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Skip hire in Romsey

Skips in Romsey and the rest of SO51 start at £145. A skip on your drive needs no paperwork, but one on the road takes 5 clear working days to arrange.

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Skip hire prices in Romsey

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Call by 3pm for delivery the next working day, in most areas. Skips in Romsey are supplied by a licensed local company. Call us and we’ll confirm your price and book it in.

Other services in Romsey

Skip on the road? Romsey road permit, 7 days £78.80

Only if the skip goes on the road or pavement. Issued by Hampshire County Council, 5 working days to issue.

Each extension:
£26, each additional week
Fast track:
£48.80
Licence period:
7 days
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What size skip for your job in Romsey?

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Rules in Romsey

  • Hampshire County Council's road permit costs £78.80 and covers a skip for 7 days.
  • Allow 5 clear working days for the permit, or ask the skip company about the council's next working day fast track.
  • Each extra week on the road needs a paid extension, which the skip company arranges with the council.
  • In Romsey's permit holders only and inner and outer permit zones, tell the skip company your street when booking.
  • Hampshire County Council takes permit applications online, and the skip company applies for you.

Getting a skip in Romsey

In Romsey's conservation area, The Hundred, Palmerston Street, Middlebridge Street and Cherville Street keep their old burgage plots, with Georgian frontages and Victorian terraces. Pavements on the older town centre streets are very narrow, so a skip outside your door will usually sit on the road under the county permit. On The Hundred and Latimer Street, wider footways and lower speeds give pedestrians priority, so check with the skip company where a lorry can stop. A 4 yard midi takes up less of a narrow street than an 8 yard large.

In the outer town centre, Winchester Road, Station Road, Alma Road, Albany Road and Greatbridge Road are lined with terraced houses. Duttons Road, Princes Road, Jubilee Road and Malmesbury Road have council houses, some terraced and some semi-detached. Romsey has a permit holders only zone plus inner and outer permit zones, so tell the skip company your street when you book. If your terrace has no space off the street, a skip goes on the road and needs the permit. For a few bags of rubble, Hampshire households can take up to eight 50-litre sacks free every four weeks to Casbrook on Bunny Lane.

Whitenap was largely built in the 1960s and 70s, mostly detached and semi-detached houses with garages. Many of those garages are too small for cars, and on-street parking is a problem in places. Homes on Botley Road and the Northlands Road estate park off the road, so your skip can sit on the drive with no permit. On the Five Elms estate, most homes are two- and three-storey terraces, so check for space off the street first. For soil or rubble, keep to a 6 yard builders skip or smaller.

Other ways to get rid of it in Romsey

For one or two items, the council is often cheaper than a skip. Here’s how they compare.

Fly-tipping in Romsey

1,141 incidents reported across the Test Valley Council area in 2024-25, about 8.4 per 1,000 people.

Council-wide figures, not just Romsey.

Nobody wants fly-tipping in Romsey. 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 Test Valley Council

Source: Defra ENV24, fly-tipping incidents reported by local authorities in England, 2024-25.

Questions

Does a skip outside my Romsey house need a road permit?
Only if it sits on the road or pavement. Hampshire County Council's permit is £78.80 for 7 days and takes 5 clear working days, and the skip company applies online. A skip on your drive needs none.
Can a lorry drop a skip on The Hundred in Romsey?
Talk to the skip company before booking. The Hundred and Latimer Street give pedestrians priority, with wider footways, crossing points and lower vehicle speeds. The Hundred is also in the conservation area. A 2 yard mini or 4 yard midi takes up the least room.
Should four large items in Romsey go to Test Valley's bulky collection?
Often, if that's all you have. Test Valley Council collects up to four items for £70. Once you add bags of household clutter or rubble, a 2 yard mini or 4 yard midi holds far more.
Can I take a few bags of SO51 rubble to Casbrook instead?
A small job fits. Each Hampshire household can drop up to eight 50-litre rubble bags free every four weeks at Casbrook on Bunny Lane. More than that, and a 4 yard midi or 6 yard builders skip takes the weight.
Do Whitenap hedge cuttings need a skip or Test Valley's garden bin?
For regular cuttings, the bin wins. Test Valley Council's garden waste subscription is £43 for the first year. A skip suits a one-off clearance, such as a whole overgrown garden, and a drive on Botley Road or Northlands Road keeps it off the road.

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Last checked 28 Oct 2026.

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