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After Builders Clean in Swiss Cottage, NW3
After builders cleaners for Swiss Cottage (NW3) in Camden on Camden bookings. We work for homeowners, builders, developers and managing agents across NW3 in this 89% flats neighbourhood, with this being London Borough of Camden territory — and 33% owner-occupation locally, and we price the job around what was actually built rather than the number of bedrooms.
- £1m public liability
- Basic DBS-checked teams
- Since 2019
- Priced by the works and the dust — fixed before we arrive
- M-class HEPA extraction, film, labels and haze removed
- 72-hour re-sparkle promise on every clean
- London Borough of Camden permits and ULEZ inside the price
The service, locally
What a builders clean covers in Swiss Cottage NW3
NW3's period stock rewards patience over pressure — plasterwork dry-brushed from a pole, joinery vacuumed out before it is wiped in this 89% flats neighbourhood, with 46% of NW3 homes being privately rented — and Swiss Cottage Library by Basil Spence a few streets away, and newly oiled floors treated with exactly what the finisher specified and nothing else.
Refurbishment work in Swiss Cottage is restoration as much as construction: original plaster, joinery, glass and floors that cannot be replaced if a product marks them in this 89% flats neighbourhood — and 33% owner-occupation locally, with 21% social-rented stock nearby.
Typical works here: period whole-house refurbishments and conservation-area work. Access and parking: Finchley Road is a red route; loading is from side streets with permits and lift booking in the blocks.
- Single-room refit from
- £145Single-room refit from
- Swiss Cottage homes are flats
- 89%Swiss Cottage homes are flats
- Re-sparkle promise
- 72hrRe-sparkle promise
- Households in Swiss Cottage
- 3,083Households in Swiss Cottage
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Price a builders clean in Swiss Cottage NW3
£135–£155
6–8 hrs on site · 2 cleaners
- Some protection, some not. Plaster and MDF dust on every horizontal surface, paint specks on glass and ironmongery, grout haze on new tiles, silicone smears and sanding dust in the carpet pile. Two passes minimum, because dust falls again.
- Congestion Charge and ULEZ both apply at this address — both are already inside the band above.
- London Borough of Camden permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us, not added to your invoice.
- Includes the 72-hour re-sparkle promise: if dust settles again before handover, tell us within 72 hours and we come back to it free.
How the project runs
A builders clean in Swiss Cottage from programme to sign-off
- Tell us the works, not just the bedroomsA single kitchen refit, a rear extension, a loft, a whole-house refurb or a new-build handover are different jobs.
- Get a fixed price and a slot in your programmeThe estimate is fixed against the works, the dust level and any add-ons.
- Stage 1 while the last trades finish, if you need itContractors usually book a rough clean so the site stays workable: debris and sheeting out, floors HEPA-vacuumed, labels off, everything safe for second fix and snagging.
- Stage 2 — the full post-construction clean, top downOnce the site is clear, a DBS-checked team works ceiling to floor with HEPA extraction: high dusting, ledges, joinery, glass, sanitaryware, appliances, then floors last — twice over, because fine dust falls again.
The three stages
Rough clean, main clean then the sparkle
3 stages · 26 checked items · every one of them in Swiss Cottage NW3
Stage 1 — builders' rough clean
As the trades finish, before second fix
- Loose debris, offcuts and packaging bagged and removed
- +6 more checked in this stage
Stage 2 — the main after builders clean
Once all trades are off site
- Ceilings, coving, cornices and light fittings high-dusted
- +11 more checked in this stage
Stage 3 — the sparkle before handover
Handover, photography or move-in day
- Second HEPA pass on every horizontal surface
- +6 more checked in this stage
Not included
- Rubble, plasterboard, tiles and heavy construction waste — that goes with your contractor's licensed disposal
- Asbestos-suspect material of any kind; work stops and you are told immediately
Fixed prices
After builders cleaning prices in Swiss Cottage NW3
| Project | Protected site | Full builders clean |
|---|---|---|
| Single room refit (kitchen or bathroom) | £135 | £135 |
| Two rooms or a knock-through | £135 | £135 |
| Rear extension or loft conversion | £135 | £135 |
| Whole flat refurbishment (1–2 bed) | £135 | £135 |
| Whole house refurbishment (3 bed) | £135 | £135 |
All prices are in GBP and are the price you pay. Domestic work is supplied VAT-free where the cleaner is self-employed; builder, developer, contractor and managing-agent contracts invoiced through the company are quoted plus VAT at 20%, with a purchase-order reference and payment terms agreed before the visit.
Add-ons and local costs
What can change the price in Swiss Cottage NW3
| Add-on | From | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Builders' waste and packaging removal | £90 | |
| Post-construction carpet extraction | £55 |
- Parking, permits and highway bays
- Finchley Road is a red route; loading is from side streets with permits and lift booking in the blocks. Any permit, bay suspension or dispensation in London Borough of Camden's zone is arranged and paid for by us. If a hoarding licence is still live on the street we work around it rather than asking you to move it.
- Waste — what we can and cannot take
- Packaging, sheeting, offcuts and light debris go with us under our waste carrier registration and you get a transfer note. Rubble, plasterboard, asbestos-suspect material and anything hazardous stays with your contractor's licensed disposal route.
This housing stock
Where construction dust hides in Swiss Cottage homes
Radiator fins, backs and the wall behind them
Plaster and sanding dust falls straight into a radiator and then gets blown around the room the first cold evening on Camden bookings, with this being a short walk from Swiss Cottage (Jubilee).
Coverage
Builders cleans around Swiss Cottage NW3
Swiss Cottage (NW3) sits in Camden — our crews cover the whole NW3 district and the streets bordering it.
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Related services
Other cleaning we run in Swiss Cottage NW3
Appliance and oven cleaning
Ovens, hobs, extractors and fridges in Swiss Cottage brought back after the build, dip-tank cleaned off site where they can be removed.
Jet washing
Driveways, patios and NW3 frontages pressure washed once the scaffold has gone.
One-off deep cleaning
Once the dust is gone and you are living in it again, this is the Swiss Cottage reset for grease, limescale and lived-in soil.
End of tenancy cleaning
Refurbished a NW3 rental before re-letting? The inventory-standard check-out clean, worked against the agent's list.
Regular domestic cleaning
Keep the new place looking new: weekly or fortnightly visits with the same cleaner across NW3.
Carpet cleaning
Post-construction extraction for NW3 carpets, always dry-lifted before anything wet.
Window cleaning
New glazing in NW3 cleaned inside and out, including mortar splash, render spray and frame reveals.
Oven cleaning
Manufacturing residue in a brand-new oven, or the old one before it leaves a Swiss Cottage kitchen.
Pre-sale cleaning
Refurbished to sell? The Swiss Cottage photography-day clean that makes the listing images work.
Office cleaning
Commercial fit-outs in NW3 handed back to occupancy standard, then maintained on contract.
Commercial cleaning
Retail, hospitality and workplace projects around Swiss Cottage, cleaned to a programme with out-of-hours access.
Hoarder clean-up
When a Swiss Cottage property has to be cleared before the builders can even start, this is where to begin.
About the area
Swiss Cottage in context
Finchley Road's shops and library beside 1930s flats and post-war blocks around Swiss Cottage (Jubilee).
Where Swiss Cottage sits in our coverage
Swiss Cottage sits inside the coverage published on our after-builders cleaning in Camden page, which sits under after-builders cleaning across London. Same-week crews working this postcode also cover after-builders cleaning in Belsize Park NW3 (under ½ mile), after-builders cleaning in Hampstead NW3 (under ½ mile), after-builders cleaning in West Hampstead NW6 (1.2 miles), after-builders cleaning in Kilburn NW6 (1.2 miles) and after-builders cleaning in St John's Wood NW8 (1.4 miles). If your address sits on the boundary, book the closest page — the price and the crew are the same. For every trade we run at this postcode, see all services in Swiss Cottage.
Most booked alongside this in Swiss Cottage
- Postcode districts
- NW3
- Nearest station
- Swiss Cottage (Jubilee)
- Housing stock
- Purpose-built mansion flats, post-war blocks with lifts and Victorian villas on the side streets.
- Landmark
- Swiss Cottage Library by Basil Spence
- Access, parking and permits
- Finchley Road is a red route; loading is from side streets with permits and lift booking in the blocks.
- Charging zones
- ULEZ and Congestion Charge
Area at a glance
Swiss Cottage NW3 by the numbers
Who lives here and what they live in decides how a clean is priced and how long it takes. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Swiss Cottage neighbourhood itself — not Camden-wide averages, and not estimates.
7,117
Residents
Swiss Cottage neighbourhood, Census 2021
3,083
Households
Median age 35.2
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
35.7%
Privately rented
45.9%
- Median age
- 35.2
- Owner-occupied
- 33.1%
- Social rented
- 20.9%
- Postcode districts
- NW3
- Nearest station
- Swiss Cottage
- Parking
- CPZ + C-Charge + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Swiss Cottage (E02000182) — the published geography that covers Swiss Cottage, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the NW3 district: 51.5523, -0.1725 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Questions
Swiss Cottage NW3 after builders cleaning questions, answered
An after-builders clean in Swiss Cottage is £135 on our national rate card at /prices, whatever the size of the works and however much dust the site has for Swiss Cottage (NW3) addresses — and a median age of 35 in this neighbourhood, with Camden parking rules in play.
A deep clean tackles grease, limescale and lived-in soil in an occupied home on the streets near Swiss Cottage Library by Basil Spence.
Yes, and most projects need it. Stage 1 is a rough clean so the site stays workable during second fix on the Swiss Cottage rounds.
Source: ONS Census 2021, borough totals via Nomis (table TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003). Figures describe the whole borough, the smallest area ONS publishes every one of these tables for.
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After Builders Cleaning reviews from Greater London customers
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