Road & sub-base scanning
Sub-base and binder checked against the road design before the next layer goes on.
Prices
Laser scanning prices and cost guide
Guide prices for every service, and an honest explanation of what pushes the cost up or down. Every job gets a fixed price before it's booked.
Quick answer: plot and oversite checks start from £85 per plot (four or more plots per visit), road and sub-base scans from £495 per visit, tarmac depth surveys from £895 per road section, measured building surveys from £325 for a single room garden scans from £395 and groundworks design audits from £495 per site. Prices are before VAT, with travel included within 50 miles of Corby.
| Service | Guide price | Typical job | Cost guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road & sub-base scanning | from £495 | Half-day visit, 200–300 m of estate road, next-day report | Road scanning cost |
| Tarmac depth surveys | from £895 | Before and after scans of one road section, thickness report | Tarmac survey cost |
| Plot & oversite scanning | from £85 / plot | Four or more plots on one visit; single-plot visit from £295 | Plot scan cost |
| 3D measured building surveys | from £325 | One room or kitchen; whole house plans from £695 | Measured survey cost |
| Dimensure Design Audit | from £495 / site | Groundworks and civils drawing review, any project; graded issue log with suggested fixes | Design audit cost |
| Garden & landscape scanning | from £395 | Typical rear garden up to 300 m², levels plan and point cloud | Garden scan cost |
| Reporting from your survey data | priced per job | Your own engineer's scan, drone survey or levels processed and reported against design; no site visit or travel | Get a price |
Guide prices for straightforward jobs, before VAT. Your quote is fixed and itemised.
What affects the price of a laser scan survey
Time on site
What decides the time on site is how many scanner set-ups the job needs. A straight road needs fewer than one with bends and turning heads; an open-plan room fewer than a house of small rooms; an open lawn fewer than a garden full of walls and trees.
What you need back
A pass/fail QC report built from your design is quicker to produce than full drawn plans and elevations. A point cloud on its own is the cheapest deliverable; detailed CAD drawing takes the most office time.
The quality of the information you send
A 3D design surface or a clean DWG with levels goes straight into the comparison. Scanned PDFs mean we build the design first. It's still fine, but it takes longer.
Batching
The biggest saving. Scanning six plots on one visit costs far less per plot than six separate trips, and a road and its plots on the same day share the travel and set-up.
Deadline and access
Most work is booked within a few days. Same-day or out-of-hours scans, and sites with restricted access or escort requirements, can cost more.
How our prices compare
Published UK rates for 3D laser scanning commonly sit around £750–£1,250 per day for a registered point cloud alone, before any drawings or analysis. We price per job instead, with the comparison and report included, so you pay for the answer rather than the hours.
Market range from PointSCAN's published UK pricing, checked October 2026.
Detailed cost guides
Each guide explains the price for that service in more detail, with worked examples.
Tarmac depth surveys
Before-and-after scans that map the thickness actually laid, across the whole road.
Plot & oversite scanning
Slab flatness, brickwork to drawing and drain collar positions, checked plot by plot.
3D measured building surveys
Millimetre-accurate scans of rooms and buildings for kitchens, extensions and interiors.
Dimensure Design Audit
Groundworks and civils drawings reviewed before you dig, on any project: problems found on paper.
Garden & landscape scanning
Every level, wall, tree and step captured for landscape designers and builders.
Reporting from your survey data
Already have a scan or your engineer's levels? We process your data and report against design, no visit needed.
Questions we get asked
How much does 3D laser scanning cost in the UK?
For construction QC, most jobs are priced per visit or per plot. With Dimensure, plot checks start from £85 per plot when four or more are scanned together, a road visit from £495, a single-room measured survey from £325 and a typical garden from £395. Bigger or more detailed jobs cost more; every price is fixed before we book.
Why are your prices fixed rather than a day rate?
Because you need to know the cost before you commit. We ask the questions up front (size, drawings, deliverables, deadline) and give one price. If the job changes on the day, we tell you before doing extra.
Do prices include travel?
Travel is included within 50 miles of Corby, which covers most of the Midlands, including Northampton, Leicester, Coventry, Nottingham, Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge. We work anywhere in the UK; further away, travel is added to the quote and shown separately.
Do you charge VAT?
Our guide prices are shown before VAT. If VAT applies it is added at the standard rate and shown on the quote.
Is it cheaper if we supply our own survey data?
Usually, because there is no site visit, travel or scanning time in the price, only the processing and the report. It is priced per job once we have seen the data, since the area, the data quality and the report you need all change the work. You get a fixed price before we start.
Book a scan or ask a question
Send the drawing, the location and when you need it. We reply the same working day with a fixed price.