Front garden to tarmac driveway in Holyhead

How much should I budget in Holyhead?

Local guide rates for Holyhead (Wales, about 5% below our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£57–£90 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,250–£2,000
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,900–£3,000
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,550–£4,050

As a 2026 guide in Holyhead, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £57–£90 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,250–£2,000. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Holyhead: the local details

What applies in Holyhead. Smaller towns such as Holyhead are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Gwynedd.

Postcodes: LL65
Area: Gwynedd
Nearest towns: Caernarfon (19 miles), Bangor (Gwynedd) (21 miles)
Pricing: Wales, about 5% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

Close to Holyhead: Caernarfon, Bangor (Gwynedd).

Do I need permission in Holyhead?

In Wales, new front hardstanding should be porous or drain to a permeable area within the property, and work covering 100 m² or more with drainage effects usually needs SAB approval first. If the job needs a dropped kerb, the council as highway authority approves it before any work on the footway.

What is included in a front garden driveway conversion?

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.

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
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel

How it is built

Holyhead: common questions

Do you work in my part of Holyhead?

We cover Holyhead including LL65, and nearby Caernarfon, Bangor (Gwynedd).

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

As a 2026 guide in Holyhead, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £57–£90 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,250–£2,000. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How long will the work take at my Holyhead property?

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

What approvals apply in Holyhead?

In Wales, new front hardstanding should be porous or drain to a permeable area within the property, and work covering 100 m² or more with drainage effects usually needs SAB approval first. Dropped kerbs are approved by the council as highway authority.

Also in Holyhead

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