Tar and chip driveways in Wallsend

Tar and chip driveway prices in Wallsend

Guide prices below are for Wallsend, adjusted for the North East, where surfacing rates run about 7% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£42–£70 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,100–£3,500
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,200–£7,000
Example: 200 m² drive	£7,950–£13,250

As a 2026 guide in Wallsend, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £42–£70 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,100–£3,500. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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
Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Where we work in and around Wallsend

The key facts for Wallsend. Wallsend is 3 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, and we survey there as part of Tyne and Wear cover.

Postcodes: NE28, NE6
Area: Tyne and Wear
Nearest towns: Hebburn (1 mile), Jarrow (2 miles), Felling (3 miles), Gosforth (3 miles)
Pricing: North East, about 7% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Hebburn, Jarrow, Felling, Gosforth, Gateshead.

Do I need permission in Wallsend?

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.

How it is built

Your questions answered

Tar and chip driveway cost in Wallsend: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Wallsend, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £42–£70 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,100–£3,500. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Is the survey in Wallsend free?

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.

Which Wallsend postcodes do you cover?

We cover Wallsend including NE28, NE6, and nearby Hebburn, Jarrow, Felling.

How long does a tar and chip driveway take in Wallsend?

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

Other work in Wallsend

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