What is the cost of ivy removal in the UK?

Ivy Removal Cost

The Cost to Remove Ivy from a House in 2026

The cost to remove ivy from a house in 2026 is £650 for 8 hours and this includes the safe disposal and recycling of the ivy removed. £650 is the cost to remove ivy from a house in Cheshire, Manchester ,Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Merseyside or Sheffield. We also undertake ivy removal in London and you can find the cost of that service here. Here, we will look at how our costing is arrived at and look at a couple of other examples.

We find that the ivy removal cost for a house in the UK is driven by four factors which are- time taken to remove the ivy, access to the ivy itself, any special access equipment and the cost of disposal of the ivy once removed. We will look at each individually-

Time taken to remove the ivy is the largest factor in determining the ivy removal cost

The time it takes to remove the ivy is the biggest factor in determining the cost of ivy removal. This is because as an ivy removal company, the wages we pay our employees is our biggest input cost to any ivy removal job that we carry out. Thankfully, as our employees are experienced in removing ivy this reduces the time taken to remove the ivy and the eventual cost to the homeowner or business. We pride ourselves on paying our employees a competitive salary above the living wage to ensure that they are motivated and remain committed to delivering the highest levels of service. A key factor which will affect the time taken to remove the ivy from a house and hence the cost is access to the ivy itself.

Access to the ivy and it’s impact on the cost to remove ivy from a house

The availability and type of access to the ivy will have a direct bearing on the cost to remove ivy from a house. If ivy is removed on the front elevation (road facing) of a house and this is directly accessible from the roadside this is readily accessible and therefore straightforward to remove. Similarly, if ivy is located on the rear elevation of a house but there is side exterior access , this again will be straightforward to remove. In both of these instances the cost to remove the ivy can be kept to a minimum. However, if for example the ivy is located at the rear of a property and the access can only be gained through the house itself this may lead to some increased cost as there will be a need to put decorators protective floor coverings in place on the area to be walked on in the house. Similarly, if a house is located in a mid row of terraced houses and the only access is down a shared rear access there may be a slight increase in the cost of removal but this is likely to be small and only be an increase of around £15 and £20. Whether you have a small amount of Ivy in a garden you would like removing or a large amount of Poison Ivy climbing the walls of a property we can help…

Special access equipment

The cost of our ivy removal from a house includes all standard access equipment including ladders and portable scaffold towers. In most cases (90% of the jobs we undertake) this is sufficient. In some more complex or extensive ivy removal projects, special access equipment may be needed. This special access equipment can include temporary fixed scaffolding or the use of a cherry picker or scissor lift.

Safe disposal of the ivy removed

The cost of ivy removal is directly determined by the cost of the safe disposal of the ivy removed. The costs is included in our charge of £580 for a day. We are a registered waste carrier and once we have safely removed the ivy from your property or garden we will take the removed ivy away for recycling. Alternatively, if you would like to reduce the overall cost to you of ivy removal from your house we can leave the ivy with you for you to dispose of. This is most often used by owners of large owners with large grounds or gardens.

For a professional, friendly and reliable service please call us for a FREE quotation on-

What are other people qouting as the cost of ivy removal in the UK?

When calculating our prices we have looked at what other companies and bodies are charging and here are a few examples-

Checkatrade are quoting an average price of £350.00 for 2 hours ivy removal and another company in the South of England is again quoting £350 for 2 hours of ivy removal.

Is there a way to reduce the cost of ivy removal?

Yes there are few ways to reduce the cost of removing ivy from a house. Perhaps the largest instant cost saving is if you can dispose of the ivy yourself. The second and probably most obvious way to reduce the cost of ivy removal from a house is the control of the ivy in the first instance and discouraging or restricting it’s growth. This preventative approach is a great way to reduce the costs going forward and different methods of ivy control are covered here in this excellent paper by the Royal Horticultural Society.