How much does a sunken area repair cost in Gwent?
Guide price in Gwent: £280–£1,100 including VAT. These are Wales guide figures; the survey or your photos confirm the real price before you commit.
| Item | Guide price inc VAT |
|---|---|
| Sunken or rutted patch repaired | £280–£1,100 |
| Small repair (a few blocks or a short trench) | £185–£600 |
| Lift and re-lay on a sound base | £35–£75 per m² |
| Lift and re-lay with sub-base rebuilt | £55–£100 per m² |
Guide figures for Wales, checked 9 November 2026.
Towns we cover in Gwent
Choose a town for local prices and details for sunken paving:
- Newport, Gwent
- Cwmbran
- Pontypool
- Ebbw Vale
- Caerphilly
- Risca
- Blackwood
- Brynmawr
- Tredegar
- Abergavenny
- Bargoed
- Chepstow
- Abertillery
- Abercarn
- Monmouth
- Caldicot
What is included?
Common causes are a sub-base that was too thin or not compacted, a laying course that was too thick, water washing sand out through a broken drain, or a trench that was never properly filled. Re-levelling means lifting the blocks in and around the dip, finding and fixing the cause, rebuilding and compacting the layers, and relaying the same blocks so they match.
Wales is wetter than most of England, and new front paving has to be permeable or drain within the property, so drainage is designed in from the start.
- Same blocks relaid, re-jointed and compacted
- Blocks lifted, cleaned and stacked for re-use
- Investigation of the cause (drain, sub-base, laying course, edging)
- Sub-base dug out and rebuilt where it has failed
- New laying course screeded to the correct level and falls
How we find the cause
- Falls, so water does not collect again
- How much of the area needs lifting to blend the repair
- Whether a drain or gully is leaking under the paving
- What caused the dip or movement: base, laying course, edging or drains
- Condition and thickness of your existing blocks
How it works
Tell us about the job
Use the form, the quote tool, WhatsApp or a call.
We take a look
A survey visit, or photos for smaller repair and cleaning jobs.
Price in writing
Every line itemised, including the dig, edging and drainage.
Booked and built
Agreed start date, then the work, the final clean-down and the joint top-up.
Sunken paving in Gwent: questions
Can you send someone just to look?
For larger or unclear problems we visit; for small repairs, clear photos with a tape measure in shot are often enough to price it.
How much does a sunken area repair cost in Gwent?
Our guide is £280–£1,100 including VAT. Small repairs are often priced from photos.
Do you cover Newport, Gwent, Cwmbran and Pontypool?
Yes. We cover all of Gwent, including Newport, Gwent, Cwmbran and Pontypool.
Can you repair block paving in Gwent without replacing it?
Usually, yes. We lift the affected blocks, fix the bed or base, and re-lay the same blocks so the repair matches.
