Scrap Copper Prices UK
Scrap copper prices can fluctuate considerably based on the quality or better known in the industry the grade of the metal that you have. Our displayed scrap copper prices on this page are only an estimation of the expected price per kg of your Scrap Copper. Other considerations must also be made, including the valuation of other pieces of scrap that could be attached to your copper. Scrap copper has a particularly varied price range, however our prices below will give you an idea of what each piece is worth in the UK.



Copper can be sold to scrap yards all across the UK, typically by the kilo/KG/Kilogram or Tonne. In general, copper is one of the most valuable types of scrap metal and so as a result scrap copper prices up and down. Despite this, scrap copper can be found absolutely everywhere, including within your own home. Examples of different types of scrap copper include but are not limited too are Bare bright copper wire, copper tubing, mixed copper, copper boilers, copper piping.

Copper wire can be found in a wide range of places in your home, the best places to look are tv's, various types of electronics contain copper not just in the wire but inside too. Computer equipment also contains scrap copper that can be sold for top prices per kg to scrap yards in the UK.  Many household appliances contain insulated copper, household items such as freezers, fridges, washing machines, tumble dryers and microwave ovens are your best bet.

Scrap Copper Price Per KG UK

It is good to know the correct scrap copper prices so that when you take all of your copper to a scrap yard in the UK you get the best price per kg that you can. Non-ferrous metals such as copper can repeatedly be recycled by scrap yards. The average prices for copper are listed below:


Clean Copper - £2 - £3 per Kilo

Mixed Copper - £2.50 - £3.80 per Kilo

Copper Wire - £0.80 - £1.10 per Kilo


Our scrap copper prices are applicable to the following regions in the UK: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bradford, Bristol, Cornwall, Newcastle, Wiltshire, Cheshire, Derby, Nottingham, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Wrexham, Belfast, Dublin, Brighton, Sunderland, Brighton, Stoke, Hull, Wolverhampton, Southampton, Salford, York, Peterborough, Lancaster, Oxford, Preston, St Albans, Chester, Norwich, Cambridge, Exeter, Gloucester, Carlisle, Chichester, Bath, Durham, Hereford,and Inverness, Southport, Wigan, Oldham, Rochdale,  Huddersfield, North London, East London, South London, West London, Lake district, Luton, Ipswich, Poole, Bolton, Southend-on-sea, Milton Keynes, Warrington, Birkenhead, Chelmsford, Warrington, Doncaster, Rotherham, Darlington, Nuneaton, Grimsby, Halifax.