London · England

Driveway edging and borders in Greater London

Driveway edging and borders in Greater London: honest guide prices for London, a free survey and a quote that explains exactly what the work involves.

Guide price: £30–£70 per linear metre
Postcode areas: EC, SE, SW, W, N
Survey: Free, no obligation

Get my guide price 0800 088 6341

Computer-generated example Driveway edging and borders: computer-generated example

Driveway edging and borders across Greater London

Driveway edging is the restraint fixed around a resin surface, such as granite setts, block, steel or timber, that holds the edge in place, gives a clean line against lawns and borders, and frames the colour of the resin.

An unrestrained resin edge crumbles over time, especially where cars turn. A proper edging course is bedded and haunched in concrete so it cannot move.

Projects we quote in and around Bexley include replacing failed edges that have started to crumble, preparing a drive to meet a new dropped kerb and digging out an old drive and building a permeable sub-base.

Prices in Greater London

Labour and material costs in London run well above the UK average, and the guide figures below reflect that. They include VAT and are confirmed after a survey.

Driveway edging and borders: £30–£70 per linear metre.

Planning in Greater London

In England, a new or replaced hard surface of more than 5 m² in a front garden is permitted development only if it is porous, or if rainwater drains to a lawn, border or soakaway within the property. A fully permeable resin bound build, with a porous base under it, meets that test.

Permitted development rights apply to houses, not flats or maisonettes, and some conservation areas have Article 4 directions that remove them. Listed buildings can need consent if railings or historic walls are affected.

Weather and working days

London is one of the drier parts of the UK, but heavy summer downpours on small, mostly paved plots are exactly what front-garden drainage rules were written for. Laying days in Bexley are confirmed close to the date, because rain and cold stop resin curing properly.