Private road resurfacing: who pays and what it costs
On a private road, the owners or residents pay for upkeep, usually as set out in their deeds or by a management company. Resurfacing a sound private road typically costs about £22–£38 per m² excluding VAT; a new or rebuilt road about £45–£80 per m².
Who is responsible?
Check the title deeds or the management company's terms. Many shared drives give each owner a duty to contribute to upkeep, sometimes in proportion to frontage or use.
Options
- Patch repairs to keep it safe
- Overlay on a sound base
- Plane and inlay where levels must stay the same
- Rebuild where the base has failed
Splitting the cost
We can itemise a quote by section or frontage so owners can agree shares, and phase the work to keep everyone's access open.
Adoption
If residents want the council to adopt the road, it must be built to the council's specification and go through the adoption process. Surfacing alone does not make a road adopted.
Questions
Can one owner arrange the work?
Yes, but get the other owners' agreement in writing first, especially on shares and access.
Can you add speed humps?
Yes, asphalt humps with markings, sited away from drains and junctions.
Related services
Private and access road surfacing
Shared drives, unadopted roads and estate access roads built or resurfaced, with kerbs and drainage.
FROM £45–£80 PER M² EX VATLearn more →
Line marking and speed humps
Bay lines, hatching, arrows and accessible bays, plus asphalt speed humps for car parks and private roads.
FROM £40–£120 PER BAY EX VATLearn more →
Farm tracks and rural access
Tarmac or tar and chip on farm tracks, lanes and long rural drives, built for the vehicles that use them.
FROM £30–£55 PER M² EX VATLearn more →Get a written tarmac quote
Send a postcode and a rough size and we'll arrange a survey. Every quote lists the layers, edging, drainage and VAT.
- Surface courseDEPTH + MIX
- Binder courseDEPTH + MIX
- Sub-baseDEPTH + MATERIAL
- Edges, drainage, VATITEMISED