4 Yard Skip: Size Guide and Typical Prices
Updated July 2026
| Also known as | Midi skip |
| Dimensions | 1.8m long x 1.3m wide x 1.2m high (6' x 4'3" x 4') |
| Capacity | 30 to 40 bin bags |
| Typical UK price | £120 to £220 for one to two weeks, all in |
| Weight guidance | Around 4 tonnes. Can be filled with heavy waste at most firms. |
| Good for | Bathroom refits, small kitchen strip outs, garden landscaping, clearing a couple of rooms. |
| Not for | Full house clearances or big renovation jobs, where two trips would cost more than one bigger skip. |
The 4 yard midi is the classic bathroom skip, holding 30 to 40 bin bags and typically costing £120 to £220 depending on region. An old suite, the tiles, a stud wall's worth of plasterboard offcuts and the packaging from the new fittings will all go in with room to spare.
It handles heavy waste at most firms, so soil and rubble from a modest garden dig are fine, and several operators offer a drop-door version you can wheelbarrow into. On a driveway it takes up about the footprint of a small hatchback.
Where people go wrong is using a midi for a kitchen. A kitchen refit generates more volume than a bathroom, mostly cabinets and worktops that stack badly, and the 4 yarder fills before the units are half out. If the job involves more than one room, price the 6 yard against it first.
Prices are typical national ranges, always flagged as such, and your postcode moves them. Check the skip hire cost guide for regional detail, or go straight to local firms near you for a real quote.
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