Skip hire in Bristol, made simple
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01173-270122Skip hire in Bristol & across the West of England
We’ve delivered skips across Bristol for over 30 years — for homeowners clearing out, tradespeople on site, and businesses managing regular waste. Fast delivery throughout the BS postcode area, with a local team you can actually get on the phone.
Skip sizes available in Bristol
Do I need a permit?
A skip on your driveway or private land needs no permit. For a public road in Bristol, a permit is required from Bristol City Council — we arrange it for you as part of the booking.
Areas we cover near Bristol
Bristol household waste recycling centres
Prefer to drop off smaller amounts yourself? These are the council tips serving Bristol:
- St Philips Reuse & Recycling Centre — Folly Lane, off Days Road, St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0QS. Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun 9.30am–3.30pm.
- Avonmouth Reuse & Recycling Centre — Kings Weston Lane, Avonmouth, Bristol, BS11 0YS. Open Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun 9.30am–3.30pm.
- Hartcliffe Way Reuse & Recycling Centre — Hartcliffe Way, South Bristol. The only site suitable for vehicles over 2.4m high.
Booking is required at bristol.gov.uk/bookrecycling (or call 0117 922 2100, Mon–Fri 8.30am–6pm). Bristol residents only — no trade or commercial waste.
Why choose Select A Skip in Bristol?
- 30+ years’ skip & waste experience
- 1,100+ licensed, vetted suppliers
- Domestic, trade & commercial welcome
- Next-day delivery in most BS postcodes
- Council permits handled for you
- Transparent pricing, no hidden charges
Skip hire FAQs.
We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Bristol and within a 30 mile radius.
It’s not just a case of how much waste you have! You also need to consider how much room you have on your site and will then need to think about the type of waste you will be disposing of. For example if the waste is heavy (e.g. soil/brick/rubble) then you will be restricted as to how large a skip you can have.
When only a single skip is expected, we strongly believe that it’s better to hire a skip that you may not quite fill, as opposed to ordering a skip which ends up being too small meaning a second skip is then required as a result. In other words it’s better to overestimate than underestimate!
When filling a skip it can only be loaded up to the level of the actual skip itself.
It is important that your site foreman and operatives are aware of this as it is actually against the law for drivers to carry over loaded skips on the highways. Likewise, using boards around the skip in an attempt to increase it’s capacity (known in the trade as ‘greedy boards’) is illegal.
If a driver arrives on site to find an overloaded skip they are likely to turn away and leave without the skip, thus potentially incurring additional transport charges.
Though we try to be as flexible with hire periods as possible, as a general rule the maximum hire period is 7 days.
Of course should your site be an ongoing one where numerous skips are required and exchanged on a regular basis then there is nothing to worry about. If however, you require a skip that is likely to be needed for more than 7 days without exchanges, we request you inform us at the time of ordering as a rental charge may be applicable.
Yes. Though any skip that needs to be sited on a public highway, pavement or council owned verge, first requires permission from the local authority responsible.
Though the charges involved and the length of time it takes an application to be processed varies from council to council, in the vast majority of cases we can arrange the required permit on your behalf. Depending on the local authority in question, application periods can be anything from ‘same day’ to 4 weeks, so when you know that a permit is likely to be required on an upcoming site it is vital that you give us as much notice as possible to avoid any unnecessary delays.
Please also note that as the hirer, the lighting and coning of the skip whilst it is placed on public land is your responsibility, though we are usually able to arrange for the hire of these items on your behalf too.
A standard skip or roll-on-off vehicle usually requires a minimum of 10ft (3.3m) width and approximately 13ft (4m) headroom to safely gain access to a site. If your site access falls a little below these requirements we are able to (in most areas) arrange for smaller skips (depending on waste type) to be delivered on smaller lorries.
If you are in any doubt about the access to your sites, we are here to help, so just ask!
There are certain types of waste that cannot be placed in general waste skips under any circumstances.
Examples of such waste types include (but are not limited to): asbestos, fridges, freezers, batteries, tyres, gas cannisters, paint tins, food waste, fluorescent tubes, liquids, TV sets, computer monitors, plasterboard, electrical items (WEEE), mattresses, tree stumps, tree roots, carpet, vinyl, astroturf, rubber matting & roof felt.
It is vital that you always inform us of exactly what your are intending to dispose of at the time of ordering!
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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.
Local area guide
Skip hire in Bristol
Bristol is a city in the south-west of England, sitting on the River Avon around 120 miles west of London, with a population of around 480,000 and a wider urban area of well over 700,000. It grew as one of the country's great port cities, trading with Ireland, Europe and later the Americas, and its wealth — including its role in the transatlantic slave trade, which the city has spent recent years confronting openly — built much of its Georgian architecture. Today Bristol is the largest city in the south-west and one of the most prosperous in the UK, with strengths in aerospace, technology, creative media and financial services.
The city's most famous landmark is the Clifton Suspension Bridge, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and spanning the Avon Gorge 75 metres above the river. Brunel's other legacies include the SS Great Britain, now restored in the Floating Harbour, and Bristol Temple Meads station. The harbourside is the centre of the city's cultural life, with M Shed, We The Curious and the Arnolfini, while Clifton Village, Park Street and Stokes Croft each have distinct characters. Bristol is also the birthplace of Banksy, and its street art scene, along with the annual Balloon Fiesta at Ashton Court, is known internationally.
Bristol is well connected, with Temple Meads offering trains to London Paddington in around 90 minutes and services to Cardiff, Birmingham and the south-west, and Bristol Parkway to the north of the city. The M4, M5 and M32 all serve the city, and Bristol Airport lies eight miles to the south. Two universities give Bristol a very large student population. Its neighbourhoods include Clifton, Redland, Cotham and Bishopston in the north-west, Southville, Bedminster, Totterdown and Knowle to the south, Easton, St Pauls, Montpelier and Fishponds to the east, and the large estates at Hartcliffe, Withywood, Southmead and Lawrence Weston.
Housing across Bristol is dominated by Victorian and Georgian terraces, from the grand crescents of Clifton to the tightly packed streets of Totterdown, Bedminster, Easton and Montpelier, alongside interwar semis in Henleaze and Horfield and extensive post-war estates on the southern and northern fringes. Property values are among the highest outside London and the south-east, which means loft conversions, side-return extensions, cellar conversions and full refurbishments are extremely common. The student population supports a very large HMO market, and the harbourside and Temple Quarter continue to see major regeneration.
That volume of renovation and development work keeps skip hire in Bristol in constant demand, whether it's a loft conversion in Bishopston, a full refurbishment of a Georgian house in Clifton, a rear extension in Southville, an HMO refit in Redland or a commercial strip-out around Temple Quay. Skips are available in a range of sizes to suit everything from a small domestic clear-out to a large building project, and because so many Bristol streets are terraced, steep and reliant on residents' parking, a skip permit from Bristol City Council will very often be needed — and access on the tighter hillside streets in areas like Totterdown and Cliftonwood needs planning. Booking well ahead helps secure the right size and allows time for the permit to be arranged.
Choose your skip size in Bristol
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Bristol.