Tar and chip driveways in Sandown

How much should I budget in Sandown?

For Sandown, 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)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£54–£91 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,700–£4,550
Example: 100 m² drive	£5,450–£9,100
Example: 200 m² drive	£10,350–£17,250

As a 2026 guide in Sandown, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £54–£91 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,700–£4,550. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Rules that apply in Sandown

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.

What is included in a tar and chip driveway?

Hot bitumen sprayed and dressed with rolled stone chippings for a gravel look that stays put.

Base prepared: new MOT Type 1 sub-base, or an existing sound tarmac or stone base
Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in

Sandown: the local details

The key facts for Sandown. Sandown is covered by arrangement: we group work in the area to keep travel and haulage costs fair, and confirm any extra cost before you book.

Postcodes: PO36, PO37, PO35, PO38
Area: Isle of Wight
Nearest towns: Ryde (5 miles), Newport (Isle of Wight) (7 miles), Cowes (10 miles)
Pricing: South East rates plus a travel allowance (by arrangement)
Cover: By arrangement
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

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

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Your questions answered

What is the price of a tar and chip driveway in Sandown?

As a 2026 guide in Sandown, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £54–£91 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,700–£4,550. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Sandown?

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

Which Sandown postcodes do you cover?

We cover Sandown including PO36, PO37, PO35, PO38, and nearby Ryde, Newport (Isle of Wight), Cowes. Work here is by arrangement.

How quickly can work start in Sandown?

Often 1–3 days depending on base work. We book Sandown surveys alongside other jobs on the Isle of Wight, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Other work in Sandown

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