Domestic Kitchen Cleaning: Your Ultimate Cost Guide
Amongst all the rooms in your house, the kitchen is probably the one that needs the most cleaning, and therefore the one where it feels the most like a struggle to keep on top of all the cleaning tasks. Between the washing up, keeping appliances clean, and doing the washing up, it’s no surprise a lot of people are turning to a regular domestic kitchen cleaning service.
If you’re considering getting a kitchen cleaner, you’re probably wondering how much it’s likely to cost. In this article, we’ll go over the prices you’d generally expect to pay for domestic kitchen cleaning, as well as cover some common jobs, what’s usually included, and some specific kinds of kitchen cleaning work you may want to get done. In this article, we’re only covering domestic kitchen cleaning – restaurant or commercial cleaning is a totally different service which will cost substantially more than domestic or residential kitchen cleaning.
How much does kitchen cleaning cost?
In the table to the right, we’ve included details of how much you’re likely to pay for a full kitchen cleaning service in your area. This assumes a medium sized kitchen with no specific extra issues or areas requiring additional deep cleaning. You should expect to pay between £100 and £200 for kitchen cleaning, on average – although this could increase if you need extra jobs.
Domestic kitchen cleaning is often done as an hourly rate, where the company will generally quote for a fixed number of hours. You should expect to pay between £20 and £30 per hour for kitchen cleaning, with an average one-off kitchen deep clean taking around 4 hours. However, if you’re looking to have a regular weekly clean, this hourly rate may be reduced – and you can choose how many hours per week you’d like. Then, simply agree with your cleaner what jobs you’d like them to tackle each week!
Kitchen cleaning job cost breakdown
We’ve broken down some common areas of kitchen cleaning below, as well as how much you should expect to pay for each kind of cleaning.
Ovens and hobs cleaning
One of the most common tasks that people get professional cleaners in to tackle is the dreaded oven. With burnt on grease and food remnants, it’s easy to see why. Oven cleaning can be quite involved, so for a one-off full oven deep clean, expect to pay somewhere between £60 and £100. There are other areas of your oven and hob that might need cleaning too, expect to pay between £20 and £30 for a deep cleaning service on each of the hobs, extractor and splashback.
Fridges and freezers cleaning
Another common area for professional cleaning services is fridges and freezers. These can be tricky to clean, and it’s a pain to have to clean out every nook and cranny in every single drawer or on every shelf. For a professional cleaning service, expect to pay between £20 and £30 per fridge or freezer for a deep clean, with a combined fridge-freezer on the higher end of that range. An American-style double fridge will cost more like £40 to have professionally cleaned. Remember that cleaning of a fridge or freezer will mean defrosting and removing all the food, so either try and run your fridge down or get a cool box to temporarily store any food items.
Appliances cleaning
There are also a number of tricky to clean appliances that you might want to consider as part of a professional cleaning service. Your washing machine, dishwasher or tumble dryer may need deep cleaning, and it’s quicker and easier to get a professional in to get it sorted for you. For this service, expect to pay between £20 and £30 per appliance for a full deep clean.
Microwave ovens
Microwaves are another common kitchen appliance that you may want to have professionally cleaned – expect to pay around £10-£25 per microwave you’d like to have deep cleaned.
What is included in kitchen cleaning services?
With professional kitchen cleaning, what’s included will generally be down to you speaking to the company or cleaner and agreeing which items will be cleaned. Domestic kitchen cleaning is often done on a regular basis, with an agreed schedule of work done each time. This can vary, too, so if you’d like, for example, to have your oven cleaned once per month, you can agree this as part of an ongoing cleaning package.
Sometimes, if you need a specific deep clean, you may pay per service, but generally speaking most people will agree a weekly clean that includes things like wiping down all surfaces and the fronts of all cupboards and cabinets, hoovering and mopping the floors, cleaning the sink, etc. This also generally includes some amount of washing up or running the dishwasher.
In most cases, some cleaning and wiping out of appliances is also included, but you may need to specifically pay extra to have your oven completely deep cleaned.
What else could affect the kitchen cleaning cost?
As we’ve discussed, the primary thing that will affect the cost of domestic kitchen cleaning is the actual amount of cleaning you’d like to have done. However, as well as this, you may find that the condition of the kitchen does affect the price. Generally, this will be done as an hourly cost, so a dirtier kitchen will simply take more hours to clean, and therefore cost more. You may also want to have the windows or other parts of the kitchen cleaned that aren’t generally included, like bifold doors – this will generally speaking be an additional charge, or add a number of hours work to the overall cost.
If you’re looking for a service where your kitchen is cleaned after a party or hosting guests, this may also be more expensive or charged separately to a regular domestic kitchen cleaning package. This is because this may include significantly more tidying up or cleaning, so most professional cleaning companies will factor this into the price.