Front garden to tarmac driveway in Esher

What does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Esher?

Local guide rates for Esher (the South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£66–£105 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,450–£2,300
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,200–£3,450
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,950–£4,700

As a 2026 guide in Esher, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,450–£2,300. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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.

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
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

How it is built

Planning and kerb rules for Esher

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.

Esher: the local details

What applies in Esher. Esher is 9 miles from Woking, and we survey there as part of Surrey cover.

Postcodes: KT10
Area: Surrey
Nearest towns: East Molesey (2 miles), West Molesey (2 miles), Walton-on-Thames (2 miles), Sunbury-on-Thames (3 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Esher: East Molesey, West Molesey, Walton-on-Thames, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surbiton.

Esher: common questions

Is the survey in Esher 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 much does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Esher?

As a 2026 guide in Esher, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,450–£2,300. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you work in my part of Esher?

We cover Esher including KT10, and nearby East Molesey, West Molesey, Walton-on-Thames.

How quickly can work start in Esher?

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

Also in Esher

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