Driveway specialists in the UK
Block paving, resin bound, tarmac and gravel. Since 2008 a new driveway over five square metres needs to be permeable or drain to a soakaway, which is the detail most cheap quotes ignore.
- Towns and cities
- 51
- Block paving from
- £70
- Accreditations explained
- 3
- Block paving
- £70 – £120per m², laid
- Resin bound
- £45 – £80per m², over sound base
- Tarmac
- £40 – £70per m², laid
- Typical driveway
- £3,000 – £7,00040 to 60 m², all in
Typical UK ranges for 2026, excluding VAT. Local figures on each city page are adjusted for regional labour rates.
Driveway specialists by town and city
51 towns and cities, each listing up to 10 firms from Google's results for that town, ranked on Google rating, online presence and other factors.
Launch cities
- Driveway specialists in LondonGreater London
- Driveway specialists in BirminghamWest Midlands
- Driveway specialists in ManchesterGreater Manchester
- Driveway specialists in LeedsWest Yorkshire
- Driveway specialists in BristolBristol
- Driveway specialists in LiverpoolMerseyside
- Driveway specialists in SheffieldSouth Yorkshire
- Driveway specialists in NottinghamNottinghamshire
- Driveway specialists in CoventryWest Midlands
- Driveway specialists in LeicesterLeicestershire
- Driveway specialists in DerbyDerbyshire
- Driveway specialists in SouthamptonHampshire
- Driveway specialists in CroydonGreater London
Everywhere else
- EdinburghCity of Edinburgh
- GlasgowGlasgow City
- CardiffCardiff
- AberdeenAberdeen City
- YorkNorth Yorkshire
- NorthamptonNorthamptonshire
- NorwichNorfolk
- OxfordOxfordshire
- PlymouthDevon
- BrightonEast Sussex
- BelfastCounty Antrim
- NewcastleTyne and Wear
- WolverhamptonWest Midlands
- CambridgeCambridgeshire
- Stoke-on-TrentStaffordshire
- Milton KeynesBuckinghamshire
- BlackpoolLancashire
- BathSomerset
- SwindonWiltshire
- ColchesterEssex
- DoncasterSouth Yorkshire
- CheltenhamGloucestershire
- ExeterDevon
- GloucesterGloucestershire
- SwanseaSwansea
- St AlbansHertfordshire
- PortsmouthHampshire
- BromleyGreater London
- EnfieldGreater London
- HarrowGreater London
- RomfordGreater London
- EalingGreater London
- BarnetGreater London
- RichmondGreater London
- North LondonGreater London
- East LondonGreater London
- South LondonGreater London
- West LondonGreater London
What the badges actually mean
The accreditations that matter for driveway specialists, in plain English.
TrustMark registered
The only government-endorsed quality scheme for work in and around the home. Covers trading standards as well as technical competence.
CHAS accredited
Health and safety pre-qualification. Matters most on structural work and anything involving scaffolding.
Which? Trusted Traders
Assessed by Which? on customer service and business practice, including a credit check and reference calls.
Before you get quotes
Work out the budget and the paperwork first. It changes the conversation you have with the firm.
How much does a resin driveway cost in 2026?
2026 prices per m² and by driveway size, what the base adds, resin bound against resin bonded, London rates, and when a front drive needs planning permission.
Tarmac driveway cost per m² in 2026
2026 prices per m² and by drive size, what an overlay, a two-layer and a three-layer drive cost and last, the lines on a quote, tarmac against block paving and concrete, and the drainage rule.
Driveway cost in 2026: block paving, resin, tarmac and gravel prices
2026 prices per m² and by drive size for every common surface, block paving from the sub-base up, the lines a full quote should carry, London rates, and the drainage rule that decides planning permission.
Tarmac driveways: pros, cons and what to know before you lay one
What tarmac does well and badly, how long each build lasts, tarmac against concrete, block paving and resin, the front drive drainage rule, and whether you can lay it yourself.
Driveway specialists: common questions
Do I need planning permission for a driveway?
Not if the surface is permeable, or if rainwater drains to a lawn or border rather than the road. A non-permeable driveway over five square metres draining to the highway does need permission, and this is the rule most doorstep firms quietly skip.