Red tarmac driveways in Wimbledon

How much should I budget in Wimbledon?

For Wimbledon, we apply the London rate, about 20% above our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

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 Wimbledon, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £90–£138 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £4,500–£6,900. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Covering Wimbledon

The key facts for Wimbledon. We cover Wimbledon as part of our regular Greater London rounds.

Postcodes: SW19, SW20
Area: Greater London
Nearest towns: Morden (2 miles), Mitcham (2 miles), Putney (3 miles), Streatham (3 miles)
Pricing: London, about 20% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Morden, Mitcham, Putney, Streatham, Fulham.

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
Red pigmented surface course, about 20–30 mm
Contrasting block or kerb border as edge restraint
Colour sample discussed before ordering
Falls and drainage set as for any new drive

Do I need permission in Wimbledon?

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. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs approval from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Wimbledon: common questions

What is the price of a red tarmac driveway in Wimbledon?

As a 2026 guide in Wimbledon, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £90–£138 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £4,500–£6,900. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Are there planning or highway rules in Wimbledon?

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).

Which Wimbledon postcodes do you cover?

We cover Wimbledon including SW19, SW20, and nearby Morden, Mitcham, Putney.

How quickly can work start in Wimbledon?

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

Other work in Wimbledon

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