Eton · SL4 · Berkshire
Patios & Decking in Eton.
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Patios & Decking
Eton, SL4
Porcelain Paving
£90–£150 /m²
Large format, full-bed adhesive system
Eton
Patios & Decking in Eton, Berkshire
What changes here.
Patios in Eton are usually built behind terraced or listed frontages, in the walled courtyard gardens that sit behind the shops and townhouses along the High Street and the streets off it. Those gardens are rarely wide, access is on foot through the building or down a passage barely wider than a wheelbarrow, and a bulk delivery of porcelain or sandstone has to be broken down into loads a person can carry rather than tipped off a lorry at the kerb. We plan that at survey — how the material gets from Slough Road to the back of the plot — before we design what goes down once it is there.
Patios & Decking ground conditions in Eton
Eton sits on the Thames floodplain inside the Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme, and courtyard gardens close to the river keep a high water table for months of the year even where the Jubilee River channel has reduced the risk of an actual flood. A patio bedded straight onto that ground without real falls will sit damp under the joints long after the rain has stopped, so we build a full-bed system graded to a positive outfall rather than a soakaway that has nowhere left to drain to. Porcelain earns its keep on these plots because it will not draw up moisture the way some natural stone can, though on the period courtyards we still specify sandstone or reclaimed Yorkstone where matching the surrounding brick matters more than low maintenance.
Planning and permissions in Eton
A ground-level patio inside your own garden boundary is normally permitted development, and that holds for most of Eton. Where the courtyard sits behind a listed building, or the curtilage itself is treated as part of the listing, hard landscaping close to the building can fall inside Listed Building Consent even though the patio itself is unlisted — RBWM assesses that against the Eton Conservation Area appraisal on a case-by-case basis. We check the listing and the conservation area boundary for your specific address before design work starts, and where consent is needed we bring in a heritage specialist rather than guess at what a courtyard right against historic fabric is allowed to take.
Pricing guide
Patios & Decking costs in Eton.
Ranges, not quotes. Access, levels, drainage and ground conditions move these numbers in both directions, and only the survey settles it. We publish them so you can sanity-check anyone else's figure before you agree to it.
| Material / option | Typical cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Porcelain Paving | £90–£150 /m² | Large format, full-bed adhesive system |
| Indian Sandstone | £70–£120 /m² | Calibrated, multiple colour options |
| Composite Decking | £150–£250 /m² | Millboard or Trex, low maintenance |
| Typical patio (40m²) | £3,500–£7,000 | Includes groundworks and edging |
Scope of works
Patios & Decking — what's included
- Large-format porcelain paving (600mm × 600mm and above)
- Indian sandstone in buff, silver, raj green & more
- Limestone, travertine, and slate options
- Composite decking boards, no annual re-oiling
- Hardwood timber decking: Ipe, Balau & Garapa
- Built-in seating, raised planters, and feature walls
- Groundworks for outdoor kitchens and BBQ areas
- Steps, balustrades, and multi-level transitions
Patios & Decking in Eton FAQs
In Eton, specifically.
Yes, and it is the most common patio job we get in Eton. The wall is usually the design's starting point rather than an obstacle — bedding depth and edging are set out to sit clear of the wall footing, and materials are carried in rather than machine-delivered, which we plan for at survey so the programme reflects the access rather than a standard back-garden job.
Large-format porcelain, in most cases. Its near-zero porosity means it will not draw moisture up from a high water table the way some natural stone can, and it resists the green staining that riverside humidity encourages over a couple of winters. On period courtyards where matching the surrounding brick matters more, we specify sandstone or reclaimed Yorkstone on a full-bed system instead, and say plainly that it will want sealing more often than porcelain would.
Sometimes. A ground-level patio is normally permitted development, but where the courtyard is treated as part of a listed building's curtilage, hard landscaping close to the walls can fall inside consent even though the paving itself is not listed. We check the listing entry against your specific address with RBWM before any design work is charged for.
By hand, mostly. A delivery vehicle unloads at a fixed point on Slough Road or the nearest kerb the street will take, and porcelain, sandstone or bedding materials are barrowed or carried through the building or down a side passage to the courtyard. It adds a day to the programme on some plots, and we price that honestly at survey rather than discovering it once the lorry has arrived.
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