,850–£4,500. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Is the survey in Harwich 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.

How long does a front garden driveway conversion take in Harwich?

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

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