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Cambridgeshire
Skip Hire in Ramsey
Serving Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · PE26
Fixed price confirmed before you book, with delivery, collection and disposal included.
From £125 for a 2-yard mini skip
Excludes VAT. 2 to 12 yard skips available. Permits arranged where a skip goes on the road.
- Same daydelivery available*
- No hiddenextra charges
- Permitshandled for you
- Licensedwaste carrier
*Same-day delivery is subject to availability.
What is included
How your booking works
You book with Skyward and we arrange everything from there, with delivery, collection and disposal included.
- 1
Book and we confirm
Give us your postcode, skip size and date. We check availability across Ramsey and confirm the all-in price before you pay.
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We arrange the delivery
We book it in with a licensed operator covering your postcode. If the skip goes on the road, the council permit is arranged as part of the booking.
- 3
Delivered and collected
Your skip arrives on the agreed date, and the waste is collected and disposed of responsibly by a licensed carrier.
Skip hire in Ramsey
Most Ramsey skip bookings split between two markets: landlord refurbishments and tenancy turnovers on the older central terraces around Abbey Terrace and the Great Whyte, where private-rental flats and conversions are concentrated, and kitchen, bathroom and extension projects on the post-war and modern suburban estates along Allen Road and Balmoral Drive. The agricultural-era housing on the town edges adds a small-scale clearance flow. We supply sizes from 2 yard mini skips through to 12 yard maxis for full-property clearances, on a private driveway where space allows or with a Cambridgeshire County Council permit arranged for kerbside placements.
The Great Whyte is unusually wide for a Fenland market-town main street, so town-centre access is genuinely wagon-friendly compared with most Cambridgeshire market towns. Older terrace streets around Abbey Terrace and Church Green, near the Abbey ruins, have on-street parking pressure typical of period housing, suiting 4 yard or 6 yard skips with a road permit. The suburban estates along Allen Road and Balmoral Drive have driveway space for 8 yard or 12 yard skips on the drive for kitchen, bathroom and extension projects on the larger semi-detached plots.
Cambridgeshire County Council charges £66 for a 14-day skip permit and processes applications in up to 10 working days. Only registered skip companies can apply directly. Every hire is delivered through a licensed waste carrier registered with the Environment Agency, and the application is arranged on your behalf via the council's online system.
What can you put in a skip in Ramsey?
Most general waste is fine: rubble, soil, timber, plasterboard, furniture, mattresses, garden waste, scrap metal, and mixed renovation waste. The main banned items are asbestos, tyres, batteries, paint and liquids, gas canisters, fluorescent tubes, and fridges or freezers, all of which need a separate disposal route.
If you are unsure about a specific item, call us before you load it.
See the full waste guideSkip hire prices in Ramsey
Skip hire in Ramsey starts from £125 for a 2-yard mini skip. Final cost depends on skip size, waste type, hire duration, access and whether a road permit is required.
Prices exclude VAT. Delivery and collection included. Permit costs quoted separately if required.
Mini skip
Small clear-outs, garden waste, single room renovations.
from £125
Midi skip
Kitchen or bathroom renovations, medium garden jobs.
from £210
Large skip
Heavier mixed waste, multi-room renovations, bigger trade jobs.
from £290
Maxi skip
Full house clearances, large commercial projects.
from £405
Wondering what moves the price? Our skip hire cost guide breaks down what changes the cost of a skip, from waste type and weight to permits, access and how long you keep it.
Other services
If a skip isn't quite right
Skip hire is the best fit for most jobs, but a few situations call for a different format. We can quote on any of the services below.
Man and van
We load it for you
A two-person crew comes to you, loads everything into the van, and takes it away the same visit. Best for clearances where you cannot load a skip yourself.
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Rubble bags
Smaller than a mini skip
Heavy-duty woven bags for small DIY clear-outs and one-off bits of garden or building waste. Filled at your pace, collected when ready, no road permit needed.
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Issued by Cambridgeshire County Council · Council permit information
Permit cost
£66
Confirmed upfront when you book
Processing time
up to 10 working days
Typical for Cambridgeshire County Council
What we handle
Cambridgeshire County Council charges £66 for a 14-day skip permit, with applications processed in up to 10 working days. Only registered skip companies can apply, and the application is arranged on your behalf via the council's online system.
Need more detail on how skip permits work? Our full skip permits guide covers when a council permit is required, cost ranges across UK regions, and how the application is handled on your behalf.
Or look up the exact permit cost and rules for your council in our skip permit database.
Cambridgeshire County Council permit dataverified May 2026 · source
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Common questions
Ramsey skip hire FAQs
What does a skip cost in Ramsey?
Skip hire in Ramsey starts from around £125 for a 2 yard, with delivery, collection and disposal included. See the price table above for each size up to the 12 yard. The Cambridgeshire County Council road permit is £66 for 14 days, added only when the skip cannot sit on a driveway.
Is skip access easier on the Great Whyte in Ramsey?
Yes. The Great Whyte is unusually wide for a Fenland market-town main street, so town-centre access is genuinely wagon-friendly compared with most Cambridgeshire market towns, and a road-placed skip sits comfortably there with a permit. Away from the centre most suburban jobs use the driveway and need no permit.
What size skip suits a refit around Abbey Terrace?
The older terraces around Abbey Terrace and Church Green, near the Abbey ruins, have on-street parking pressure, so a 4 yard or 6 yard skip with a road permit suits most refits there. A single-room job fits a 4 yard, while a full refurbishment with kitchen and flooring needs a 6 yard.
Do the Allen Road and Balmoral Drive estates have driveway space for a skip?
Yes. The suburban estates along Allen Road and Balmoral Drive have driveway space on the larger semi-detached plots, so an 8 yard or 12 yard skip on the drive handles kitchen, bathroom and extension projects with no permit at all. We check the access and turning space before delivery.
Do you handle small clearances on the edge of Ramsey?
Yes. The older agricultural-era housing on the town edges brings a steady run of small garden, outbuilding and part-house clearances, which a 4 yard or 6 yard skip usually handles. We place it on the drive where there is space, or on the road with a Cambridgeshire County Council permit where there is not.
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