Cost of lawn mowing in 2024 + real life examples

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With the sun returning and the days getting longer, I will finally be able to enjoy theses cherished moments in my garden again.

Relaxing, barbecues, sunbathing, and good times are just around the corner.

Then, I remembered that lawn maintenance requires a lot of effort... especially mowing the grass, which has to be done almost every weekend.

But not this year—this year, I'm going to hire a gardener, because let's be honnest, I never cut the grass!

Want to know everything about pricing before having your lawn mowed by an expert?

In this guide, I studied the prices paid by our client for our lawn mowing service... and I'll tell you all about it:

Summary

What is the average cost of a lawn mowing service?
What's the hourly rate in the UK?
Price comparison table for lawn mowing per square metre
Where can I see examples of lawn mowing prices?
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What is the average cost of a lawn mowing service?

A gardener is pulling in a driveway with his pickup truck full of equipment

First, I took all the mowing services that were booked on Yoojo to give you an average price, no matter the size of the area :

Average price for a grass cutting service with Yoojo :

£44

Of course, It’s important to understand that the price you pay can vary depending on several factors:

the size of your garden in square metres
the hourly rate of your gardener
the number of hours required
the difficulty of the tasks involved

Does your gardener need to bring their own equipment? Do they need to dispose of green waste? Do they need to weed around the lawn? All these factors can influence the price.

What's the hourly rate in the UK?

One way to be more precise is to give you the average hourly rates of the gardeners that you can book on our websites :

Average hourly rate of a grass cutter :

£14/hour

Price comparison table for lawn mowing per square metre

But of course, the best way for you to estimate the real cost of this service, is to get the price per meter square.

That's what I did next in my analysis.

The following table should help you understand a lot better the average pricing :

Area (in Sqm)	Average Price	Price per Sqm	Average Duration
500	£21	£0.042	1 hour
1000	£25	£0.025	1.5 hours
2000	£29	£0.014	2 hours
3000	£36	£0.012	3.5 hours

As you can see, the bigger the garden, the less the gardeners available on Yoojo will bill you per square meter.

That's mathematics, usually, the longer the job, the cheaper it is per hour.

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Where can I see examples of lawn mowing prices?

a gardener is cutting a big lawn with his lawnmower

Well, you don't need to look for them because I thought I would finish this cost guide by showing you some example of ads posted on Yoojo by your neighbours and how much they paid.

Let's go!

Example #1 : cutting about 1000 m2 of grass

💰 Price for the service :£28
📏 Price per Msq : £0,02

Screenshot of a client looking for a gardener to cut 1000m2 of grass

Let's start with a classic case of a client who doesn't have the time to do the chore!

He has all the equipment but would rather like to spend its time doing something else... that's why Yoojo exist!

Here, our client was able to find a gardener whom live next door for only £28.

💡 Tips:

You can absolutely ask your gardener to get rid of the green waste after the job is done!

Example #2 : Mowing a 2000m2 garden — no equipment

💰 Price for the service : £68
📏 Price per Msq : £0,03

Example of a 2000m2 lawn mowing service asked on Yoojo

This client was a bit different because he doesn't have a mower. That means that the gardener needs to come with its equipment... Not a problem, but that explain the higher price demanded by the gardeners.

💡 Tips:

You can customize your ad with Yoojo. The interested gardeners will adapt their pricing depending on the job to do.

Example #3 : Finding a gardener for a lawn mowing service on the cheap

💰 Price for the service : £27
📏 Price per Msq : £0,06

An ad for a lawn mowing service of a small garden

Sometimes you really need help, but your wallet is not that heavy.

That's why Yoojo doesn't set the prices of the services that you can ask on our website. It's up to the expert near you to decide how much they want to be paid for the job to do.

That's why you can find great prices on our website... There is always someone to give you a hand.

💡 Tips:

The more information you give in your ad, the easiest it's gonna be to attract the right gardener for you!

Example #4 : Mowing a giant lawn of 5000m2

💰 Price for the service : £82
📏 Price per Msq : £0,016

A classified ad published on Yoojo to ask for a grass cutting service

Let's wrap this up with a client that needed a hand to mow his huge 5000m2 lawn.

That's no problem for the gardener that he hired for the day.

As you can see, the job is quite long but don't worry, if you need more time you can always book extra hours.

💡 Tips:

The number of hours you have to choose helps us to block a slot in your gardener agenda. This way, we are sure that no gardener is booked for two jobs at the same time.

Ask for a custom quote

a gardener is shaking the hand of his client after he just mowed his lawn

I hope that these average prices and examples help you understand a bit better how much you should pay for such service.

But at the end of the day, the best way to know for sure is to ask directly the gardeners near you... even more when you know that posting an ad and talking with the experts is free with Yoojo. You only pay if you find and book the right gardener!