How much does a resin driveway cost?
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By driveway size
| Driveway | Fitted, groundworks and waste included |
|---|---|
| 1 car (about 15–20 m²) | £1,900 – £5,300 |
| 2 cars (about 35–45 m²) | £4,100 – £11,050 |
| 3 or more cars (about 55–70 m²) | £6,300 – £16,800 |
Whether VAT is included varies: some driveway firms are not VAT registered and some quote before VAT. Check each quote says which.
In London and the South East, prices typically run 20–35% higher than these.
How the figure is made up
The resin bound itself, laid: £80 to £180 a square metre.
Groundworks: digging out the old surface and laying a new sub-base, £30 to £50 a square metre.
Taking the waste away: £250 to £700 for the job.
Resin bound or resin bonded?
Resin bound mixes the stones into the resin before it is trowelled flat, which gives a smooth, porous surface with no loose stones. Resin bonded scatters stones onto a layer of resin, so the surface is rougher and some stones come loose. These prices are for resin bound, the one most people mean.
Resin bound is usually porous. Because water drains through it, it does not usually need planning permission.
On your own driveway
Our driveway tool prices resin bound for your own driveway, but does not yet draw it on your photo: pictures of resin keep coming out as loose gravel, which is a different product. It shows your driveway as it is now, with the resin bound price beside it.
What is included in these prices
Laying the new surface, digging out the old one and laying a new sub-base, and taking the waste away.
Not included: a dropped kerb, if you need one — your council approves and usually builds it (typically £800–£2,500); drainage channels, if your installer finds they are needed (typically £60–£120 a metre); prices in London and the South East typically run 20–35% higher. Whether VAT is included varies: some driveway firms are not VAT registered and some quote before VAT. Check each quote says which.
Planning estimate or quotation?
Every figure on this page is a planning estimate: what a driveway like this typically costs, for budgeting and for judging the quotes you get. It is not a quotation. A quotation comes from an installer after a visit, when the size, the ground underneath and the drainage are known.
Facet Pro narrows the estimate to your own driveway: you outline it on a satellite map, so it is priced at its measured size rather than an average. Your installer confirms the figure on site.
Common questions
How much does a resin driveway cost per square metre?
About £80 to £180 a square metre laid, plus £30 to £50 for digging out and a new sub-base.
How much is a resin driveway for two cars?
About £4,100 to £11,050, fitted, with groundworks and waste removal.
Can resin go over an existing driveway?
Sometimes, over sound tarmac or concrete with no cracks or movement, which saves most of the groundworks. An installer checks the base before agreeing to it.
Your driveway isn’t average.
See a new surface on your own driveway and get a planning estimate. Any figure on this page is for a typical driveway. Upload one photograph of the front of your house, choose a surface and colour, and outline your driveway on the satellite map so it is priced at its real size.
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These are planning estimates — not a quotation, and not a survey. Driveway figures come from published UK driveway cost guides, with digging out, a new sub-base and waste removal added. Whether VAT is included varies by installer. Your installer confirms the figure on site. Prices checked October 2026.