Domestic skip hire
Lofts, gardens, kitchens and house clearances. No permit needed on your own drive.
Skip hire in Croydon · family-run for over 40 years
Skip hire in Croydon. Booked in 60 seconds. Fast turnaround from the Mill Lane yard.
Domestic, commercial and trade skip hire from the Mill Lane yard. Real prices, real lorries, real drivers. We sort the permit. We recycle 95% of what comes back.
From £234 inc VAT
Fast turnaround
Permit handled for you
4.8★ from 142 Google reviews
Our skip hire services
Whatever the job, there's a skip for it.
Home clear-out, business refit or a working building site. Pick the service that fits and we'll get the right skip to you.
Commercial skip hire
Offices, shops and trade waste. Waste transfer note every time, billed properly.
Construction skip hire
Heavy waste, rubble and soil for builders and trades. Wait-and-load and roll-on/roll-off.
What’s in the price
One number. No surprises on the day.
Every Henry Woods skip booking includes delivery, collection, a 14-day hire window, a full waste transfer note and our recycling promise. The permit is added at council cost if you’re putting the skip on the road.
14 days' hire as standard
Skip stays on your drive for two weeks. Need it longer? Just ask the yard. When you’re done, call the collection in. We usually pick up within a couple of days.
Permit handled for you
If the skip’s going on the road, we apply for the council permit on your behalf. Croydon, Sutton, Merton and Bromley covered. Cost added before you pay, no surprises.
Waste transfer note
Legally required documentation issued with every collection, proves your waste was disposed of properly. Especially important for builders and trade customers.
Card payment included
Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay or Google Pay via Stripe. No surcharges, no phone-and-card-number dance. Receipt straight to your inbox.
95% recycled
Every skip back to the yard is hand-sorted. Wood, metal, plastics and aggregates separated and rerouted. Less than 5% lands in landfill.
Delivered on your day
Your skip lands on the day you book. Want a call when the lorry is on its way? Ask the office when you book and we will arrange it.
Skip sizes & prices
Transparent pricing on every skip size.
Every price includes delivery, collection, 14 days' hire and a full waste transfer note. Permit added at cost where the council needs one for road placement.
4 yard
2.5 · 1.5 · 0.9 m
30–40 bin bags
Bathroom rip-out, garage clear, garden tidy. Fits on most driveways.
£234inc VAT
Book a 4 yard
6 yard
3.3 · 1.8 · 1.12 m
50–60 bin bags
Kitchen rip-out, modest renovation, soil & rubble (heavy waste suitable).
£288inc VAT
Book a 6 yard
8 yard
3.6 · 1.8 · 1.24 m
70–80 bin bags
Two- and three-bed renovations, larger garden jobs, builders' favourite.
£330inc VAT
Book an 8 yard
12 yard
4.1 · 1.8 · 1.5 m
100–120 bin bags
Full property clearance, large refurbs, light bulky waste only (no heavy soil).
£432inc VAT
Book a 12 yard
Fast turnaround on every skip
Need it sooner? Ring the yard
Wait-and-load & roll-on/roll-off on request
Council permits
If it’s going on the road, we sort the permit.
Forgetting the permit is the #1 way skip hire goes wrong. We handle it on your behalf for every south London council we cover.
When do you need a permit? Any skip placed on a public road, pavement or grass verge needs a council-issued permit. Skips on private driveways do not.
- We apply on your behalf for every booking that needs one, you don’t need to phone the council yourself.
- Cost included before you pay. The permit fee is added to your booking total before you reach the payment screen.
- Lead time: councils take anywhere from 2 to 8 days to approve a permit, depending on the borough. Book early and we will start the application straight away.
- Reflective markings + lighting are added by our driver as part of the drop-off, required under the Highways Act 1980.
- Bay suspensions (when the parking bay your skip needs is in use): we can sometimes arrange these depending on the council; some require the homeowner to apply. Ring the yard to check.
Councils we apply for permits with: Croydon, Sutton, Merton, Bromley, Tandridge. Phone the yard if you’re at the edge of these areas.
Recycling commitment
95% out of landfill. Every skip. Every week.
We operate to Environment Agency licence CBDU172893. Every load returns to the Mill Lane yard, gets hand-sorted, and is rerouted to the right recycling stream.
95%
Of waste collected is recycled or reused
12kt
Tonnes of waste diverted from landfill in 2025
100%
Hand-sorted at the yard before disposal
EA
Environment Agency licensed waste carrier CBDU172893
Streams we handle on-site: wood, metals, aggregates & rubble, cardboard, general construction waste. Hazardous or restricted waste (asbestos, paint, solvents and oils, gas bottles, batteries, food waste, medical waste) is not accepted in our skips, we’ll point you to a specialist.
How it works
Booked in sixty seconds. Delivered fast from the Mill Lane yard.
Three steps, no phone tag. If the council needs a road permit, we handle that too.
01 / CHOOSE
Pick your skip & date
Punch in your postcode, choose a date and size. Live prices, no quote forms, no “ring back”.
02 / PAY
Pay securely with Stripe
Card or Apple/Google Pay. Card surcharge: zero. Receipt straight to your inbox.
03 / DROP-OFF
Skip on your drive
Delivered on your booked day. 14 days to fill it. We collect, sort and recycle 95% of what’s in it.
Frequently asked
Skip hire questions, answered.
If your skip is going on a public road or pavement, yes, the local council issues a permit. We apply for it on your behalf when you book, and include the cost in your total before you pay. On a private drive, no permit is needed.
Tyres, asbestos, paint, solvents and oils, gas bottles, batteries, food waste, medical waste, plasterboard and fridge freezers. Everything else, including soil and rubble, goes in (just tell us in advance for the heavy ones). Small separate amounts of plasterboard can sometimes be taken by arrangement, ring the yard first. Mattresses and upholstered furniture are taken at a small extra charge: single mattress £15, double mattress £20, sofas and armchairs £30.
Standard hire is two weeks. Need it longer? Just ring the yard and we will arrange it. When you’re done, call the collection in. We usually pick up within a couple of days, depending how busy we are.
Often we can, depending on lorry availability. Ring the yard on 0203 369 9540 and we will tell you straight. The online calendar shows the earliest slots we can guarantee, so phone if you need it sooner.
Our lorries are all standard size and need a clear width of 10 feet (3 metres) to get through. If you’re unsure, send us a photo on WhatsApp (07766 191 470) before booking and we will tell you straight.
On concrete, tarmac and block paving, no, we use timber bearers under the feet to spread the weight. On gravel or grass, the marks will be visible while the skip’s there. Mention surface in the booking and our driver will plan accordingly.
We run trade accounts for a small number of regular customers rather than as standard. If you hire often, phone the yard or email info@henrywoods.co.uk and we will see what we can do.
Every load comes back to the Mill Lane yard and is hand-sorted. Wood, metals and aggregates are separated into recycling streams. We recycle 95%, only the unsortable residue ends up in landfill.