Hertfordshire · covering AL5
Cleaners in Harpenden.
Cleaning priced before we start: end of tenancy, carpets, ovens and regular housework across Harpenden and the villages around it.
Seven days, 8am–8pm
Rather talk? Ring 020 8077 1496, seven days.
Local knowledge
Working in Harpenden
Harpenden's centre is Victorian and Edwardian: substantial three-storey villas along Milton Road, Station Road and the roads off the High Street, plus smaller terraces built for the railway trade. Around them are large interwar and post-war detached houses at Kinsbourne Green, West Common and Topstreet Way, many extended repeatedly with loft rooms and rear kitchen extensions. Southdown and Batford add 1950s to 1970s estate housing, and with the town's average asking price now around the £1 million mark, a high proportion of what we clean is five and six-bedroom family houses with several bathrooms.
Commuter parking pressure round the station is severe: the roads off Station Road and Milton Road are permit-controlled on weekdays and the unrestricted streets fill before 8am, so a morning job in the centre is worked from the customer's own drive. Hertfordshire chalk also makes Affinity Water's supply hard here, and with so many households running an Aga or a range cooker the enamel and hotplates carry a combination of baked carbon and scale that needs two different chemistries.
Agas and range cookers
So many houses here run an Aga or a range that the enamel and hotplates carry baked carbon and scale together: two different chemistries, and we price the AGA at £143 rather than pretending it's a double oven.
Fixed prices, not teaser rates
A one-bedroom end of tenancy is £207, the standard price, agreed before we start. Every rate is published below, down to the penny.
If the agent picks fault
We come back and put it right, free. No small print, no arguing. A real person answers the phone, seven days.
end of tenancy, from (studio flat)
carpets, from (per room)
two-oven AGA, cleaned properly
8am to 8pm, weekends no extra
What we do
What we get called out for
Prices: standard, not a teaser rate
A one-bedroom flat is £207 for a full end of tenancy clean. Carpets and ovens are priced separately, because not everyone needs them.
Carpets, per room. Bedroom £36, living room £43, through lounge £61, stairs £41 a flight. Rugs £35 up to 2m², £51 over.
Ovens. Single £77, double £110, range cooker £114, two-oven AGA £143. Hobs from £23, extractors £28.
Regular housework. £22 per cleaner per hour weekly, £24 fortnightly. Same cleaner kept on your house.
One-off deep cleans. A team job: from £186 (two cleaners, three hours, plus £30 for kit and materials). Minimum charge on one-off work is £67.
End of tenancy, whole property
| Property size | Price |
|---|---|
| Studio flat | £156 |
| One bedroom | £207 |
| Two bedrooms | £243 |
| Three bedrooms | £339 |
| Four bedrooms | £425 |
Fixed price for the whole property, agreed before we start. If the agent picks fault with something we cleaned, we come back free.
Coverage
Areas we cover
Harpenden + the villages around itQuestions
Common questions in Harpenden
Is the end of tenancy price really fixed?
Yes: fixed by property size and agreed before we start. A studio is £156, a one-bed £207, up to £425 for four bedrooms. Carpets and ovens are priced separately because not everyone needs them.
Do you clean Agas?
Regularly: it's one of the things Harpenden calls us for most. The enamel and hotplates carry baked carbon and hard-water scale together, so it takes two different chemistries and proper time. A two-oven AGA is £143, a 90cm range cooker £114.
Why does the hall carpet wear out first?
Gravel. Most of the larger houses have long gravel drives, and gravel tracks into hallways relentlessly, so the entrance matting and hall runner take double the wear you'd expect from the rest of the property. We usually suggest doing those on a shorter cycle than the bedrooms.
Where will the van park near the station?
On your drive, ideally. Commuter pressure round the station is severe: the roads off Station Road and Milton Road are permit-controlled on weekdays and the unrestricted streets fill before 8am, so a morning job in the centre is worked from the customer's own drive rather than the kerb.
Do you charge extra for evenings or weekends?
No. We work seven days, 8am to 8pm, at the same rates. The Hertfordshire chalk makes the water hard, so we budget proper descaler dwell time on taps, screens and kettles. We bring our own machines and materials.