Skip hire in Leicester, made simple
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01163-120055Skip hire in Leicester & across Leicestershire
We’ve delivered skips across Leicester for over 30 years — for homeowners clearing out, tradespeople on site, and businesses managing regular waste. Fast delivery throughout the LE postcode area, with a local team you can actually get on the phone.
Skip sizes available in Leicester
Do I need a permit?
A skip on your driveway or private land needs no permit. For a public road in Leicester, a permit is required from Leicester City Council — we arrange it for you as part of the booking.
Areas we cover near Leicester
Leicester household waste recycling centres
Prefer to drop off smaller amounts yourself? These are the council tips serving Leicester:
- Gypsum Close Recycling Centre — Gypsum Close, Leicester, LE4 9AB. Open 8am–8pm April–October, 8am–6pm November–March. All vehicle types accepted (waste permit required for vans, pickups and cars towing trailers over 1.4m).
- Freemen's Common Recycling Centre — Islington Street, Leicester, LE2 7SQ. Same seasonal hours as Gypsum Close. Cars and bicycles only – no vans, pickups or trailers over 1.4m, and no fridges/freezers (use Gypsum Close instead).
Both sites are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day, and close early at 2pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. A waste permit is required for vans, pickups and trailers over 1.4m, valid only at Gypsum Close – photo ID and proof of address are needed at each visit. Check leicester.gov.uk for current hours and permit details.
Why choose Select A Skip in Leicester?
- 30+ years’ skip & waste experience
- 1,100+ licensed, vetted suppliers
- Domestic, trade & commercial welcome
- Next-day delivery in most LE postcodes
- Council permits handled for you
- Transparent pricing, no hidden charges
Skip hire FAQs.
We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Leicester 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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Local area guide
Skip hire in Leicester
Leicester is a city in the East Midlands, sitting on the River Soar around 100 miles north of London, with a population of around 370,000 — one of the largest and most ethnically diverse cities in the UK. It is one of the oldest settlements in England, founded as the Roman town of Ratae Corieltauvorum, and the Jewry Wall remains one of the largest surviving pieces of Roman masonry in the country. Leicester grew through the textile, hosiery and footwear industries in the nineteenth century, and later became known internationally as the city where the remains of Richard III were discovered beneath a car park in 2012.
The city centre is focused on the Clock Tower and the Grade II listed Leicester Market, the largest covered outdoor market in Europe. Landmarks include Leicester Cathedral, where Richard III was reinterred in 2015, alongside the King Richard III Visitor Centre, the medieval Guildhall, and the New Walk Museum. The Curve theatre and Phoenix cinema anchor the Cultural Quarter, while the National Space Centre sits to the north of the city. Leicester City's Premier League title win in 2016 remains one of the most celebrated stories in English football, and the city's Golden Mile on Belgrave Road hosts one of the largest Diwali celebrations outside India.
Leicester is well connected, with Leicester station on the Midland Main Line offering trains to London St Pancras in around 70 minutes and services to Birmingham, Nottingham and Sheffield. The M1 runs to the west of the city and the M69 links it directly to Coventry, with East Midlands Airport around 20 miles away. Two universities — the University of Leicester and De Montfort — give the city a large student population. Its neighbourhoods include Clarendon Park, Stoneygate, Knighton and Aylestone to the south, Belgrave, Rushey Mead and Humberstone to the north and east, and Braunstone, Westcotes and Narborough Road to the west.
Housing across Leicester is dominated by Victorian and Edwardian terraces, particularly in Highfields, Clarendon Park, Belgrave and Westcotes, alongside substantial villas in Stoneygate and Knighton, interwar semis in Evington and Birstall, and large post-war estates at Braunstone, New Parks, Beaumont Leys and Eyres Monsell. The student population supports a high concentration of HMOs around Clarendon Park and the Narborough Road area, which are refurbished frequently, and the city centre has seen sustained regeneration including the Waterside development and the Space Park at Abbey Meadows.
That mix of period property renovation, HMO turnover and ongoing development keeps skip hire in Leicester in constant demand, whether it's a full house refurbishment in Highfields, a rear extension in Knighton, an HMO refit in Clarendon Park, a garden clearance in Evington or a unit strip-out on one of the industrial estates at Braunstone Frith or Thurmaston. 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 of Leicester's terraced streets have no off-road parking, a permit from Leicester City Council will often be needed where the skip has to sit on the highway. Booking a few days ahead helps secure the right size and allows time for any permit to be arranged.
Choose your skip size in Leicester
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Leicester.