Garden Clearance Cost Calculator
Green waste, soil and rubble are charged at different rates. This prices them separately, which is how the quote will be built too.
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4 steps. Garden size, waste type, access and region.
How this calculator works
Garden clearance is priced by what is going and how far it has to be carried. Green waste tips cheapest, mixed rubbish costs more, and soil or hardcore is the dearest because it is heavy — often a separate grab load rather than part of the van.
The easiest saving is keeping the green waste separate. Mix a few bags of rubble into a green load and the whole load is charged at the higher rate.
Access is the other honest variable. Rear access is quick; a side gate means barrowing; through the house means sheeting the hallway and carrying everything by hand.
Garden clearance cost (2026)
| Job | Typical 2026 cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Small yard or courtyard | £120–£250 | Half a day |
| Average garden | £250–£500 | A day for two |
| Large or badly overgrown | £450–£900 | Two days, several loads |
| Green plus mixed rubbish | +£80–£180 | Standard tipping rate |
| Soil, turf or hardcore | +£180–£420 | Often a separate grab load |
| Side gate access only | +£60–£140 | Everything barrowed out |
| Through-the-house access | +£150–£300 | Slow, and everything sheeted |
Figures match our garden clearance guide and skip hire costs.
Garden clearance calculator FAQs
Keep green waste separate from soil and rubble. Green tips cheapest, and mixing even a little hardcore into a green load pushes the whole load onto the higher rate.
Only if you are loading it yourself. A skip is the container; a clearance team is the labour as well. For an overgrown garden the labour is most of the job.
Heavy, so it usually goes as a separate grab load at £180–£350 rather than in the van. Say up front if there is any — it changes the quote.
Usually yes, as mixed waste. Treated timber and anything with asbestos cement sheeting is different — flag old sheds and garage roofs before the day.
Related cost guides
- Garden clearance guide — what to expect
- House clearance — indoors, priced by property
- Skip hire costs — if you would rather load it yourself
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