Skips in Leedsfrom£110
Skip hire in Leeds
Only a skip on a Leeds road, pavement or verge needs paperwork, which a registered skip company sorts. Drives need nothing, and skips across LS1 to LS17 and LS25 to LS27 start at £110.
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- Prices up frontGuide prices for every size
- Permit rulesWhat your council charges
- LicensedRegistered waste carriers
- LocalCompanies near you deliver
Skip hire prices in Leeds
Guide prices, LS area, ex VAT- Mini
2 yard skip
25 to 35 bin bags
from£110
Call to book - Midi
4 yard skip
35 to 45 bin bags
from£180
Call to book - Most popular
6 yard skip
50 to 60 bin bags
from£255
Call to book - Large
8 yard skip
60 to 80 bin bags
from£255
Call to book - Maxi
12 yard skip
100 to 120 bin bags
from£380
Call to book
Call by 3pm for delivery the next working day, in most areas. Skips in Leeds are supplied by a licensed local company. Call us and we’ll confirm your price and book it in.
Other services in Leeds
- Rubbish removal (man and van)Man and van collection. You point, they load and take it away.Prices and how it works
- Grab hireA grab lorry for soil, rubble and bulk waste, loaded from the road.Prices and how it works
- RoRo skip hire20 to 40 yard roll-on roll-off containers for sites and big clear-outs.Prices and how it works
What size skip for your job in Leeds?
- Bathroom refit2 or 4 yard · Suite, tiles and boards2 yard from £110
- Kitchen refit4 yard · Units, worktops, packaging4 yard from £180
- Garden clearance2 to 8 yard · Branches, turf, green waste4 yard from £180
- Patio or driveway6 yard · Slabs, hardcore, soil6 yard from £255
- House clear-out8 or 12 yard · Furniture and household items8 yard from £255
- Extension or knock-through6 or 8 yard · Rubble, timber, plasterboard6 yard from £255
Not sure? Use the skip size calculator.
Rules in Leeds
- A skip on a Leeds road, pavement or verge needs a licence from Leeds City Council highways services.
- Only a registered skip company can apply, so the skip company arranges the licence and its cost.
- Applications in before 9am on a weekday are reviewed that day, and later ones the following working day.
- If the licence is cancelled or amended after it's issued, the fee still stands.
- The council may require lights, cones, reflective markings and the skip company's name and phone number on the skip.
Getting a skip in Leeds
On Headingley Hill in Leeds, you may be able to keep a skip off the road. The sandstone villas and substantial terraces sit in spacious plots with mixed parking, so check for room on your drive, where no licence is needed. Hyde Park is tighter. Its long brick terraces have front gardens and back lanes but on-street parking, so expect the skip to go on the road under the council licence. West of Woodsley Road in Little Woodhouse, the late Victorian streets are densely built with little amenity space, so ask for a 4 yard midi to keep the skip small.
Armley's Victorian back-to-backs and through-terraces mix street parking with some off-road space, while Lower Town Street's terraces rely on the street. Much of Farsley's conservation area is 19th century terrace rows with on-street parking, so a skip there sits on the road too. For a few bags of DIY rubble, the Pudsey tip on Richardshaw Road takes rubble and plasterboard without booking, and household DIY waste is free within the council's visit limits. For a bigger clear-out, a 6 yard builders skip handles heavy waste.
Leeds city centre is a Controlled Parking Zone, where every on-street space is a marked bay or under yellow lines. A skip on a street there needs the council licence, so give the skip company as much notice as possible. For up to five items, the council's unwanted items collection is free once each financial year and £30 for each further one, which can beat a skip for furniture alone. Garden waste goes in the brown bin at no extra charge.
Nearest tip to Leeds
- Tip2 km away
Evanston Avenue, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS4 2HR
- Open
- 8am to 4pm, 7 days a week
- Takes
- General waste and recyclable materials.
- Booking
- Book a slot first
- Charges
- DIY waste £0, Asbestos £72.31 200kg minimum
- Tip6.4 km away
Seacroft household waste recycling centre
Limewood Road, Seacroft, Leeds, LS14 1LU
- Open
- 8am to 6pm - Summer, 30 March 2026 to 25 October 2026 8am to 4pm - Winter, 26 October 2026 to 28 March 2027 Last entry is 15 minutes before closing. Open seven days a week. We are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day.
- Takes
- The household waste recycling centres have containers for broken electrical items, metal, wood, glass and more and these materials can be recycled and made into new products.
- Booking
- No booking needed
- Vans and trailers
- If you have a commercial type vehicle, such as a van or a four wheel drive pick-up, or use a trailer to take your household waste to the recycling sites, you will need a separate commercial permit.
- Reuse shop
- The Revive Leeds shop is open 10am to 3:30pm.
Other ways to get rid of it in Leeds
For one or two items, the council is often cheaper than a skip. Here’s how they compare.
- Council
Leeds Council bulky waste collection
£30
Booked with the council.
Best for: One or two large items
- Council
Leeds Council garden waste bin
£0 a year
By subscription.
Best for: Regular garden waste
- Free
Free for household waste
Some waste is charged. See the tip details below.
Best for: A car or van load you can move yourself
Fly-tipping in Leeds
13,923 incidents reported across the Leeds Council area in 2024-25, about 16.5 per 1,000 people.
Council-wide figures, not just Leeds.
Nobody wants fly-tipping in Leeds. Whoever takes your waste, make sure they’re a licensed waste carrier. The skip companies on this site all are.
By law you’re responsible for your waste even after it’s collected. If it’s dumped and traced back to you, you can be fined.
Report fly-tipping to Leeds Council
Source: Defra ENV24, fly-tipping incidents reported by local authorities in England, 2024-25.
Questions
- Do I need a permit for a skip anywhere in Leeds, LS1 to LS27?
- Only skips on the road, pavement or verge need one. Leeds City Council highways services issues it, and applications must come from a registered skip company, so yours handles it and its cost. Forms in before 9am on a weekday are reviewed that day.
- How big a skip suits Little Woodhouse, west of Woodsley Road?
- A 4 yard midi usually makes sense. West of Woodsley Road in Little Woodhouse, the late Victorian streets are densely built with little amenity space and parking on the street. The skip sits on the road under a council licence, and a smaller one takes less room.
- Can a boot of Leeds bathroom rubble go to Pudsey tip instead?
- For a small amount, the Pudsey tip on Richardshaw Road is the better choice. It takes rubble and plasterboard without booking, and Leeds tips take DIY waste free for up to four visits a month, at two 50 litre bags or one large item a visit. Bigger jobs suit a 6 yard builders skip.
- Is the unwanted items collection enough for a Leeds sofa and wardrobe?
- Often it is. Leeds households get one free unwanted items collection each financial year, covering up to five items, and up to three more cost £30 each. A skip makes more sense once the clear-out runs to bags of mixed waste as well as furniture.
- Can I have a skip on a street in Leeds city centre?
- You can, with a council licence. The city centre is a Controlled Parking Zone, with every on-street space in a marked bay or under yellow lines, so the skip company applies to Leeds City Council highways services with as much notice as possible.
Skip hire near Leeds
Guides and tools
Sources
Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- leeds.gov.uk, checked 28 Oct 2026.
- news.leeds.gov.uk, checked 27 Oct 2026.
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