Tarmac driveway repairs in Cambridge
If you are weighing up tarmac driveway repairs in Cambridge, the useful questions are about depth, edges and drainage. That's what our survey checks and what your quote spells out.
How much should I budget in Cambridge?
Guide prices below are for Cambridge, adjusted for the East of England, where surfacing rates run about 5% above our UK midpoint.
| Item | Guide price (inc VAT) |
|---|---|
| Pothole or small patch repair, cut out and re-laid | £160–£420 each |
| Crack sealing on a domestic drive | £100–£320 per job |
| Edge repair with new edge restraint | £320–£840 per job |
As a 2026 guide in Cambridge, expect about £160–£420 each including VAT. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.
Covering Cambridge
Cambridge at a glance. We cover Cambridge as part of our regular Cambridgeshire rounds.
- Postcodes
- CB2, CB1, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB22, CB24
- Area
- Cambridgeshire
- Nearest towns
- St Ives (12 miles), Ely (15 miles), Huntingdon (16 miles), St Neots (16 miles)
- Pricing
- East of England, about 5% above our UK midpoint
- Kerb approvals
- The highway authority
Close to Cambridge: St Ives, Ely, Huntingdon, St Neots, March.
Do I need permission in Cambridge?
Repairs, paths and edging work rarely need planning permission. 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.
What is included in a tarmac driveway repair?
A proper tarmac repair cuts out the damaged area in a neat square, digs out any failed stone beneath, rebuilds and compacts the base, bonds the edges and lays new hot tarmac flush with the drive.
- Find the cause: water, root, soft base or missing edge
- Dig out and replace failed sub-base, compact in layers
- Hot binder and surface course laid flush and rolled
- Joints sealed to stop water getting under the patch
- Edge restraint replaced where the side has crumbled
Questions about tarmac driveway repairs in Cambridge
How much does a tarmac driveway repair cost in Cambridge?
As a 2026 guide in Cambridge, expect about £160–£420 each including VAT. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.
What approvals apply in Cambridge?
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).
How quickly can work start in Cambridge?
Usually half a day to a day. We book Cambridge surveys alongside other jobs in Cambridgeshire, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.
Do you work in my part of Cambridge?
We cover Cambridge including CB2, CB1, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB22, and nearby St Ives, Ely, Huntingdon.
Also in Cambridge
- Front garden to tarmac driveway
- Car park resurfacing
- Private and access road surfacing
- Tarmac paths and footpaths
- Permeable tarmac driveways
- Tar and chip driveways
- Everything in Cambridge
Ready for a price in Cambridge? Use the guide price tool or send the form, and we'll arrange a visit.
Tarmac driveway repairs in Cambridge: get a written quote
Send a postcode and a rough size and we'll arrange a survey. Every quote lists the layers, edging, drainage and VAT.
- Surface courseDEPTH + MIX
- Binder courseDEPTH + MIX
- Sub-baseDEPTH + MATERIAL
- Edges, drainage, VATITEMISED