Which areas of Croydon do you cover?

All 10 of them, across CR0, CR2, CR5, CR7, CR8, SE19, SE25, SW16. Each area has its own page with local renovation context, waste and permit reality and nearby coverage — pick yours from the grid on this page or enter your full postcode in the quote form.

What does an after builders clean include?

Three stages if you need them: a rough clean during second fix, the full post-construction clean once trades are off site, and a sparkle on handover day. The main clean covers ceilings and cornices, every ledge and architrave, radiator fins and backs, sockets and switch plates, grout haze, paint specks and silicone, all new joinery inside and out, sanitaryware, new appliances de-filmed, window frames, tracks, vents and glass, then floors last — twice over.

What is not included?

Rubble, plasterboard and heavy construction waste, anything asbestos-suspect, making good, skip and hoarding licences, scaffold-height external glazing without access equipment, and any product a manufacturer says a new finish cannot take. We publish the full not-included list on every page rather than leave it to small print.

Do I need a parking permit for your team in Croydon?

No. Tram-track loading limits in the centre, steep Purley hills and wide suburban roads with driveways elsewhere. We check London Borough of Croydon's controlled parking zone for your exact street and arrange any permit, suspension or dispensation ourselves, at no cost to you.

Is Croydon inside the Congestion Charge zone?

Croydon sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside the ULEZ. Our vehicles are compliant and there is no charge on your invoice either way.

How long does a builders clean take in a Croydon flat?

With 39.7% of the borough's homes being flats, most bookings here are single-room refits and whole-flat refurbishments, which run three to ten hours depending on the works and how much the site was protected.

Do you work for contractors and developers?

Regularly. We complete site inductions, work to a programme, take purchase orders, invoice with VAT and a PO reference, and supply photographic room-by-room sign-off for the client file. Repeat-site and multi-plot rates are agreed in advance.

What if dust settles again after you leave?

We expect it to, which is why we walk the property with you and hold a 72-hour window: send a photo and we return to re-sparkle free of charge.

Builders Clean Croydon — Sparkle Finish

The service, locally

After builders cleaning across Croydon South London

1930s semis, Victorian terraces in Thornton Heath, tower blocks and converted office buildings in the centre. At 39.7% flats (ONS Census 2021), the borough's housing mix decides the shape of a post-construction clean here far more than the number of bedrooms does.

On logistics: Tram-track loading limits in the centre, steep Purley hills and wide suburban roads with driveways elsewhere. We check London Borough of Croydon's zone for the exact street before confirming, and any permit cost sits inside the quoted price.

Typical works here: rear extensions, side returns and loft conversions. Access and parking: Tram-track loading limits in the centre, steep Purley hills and wide suburban roads with driveways elsewhere.

Areas covered: 10Areas covered
Homes that are flats: 39.7%Homes that are flats
Single-room refit from: £145Single-room refit from
Households: 152,945Households

Instant estimate

Price your Croydon builders clean in under a minute

Choose what was built, say honestly how protected the site was, add anything extra — the band updates as you go and it is the price we hold on the day.

Instant estimate

Price a builders clean in Addiscombe CR0

What was builtHow protected was the site

Add-ons (optional)

Builders' waste and packaging removal +£90Post-construction carpet extraction +£55External window and frame clean +£75Cement and grout haze removal +£60Paint, plaster and adhesive removal from floors +£65MVHR and extract filter change +£45Second sparkle visit before handover +£120Patio, path and driveway wash-down +£95

£335–£385

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.
ULEZ applies here and is inside the band above. Croydon is outside the Congestion Charge zone.
London Borough of Croydon 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.

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How the project runs

A builders clean in Croydon from programme to sign-off

Five steps, planned around your trades and your handover date — the same sequence on every Croydon post-construction clean we run.

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. Say what was done and whether the site was sheeted — that decides the stages and the hours, not the floor area.
Get a fixed price and a slot in your programmeThe estimate is fixed against the works, the dust level and any add-ons. Parking, permits, ULEZ, HEPA machines, filters and products are already inside it, and we book around your trades rather than across them.
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.
Stage 3 sparkle, walk-round and the re-sparkle promiseWe come back for a sparkle pass on handover, photography or move-in day and walk the property with you against a snag sheet. If dust settles again within 72 hours, we return and put it right free.

Illustration of post-construction detail work — peeling protective film and scraping paint from new glazing, HEPA vacuuming plaster dust from skirtings, wiping dust from door frames and switches, and clearing grout haze from new tiles — Croydon

The three stages

Rough clean, main clean then the sparkle

The same three-stage sequence runs in every Croydon postcode, with timings taken from real projects in this borough's housing stock.

3 stages · 26 checked items · every one of them in Croydon

Stage 1 — builders' rough clean

2–5 hrs

As the trades finish, before second fix

Get the volume of debris and heavy dust out so the remaining trades are not walking it back through the property. Booked by contractors far more often than by homeowners.

Loose debris, offcuts and packaging bagged and removed
Protective sheeting and tape lifted and taken away
Floors swept and HEPA-vacuumed of bulk plaster and MDF dust
Plaster splash knocked off floors, cills and ironmongery
Adhesive labels stripped from glazing, sanitaryware and appliances
Wet trades' residue cleared from sinks, traps and gullies
Site made safe and walkable for the next trade

Stage 2 — the main after builders clean

4 hrs – 2 days

Once all trades are off site

The real work: every horizontal and vertical surface in the property taken top down with HEPA extraction, twice, because fine dust falls again the moment you disturb it.

Ceilings, coving, cornices and light fittings high-dusted
Walls wiped or dry-sponged where the finish allows
Every ledge: door tops, architraves, skirtings, boxing-in, cable ledges
Radiators front, back and between the fins
Sockets, switch plates, thermostats and smoke detectors
Grout haze, silicone smears and paint specks blade-lifted
New joinery inside and out — cupboards, wardrobes, drawer runners
New sanitaryware, taps, screens and shower trays
New appliances de-filmed inside and out, seals and filters
Window frames, cills, reveals, tracks, trickle vents and drainage channels
All glass and mirrors cleaned streak-free
Floors last: correct product for the finish, edges and corners by hand

Stage 3 — the sparkle before handover

2–4 hrs

Handover, photography or move-in day

Dust settles twice. The sparkle catches the second fall plus anything the snagging trades brought back, and it is what the client, the photographer or the buyer actually sees.

Second HEPA pass on every horizontal surface
Fingerprints off glass, ironmongery, switch plates and appliances
Chrome, brassware and mirrors polished
Any snagging-trade dust and boot marks cleared
Floors re-mopped or buffed to the finish
Walk-round with you or your project manager, snag list signed off
Photographs of each room for the client file on request

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
Skip hire, hoarding licences and highway permits for the works themselves
Making good: filling, sanding, touching in paint or re-siliconing
Removing paint or adhesive where the manufacturer says the finish cannot take it
Scaffold-height external glazing without the correct access equipment
Garden clearance, spoil removal and landscaping waste
Commissioning, testing or cleaning inside live electrical or gas equipment
Anything that risks damaging a brand-new finish — we flag it in writing rather than gamble

Fixed prices

After builders cleaning prices in Croydon borough-wide

Priced by the works and the dust level. Parking, permits, ULEZ, machines, filters and products are already inside every figure below — anywhere in Croydon.

Fixed after builders cleaning prices for Croydon
Project	Protected site	Full builders clean	Typical time	Team	What's included
Single room refit (kitchen or bathroom)	£145	£185	3–4 hrs	1–2 cleaners	Protective film and adhesive labels off, paint and silicone specks blade-lifted from glass and tiles, grout haze cleared, unit interiors and drawer runners vacuumed, plaster dust off every ledge, new appliance interiors and seals, floor washed to the edges.
Two rooms or a knock-through	£205	£255	4–6 hrs	2 cleaners	Both rooms plus the corridor the dust travelled down: skirtings, architraves, door tops, sockets and switch plates, radiator backs and fins, window frames, tracks and trickle vents, all glass inside and out where reachable.
Rear extension or loft conversion	£265	£335	6–8 hrs	2 cleaners	New glazing and roof lights de-filmed and blade-cleaned, plaster dust HEPA-lifted from every surface twice, bifold or sliding-door tracks and drainage channels cleared, new floor sealed-finish washed with the correct product, plus the rooms the extension opens onto.
Whole flat refurbishment (1–2 bed)	£315	£395	7–10 hrs	2–3 cleaners	Full three-stage clean of every room, MVHR and trickle vent grilles, all cupboard and wardrobe interiors, new bathroom and kitchen detail passes, balcony glass and channel, and a communal-corridor dust check at your front door.
Whole house refurbishment (3 bed)	£425	£525	1–1.5 days	3 cleaners	Every room, stairs, landings and loft room, two bathrooms, all new joinery inside and out, radiators, boxing-in, cabling ledges, garage or utility, plus a final sparkle pass on the day of handover or photography.
Whole house refurbishment (4 bed)	£545	£675	1.5–2 days	3–4 cleaners	Everything above across a larger footprint: multiple bathrooms, second staircase or basement, utility and boot room, extensive glazing, and a scheduled return visit between second fix and handover.
5 bed+, new build or fit-out	£695	£855	2–3 days	4+ cleaners	Programmed multi-day clean for developers, contractors and self-builders: builders' clean, pre-handover clean and final sparkle, with a signed-off snag sheet and photographic evidence for the client file.

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.

Why Hello Services

What a builders clean in Croydon actually gets you

72-hour re-sparkle promise

Fine dust falls twice, and we say so up front. Walk the property with us at the end, and if anything has settled again within 72 hours, send a photo and we come back to it free.

M-class HEPA extraction, not a domestic vacuum

Plaster and MDF dust is fine enough to pass straight through a household filter and back into the room. Our machines are M-class rated with sealed fine-dust filters, changed between properties.

Finish-safe products and a test patch first

New oak, resin, terrazzo, powder-coated aluminium and freshly painted plaster all fail differently. Nothing stronger than water goes on a new finish without a test patch and the manufacturer's care sheet.

Priced by the works, not by the hour

An hourly rate punishes you for an unprotected site. We quote against what was built and how much dust there is, so a slow job is our problem and the price on screen is the price on the day.

Registered waste carrier for packaging and offcuts

Sheeting, packaging, offcuts and light debris can leave with us under our upper-tier waste carrier registration, with a transfer note issued. Rubble and hazardous material stay with your contractor's licensed route.

Whole-house dust, not just the new room in Addiscombe

Tram-line crossings, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the tram stops. An extension or loft in Addiscombe sends dust through the original house, so the quote covers the old rooms, the staircase and the radiators as well as the new space — and the patio route the materials came through.

Add-ons and local costs

What can change the price in Croydon and what never does

Add-ons are optional and priced up front across Croydon. Everything on the right is already inside your quote rather than hidden in small print.

After builders cleaning add-ons in Croydon
Add-on	From	Time	Detail
Builders' waste and packaging removal	£90	45–90 min	Offcuts, packaging, protective sheeting and empty tins taken away under our upper-tier waste carrier registration, with a waste transfer note issued. Rubble, plasterboard and hazardous materials are quoted separately.
Post-construction carpet extraction	£55	40–60 min / room	Dry HEPA passes first to lift sanding and plaster dust out of the backing, then hot-water extraction. Skipping the dry stage just turns dust into a paste — so we never do it the other way round.
External window and frame clean	£75	1–2 hrs	Reach-and-wash on new glazing, frames, cills and reveals to third floor, including mortar splash and render spray. Above that needs access equipment and a separate quote.
Cement and grout haze removal	£60	60–90 min	pH-appropriate haze remover with dwell time on new porcelain, natural stone and terrazzo, then a neutralising rinse so the sealer is not compromised.
Paint, plaster and adhesive removal from floors	£65	60–90 min	Blade and solvent work matched to the floor finish — engineered oak, LVT, resin, tile or stone — with a test patch first. Included on small areas; priced when it is the main job.
MVHR and extract filter change	£45	30–45 min	Grilles, ducts at the terminal and the unit filters. Construction dust destroys MVHR filters, and leaving them in circulates it around a finished flat for months.
Second sparkle visit before handover	£120	2–4 hrs	Booked for the morning of the photography, viewing or client handover, after snagging trades have been back. Dust settles twice; this is the visit that makes the photographs work.
Patio, path and driveway wash-down	£95	1–2 hrs	Jet wash of mortar splash, plaster runoff and tyre marks on new or existing hard landscaping, plus a drain and gully clear.
New appliance protective strip and first clean	Included	included	Film, foam, stickers and shipping bolts off, oven interior and racks wiped of manufacturing residue, fridge and dishwasher interiors and seals — inside the price on every after builders clean.

Parking, permits and skip bays: Tram-line crossings, narrow terraced streets and permit bays near the tram stops. Any permit, bay suspension or dispensation in London Borough of Croydon's zone is arranged and paid for by us. If a skip or 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.
Congestion Charge: Croydon sits outside the Congestion Charge zone, so there is no charge to pass on.
ULEZ and LEZ: Every Hello Services vehicle is ULEZ- and LEZ-compliant, so there is no charge line on your invoice anywhere in London — including on multi-day fit-out programmes.
Power, water and lighting on site: We need a working socket and a cold tap. If the supply is not commissioned yet, tell us at booking and we bring a battery HEPA setup, task lighting and water containers rather than losing half a day.
Walk-up and stair access: Lift or ground-floor access here, so no stair-carry allowance is needed in the timing.
Concierge, goods lift and site sign-in: No managed-building sign-in needed at most addresses here; tell us at booking if your block runs a contractor induction.
Working around remaining trades: If the decorator, electrician or flooring fitter is still finishing, we sequence rooms behind them and hold the sparkle pass until they are off site. The programme is agreed with your project manager, not guessed at.

This housing stock

Where construction dust hides in Croydon homes

1930s semis, Victorian terraces in Thornton Heath, tower blocks and converted office buildings in the centre. That stock decides where construction dust ends up across the borough, so these are the places we go first.

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. Fins are cleared with a purpose-made brush and HEPA extraction rather than a cloth over the front.

Door tops, architraves and boxing-in ledges

Every horizontal edge above eye level is a shelf for fine dust, and it is the one thing a client always runs a finger along. Each ledge is vacuumed first, then wiped, then checked again after the second fall.

Bifold and sliding-door tracks and drainage channels

New tracks fill with mortar grit and silicone crumbs during glazing, and if it is left the door jams within weeks. Channels are vacuumed, flushed and the weep holes proved clear.

The rooms the extension opens onto

Dust travels the length of the house through a knock-through. The original kitchen, hallway and stairs need the same passes as the new room, and that is inside the quote rather than an extra.

Roof lights, reveals and steel beam boxing

Lantern lights and flush roof lights are cleaned from a pole with the frames and gaskets, and the fresh plasterboard boxing around the steel is dusted before it is wiped so nothing is dragged across new paint.

Garden thresholds, patio and the spoil route

The route materials took through the side return holds mortar splash and plaster runoff. We wash the threshold, cills and hard landscaping so it is not walked back into the new floor.

Coverage

Builders cleans around Croydon CR0, CR2, CR5, CR7

Every area below has its own page with local renovation context, the dust traps that housing stock actually produces, the waste and permit reality, and its own FAQs.

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Related services

Other cleaning we run in Croydon across the borough

One-off deep cleaning

Once the dust is gone and you are living in it again, this is the Croydon reset for grease, limescale and lived-in soil.

End of tenancy cleaning

Refurbished a Croydon 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 Croydon.

Carpet cleaning

Sanding dust works deep into stair and bedroom carpet in Croydon houses — dry HEPA passes first, then extraction.

Window cleaning

New glazing in Croydon 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 Croydon kitchen.

Pre-sale cleaning

Refurbished to sell? The Croydon photography-day clean that makes the listing images work.

Office cleaning

Commercial fit-outs in Croydon handed back to occupancy standard, then maintained on contract.

Commercial cleaning

Retail, hospitality and workplace projects around Croydon, cleaned to a programme with out-of-hours access.

Hoarder clean-up

When a Croydon property has to be cleared before the builders can even start, this is where to begin.

About the borough

Croydon in context

A town in its own right — office towers and trams in the centre, Purley and Coulsdon's downland suburbs to the south. An archbishop's manor and market town that became a 1960s office boom city with the Croydon Corporation Act towers.

1930s semis, Victorian terraces in Thornton Heath, tower blocks and converted office buildings in the centre. On ONS Census 2021 figures the borough holds 152,945 households with a median age of 37.2, 56.1% owner-occupied and a dwelling split of 39.7% flats to 60.2% houses — the mix that decides what gets built here and how a builders clean is scoped.

Access sets the day's programme. Tram-track loading limits in the centre, steep Purley hills and wide suburban roads with driveways elsewhere. London Borough of Croydon permits, suspensions and dispensations are arranged and paid for by us, and any cost sits inside the quoted price.

Addiscombe is mostly unlisted stock outside conservation control, which means extensions, loft conversions and internal knock-throughs rather than restoration work — and dust that has travelled through the whole house rather than being confined to one wing.

Postcode families: CR0, CR2, CR5, CR7, CR8, SE19, SE25, SW16
Areas with their own page: 10
Council: London Borough of Croydon
Landmark: Croydon's Whitgift and Boxpark and the Crystal Palace transmitter
Access, parking and permits: Tram-track loading limits in the centre, steep Purley hills and wide suburban roads with driveways elsewhere.
Charging zones: ULEZ only

Questions

Croydon after builders cleaning questions, answered

Prices are fixed by the works and the dust level: from £145 for a single-room refit on a protected site to £855 for a 5-bed or new-build fit-out. An extension or loft is £265 to £335 and a 3-bed refurbishment £425 to £525. HEPA dust removal, film and label stripping, haze and paint-speck removal and new appliance interiors are inside that price everywhere in Croydon.

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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