Service · Hedge reduction
Reduction is a different job to a routine trim: more material to remove, more careful staging on species that don't regenerate from old wood. Here's what actually drives the price.
Most reductions in Sittingbourne and Milton Regis fall between £280 and £850, occasionally more on a long run of mature leylandii.
| Component | Typical range | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Labour & equipment | £180–£560 | Length, height, how much has to come off, whether it needs staging over two visits |
| Waste disposal | £60–£220 | A hard reduction can produce a van-load of arisings; leylandii and conifer weigh more than deciduous |
| Access | £0–£70 | Tower or cherry picker for anything over roughly 3m, rear-garden access, overhead cables |
Indicative only. A site visit is usually needed for anything over head height before we confirm the figure.
Leylandii, thuja and other conifers do not regenerate from brown wood - cut past the green needle-bearing zone and that face stays brown forever. A hard one-visit reduction on an overgrown conifer hedge is possible but usually leaves visible brown patches for a year or more. We stage it instead: an intermediate cut this visit, then a second cut to final height the following year once new growth has filled the sides. Each stage is quoted and invoiced separately, which is why a reduction sometimes shows as two smaller costs rather than one large one.
See our detailed DIY vs professional cost comparison if you're deciding whether to tackle a reduction yourself.
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