Do you cover Aldershot?

Yes - Aldershot is inside our 30-mile coverage zone from Ash Vale and we work in GU11, GU12 every week.

How quickly can you quote a tarmac driveway in Aldershot?

Most Aldershot enquiries get a free site visit within five working days and a written quote within a week of that visit.

How long does a tarmac driveway take?

Allow 3-5 working days on a typical Aldershot property. Sloping plots, restricted access or larger formats add to that and we'll flag it on the quote.

What does a tarmac driveway cost in Aldershot?

Most domestic tarmac driveways land between £2,800 and £8,500 depending on size, depth and drainage.

Do I need permission from Rushmoor Borough Council?

For most tarmac driveway work, no - but anything affecting the public highway (dropped kerbs) or a conservation frontage goes through Rushmoor Borough Council. We'll tell you on the visit which forms apply.

GU11 project planning · Hampshire

Aldershot Driveways: a local specification for GU11 properties

Aldershot housing stock ranges from Victorian terraces around the town centre to large post-war estates on the South Camp and Manor Park sides. Many older terraces have narrow front gardens where a dropped kerb application through Rushmoor needs careful planning before any driveway work. That is why our driveways quotes here start with the plot, access and levels, not a standard square metre allowance. A frequent brief is off-road parking conversions for older terraces with on-street parking pressure, while the technical detail we test first is clay-heavy gardens that need deeper sub-base than the standard 150mm.

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Re-grading the threshold so winter rain runs to the gutter instead of the front door, relevant driveways detail for GU11 properties near South Camp

What changes the specification here

Aldershot is inside our 30-mile core area, so site visits are arranged within a week and project supervision is daily, not weekly.
We've spent enough time on GU11, GU12 streets to know which ground conditions matter for a tarmac driveway - the older properties where the existing apron sits below pavement level that gets missed when a national firm quotes from a desk.
Quotes are written, fixed and broken down by stage, with the same crew on site from day one through to clean-down.

Local quick facts

Council: Rushmoor Borough Council
Transport: A325 Farnborough Rd, A331, Aldershot mainline station to Waterloo.
Postcodes: GU11, GU12
Typical timeline: 3-5 working days

Three briefs we hear in GU11

Block Paving
Resin
Block, granite or concrete edge sets
Drainage, soakaways and ACO channels
Tarmac repairs, patches and resurfacing
Dropped kerb liaison where needed

What belongs in this tarmac driveway scope

01.Off-road parking conversions for older terraces with on-street parking pressure

Three practical outcomes for this page

Selected from the service brief and local property context rather than a generic location list.

01
Re-grading the threshold so winter rain runs to the gutter instead of the front door
02
Joining a shared neighbour drive with a tidy mortar joint and matching surface course
03
Widening a single-car drive to a comfortable two-car layout with a clean edge detail

Evidence relevant to this brief

We're insured to £5m public liability, registered for waste carriage, and every Aldershot job is signed off in person rather than from photos.

“Steve and his gang have just completed a massive job of block paving our drive as well as laying our new large patio. The patio involved removing a large raised concrete area full of earth and a concrete ramp to put new steps in. We are absolutely thrilled - Steve, Luke, Joey and Geordie have been professional, polite, friendly, reliable and hard working throughout. We couldn't be happier and would recommend 100%.”
Wendy, Aldershot · Block Paving Driveways

Research matched to this decision

Driveway Cost Guide 2026 (Surrey & Hampshire)

Real installed prices for tarmac, block, resin and gravel driveways across Surrey & Hampshire in 2026 - and where most quotes hide the cost.

Best Time of Year to Install a Driveway

When tarmac, block and resin driveways install best across the UK calendar - and the two months we usually advise customers to avoid.

Dropped Kerbs in Rushmoor, Surrey Heath & Guildford

How dropped-kerb applications actually work across local councils in Surrey and Hampshire - real timescales, costs and the gotchas that delay projects.

FAQs - Driveways in Aldershot

What changes the specification around Aldershot?: The first local issue we check is clay-heavy gardens that need deeper sub-base than the standard 150mm. We also look at access, levels and whether Rushmoor Borough Council needs to be involved before fixing the construction detail.
Can you cover South Camp as part of the same local run?: Yes. South Camp sits within our normal Aldershot working cluster, so it can be grouped with nearby surveys rather than treated as a distant call-out.
What should I send before a GU11 site visit?: A wide photo, approximate dimensions, access width and a note about the intended use are enough to make the first conversation useful.
Which local brief do you see most often?: Off-road parking conversions for older terraces with on-street parking pressure. We still design from the individual plot, but that need is a useful starting point for discussing scope and budget.
How is the quote made specific to this property?: It records excavation or foundation assumptions, materials, disposal, access, programme and exclusions. The allowance is based on the measured site rather than copied from another town.

Is this the right route for your property?

For a Aldershot project, the sensible next step is a measured visit: we can confirm access, levels and the right response to clay-heavy gardens that need deeper sub-base than the standard 150mm before pricing the work. This recommendation is scoped to Aldershot driveways enquiries.

Measure first, quote once

Send the rough size and access photos; we will tell you what needs checking on site. Mention Aldershot and driveways so we route the enquiry to the right survey notes.

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The practical Aldershot coverage cluster

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