Deep cleaning cost

Firms usually price a deep clean by the property, not by the hour. The two guides below differ, because firms include different things and neither is an official price index. Use them as a range and ask for a fixed price.

Sources, both checked on 31 October 2026: Bark, deep cleaning cost guide (last updated 28 October 2026, VAT may apply) and Fantastic Services’ 2026 UK price guide (rest of the UK column, VAT included where applicable, no update date shown).

Bark’s average job is about £280 outside London and £320 in London. It says bedroom count is only a starting point: bathrooms and the condition of the home can change the quote as much as its size.

Bark publishes an average deep clean price for each region (last updated 28 October 2026, checked 31 October 2026). It gives no figure for the North West.

Fantastic Services says London and the South East run roughly 20 to 30% higher than the rest of the UK. Bark adds that some cleaners pass on parking or Congestion Charge costs of around £10 to £30 or more.

These are our starting prices for standard sizes. We confirm a fixed price before we start. The minimum charge is £60.

An oven clean is from £55 and carpets from £45 a bedroom, on the same visit. See our deep cleaning service, deep cleaning in Manchester, or the full price list.

Bark says a deep clean tackles built-up grease, limescale and dirt in the places a regular clean skips. Fantastic Services lists every room cleaned top to bottom: kitchen degreasing, bathroom descaling, tiles and grout, skirting boards, door frames, switches and sockets, high and low dusting, and floors vacuumed and mopped.

What differs is the extras. Fantastic Services usually charges separately for the inside of the oven, inside windows, inside kitchen cupboards, fridge and freezer interiors, carpets, rugs and upholstery, and wall washing and mould treatment. Bark says regrouting and replacing silicone are maintenance jobs, not part of a cleaning quote. Ask what your quote covers before you compare prices.

Ours covers the kitchen degreased, the bathrooms descaled, skirting boards, doors, frames and light switches wiped by hand, high dust, inside windows, sills and frames, behind and under the furniture we can move safely, and the floors. The oven and carpets are priced separately.

Moving out of a rented home? That is an end of tenancy clean, which includes inside every cupboard and appliance. See our end of tenancy cleaning cost guide.

Some cleaners charge by the hour. Bark’s rates per cleaner (VAT may apply, checked 31 October 2026):

Fantastic Services gives £25 to £35 per cleaner per hour outside London and the South East, and £30 to £45 within. Bark says hourly cleans often have a minimum booking of three to four hours, which is about £90 to £120 at £30 an hour.

Fantastic Services puts a one-bed flat at about 3 to 5 hours and a three-bed home at 6 to 9 hours, often split across a team so it is done in one visit.

• Size and bathrooms. Bark says bathrooms can move the quote as much as the number of bedrooms.
• Condition. Bark says pets, heavy grease and limescale push the price up, and heavy limescale, mould or neglected grout can add £20 to £80 or more.
• Kitchens and bathrooms. Priced on their own, Bark gives £80 to £180 for a kitchen-only deep clean and £60 to £120 for a bathroom. Fantastic Services gives £60 to £120 for a kitchen and £50 to £100 for a bathroom.
• Location. London and the South East cost more. See the regional figures above.
• Extras. The inside of the oven, the fridge, kitchen cupboards and windows, and carpets are usually add-ons. See the table below.

Typical prices for jobs that are often left out of the headline price (checked 31 October 2026):

Ask about VAT and minimum charges too. Bark says VAT-registered cleaning businesses add 20%, and a business must register once its taxable turnover passes £90,000 a year. Fantastic Services says its figures include VAT where applicable and that minimum charges apply. Ask for the total in writing, with VAT and every extra included.