Kensington and Chelsea · SW3 · After builders cleaning
Post-Construction Cleaning SW3 — Chelsea
Chelsea builders cleans, SW3, Kensington and Chelsea. One team, one fixed price and up to three stages — rough clean, full post-construction clean and a sparkle timed to your handover — anywhere in SW3 on this side of Kensington and Chelsea — and a median age of 44 in this neighbourhood, with Kensington and Chelsea parking rules in play.
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- £5m public liability
- Licensed waste carrier CBDU300454
- 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
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea permits and ULEZ inside the price
The service, locally
After builders cleaning in Chelsea SW3
Period refurbishments in Chelsea are restoration jobs: original cornices, sash boxes, re-finished boards and old glass that a wrong product ruins permanently, with this being a short walk from South Kensington (Circle, District, Piccadilly), with Sloane Square east.
Refurbishment work in Chelsea is restoration as much as construction: original plaster, joinery, glass and floors that cannot be replaced if a product marks them around South Kensington (Circle, District, Piccadilly), with Sloane Square east, with 8,944 households on this patch.
Typical works here: period whole-house refurbishments and conservation-area work. Access and parking: Cadogan estate parking rules, King's Road red-route loading and mews arches with height limits.
- Single-room refit from
- £145Single-room refit from
- Chelsea homes are flats
- 78%Chelsea homes are flats
- Re-sparkle promise
- 72hrRe-sparkle promise
- Households in Chelsea
- 8,944Households in Chelsea
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Price a builders clean in Chelsea SW3
£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.
- Congestion Charge and ULEZ both apply at this address — both are already inside the band above.
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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 Chelsea 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 Chelsea SW3
Stage 1 — builders' rough clean
2–5 hrsAs 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
4 hrs – 2 daysOnce 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
2–4 hrsHandover, 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 Chelsea SW3
| Project | Protected site | Full builders clean | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single room refit (kitchen or bathroom) | £145 | £185 | 3–4 hrs |
| Two rooms or a knock-through | £205 | £255 | 4–6 hrs |
| Rear extension or loft conversion | £265 | £335 | 6–8 hrs |
| Whole flat refurbishment (1–2 bed) | £315 | £395 | 7–10 hrs |
| Whole house refurbishment (3 bed) | £425 | £525 | 1–1.5 days |
| Whole house refurbishment (4 bed) | £545 | £675 | 1.5–2 days |
| 5 bed+, new build or fit-out | £695 | £855 | 2–3 days |
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 Chelsea SW3
| Add-on | From | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Builders' waste and packaging removal | £90 | 45–90 min |
| Post-construction carpet extraction | £55 | 40–60 min / room |
- Parking, permits and skip bays
- Cadogan estate parking rules, King's Road red-route loading and mews arches with height limits. Any permit, bay suspension or dispensation in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea'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.
This housing stock
Where construction dust hides in Chelsea 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 the streets near The Royal Hospital Chelsea, with 27% social-rented stock nearby.
Coverage
Builders cleans around Chelsea SW3
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Related services
Other cleaning we run in Chelsea SW3
Appliance and oven cleaning
Ovens, hobs, extractors and fridges in Chelsea brought back after the build, dip-tank cleaned off site where they can be removed.
Jet washing
Driveways, patios and SW3 frontages pressure washed once the skips and scaffold have gone.
One-off deep cleaning
Once the dust is gone and you are living in it again, this is the Chelsea reset for grease, limescale and lived-in soil.
End of tenancy cleaning
Refurbished a SW3 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 SW3.
Carpet cleaning
Post-construction extraction for SW3 carpets, always dry-lifted before anything wet.
Window cleaning
New glazing in SW3 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 Chelsea kitchen.
Pre-sale cleaning
Refurbished to sell? The Chelsea photography-day clean that makes the listing images work.
Office cleaning
Commercial fit-outs in SW3 handed back to occupancy standard, then maintained on contract.
Commercial cleaning
Retail, hospitality and workplace projects around Chelsea, cleaned to a programme with out-of-hours access.
Hoarder clean-up
When a Chelsea property has to be cleared before the builders can even start, this is where to begin.
About the area
Chelsea in context
Chelsea sits in Kensington and Chelsea, served by South Kensington (Circle, District, Piccadilly), with 22% of Chelsea homes being houses, with Sloane Square east on the streets near The Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Where Chelsea sits in our coverage
Chelsea is one of the neighbourhoods on our after-builders cleaning in Kensington and Chelsea page, which sits under after-builders cleaning across London. The same crew works the adjoining postcodes too — after-builders cleaning in South Kensington SW7 (0.7 miles), after-builders cleaning in West Brompton and Chelsea Harbour SW10 (0.8 miles), after-builders cleaning in Belgravia SW1 (1.2 miles), after-builders cleaning in Knightsbridge SW1 (1.2 miles) and after-builders cleaning in Fulham SW6 (1.8 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 Chelsea.
Most booked alongside this in Chelsea
- Postcode districts
- SW3
- Nearest station
- South Kensington (Circle, District, Piccadilly), with Sloane Square east
- Housing stock
- Georgian and Victorian terraces, mansion blocks and mews houses.
- Landmark
- The Royal Hospital Chelsea
- Access, parking and permits
- Cadogan estate parking rules, King's Road red-route loading and mews arches with height limits.
- Charging zones
- ULEZ and Congestion Charge
Area at a glance
Chelsea SW3 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 Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital and Chelsea Riverside East and Chelsea Riverside West neighbourhood itself — not Kensington and Chelsea-wide averages, and not estimates.
18,982
Residents
Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital and Chelsea Riverside East and Chelsea Riverside West neighbourhood, Census 2021
8,944
Households
Median age 43.7
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
45.4%
Privately rented
34.5%
- Median age
- 43.7
- Owner-occupied
- 38.1%
- Social rented
- 27.2%
- Postcode districts
- SW3
- Nearest station
- South Kensington
- Parking
- CPZ + C-Charge + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital, Chelsea Riverside East, Chelsea Riverside West (E02000594, E02000595, E02000597) — the published geography that covers Chelsea, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the SW3 district: 51.4894, -0.1659 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Questions
Chelsea SW3 after builders cleaning questions, answered
A single-room refit in Chelsea is £145 on a protected site and £185 after a normal builders' aftermath on the streets near The Royal Hospital Chelsea, with 8,944 households on this patch.
A deep clean tackles grease, limescale and lived-in soil in an occupied home on the streets near The Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Yes, and most projects need it. Stage 1 is a rough clean so the site stays workable during second fix across SW3.
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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