Red tarmac driveways in Sunbury-on-Thames

Red tarmac driveway prices in Sunbury-on-Thames

Guide prices below are for Sunbury-on-Thames, adjusted for the South East, where surfacing rates run about 10% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Red tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£82–£127 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,700–£4,150
Example: 50 m² drive	£4,100–£6,350
Example: 80 m² drive	£6,600–£10,100

As a 2026 guide in Sunbury-on-Thames, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £82–£127 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,700–£4,150. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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
Red pigmented surface course, about 20–30 mm
Colour sample discussed before ordering
Falls and drainage set as for any new drive

Rules that apply in Sunbury-on-Thames

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. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Sunbury-on-Thames: the local details

The key facts for Sunbury-on-Thames. Sunbury-on-Thames is covered on our Surrey rounds, 8 miles from Woking.

Postcodes: TW16, TW17
Area: Surrey
Nearest towns: Walton-on-Thames (1 mile), West Molesey (2 miles), Ashford (Surrey) (3 miles), Weybridge (3 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Walton-on-Thames, West Molesey, Ashford (Surrey), Weybridge, Feltham.

Your questions answered

Red tarmac driveway cost in Sunbury-on-Thames: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Sunbury-on-Thames, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £82–£127 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,700–£4,150. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do I need permission for a red tarmac driveway in Sunbury-on-Thames?

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 Sunbury-on-Thames postcodes do you cover?

We cover Sunbury-on-Thames including TW16, TW17, and nearby Walton-on-Thames, West Molesey, Ashford (Surrey).

How quickly can work start in Sunbury-on-Thames?

Usually 2–4 working days. We book Sunbury-on-Thames surveys alongside other jobs in Surrey, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Other work in Sunbury-on-Thames

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