How much does skip hire cost in Kent?

Across Kent’s six postcode areas a 4-yard midi skip runs from £140 to £346, with a county median near £245. A 6-yard builders skip spans £180 to £396, median around £302, and an 8-yard £250 to £504, median around £331. Those figures cover delivery, the standard hire period and collection. A road permit is extra where the skip cannot stand on private ground.

Do I need a skip permit in Kent?

Only if the skip stands on a public road or verge. Kent has more than one highway authority and the fee differs between them. Medway Council, the Kent authority with a published fee in this data, charges £73 for a 14-day permit and asks for three working days’ notice. A skip on a private driveway needs no permit and no notice period.

What size skip do I need in Kent?

For a domestic clear-out or a single room, a 4-yard or 6-yard skip is the usual choice. A full renovation with plaster, tiles and old bathroom fittings steps up to a 6 or 8-yard, kept within its weight limit. On the narrow Medway terraces and the Weald lanes, the smaller sizes tend to win on access rather than on capacity.

Which towns in Kent are covered?

All 307 towns and villages in the county, from Medway, Gillingham, Maidstone, Dartford, Ashford and Chatham down to the Weald villages and the Thanet coastal parishes. The full A-Z list sits on this page, and each town links to its own page with local prices, the permit detail for that address and a number for the depot covering it.

Where does skip waste from Kent go?

To a licensed transfer station, where it is tipped, sorted by material and sent to specialist recyclers, with only unrecoverable residue going to landfill. Waste carriers in Kent are registered with the Environment Agency, and a waste transfer note is issued for every skip as part of your duty of care under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Is same-day skip hire available in Kent?

Often, when the booking is placed before late morning and the operator has stock free. Same-day is easiest where the skip goes on a driveway, since that avoids the council notice period: a Medway Council road permit alone needs three working days. Ask about same-day availability for the postcode on the booking call.

Skip hire in Kent

Coverage across 307 towns in Kent, South East, spanning the BR, CT, DA, ME, RM and TN postcode areas. Pick your town from the list below to call the local depot, or use the search to jump somewhere else.

Call for skip hire in Kent0330 128 91070330 128 9107

Skips from: £60
Road permit: £73 · 3 working days’ notice
Postcode areas: BR, CT, DA, ME, RM, TN
Coverage: 307 towns · 2m people

Kent stretches from the Thames estuary at Dartford and Gravesend through the Medway towns and Maidstone to the Canterbury and Thanet coast, with the Weald running south to the Tunbridge Wells borders. Six postcode areas cover it: BR and DA on the London side, ME across the Medway towns, CT along the east Kent coast, TN through the Weald and RM on the estuary edge. Just over two million people live across its 307 towns and villages, and skip hire in each is arranged through vetted local operators, with a call going straight to the depot covering that address. A driveway skip needs no permit; one on a public road does.

A

8 towns

D

12 towns

E

10 towns

F

11 towns

G

6 towns

I

3 towns

IghthamTN15

Istead RiseDA13

IwadeME9

J

1 town

Joyden's WoodDA5

K

5 towns

M

13 towns

N

6 towns

O

6 towns

Old Wives LeesCT4

OspringeME13

Otford and KemsingTN14

Otham HoleME15

Otterden PlaceME13

Out ElmsteadCT4

P

14 towns

Q

2 towns

Queen StreetTN12

QueenboroughME11

R

14 towns

Royal Tunbridge WellsTN2

RushendenME11

Rusthall and Langton GreenTN4

T

13 towns

U

5 towns

Upper Hardres CourtCT4

V

1 town

Vigo VillageDA13

Y

3 towns

YaldingME18

Yewtree CrossCT18

Yopps GreenTN15

Skip hire prices in Kent

Indicative 2026 ranges across Kent’s six postcode areas, covering delivery, the standard hire period and collection. The county spread is wide because it runs from the London-side BR and DA districts to the east Kent coast and the rural Weald, so a town-level figure is always narrower than the range below. The exact price depends on the size, the waste type and whether a road permit is needed.

Indicative skip hire price ranges by size across Kent.
Skip size	From	Typical	Up to
2-Yard Mini Skip	£60	£148	£216
4-Yard Midi Skip	£140	£245	£346
6-Yard Builders Skip	£180	£302	£396
8-Yard Builders Skip	£250	£331	£504
10-Yard Maxi Skip	£180	£420	£588
12-Yard Maxi Skip	£380	£447	£642
14-Yard Maxi Skip	£230	£471	£684

Indicative 2026 ranges covering delivery, hire and collection; a council permit is extra where the skip sits on a public road. Prices last reviewed June 2026.

Skip permits in Kent

Kent is covered by more than one highway authority, and permit fees and notice periods differ between them. The table below lists the Kent authority with a published fee in this data, Medway Council; for an address outside it, the depot confirms the local fee and notice period on the call. A skip kept on a private driveway needs no permit anywhere in the county.

Medway Council

Permit fee: £73 per week
Permit period: 14 days
Notice required: 3 working days

£73 for 14 days on a road; 3 days notice; £5m public liability; must be registered waste carrier; high street skips need overnight removal or lockable/raised skips.

Apply for a permit (Medway Council)Official fee source

Skip hire across Kent

Coverage runs across all 307 Kent towns and villages. The north Kent corridor along the Thames estuary takes in Dartford, Gravesend and the Medway towns of Gillingham, Chatham and Rochester, where terraced streets and shared frontages make access the deciding factor on size more often than the volume of waste. Maidstone and Ashford sit at the centre of the county, the Canterbury and Thanet towns fill the CT postcodes on the coast, and the Weald villages run south through Tonbridge and Cranbrook to the TN border. On the narrower Weald lanes a 4-yard is often the practical size where an 8-yard would suit the job on volume alone.

Call for skip hire in Kent:0330 128 91070330 128 9107

One call arranges skip hire anywhere in Kent, from the Dartford and Medway postcodes to the Thanet coast and the Weald villages. The depot covering that address confirms the size, the delivery slot, whether a road permit is needed and the total price on the call, with no online forms and no upfront payment.

Where Kent's skip waste goes

Skip waste collected in Kent is taken to a licensed transfer station, tipped and sorted by material, with wood, metal, hardcore and clean plastics routed to specialist recyclers and only genuine residue reaching landfill. Waste carriers operating in England are registered with the Environment Agency, and a waste transfer note is issued for every load as part of the duty of care under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Plasterboard is kept out of the mixed load and booked separately.