Red tarmac driveways in Tiverton

How much should I budget in Tiverton?

These Tiverton guide prices reflect rates in the South West, 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 Tiverton, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £77–£118 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,550–£3,900. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Covering Tiverton

What applies in Tiverton. Tiverton is covered on our Devon rounds, 46 miles from Plymouth.

Postcodes: EX16
Area: Devon
Nearest towns: Exeter (12 miles), Exmouth (20 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Tiverton: Exeter, Exmouth.

Planning and kerb rules for Tiverton

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.

How it is built

What we do on 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
Red pigmented surface course, about 20–30 mm
Contrasting block or kerb border as edge restraint
Colour sample discussed before ordering

Tiverton: common questions

How much does a red tarmac driveway cost in Tiverton?

As a 2026 guide in Tiverton, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £77–£118 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,550–£3,900. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Tiverton postcodes do you cover?

We cover Tiverton including EX16, and nearby Exeter, Exmouth.

How long will the work take at my Tiverton property?

Usually 2–4 working days. We book Tiverton surveys alongside other jobs in Devon, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

What approvals apply in Tiverton?

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 Tiverton

Tell us what you have in mind for Tiverton and we'll book a survey and put the specification in writing.