How much does tree removal cost in York?

Tree work isn't cheap, but it isn't a mystery either. Here's what tree removal and tree surgery actually costs in York and North Yorkshire in 2026, and what pushes the price up or down. Yorkshire rates sit below the UK average — London and the South East run 15–25% higher — so treat national 'average' figures as the top of the range, not the middle.

What tree removal costs in York

For felling and removing a tree, the rough bands are:

• Small tree (under ~25ft): £150–£550
• Medium tree (25–50ft): £400–£1,200
• Large tree (50ft+): £1,200–£3,500
• Veteran specimens (mature oak, beech): £2,800–£4,800+

If the tree can't be dropped whole — which is most York gardens, with houses, fences and cables in the way — it's removed in sections by a climber. That rigged, confined work adds roughly 50–75% to the price of an open fell.

Other common jobs

• Stump grinding: £95–£400 per stump, by diameter
• Crown reduction: £200–£1,200, by size and percentage removed
• Crown thinning / lifting: from £150
• Hedge cutting: £50–£700, or roughly £150–£200 a day
• Emergency / storm call-out: from £400, more out of hours
• Tree survey (BS5837): from £295

The five things that move the price

Size (height and trunk diameter), access (can a chipper get to it, or is everything carried through the house?), what's underneath (open lawn versus a greenhouse and a fence to rig past), waste (how much there is to chip and haul away), and protection (a tree with a TPO or in a conservation area needs a council application first). A tree surgeon working off a day rate — around £350–£500 for a full team in Yorkshire — prices most jobs against how long they'll take.

How to get an accurate price

The figures above are guide ranges, not quotes. The only way to know what your tree costs is a proper look. A good local tree surgeon will give you a free, itemised quote — including the stump and the waste removal — and check whether your tree is protected before you commit to anything.