Red tarmac driveways in Falmouth

Red tarmac driveway prices in Falmouth

Guide prices below are for Falmouth, adjusted for the South West, where surfacing rates run about 3% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Red tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£77–£118 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,550–£3,900
Example: 50 m² drive	£3,850–£5,900
Example: 80 m² drive	£6,200–£9,500

As a 2026 guide in Falmouth, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £77–£118 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £6,200–£9,500. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What is included in a red tarmac driveway?

Red tarmac is ordinary asphalt with a red pigment, and often red aggregate, in the surface course, laid on the same sub-base and binder course as a black tarmac drive.

Full dig-out and MOT Type 1 sub-base, about 150 mm
Black AC 20 binder course, about 50–60 mm
Contrasting block or kerb border as edge restraint
Colour sample discussed before ordering
Falls and drainage set as for any new drive

Layer by layer

Planning and kerb rules for Falmouth

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.

Covering Falmouth

Survey cover and pricing for Falmouth. We reach Falmouth on our Cornwall survey days; Redruth is 9 miles away.

Postcodes: TR11, TR10
Area: Cornwall
Nearest towns: Truro (8 miles), Redruth (9 miles), Camborne (11 miles), Newquay (18 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Truro, Redruth, Camborne, Newquay, St Austell.

Falmouth: common questions

Do you work in my part of Falmouth?

We cover Falmouth including TR11, TR10, and nearby Truro, Redruth, Camborne.

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Falmouth?

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.

Red tarmac driveway cost in Falmouth: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Falmouth, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £77–£118 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £6,200–£9,500. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

What approvals apply in Falmouth?

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).

Also in Falmouth

Send us a postcode, a rough size and a photo or two, and we'll come back with survey dates for Falmouth.