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Tree Felling cost in the UK
£150–£2,500 per tree. Typically £700.

Felling a garden tree costs £150–£2,500 in the UK, and around £700 is a typical bill for a medium tree taken down and cleared. Height is the main driver, followed by how close the tree stands to the house, wires or a neighbour's garden, and whether it must be dismantled piece by piece.

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HOW MUCH IT COSTS

How much does tree felling cost in the UK?

TREE FELLING PRICE · PER TREE · THE UK
Low end£150a small tree with open ground to fell into
Typical£700what most people pay
High end£2,500a tall hardwood dismantled in sections near a house
Typical £700
£150 low£2,500 high

Locufy guide prices for 2026–2027. Updated 2026. A national range, not a quote — enter your town above for real prices from the gardeners and landscapers near you.

What moves the price

  • Tree height — the trade prices tree felling in height bands, and each band up costs markedly more
  • Room to fell — a tree with open ground around it can be dropped whole, while one near a house is taken down in sections
  • Species and spread — a broad oak or beech carries far more timber than a slim conifer of the same height
  • Crew and kit — a large tree needs a climber, ground staff, a chipper and sometimes rigging or a crane
  • Waste and logs — chipping the brash and hauling away heavy rounds adds to the tree felling bill
  • London and the South East — tree surgeons there charge more, with parking and narrow access adding time
+24%PRICE TREND · 5 YEARS

Domestic and garden services prices in the UK are up 24% over five years (ONS Consumer Price Inflation, Domestic services and household services, to 2026 August). Five years ago a typical tree felling would have cost about £560 — an estimate from today's guide price and that index, not a recorded price. Source: ONS MM23 D7E6 →

WHAT YOU GET

What a tree felling booking includes

Site checkA look at the tree, the drop zone and anything nearby that must be protected before work starts.
Felling or sectional dismantlingThe tree felled in one piece where there is room, or roped down in sections where there is not.
Chipping the brashSmaller branches fed through a chipper on site to cut down the waste.
Clearing the siteLogs cut to size and stacked or removed, and the garden raked clear.

Takes: A few hours for a small tree, up to two days for a large tree dismantled in sections. Not included: Stump grinding, root removal and replanting are priced on their own — see the related guides below.

WHAT PEOPLE BOOK

Common tree felling jobs

Small ornamental treeA dying cherry in a front garden in Pudsey felled and cleared in a morning.
Conifer too close to the houseA tall leylandii beside a semi in Musselburgh dismantled in sections.
Ash dieback treeA diseased ash taken down before its brittle limbs could fail.
Storm-damaged treeA tree split in high winds made safe and felled.
Tree blocking lightA large sycamore shading a whole back garden removed.
Clearing several treesA group of self-seeded trees felled to make room for a new extension.

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How to pay less

  • Have several trees felled on the same visit, since set-up and travel are shared
  • Keep the felled logs for firewood rather than paying for the tree surgeon to haul them away
  • Leave the stump at ground level after the tree felling unless you need the space, as grinding it out costs extra

Before you book

  • Check with the council whether the tree has a preservation order or stands in a conservation area before any felling
  • Trees in a conservation area need six weeks' written notice to the council before most felling
  • Ask for proof of public liability insurance and look for an Arboricultural Association approved contractor
  • Felling a tree with an active bird's nest in it is an offence, so check before the work is booked

Tree Felling cost: questions people ask

£150–£2,500 per tree, around £700 for a medium tree. A small tree with open ground around it costs least; a tall hardwood beside a house that must be dismantled costs most.

A small tree is often done in a few hours. A large one dismantled in sections near buildings can take a crew one or two days.

Only in some cases. A tree with a preservation order needs the council's consent, and a conservation area means six weeks' written notice to the council first. Larger volumes of timber may also need a felling licence.

Yes. Ask for the trunk cut into rounds and stacked, which usually cuts the bill because the crew has less to take away.

Stump grinding, digging out the roots and replanting are separate jobs, so check whether your quote mentions them.

They are Locufy guide prices for the UK, taken from published UK tree felling cost guides — a national range per tree, not a quote. Your price depends on the tree, the access and the area.

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