Lewisham · SE26 · After builders cleaning
Renovation and Post-Build Cleaning in Sydenham SE26
After builders cleaners for Sydenham (SE26) in Lewisham. We work for homeowners, builders, developers and managing agents across SE26 in Sydenham — and this being London Borough of Lewisham territory, with 64% of homes here being flats, and we price the job around what was actually built rather than the number of bedrooms.
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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
- London Borough of Lewisham permits and ULEZ inside the price
The service, locally
After builders cleaning in Sydenham SE26
SE26's period stock rewards patience over pressure — plasterwork dry-brushed from a pole, joinery vacuumed out before it is wiped on this side of Lewisham — and this being London Borough of Lewisham territory, with a median age of 37 in this neighbourhood, and newly oiled floors treated with exactly what the finisher specified and nothing else.
Refurbishment work in Sydenham is restoration as much as construction: original plaster, joinery, glass and floors that cannot be replaced if a product marks them, with this being a short walk from Sydenham (Overground).
Typical works here: period whole-house refurbishments and conservation-area work. Access and parking: Steep hills, high-street loading windows and narrow side streets.
- Single-room refit from
- £145Single-room refit from
- Sydenham homes are flats
- 64%Sydenham homes are flats
- Re-sparkle promise
- 72hrRe-sparkle promise
- Households in Sydenham
- 9,790Households in Sydenham
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Price a builders clean in Sydenham SE26
£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. Lewisham is outside the Congestion Charge zone.
- London Borough of Lewisham 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 Sydenham 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.
- 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.
The three stages
Rough clean, main clean then the sparkle
3 stages · 26 checked items · every one of them in Sydenham SE26
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 Sydenham SE26
| 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 Sydenham SE26
| 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
- Steep hills, high-street loading windows and narrow side streets. Any permit, bay suspension or dispensation in London Borough of Lewisham'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 Sydenham 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 in this 64% flats neighbourhood, with 36% of Sydenham homes being houses.
Coverage
Builders cleans around Sydenham SE26
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Related services
Other cleaning we run in Sydenham SE26
Appliance and oven cleaning
Ovens, hobs, extractors and fridges in Sydenham brought back after the build, dip-tank cleaned off site where they can be removed.
Jet washing
Driveways, patios and SE26 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 Sydenham reset for grease, limescale and lived-in soil.
End of tenancy cleaning
Refurbished a SE26 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 SE26.
Carpet cleaning
Post-construction extraction for SE26 carpets, always dry-lifted before anything wet.
Window cleaning
New glazing in SE26 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 Sydenham kitchen.
Pre-sale cleaning
Refurbished to sell? The Sydenham photography-day clean that makes the listing images work.
Office cleaning
Commercial fit-outs in SE26 handed back to occupancy standard, then maintained on contract.
Commercial cleaning
Retail, hospitality and workplace projects around Sydenham, cleaned to a programme with out-of-hours access.
Hoarder clean-up
When a Sydenham property has to be cleared before the builders can even start, this is where to begin.
About the area
Sydenham in context
A long high street on the hill where the Crystal Palace once stood nearby on the streets near Sydenham Wells Park.
Where Sydenham sits in our coverage
Sydenham is one of the neighbourhoods on our after-builders cleaning in Lewisham page, which sits under after-builders cleaning across London. Nearest pages to this one, in travel order: after-builders cleaning in Forest Hill SE23 (1.0 miles), after-builders cleaning in Penge SE20 (1.1 miles), after-builders cleaning in Crystal Palace SE19 (1.5 miles), after-builders cleaning in Catford SE6 (1.8 miles) and after-builders cleaning in Bellingham and Downham SE6 (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 Sydenham.
Most booked alongside this in Sydenham
- Postcode districts
- SE26
- Nearest station
- Sydenham (Overground)
- Housing stock
- Victorian villas in flats, Edwardian terraces and post-war blocks.
- Landmark
- Sydenham Wells Park
- Access, parking and permits
- Steep hills, high-street loading windows and narrow side streets.
- Charging zones
- ULEZ only
Area at a glance
Sydenham SE26 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 Lower Sydenham and Sydenham Wells and Upper Sydenham neighbourhood itself — not Lewisham-wide averages, and not estimates.
23,435
Residents
Lower Sydenham and Sydenham Wells and Upper Sydenham neighbourhood, Census 2021
9,790
Households
Median age 36.9
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
31.3%
Privately rented
21.7%
- Median age
- 36.9
- Owner-occupied
- 44.8%
- Social rented
- 33.2%
- Postcode districts
- SE26
- Nearest station
- Sydenham
- Parking
- CPZ + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Lower Sydenham, Sydenham Wells, Upper Sydenham (E02000680, E02000685, E02000687) — the published geography that covers Sydenham, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the SE26 district: 51.4277, -0.0546 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Questions
Sydenham SE26 after builders cleaning questions, answered
A single-room refit in Sydenham is £145 on a protected site and £185 after a normal builders' aftermath on the streets near Sydenham Wells Park, with 9,790 households on this patch.
A deep clean tackles grease, limescale and lived-in soil in an occupied home on SE26 jobs.
Yes, and most projects need it. Stage 1 is a rough clean so the site stays workable during second fix on SE26 jobs.
A single room is three to four hours, an extension or loft six to eight, a whole flat seven to ten and a 3-bed house one to one and a half days on this side of Lewisham — and Sydenham Wells Park a few streets away, with 22% of SE26 homes being privately rented.
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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