Red tarmac driveways in Loughborough

Red tarmac driveway prices in Loughborough

These Loughborough guide prices reflect rates in the East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Red tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£74–£113 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,450–£3,700
Example: 50 m² drive	£3,700–£5,650
Example: 80 m² drive	£5,900–£9,000

As a 2026 guide in Loughborough, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £74–£113 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £3,700–£5,650. 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
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

Where we work in and around Loughborough

What applies in Loughborough. Loughborough sits 9 miles from Leicester, within our regular Leicestershire cover.

Postcodes: LE12, LE11
Area: Leicestershire
Nearest towns: Mountsorrel (4 miles), Coalville (8 miles), Leicester (9 miles), Long Eaton (10 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Loughborough: Mountsorrel, Coalville, Leicester, Long Eaton, Braunstone.

Do I need permission in Loughborough?

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.

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Questions about red tarmac driveways in Loughborough

What approvals apply in Loughborough?

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).

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

As a 2026 guide in Loughborough, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £74–£113 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £3,700–£5,650. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How long will the work take at my Loughborough property?

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

Which Loughborough postcodes do you cover?

We cover Loughborough including LE12, LE11, and nearby Mountsorrel, Coalville, Leicester.

More we do in Loughborough

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