Red tarmac driveways in Enfield

How much should I budget in Enfield?

These Enfield guide prices reflect rates in London, about 20% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Red tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£90–£138 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,950–£4,550
Example: 50 m² drive	£4,500–£6,900
Example: 80 m² drive	£7,200–£11,050

As a 2026 guide in Enfield, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £90–£138 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £7,200–£11,050. 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
Red pigmented surface course, about 20–30 mm
Contrasting block or kerb border as edge restraint
Falls and drainage set as for any new drive

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Covering Enfield

Survey cover and pricing for Enfield. Enfield is one of the bigger places we cover in Greater London, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes: EN2, EN1, N21, EN3, N14
Area: Greater London
Nearest towns: Edmonton (2 miles), Tottenham (3 miles), Wood Green (4 miles), Chingford (4 miles)
Pricing: London, about 20% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Edmonton, Tottenham, Wood Green, Chingford, Cheshunt.

Planning and kerb rules for Enfield

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.

Your questions answered

What approvals apply in Enfield?

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).

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

As a 2026 guide in Enfield, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £90–£138 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £7,200–£11,050. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you cover all of Enfield?

We cover Enfield including EN2, EN1, N21, EN3, N14, and nearby Edmonton, Tottenham, Wood Green.

Can I get a free survey in Enfield?

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.

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