Red tarmac driveways in Heywood

How much should I budget in Heywood?

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

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Red tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£73–£112 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,400–£3,700
Example: 50 m² drive	£3,650–£5,600
Example: 80 m² drive	£5,800–£8,900

As a 2026 guide in Heywood, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £73–£112 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £3,650–£5,600. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

How it is built

Do I need permission in Heywood?

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).

Heywood: the local details

The key facts for Heywood. Heywood is covered on our Greater Manchester rounds, 8 miles from Manchester.

Postcodes: OL10
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Middleton (3 miles), Rochdale (3 miles), Bury (3 miles), Royton (4 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Middleton, Rochdale, Bury, Royton, Whitefield.

What the price covers

Pigmented red asphalt on the same full build, often framed with a charcoal block border.

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

Questions about red tarmac driveways in Heywood

Which Heywood postcodes do you cover?

We cover Heywood including OL10, and nearby Middleton, Rochdale, Bury.

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

As a 2026 guide in Heywood, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £73–£112 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £3,650–£5,600. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How long will the work take at my Heywood property?

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

What approvals apply in Heywood?

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).

More we do in Heywood

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