Car parks and roads · Cornwall

Private and access road surfacing in Saltash

For private road surfacing jobs in Saltash, the survey decides whether patching, an overlay, an inlay or a rebuild is the right spend, and the quote shows each option.

SALTASH GUIDE£46–£82 per m² ex VAT
Private access road in new tarmac between brick mews houses, typical of private road surfacing work

How much should I budget in Saltash?

Local guide rates for Saltash (the South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint):

ItemGuide price (ex VAT)
Private or access road, new build£46–£82 per m² (£55–£98 inc VAT)
Private road resurfacing over a sound base£23–£39 per m² (£28–£47 inc VAT)
Example: 150 m² road£7,650–£13,600 (£9,200–£16,300 inc VAT)
Example: 400 m² road£18,550–£32,950 (£22,250–£39,550 inc VAT)
Example: 900 m² road£38,400–£68,250 (£46,100–£81,900 inc VAT)

As a 2026 guide in Saltash, private road surfacing work runs at about £46–£82 per m² excluding VAT, so a 150 m² road is roughly £7,650–£13,600. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What is included in private road surfacing?

Private road surfacing is the construction or resurfacing of a road that the council does not maintain: shared drives, mews, unadopted estate roads and access roads to farms or business units.

  • Survey of the road, its edges and drainage
  • Option pricing: patch, overlay, inlay or rebuild
  • Surface course laid by paver where access allows
  • Kerbs, channels and gullies
  • Speed humps and markings if wanted

Layer by layer

Surface course30–40 mm denseBinder courseabout 60 mmSub-base200–300 mm Type 1, to suit trafficEdgeskerbs or haunched edgingINDICATIVE CROSS-SECTION · NOT TO SCALE

Where we work in and around Saltash

Survey cover and pricing for Saltash. Saltash is covered on our Cornwall rounds, 46 miles from Redruth.

Postcodes
PL12, PL5, PL11
Area
Cornwall
Nearest towns
Plymouth (4 miles), Plymstock (7 miles), Bodmin (22 miles), St Austell (25 miles)
Pricing
South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint

We also cover nearby Plymouth, Plymstock, Bodmin, St Austell.

Questions about private road surfacing jobs in Saltash

Which Saltash postcodes do you cover?

We cover Saltash including PL12, PL5, PL11, and nearby Plymouth, Plymstock, Bodmin.

How long will the work take at my Saltash property?

Usually days rather than weeks; phased to keep access. We book Saltash surveys alongside other jobs in Cornwall, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Private road surfacing cost in Saltash: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Saltash, private road surfacing work runs at about £46–£82 per m² excluding VAT, so a 150 m² road is roughly £7,650–£13,600. Drainage, kerbs and lining are itemised separately.

Is the survey in Saltash 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.

More we do in Saltash

Ready for a price in Saltash? Use the guide price tool or send the form, and we'll arrange a visit.

Free survey for new surfacing

Private and access road surfacing in Saltash: get a written 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
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