Skip hire in Basingstoke, made simple
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01256-220093Skip hire FAQs.
If your skip is placed on a public road in Basingstoke, you’ll need a permit from Hampshire County Council — currently £78.80. We arrange the permit for you and add it to your price. If the skip sits on your own driveway or private land, no permit is needed.
The nearest household waste recycling centre to Basingstoke is Basingstoke Recycling Centre. It’s handy for small loads you’d rather take yourself — but for anything more than a car-boot’s worth, a skip saves you the trips and the sorting.
Skip hire in Basingstoke starts from £241 for a 2 yard skip, ex VAT. Your exact price depends on the size you need, what you’re clearing and where the skip goes — see our prices or get a fast, no-obligation quote. Any council permit fee (see above) is added separately.
See our full skip hire FAQs for skip sizes, filling limits, hire periods, lorry access and what you can and can’t put in a skip.
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With more than 25years of trading history we have continuously developed the services we are now able to provide on a nationwide basis.
Skip hire in Basingstoke & across Hampshire
We’ve delivered skips across Basingstoke for over 30 years — for homeowners clearing out, tradespeople on site, and businesses managing regular waste. Fast delivery throughout the RG21 postcode area, with a local team you can actually get on the phone.
Skip sizes available in Basingstoke
Do I need a permit?
If the skip goes on a public road, pavement or verge in Basingstoke you’ll need a permit from Hampshire County Council. On your own driveway or land, no permit is needed. We arrange council permits for you as part of the booking.
Areas we cover near Basingstoke
Basingstoke household waste recycling centre
Prefer to drop off smaller amounts yourself? Your nearest tip is:
- Basingstoke Recycling Centre — on Wade Road · RG24 8PL
Good for a car load, but the volume of a refit or clearance in Basingstoke usually calls for a skip.
Why choose Select A Skip in Basingstoke?
- 30+ years’ skip & waste experience
- 1,100+ licensed, vetted suppliers
- Domestic, trade & commercial welcome
- Next-day delivery in most RG21 postcodes
- Council permits handled for you
- Transparent pricing, no hidden charges
Choose your skip size in Basingstoke
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Basingstoke.
Local area guide
Skip hire in Basingstoke
Basingstoke is a town in Hampshire, sitting around 48 miles south-west of London, with a population of around 115,000. It was a modest market town for most of its history, granted a charter in 1214 and known for its cloth trade and, later, for Thornycroft's vehicle works and Burberry, which began in the town in 1856 when Thomas Burberry opened his draper's shop and went on to invent gabardine here. Basingstoke's transformation came in the 1960s, when it was designated as an expanded town under the London overspill agreements and grew from around 25,000 people to several times that within a generation.
That expansion gave Basingstoke a reputation — "Doughnut City" for its ring roads and roundabouts, and "Boringstoke" to the unkind — but also a strong modern economy. The town became a significant base for corporate headquarters and technology companies, with the Chineham and Houndmills business parks and the presence of firms like Sony, De La Rue and the Automobile Association. Festival Place, opened in 2002, is one of the largest shopping centres in the south of England, and The Anvil is a well-regarded concert hall with acoustics considered among the best in the country.
The older town survives in patches, with the ruins of the Holy Ghost Chapel in the old burial ground, St Michael's Church, and the Willis Museum in the former Town Hall on the Market Place. Just outside the town, Basing House was one of the largest private houses in Tudor England before its destruction after a two-year siege in the Civil War, and its earthworks and ruins are open to visitors. Jane Austen lived nearby at Steventon and attended assemblies in Basingstoke, which fed into her novels.
Basingstoke is very well connected, with Basingstoke station offering fast services to London Waterloo in around 45 minutes and links to Reading, Southampton and the south-west, and the M3 running along the town's southern edge with the A33, A30 and A339 radiating out. That accessibility has kept it a major employment and distribution centre. Surrounding areas include Chineham, Old Basing, Brighton Hill, Popley, Buckskin, Hatch Warren and Oakley, with the North Wessex Downs to the north and west.
Housing in Basingstoke is dominated by the expansion era, with extensive 1960s and 1970s estates at South Ham, Popley, Brighton Hill and Winklebury, alongside older Victorian and Edwardian property near the town centre and in Old Basing, and substantial later development at Chineham, Hatch Warren, Beggarwood and the ongoing Manydown scheme west of the town. Much of the 1960s and 1970s stock is now reaching an age where significant refurbishment is due, and the town continues to expand under long-term housing allocations serving its role as a commuter and employment centre.