Skips in Southportfrom£125
Skip hire in Southport
Across PR8 and PR9, a Southport skip costs from £125. Sizes go from a 2 yard mini for a Walmer Road terrace tidy-up to a 12 yard maxi for emptying a large Birkdale house.
Or call for a price and to book.
- Prices up frontGuide prices for every size
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Skip hire prices in Southport
Guide prices, PR area, ex VAT- Mini
2 yard skip
25 to 35 bin bags
from£125
Call to book - Midi
4 yard skip
35 to 45 bin bags
from£210
Call to book - Most popular
6 yard skip
50 to 60 bin bags
from£295
Call to book - Large
8 yard skip
60 to 80 bin bags
from£285
Call to book - Maxi
12 yard skip
100 to 120 bin bags
from£405
Call to book
Call by 3pm for delivery the next working day, in most areas. Skips in Southport are supplied by a licensed local company. Call us and we’ll confirm your price and book it in.
Other services in Southport
- 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
Skip on the road? Southport road permit, per skip per week £23
Only if the skip goes on the road or pavement. Issued by Sefton Council.
- Longest licence:
- 7 days
What size skip for your job in Southport?
- Bathroom refit2 or 4 yard · Suite, tiles and boards2 yard from £125
- Kitchen refit4 yard · Units, worktops, packaging4 yard from £210
- Garden clearance2 to 8 yard · Branches, turf, green waste4 yard from £210
- Patio or driveway6 yard · Slabs, hardcore, soil6 yard from £295
- House clear-out8 or 12 yard · Furniture and household items8 yard from £285
- Extension or knock-through6 or 8 yard · Rubble, timber, plasterboard6 yard from £295
Not sure? Use the skip size calculator.
Rules in Southport
- Sefton's road permit costs £23 per skip per week.
- A permit lasts up to 7 days, and a longer hire needs a fresh application.
- Sefton issues the permit to the skip company, subject to safety checks on the location.
- The skip company applies online, giving the skip's location and the dates it will stay.
- Flashing amber lamps go on each corner of a roadside skip after dark and in bad weather.
Getting a skip in Southport
Central Southport and the streets east of the town centre are tightly laid out Victorian terraces, and several streets are resident permit zones. Hall Street, Kensington Road, Sussex Road and Zetland Street are in Zone 100, and Hope Street and Mount Street are in Zone 101. If your house has no space off the street, your skip goes on the road, and the skip company gets Sefton's permit first. Walmer Road and Stanley Road have smaller terraced houses, where a 4 yard midi takes up less of the kerb.
Birkdale has large detached and semi-detached houses in big plots. Hesketh Road, about a mile north of the centre, has large Edwardian houses. If you have a drive, an 8 yard large or 12 yard maxi can sit there with no permit. Ainsdale and Churchtown are mostly semis and detached homes from between the wars, with 1930s semis around Ainsdale station. Around 450 homes are planned on land at Moss Lane in Churchtown and 300 at Bankfield Lane.
For a few big items, Sefton's bulky collection takes three for £26, but a sofa counts one item per seat. The Foul Lane tip takes furniture, wood and garden clippings, though you get 12 visits a year with a van and each one needs booking. For a whole room or house in Southport, a skip saves the trips and the bookings. Pick a 6 yard builders or smaller if you're filling it with soil or rubble.
Nearest tip to Southport
- Tip1.7 km away
Southport Household Waste Recycling Centre
Foul Lane, Southport
- Open
- Winter (1 Oct to 31 Mar): 8.00am to 5.00pm; Summer (1 Apr to 30 Sep): 8.00am to 8.00pm
- Closed
- Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
- Takes
- Household waste and recycling
- Booking
- Book online via the Merseyside Household Waste Recycling Centre website or phone
- Vans
- Vans need an appointment; free, with a maximum of 12 visits per year for vans of any size or large trailers
- Trailers
- Standard cars do not need to book unless visiting with a trailer between 2 and 3 metres in length
- Tip9.7 km away
Formby Household Waste Recycling Centre
Altcar Road, Formby, L37 8DL
- Open
- Winter (1 Oct to 31 Mar): 8.00am to 5.00pm; Summer (1 Apr to 30 Sep): 8.00am to 8.00pm
- Closed
- Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
- Takes
- Household waste and recycling
- Booking
- No booking needed
- Vans
- Vans and commercial-type vehicles need an appointment, which is free; residents using a van of any size or large trailer get a maximum of 12 visits a year
Other ways to get rid of it in Southport
For one or two items, the council is often cheaper than a skip. Here’s how they compare.
- Council
Sefton Council bulky waste collection
£26 for up to 3 items
Booked with the council.
Best for: One or two large items
- Free
Free for household waste
See the tip details below.
Best for: A car or van load you can move yourself
Fly-tipping in Southport
4,110 incidents reported across the Sefton Council area in 2024-25, about 14.4 per 1,000 people.
Council-wide figures, not just Southport.
Nobody wants fly-tipping in Southport. 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 Sefton Council
Source: Defra ENV24, fly-tipping incidents reported by local authorities in England, 2024-25.
Questions
- Do I need a permit for a skip in Southport?
- Only if it goes on the road or pavement. A skip on your drive needs none. On the road, the skip company applies to Sefton Council online, and the permit costs £23 per skip per week, for up to 7 days at a time.
- Which skip fits outside a small terrace on Walmer Road, Southport?
- A 4 yard midi usually fits best. Walmer Road, like Stanley Road, has smaller Victorian terraced houses, so a compact skip leaves more room outside. For heavy rubble from a refit, stay at a 6 yard builders or smaller. The 4 yard midi costs £210 and the 6 yard builders £295.
- Does a sofa count as one item for Sefton's collection in Southport?
- It counts one item per seat. Sefton collects three bulky items for £26, so a three-seater sofa uses the whole booking. If you also have a wardrobe, a bed and boxes to clear, a skip from £125 may suit the job better.
- How often can I use a van at Southport's Foul Lane tip?
- Up to 12 times a year with a van of any size. Each visit needs a booked appointment, made online or by phone. Waste removed by a contractor counts as trade waste and isn't accepted, so a builder can't drop your rubble there.
Skip hire near Southport
Guides and tools
Sources
Last checked 4 Nov 2026.
- sefton.gov.uk, checked 4 Nov 2026.
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