British lawn pricing has something no other market on this site published: a table with both denominators named, lawn area in one column and cost per visit in the other. That closed the largest gap in this trade. What British sources do not show is a fortnightly discount, and that absence is on the page rather than smoothed away.
How the calculator works
- Lawn size picks the bracket. Four brackets of mown area — the source’s column is headed “Lawn Size”, not property size.
- Schedule barely moves the price here. No fortnightly step, about 15% for four-weekly. That is what British numbers show, and it is the only market of the five where the step is close to nothing.
- Overgrown adds about 40% on top, as its own line.
- Your region. Prices are adjusted by a regional labour-cost index. London runs £3–£10 an hour above the rest.
- Your economics. “Your costs and margin” works in person-hours, the unit gardener rates are quoted in.
Typical UK mowing prices in 2026
| Lawn size | Per visit | Per m², top of bracket |
|---|---|---|
| To 30 m² | £20–£35 | £0.67–£1.17 |
| 30–100 m² | £35–£60 | £0.35–£0.60 |
| 100–250 m² | £60–£100 | £0.24–£0.40 |
| Over 250 m² | £100–£160 | — |
Gardeners charge £15–£45 an hour, £35 average, or £150–£200 a day. Minimum around £20. All figures exclude VAT.
Gardener against landscape gardener
The two are different trades under one word, and one source prices both in the same table:
| Day rate | Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Gardener | £150–£200 | £175 |
| Landscape gardener | £180–£280 | £230 |
A ratio of 1.31. This calculator prices maintenance only. Small and medium landscaping projects are quoted at £250–£2,500, which is a different job with a different model.
Where the British numbers are thin, said plainly
One marketplace contradicts itself on monthly prices. Its lawn-cutting page gives a £50–£150 monthly subscription; its lawn-service page gives £6–£20 a month for a lawn to 65 m². Those differ by two and a half to eight times, and the second table sits under lawn treatment rather than cutting. Neither number is used here.
VAT treatment is our reading. The source states cost including VAT where applicable and does not commit. Every figure here is treated as excluding VAT.
The wage data covers employees only. 39,000 people at a median of £14.00 — a small share of everyone who mows lawns for money in Britain. It is a correct denominator for a cost check and a poor answer to “what does a gardener earn”.
Worked example
A large lawn on a fortnightly round, first cut of the season. British sources show almost no fortnightly step, so the price moves on the overgrown cut rather than the schedule. The typical quote lands at £105 (range £90–£125) for about 3.2 person-hours. The sample fills your pay at £16 an hour, a little above the ONS median of £14.00, so the cost comes to about £64 with fuel, travel and 15% overhead. That leaves £41 a visit, a 39% margin before VAT. The “Fill with sample data” button loads this exact job.
What this calculator does not price
Fertilising at £30–£60, weed treatment £35–£70, moss £35–£65, scarification £55–£240 by area, aeration £35–£145, top dressing £80–£180, overseeding £20–£30 per kilo of seed. All published as their own lines, all quoted from your own records.
The calculator gives you the number. For typical rates and how to build a quote, read our US lawn care pricing guide. Its rates are in US dollars.