Screened Topsoil1,000L Hippo Bag
BS3882 premium screened British topsoil in a crane-offload super-bulk hippo bag.
£108.00
£10.80 / 100L
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Gardeners: get the exact litres of topsoil or mulch — or rolls of turf — your plot needs, plus an indicative price from the trade catalogue, in seconds. Tick products into your project board as you go: it keeps a running total, and you can save, share, email or print the whole job.
- £0.11
- per litre in bulk
- 1,000L
- hippo maxi-bags
Autumn mulching — bark from £0.12/litre
Project board
Plan the whole job as you browse
1. Tick products
Tap “+ Add to project” on any product — or add the calculator's best-value pick in one go.
2. Tune quantities
Your board keeps a running estimated total while you adjust amounts for the whole job.
3. Share or print
It saves on your device automatically — email it to yourself, share a link, or print it for the merchant.
01 — The Calculator
How much does your garden need?
Pick a material, pace out your plot, and the value engine prices every way to fill it — hippo bags, dumpy bags or handy sacks.
10 cm
0102030 cm
Depth changes the volume a lot — 5cm mulch is normal, raised veg beds want 20cm+.
Calculated 2,400 litres for 24.0 square metres at 10 centimetres depth. Best price £279.92.
Volume
2,400 litres
Cubic
2.40 m³
Area
24.0 m²
Est. weight
3.12 tonnes
Best value · chosen
Save £176.08 vs smallest bags2 × 1,000L Hippo Bag
2,000 L · £216.00
8 × 50L Handy Bag
400 L · £63.92
Covers 2,400 L · exact fit
£279.92
Price match · merchant deals
Homebase — Gro-Sure Screened Topsoil 50L — 3 for £15 — would cover this job for about £240.00, saving you £39.92 versus our best pick.
Other ways to fill it — tap to choose
02 — The Catalogue
Every product, priced to compare
The prices of the products below are indicative only — use them as a guide to assist your budgeting and project planning, and confirm with your merchant before ordering.
Screened Topsoil
Screened Topsoil850L Bulk Bag
General-purpose rich planting topsoil in a standard dumpy tote bag.
£96.50
£11.35 / 100L
Screened Topsoil50L Handy Bag
Handy carry size for narrow side-alleys, terraced houses and small top-ups.
£7.99
£15.98 / 100L
Screened Topsoil25L Mini Sack
Lightweight domestic sack for balcony planters and containers.
£4.75
£19.00 / 100L
Bark Mulch1,000L Hippo Bag
FSC-certified golden ornamental pine bark chippings (20–40mm) for weed suppression.
£115.00
£11.50 / 100L
Bark Mulch850L Bulk Bag
Hardwood shredded garden mulch in an 850L tote bag.
£102.00
£12.00 / 100L
Bark Mulch70L Large Sack
Clean, fragrant Scottish pine nuggets in an easy-to-carry sack.
£9.50
£13.57 / 100L
Cultivated Turf60m² Pallet (60 rolls)
Weed-free cultivated rye & fescue turf, cut fresh on delivery morning. 60 rolls @ 1m².
£270.00
£270.00 / m²
Cultivated Turf1m² Roll
Single square-metre roll for patches, small gardens or finish infill.
£5.40
£5.40 / m²
Sharp Sand1,000L Hippo Bag
Washed sharp grit sand for paving bedding, screeding and mortar, in a crane-offload hippo bag.
£98.00
£9.80 / 100L
Sharp Sand850L Bulk Bag
Premium golden sharp sand in a standard dumpy tote bag.
£85.00
£10.00 / 100L
Sharp Sand25L Mini Sack
Carry-home sack of golden builder's sand for small jobs and top-ups.
£4.25
£17.00 / 100L
20mm Gravel1,000L Hippo Bag
Hard-wearing 20mm grey gravel for driveways, paths and drainage, in a super-bulk hippo bag.
£120.00
£12.00 / 100L
20mm Gravel850L Bulk Bag
20mm gravel aggregate in a standard dumpy tote bag.
£105.00
£12.35 / 100L
20mm Gravel25L Mini Sack
Handy 20mm gravel sack for pot toppers, small paths and repairs.
£5.25
£21.00 / 100L
Decorative Stones1,000L Hippo Bag
Smooth decorative river cobbles and pebbles for borders, water features and rockeries.
£135.00
£13.50 / 100L
Decorative Stones850L Bulk Bag
Mixed cream and grey decorative pebbles in a standard dumpy tote bag.
£118.00
£13.88 / 100L
Decorative Stones25L Mini Sack
Carry-home sack of decorative river pebbles for pots and small features.
£6.50
£26.00 / 100L
FencingSingle Panel
Pressure-treated brown timber lap panel, standard 1.83m width. Posts and fixings sold separately.
£34.00
£34.00 / m²
FencingPack of 10 Panels
Ten pressure-treated lap panels strapped on a pallet — the trade way to buy a full run.
£315.00
£315.00 / m²
Fencing2.4m Post
One post per panel plus one to finish the run. 100×100mm square section, brown treated.
£12.50
£12.50 / m²
Fencing1.83m Gravel Board
Sits under each panel to keep timber off the soil and stop rot — one per panel.
£9.50
£9.50 / m²
Fencing20kg Post-Mix
Rapid-setting concrete for fence posts — one bag per post, just add water.
£6.20
£6.20 / m²
Fencing2.4m Concrete Post
Cast slotted concrete post — panels slide straight in, never rots. One per panel plus one.
£16.50
£16.50 / m²
Fencing1.83m Concrete Board
Reinforced concrete gravel board — the permanent base for any panel run. One per panel.
£14.00
£14.00 / m²
Concrete & Ballast1m³ Ready-Mix (mixer truck)
C25 ready-mix concrete delivered by mixer truck, priced per cubic metre. Best for slabs over 0.5m³.
£165.00
£16.50 / 100L
Concrete & Ballast850L Ballast Bag
All-in-one ballast for mixing your own concrete — just add cement and water.
£62.00
£7.29 / 100L
Concrete & Ballast25kg Concrete Bag (≈12.5L)
Just-add-water high-strength concrete for posts, small pads and repairs. ≈12.5L per bag.
£7.50
£60.00 / 100L
Sample trade catalogue for illustration — ask and prices can be edited to match your local merchant.
03 — The Depth Guide
How deep should you go?
The most-asked question in the yard, answered. Match your job, set the slider in the calculator above, and you're ordering like a landscaper.
New lawn underlay
10–15 cm
0–45 cm scale
Flower beds & borders
10–20 cm
0–45 cm scale
Raised vegetable beds
20–30 cm
0–45 cm scale
Weed-suppression mulching
5–7.5 cm
0–45 cm scale
Playground bark
10–15 cm
0–45 cm scale
Tree pits & specimen planting
30–45 cm
0–45 cm scale
Laying turf
1 roll per m², +10% cuts
Rolls arrive fresh-cut — lay the same day for best results.
Garden Calculator — Project
My garden project · 16 September 2026
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Prices from the Garden Calculator sample trade catalogue — confirm with your merchant before ordering.