123SKIPHIRE

2026 edition

UK skip hire price index

The same builder's skip costs ~54% more in London than in the North of England.Regional price bands, permit fees and market density — compiled from 4283 listed firms across 389 towns.

Price bands by region, 2026

Typical prices paid including delivery, collection, disposal and VAT, compiled from published UK price guides and reviewed August 2026. Bands are deliberately broad — individual quotes vary by firm, access and waste type.

RegionMini (2–3 yd)Midi (4–5 yd)Builder's (6–8 yd)Large (10–12 yd)Listed firms
London£100–£235£155–£355£265–£530£335–£65070
South East£85–£200£130–£320£230–£460£290–£590280
South West£75–£180£120–£285£205–£420£265–£540125
East of England£75–£175£120–£280£205–£420£260–£540170
Midlands£70–£165£110–£255£190–£390£250–£500270
North of England£60–£140£100–£230£165–£350£230–£475383
Scotland£65–£155£105–£250£175–£400£240–£52090
Wales£70–£165£110–£255£185–£380£245–£50066
Northern Ireland£60–£140£100–£230£165–£350£230–£47529
UK overall£70–£175£110–£280£190–£420£260–£5504283

What the index shows

Where the firms are

London — 92 firmsLondonBirmingham — 41 firmsBirminghamCroydon — 39 firmsCroydonManchester — 35 firmsManchesterGlasgow — 34 firmsGlasgowSheffield — 31 firmsSheffieldStoke-On-Trent — 29 firmsStoke-On-TrentLiverpool — 29 firmsLiverpoolNottingham — 29 firmsNottinghamReading — 27 firmsReadingBristol — 26 firmsBristolLeicester — 26 firmsLeicesterLeeds — 26 firmsLeedsPoole — 25 firmsPooleNewcastle Upon Tyne — 25 firmsNewcastle Upon TyneHull — 24 firmsHullGloucester — 24 firmsGloucesterRomford — 23 firmsRomfordEdinburgh — 22 firmsEdinburghNorthampton — 22 firmsNorthamptonColchester — 20 firmsColchesterSwindon — 20 firmsSwindonLincoln — 20 firmsLincolnWolverhampton — 20 firmsWolverhamptonEnfield — 19 firmsEnfieldMiddlesbrough — 19 firmsMiddlesbroughEpsom — 18 firmsEpsomHorley — 18 firmsHorleyBradford — 18 firmsBradfordWakefield — 17 firmsWakefieldCardiff — 17 firmsCardiffBelfast — 17 firmsBelfastPortsmouth — 16 firmsPortsmouthDudley — 16 firmsDudleyKing'S Lynn — 16 firmsKing'S LynnHuddersfield — 15 firmsHuddersfieldWatford — 15 firmsWatfordHarlow — 15 firmsHarlowDartford — 15 firmsDartfordBirkenhead — 14 firmsBirkenheadIpswich — 14 firmsIpswichGravesend — 14 firmsGravesendDoncaster — 14 firmsDoncasterLuton — 14 firmsLutonSittingbourne — 13 firmsSittingbourneSouthampton — 13 firmsSouthamptonBromsgrove — 13 firmsBromsgroveBury — 13 firmsBuryLondonBirminghamManchesterGlasgowStoke-On-TrentLeedsPoole
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Methodology & citation

What these figures are. The price bands are indicative editorial rangesfor a standard hire (1–2 weeks, general waste, no permit), compiled from published 2026 UK skip-hire price guides. They are deliberately broad and are not a survey of quoted prices — we do not collect quotes, so read them as the typical spread, not a measured average.

What is measured. Permit fees are taken from each council's own published fee information, one council at a time — 81 councils, 57 of them linking straight to the issuing council's page, each carrying its own review date. Directory density is counted from the 4,283 firms listed here. Those two datasets are the citable part of this page; the price bands are an editorial estimate and should be described as one.

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