Front garden to tarmac driveway in Northampton

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Northampton

For Northampton, we apply the East Midlands rate, about 2% 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	£59–£93 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,300–£2,050
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,950–£3,050
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,650–£4,200

As a 2026 guide in Northampton, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £59–£93 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £1,950–£3,050. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Where we work in and around Northampton

What applies in Northampton. Northampton is one of the bigger places we cover in Northamptonshire, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes: NN1, NN2, NN3, NN5, NN4, NN7, NN6
Area: Northamptonshire
Nearest towns: Wellingborough (9 miles), Daventry (12 miles), Rushden (12 miles), Kettering (12 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Northampton: Wellingborough, Daventry, Rushden, Kettering, Corby.

Rules that apply in Northampton

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

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
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint

How it is built

Your questions answered

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

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).

What is the price of a front garden driveway conversion in Northampton?

As a 2026 guide in Northampton, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £59–£93 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £1,950–£3,050. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you cover all of Northampton?

We cover Northampton including NN1, NN2, NN3, NN5, NN4, NN7, and nearby Wellingborough, Daventry, Rushden.

How quickly can work start in Northampton?

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

More we do in Northampton

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