Tar and chip driveways in Epsom

Tar and chip driveway prices in Epsom

These Epsom guide prices reflect rates in the South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£50–£82 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,500–£4,100
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,950–£8,250
Example: 200 m² drive	£9,400–£15,700

As a 2026 guide in Epsom, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £50–£82 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £9,400–£15,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Epsom

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).

What the price covers

Tar and chip, also called surface dressing, is a layer of bitumen sprayed onto a prepared base and immediately covered with stone chippings, which are rolled in so the surface looks like gravel but behaves like a bound drive.

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
Rolled to bed the stones in
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days

Covering Epsom

What applies in Epsom. Epsom is 12 miles from Woking, and we survey there as part of Surrey cover.

Postcodes: KT18
Area: Surrey
Nearest towns: Ewell (2 miles), Banstead (3 miles), Sutton (3 miles), Leatherhead (4 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Ewell, Banstead, Sutton, Leatherhead, Surbiton.

Epsom: common questions

Can I get a free survey in Epsom?

Yes for new surfacing such as drives, paths, private roads and car parks. Small repairs are often priced from photos; if a visit is needed for a repair-only job, we tell you any charge first.

How quickly can work start in Epsom?

Often 1–3 days depending on base work. We book Epsom surveys alongside other jobs in Surrey, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

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

As a 2026 guide in Epsom, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £50–£82 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £9,400–£15,700. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you work in my part of Epsom?

We cover Epsom including KT18, and nearby Ewell, Banstead, Sutton.

Other work in Epsom

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