Front garden to tarmac driveway in Tottenham

How much should I budget in Tottenham?

These Tottenham guide prices reflect rates in London, about 20% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£72–£114 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,600–£2,500
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,400–£3,750
Example: 45 m² drive	£3,250–£5,150

As a 2026 guide in Tottenham, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £72–£114 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £3,250–£5,150. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Rules that apply in Tottenham

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. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Where we work in and around Tottenham

What applies in Tottenham. Tottenham is one of the bigger places we cover in Greater London, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes: N17, N18, N15
Area: Greater London
Nearest towns: Edmonton (2 miles), Wood Green (2 miles), Walthamstow (2 miles), Muswell Hill (3 miles)
Pricing: London, about 20% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Tottenham: Edmonton, Wood Green, Walthamstow, Muswell Hill, Enfield.

What is included in a front garden driveway conversion?

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
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

How it is built

Your questions answered

How much does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Tottenham?

As a 2026 guide in Tottenham, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £72–£114 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £3,250–£5,150. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Tottenham postcodes do you cover?

We cover Tottenham including N17, N18, N15, and nearby Edmonton, Wood Green, Walthamstow.

Do I need permission for a front garden driveway conversion in Tottenham?

In England, a new hard surface over 5 m² in front of a house needs planning permission unless it is porous or drains to a lawn, border or soakaway within the property. Dropped kerbs are approved by the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

How long will the work take at my Tottenham property?

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

More we do in Tottenham

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