A quick, A-Z skip hire price list across UK towns and cities.
We are more than sure this is the most commonly asked question and concern for skip hire hunters, and rightly so.
Usually when you ask the internet this question, you are met with so many frickin’ advertisements and results begging you to get a free quote rather than giving you a price.
Of course, location will play an important factor in whether or not your skip costs slightly less or slightly more, as well as other factors such as the volume of waste, what type of waste it is and if you need a skip permit.
Sometimes crazily enough, weather conditions can affect the price of delivery such as; heavy snowfall and even the number of skip hire companies in the area. If you are using a skip company that is located closer to you, this will of course drive the prices down.
The average price for skip hire is somewhere between £150-£300 for 6-8 yard skips. However, feel free to take a look at our skip hire prices UK guide below. These prices are based on location and of course, whereabouts you are in these towns or cities will impact the price.
| Location | 6-yard skip | 8-yard skip |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | £150 | £170 |
| Birmingham | £168 | £180 |
| Brighton | £237 | £296 |
| Bristol | £220 | £240 |
| Cambridge | £166 | £216 |
| Cardiff | £191 | £205 |
| Edinburgh | £145 | £192 |
| Essex | £206 | £232 |
| Exeter | £226 | £288 |
| Glasgow | £140 | £175 |
| Gloucester | £208 | £233 |
| Leeds | £168 | £182 |
| Leicester | £179 | £189 |
| Liverpool | £144 | £166 |
| London | £239 | £268 |
| Luton | £240 | £267 |
| Manchester | £150 | £180 |
| Middlesbrough | £171 | £196 |
| Newcastle | £142 | £180 |
| Nottingham | £167 | £195 |
| Northampton | £156 | £190 |
| Oxford | £209 | £276 |
| Portsmouth | £225 | £270 |
| Reading | £222 | £264 |
| Sheffield | £154 | £180 |
| Southampton | £219 | £290 |
| York | £164 | £198 |
| Total average | £187 | £221 |
The prices of skip hire will differ region to region
If you’re up somewhere in the North of the UK, a skip is going to cost considerably less than if you were to hire one in London. You will also have other contributors such as how strong the local economy is and how often and how much waste is being generated in the area. The company will also look at the availability of waste recycling facilities near to where you are.
For instance, if we take a look at Reading., the prices are much higher here as they have limited skip hire companies in the area, therefore they put their prices high due to the demand.
Most of the time, the high prices of skips will be down to the soaring cost of fuel or recycling/disposal costs in the area.
We hoped that this price list gives oyu a rough idea of how much skips are and the places where they are more expensive.
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