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Skip Hire in Liverpool

Looking for a skip in Liverpool? We are a family-run outfit based in Runcorn, and we have been delivering skips and clearing waste across L1 to L19, L24 to L27 for years. We are about 14 miles away in Runcorn — roughly 30 minutes with the wagon loaded. Four skip sizes, permits arranged with Liverpool City Council where you need one, and a price you can see before you commit to anything.

  • From £130 delivered to Liverpool
  • L1 to L19, L24 to L27 postcodes
  • Liverpool City Council permits handled

What delivery to Liverpool costs.

Liverpool sits 14 miles out, which is 4 miles past our free 10-mile radius. That adds £10 to whichever size you pick (£2.50 per mile). It is shown as its own line in your quote — we do not bury it.

Which skip size for your Liverpool job?

Choosing a size is the only decision that really matters, and we would rather talk you into the right one than sell you an extra skip later. For Liverpool customers it usually works out like this:

  • 2 yard mini — around 20 to 25 bin bags. The one for a tight driveway, a bathroom refit or a small garden tidy.
  • 4 yard midi — around 35 to 45 bin bags, and comfortably our most requested size. Kitchens, garages, part clearances, general household waste.
  • 6 yard builders — around 55 to 65 bags and built for weight. This is the one for soil, brick, rubble, tile and roofing waste.
  • 8 yard maxi — around 70 to 80 bags. Maximum volume for bulky light waste: renovations, shop and office clearances, fit-out waste. Not the one for hardcore.

If you are not certain, send a photo of the pile or describe the job on the phone. We size skips in Liverpool most weeks and we would rather get it right before the wagon leaves the yard.

Do I need a skip permit in Liverpool?

If your skip is going on your own driveway or land in Liverpool, you do not need a permit and there is nothing to arrange. If it has to sit on a public road or pavement, Liverpool City Council needs to issue a permit first, and the skip needs lights and markings. We handle that application for you as part of the booking — you do not need to work out which department to contact.

Lead times differ from one authority to the next, so the earlier you tell us the better. And if a road permit is going to be awkward, Wait & Load sidesteps it entirely — we bring the skip on the wagon, you load it, and it leaves with us the same visit. No permit, nothing left on the street.

Where we deliver in and around Liverpool

Liverpool deliveries cover Allerton, Woolton, Aigburth, Garston, Mossley Hill, Childwall, Wavertree, Old Swan, Grassendale, Hunts Cross, Belle Vale and Netherley, plus the smaller lanes and estates in between.

The postcodes we serve here are L1 to L19, L24 to L27. You are around 14 miles from our yard, so a small mileage charge applies beyond our free 10-mile radius. It is calculated from your actual postcode and shown on screen before you pay — no surprises.

Local knowledge that actually matters

South Liverpool is a huge mix — Victorian villas in Aigburth and Mossley Hill, terraced grids in Wavertree and Old Swan, semis through Childwall and Allerton, and estate housing at Netherley and Belle Vale. Landlord and end-of-tenancy clearances are constant, and the Victorian stock throws up a lot of renovation waste.

Terraced streets in the L15 and L13 postcodes rarely have driveways, so a Liverpool City Council permit or a Wait & Load is often the way. Suburban addresses in L18 and L25 usually take a skip on the drive with no permit at all.

Knowing the ground around Sefton Park, Calderstones Park, Woolton Village and the Albert Dock is not a sales point, it is practical. It means we turn up with the right vehicle for the street, and we can tell you on the phone whether your access will take an 8 yard.

What else we do in Liverpool

Skips are the bulk of what we do, but plenty of jobs are better handled another way:

What can and cannot go in the skip

Most non-hazardous waste is fine: wood, metal, furniture, cardboard, plastics, general household waste, green waste, soil, hardcore, brick, rubble, tiles and packaging. Mix it as you like — it gets sorted at the transfer station.

Two things need mentioning when you book rather than after the fact. Plasterboard has to be kept separate from general waste under environmental regulations. Mattresses can go in, but carry a separate disposal charge because the processing facilities charge us extra for them.

What genuinely cannot go in: asbestos, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, liquid paint, chemicals, oils and fuels, batteries, tyres, fridges and freezers, and clinical waste. Fridges we will still take away — just as a separate collection, because the degassing has to be done properly.

How quickly can you get to Liverpool?

Around half an hour from Runcorn depending on which side of the city you are on. We cover south and east Liverpool as standard. Next-day is realistic almost every time, and same-day is often possible if you ring early and we have a wagon heading your way.

Online bookings run from tomorrow onwards so we can keep today free for short-notice calls. If you need something today, the phone is quicker than the form: 01928 618168.

Nearby areas we also cover

Birkenhead · Bebington · Huyton · Kirkby · Speke · Halewood

Our service area runs 30 miles out from Runcorn. If you are not sure whether you are inside it, put your postcode into the booking form — it will tell you straight away.

Streets and neighbourhoods we deliver to

We are in Liverpool most weeks. These are the parts we know best — but if your street is not listed, it does not mean we will not come.

Sizes

Skip sizes available in Liverpool

All four sizes run to Liverpool. Prices below already include the £10 mileage.

2YD
2 Yard Mini Skip
  • Bin bags20–25
  • Hire period14 days
  • Road legalYes, with permit

Ideal for

Bathroom refits, Small garden clearances, Loft and garage tidy-ups and Soil and hardcore in small quantities

£120 + VAT · delivered
Book 2 Yard
4YD
4 Yard Midi Skip
  • Bin bags35–45
  • Hire period14 days
  • Road legalYes, with permit

Ideal for

Kitchen renovations, Larger garden projects, Part house clearances and Small building jobs

£180 + VAT · delivered
Book 4 Yard
8YD
8 Yard Maxi Skip
  • Bin bags70–80
  • Hire period14 days
  • Road legalYes, with permit

Ideal for

House renovations, Office and shop clearances, Large garage clearances and Bulky household waste

£270 + VAT · delivered
Book 8 Yard

Prices include delivery, 10-mile radius, collection and licensed disposal. Outside that radius we add £2.50 per mile — the exact figure shows in your quote before you pay.

Questions

Skip hire in Liverpool: your questions

Local answers — the council that covers Liverpool, what delivery costs from our yard, and how quickly we can get to you.

7 of 7 questions

2 min Average time it takes to book a skip on this site, start to finish.
92% Of everything we collect is sorted and kept out of landfill.

Still not sure?

Describe the job and we will tell you which size, or whether a skip is even the right answer. No obligation, no sales patter.

Only if it is going on a public road or pavement. On your own driveway or land, no permit is needed. For road placements, Liverpool City Council issues the permit and we apply on your behalf as part of the booking. Give us a few working days where you can, as lead times vary.

Prices start from £135 for a 2 yard and depend on the size you choose. Liverpool sits around 14 miles from our yard, so a small per-mile charge applies beyond our free 10-mile radius — it is worked out from your postcode and shown before you pay. Enter your postcode in the booking form for an exact figure including any extras.

All of it, plus the surrounding villages — Allerton, Woolton, Aigburth, Garston, Mossley Hill, Childwall, Wavertree and Old Swan and the rest. The postcodes we serve here are L1 to L19, L24 to L27.

Sometimes. Liverpool is around 14 miles out, so it depends on whether we already have a wagon heading that way. Ring early and we will give you a straight answer rather than a maybe. Online bookings start from tomorrow so we can keep today's capacity for short-notice calls.

Up to 14 days as standard, which covers most projects comfortably. Finished early? Ring us and we will collect sooner. Need longer? Just say — extensions are usually straightforward and we will tell you the cost before you commit.

Then Wait & Load is almost certainly the answer. We bring the skip on the wagon, you load it while we wait, and it leaves with us. No permit, nothing sat on the street, and the job is finished the same visit. It is the option most of our customers on terraced streets end up choosing.

It goes to a licensed transfer station where it is tipped and sorted. Timber, metals, cardboard, plastics, green waste and inert materials are separated for recycling, and only what genuinely cannot be recovered goes any further. We recycle as much of every Liverpool load as we can.

Two ways to clear it

Ready when you are, Liverpool

Load it yourself into a skip on the drive, or leave it where it is and we will carry it out. Either way the price for Liverpool is on screen before you commit to anything.

What people say

Reviewed by the people who booked us

5.0 17 reviews · 102 on Google

Fast efficient and cheap price. Friendly and helpful. You have the skip for 2 weeks so you don’t feel pressured to fill and return quickly. I’ve had 2 skips so far and will soon be ordering another. Thanks again would recommend to anyone in fact I already have been asked for your contact number and passed it on

Jackie Hough
Runcorn · Jul 2026

Great service provided. I queried a price and within 2 hours the skip was on my driveway which is amazing on a normal day nevermind in this heat! Lovely to communicate with and gentleman who delivered was so lovely. Would highly recommend - thank you!

Casey Duggan
Runcorn · Jul 2026

Amazing service. Was delivered within about 2 hours of initial phone call. Extremely helpful and friendly upon delivery. Very reasonable prices and collected within an hour of calling too. 100% would recommend to anyone and will be using again in the future

Helen Bankes
Runcorn · Jun 2026

Great service provided. I queried a price and within 2 hours the skip was on my driveway which is amazing on a normal day nevermind in this heat! Lovely to communicate with and gentleman who delivered was so lovely. Would highly recommend - thank you!

Casey Duggan
Runcorn · Jun 2026

Fast efficient and cheap price. Friendly and helpful. You have the skip for 2 weeks so you don’t feel pressured to fill and return quickly. I’ve had 2 skips so far and will soon be ordering another. Thanks again would recommend to anyone in fact I already have been asked for your contact number and passed it on

Jackie Hough
Runcorn · Jun 2026

I would highly recommend Smiths Waste Removals & Skip Hire, placed the enquiry on their site and someone was talking to me with in minutes. They went above and beyond by asking for photos on what i needed the skip for so they could advise on what size I needed, very friendly and helpful through out the whole experience, reasonably priced aswell, i wouldn't use anyone else now.

Clair McMillan
Runcorn · Jun 2026

We’ve used Smiths removals a few times now, always arrive when they say they will and do an excellent job! Reasonable pricing and very friendly! Highly recommended

Claire Steele
Runcorn · Jun 2026

We’ve used Smiths removals a few times now, always arrive when they say they will and do an excellent job! Reasonable pricing and very friendly! Highly recommended

Claire Steele
Runcorn · May 2026

Lovely family owned business. The owner came and appraised the job first so that there is was no financial surprises. All of the fellas were professional and friendly and did a fantastic job. My garden looks transformed. Thank you so much! Even my doggies are fans!

Barbara Martin
Runcorn · May 2026

I've used smiths waste removals & skip hire a few times now and honestly wouldn't go anywhere else. Reliable, professional and always turn up when they say they will which is rare these days. Booked a skip in runcorn and it was straightforward and had a few waste removals jobs previous. Great lads and top service every time

Adam Mccarten
Runcorn · May 2026

Lovely family owned business. The owner came and appraised the job first so that there is was no financial surprises. All of the fellas were professional and friendly and did a fantastic job. My garden looks transformed. Thank you so much! Even my doggies are fans!

Barbara Martin
Runcorn · Apr 2026

We have been using smiths waste and skip hire for a while now and they have always been polite, professional and most importantly on time and reliable with dropping off and picking up skips! There skips are always in excellent condition too which is a bonus!! Highly recommend 5 star company!! Thanks lads 👍

JL Landscapesanddesigns
Runcorn · Apr 2026

I’ve used these guys since i started my Plumbing business and they have always been reliable, hard working and consistent! Reliable people are hard to come by nowadays and i can rely on these lads to get the job done on time every time. Thank you for today fitting me in at short notice and getting my own garden cleared so i could get on with other work.

Matthew Brookfield
Runcorn · Apr 2026

Hired a skip from Smith's waste removals, was dropped off promptly and collected again same day I phoned. Great lads to deal with and very reasonable prices. Would highly recommend, and will definitely using again in the future. Thank you

Mike
Runcorn · Apr 2026

We have been using smiths waste and skip hire for a while now and they have always been polite, professional and most importantly on time and reliable with dropping off and picking up skips! There skips are always in excellent condition too which is a bonus!! Highly recommend 5 star company!! Thanks lads 👍

JL Landscapesanddesigns
Runcorn · Apr 2026

We have used Smiths Wate Removals multiple times now and highly recommend their services. Great communication, customer service and friendly staff.

Lauren Garner
Runcorn · Jan 2026

We are clearing our back garden and had a lot of waste which Smiths Waste Removals came and quoted for within a couple of hours then came back the next day and cleared the lot. Excellent service, very professional and very competitive on price. I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone. Thank you for an excellent job well done.

Rob Shanks
Runcorn · Jul 2024

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Skip delivered to Liverpool

Pick your size and dates and the price appears before you pay. About 30 minutes from our yard, so short notice is usually doable.

Service area

15 miles
from our yard

We run out of Runcorn, covering Cheshire, Merseyside and the edges of Greater Manchester and Lancashire. Delivery is included in the skip price within 10 miles — past that there is a straightforward per-mile charge, worked out from your postcode before you pay.

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