Car parks and roads

Private and access road surfacing in the West Midlands

Across in the West Midlands, we cover 20 towns for private road surfacing jobs, including Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton.

WEST MIDLANDS GUIDE£45–£80 per m² ex VAT
Private access road in new tarmac between brick mews houses, typical of private road surfacing work

How much does private road surfacing cost in the West Midlands?

Rates in the West Midlands follow the West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint.

ItemGuide price (ex VAT)
Private or access road, new build£45–£80 per m² (£54–£96 inc VAT)
Private road resurfacing over a sound base£22–£38 per m² (£26–£46 inc VAT)
Example: 150 m² road£7,450–£13,200 (£8,950–£15,850 inc VAT)
Example: 400 m² road£18,000–£32,000 (£21,600–£38,400 inc VAT)
Example: 900 m² road£37,250–£66,250 (£44,700–£79,500 inc VAT)

Towns we cover in the West Midlands

Postcode areas: B, CV, DY, WS, WV.

What is included?

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.

  • Option pricing: patch, overlay, inlay or rebuild
  • Quote structured so costs can be shared between owners
  • Sub-base and binder for new or rebuilt sections
  • Surface course laid by paver where access allows
  • Kerbs, channels and gullies
  • Speed humps and markings if wanted

Rules in the West Midlands

Householder permitted development covers houses only. Car parks, yards, flats and business premises follow normal planning rules: resurfacing an existing area on the same footprint is generally fine, while a new car park, a change of use or new drainage may need permission. Check with the planning authority before any new hard area.

How it is built

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

Private and access road surfacing in the West Midlands: questions

How much does private road surfacing cost in the West Midlands?

As a 2026 guide, about £45–£80 per m² ex VAT in the West Midlands. The survey confirms a fixed price.

Which towns in the West Midlands do you cover?

Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich and more.

How long does private road surfacing take?

Usually days rather than weeks; phased to keep access.

Who pays for a private road?

Usually the owners or residents, often under the terms in their deeds or a management company. We can split an itemised quote by frontage or share.

Other services in the West Midlands

Free survey for new surfacing

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
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