Driveways in Oakham, from the old town to the new estates

Driveways for every era of Oakham

The old town. Around the castle, All Saints and the market place, Oakham's oldest streets mix limestone and warm ironstone under Collyweston and slate roofs. Frontages are small and the setting is sensitive: bound gravel, buff resin and natural-toned blocks keep new work in keeping. Access down the old yards and lanes takes planning, which we factor in from the first visit.

Victorian and interwar Oakham. The terraces and semis off Brooke Road, Braunston Road and Burley Road are classic front-garden-to-parking conversions: dropped kerb applications through the highways authority, levels worked out around bay windows and steps, and permeable surfacing so drainage rules never become a problem.

New Oakham. Barleythorpe and the growing developments north of town come with builder-grade drives that owners often replace within a few years — usually widening to two cars and upgrading tarmac or thin block to a properly based resin or block surface that matches the spec of the house.

The ground around Oakham

Much of the Vale of Catmose sits on heavy clay that holds winter water. That makes base depth and drainage design — soakaways, channels, permeable construction — the difference between a drive that stays flat and one that heaves. We build for the ground we actually dig, and our quotes say exactly what is going underneath.