Red tarmac driveways in Ryde

How much should I budget in Ryde?

For Ryde, we apply the South East rate, including a travel and haulage allowance because work here is by arrangement. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

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

As a 2026 guide in Ryde, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £91–£139 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £7,250–£11,150. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Ryde

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).

What the price covers

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
Contrasting block or kerb border as edge restraint
Colour sample discussed before ordering
Falls and drainage set as for any new drive

Covering Ryde

Ryde at a glance. Work in Ryde is by arrangement. Hot material has further to travel, so we group jobs and tell you about any travel cost first.

Postcodes: PO33, PO34
Area: Isle of Wight
Nearest towns: Sandown (5 miles), Newport (Isle of Wight) (6 miles), Cowes (6 miles)
Pricing: South East rates plus a travel allowance (by arrangement)
Cover: By arrangement
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Sandown, Newport (Isle of Wight), Cowes.

Your questions answered

Are there planning or highway rules in Ryde?

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).

Is the survey in Ryde free?

Ryde is covered by arrangement. We confirm any travel cost before booking the survey.

How quickly can work start in Ryde?

Usually 2–4 working days. We book Ryde surveys alongside other jobs on the Isle of Wight, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Do you work in my part of Ryde?

We cover Ryde including PO33, PO34, and nearby Sandown, Newport (Isle of Wight), Cowes. Work here is by arrangement.

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