Delivery area
Bulk topsoil delivered in County Durham
Chester-le-Street, Durham City, Stanley, Consett and Seaham, plus the many villages between them. Each request is quoted for its postcode and how the lorry gets to the site.
- Five tonnes minimum
- Loose or bulk bags
Village lanes and hilltop towns
Former pit villages often have rows of terraces on narrow streets, while hilltop towns like Stanley and Consett can mean steep approaches. Mention any weight restriction, awkward bend or steep run down to the site when you ask for a quote.
Around Durham City, parking controls and narrow historic streets can limit where a lorry can stop. Bulk bags or a load on private land are the usual answers.
Who orders in County Durham
- Homeowners with big garden or plot projects
- Builders finishing extensions and new homes
- Farms, smallholdings and rural businesses
- Parish councils and community groups
What we deliver here
Our four grades of topsoil
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Screened topsoil
Our general-purpose topsoil, screened to take out stones, roots and clods.
- Good for
- Levelling, filling, new lawns, landscaping
- Usual depth
- 100–150mm under lawns
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Blended topsoil
Screened topsoil blended with extra organic matter, for planting areas.
- Good for
- Borders, beds, raised planters
- Usual depth
- 300mm or more in beds
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Top dressing
A fine-screened dressing made to be spread thinly over existing grass.
- Good for
- Lawn renovation, sports and amenity grass
- Usual depth
- A few millimetres at a time
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Turf underlay
A fine, free-draining soil for the last layer before new turf.
- Good for
- The finishing layer before turfing
- Usual depth
- 50–100mm under turf
Price a load for County Durham
Include the postcode, the tonnes and any weight limits, bends or steep approaches.