Skip hire in Dartford, made simple
Serving Dartford for 30+ years. Slide to find the right size, then get a fast, no-obligation quote.
01322-450040Skip hire FAQs.
If your skip is placed on a public road in Dartford, you’ll need a permit from Kent County Council — currently £45. 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 Dartford is Dartford Household Waste 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 Dartford starts from £215 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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Skip hire in Dartford & across Kent
We’ve delivered skips across Dartford for over 30 years — for homeowners clearing out, tradespeople on site, and businesses managing regular waste. Fast delivery throughout the DA1 postcode area, with a local team you can actually get on the phone.
Skip sizes available in Dartford
Do I need a permit?
If the skip goes on a public road, pavement or verge in Dartford you’ll need a permit from Kent 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 Dartford
Dartford household waste recycling centre
Prefer to drop off smaller amounts yourself? Your nearest tip is:
- Dartford Household Waste Recycling Centre — on Rochester Way · DA1 3QU
Good for household waste, but for a bigger job in Dartford a skip on site is far less hassle.
Why choose Select A Skip in Dartford?
- 30+ years’ skip & waste experience
- 1,100+ licensed, vetted suppliers
- Domestic, trade & commercial welcome
- Next-day delivery in most DA1 postcodes
- Council permits handled for you
- Transparent pricing, no hidden charges
Choose your skip size in Dartford
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Dartford.
Local area guide
Skip hire in Dartford
Dartford is a town in Kent, sitting on the River Darent where it meets the Thames around 15 miles east of central London, with a population of around 70,000. It takes its name from the ford across the Darent on Watling Street, the Roman road between London and Canterbury, and it has been a river crossing and stopping point ever since. Chaucer's pilgrims would have passed through on the road to Canterbury, and the town developed a long tradition of inns and trades serving that traffic.
Dartford's industrial history is unusually significant. England's first paper mill was established here in 1588 by John Spilman, jeweller to Elizabeth I, and the town later became a centre for gunpowder, iron and engineering. Richard Trevithick, the pioneer of high-pressure steam, died in Dartford in 1833 while working at Hall's engineering works; his fellow workers paid for his funeral. J&E Hall went on to pioneer refrigeration technology, and Burroughs Wellcome built major pharmaceutical works here, while Vickers manufactured aircraft and armaments at the Crayford and Dartford sites.
The town's modern identity is dominated by the Dartford Crossing, the four-lane tunnels opened in 1963 and 1980 and the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge of 1991, which together carry the M25 across the Thames to Thurrock and handle well over 50 million vehicle crossings a year. Bluewater, the vast shopping centre built in a former chalk quarry at Greenhithe, opened in 1999 and is one of the largest retail destinations in Europe. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards both grew up in Dartford and famously met again on the platform of Dartford station in 1961, an encounter that led to the Rolling Stones.
Dartford is exceptionally well connected, with Dartford station giving services to London Charing Cross, Cannon Street and Victoria in around 40 minutes, the M25 and A2 meeting nearby, and Ebbsfleet International a short distance east offering High Speed and Eurostar services. Neighbouring communities include Greenhithe, Swanscombe, Stone, Wilmington, Bexley, Crayford and Gravesend.
Housing in Dartford ranges from Georgian and older property around the High Street and Bullace Lane to Victorian terraces in the town centre and Temple Hill, interwar and post-war estates, and very substantial modern development — the Ebbsfleet Garden City, designated in 2014, is one of the largest housing programmes in the country, with thousands of homes planned across the former quarry and marshland sites at Ebbsfleet, Swanscombe and Stone. That scale of growth has made the Dartford area one of the fastest-expanding parts of the south-east.