Red tarmac driveways on the Isle of Wight

How much does a red tarmac driveway cost on the Isle of Wight?

Rates on the Isle of Wight follow the South East, about 21% above our UK midpoint. Work here is by arrangement because of travel and haulage.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Red tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£91–£139 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£3,000–£4,600
Example: 50 m² drive	£4,550–£6,950
Example: 80 m² drive	£7,250–£11,150

Towns we cover on the Isle of Wight

Postcode areas: PO.

What is included?

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
Falls and drainage set as for any new drive

Rules on the Isle of Wight

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. 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