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After Builders Clean in Soho, W1
After builders cleaners for Soho (W1) in Westminster. We work for homeowners, builders, developers and managing agents across W1 on the streets near Carnaby Street and Golden Square, with this being Westminster City Council territory — and this being a short walk from Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line), 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
- Westminster City Council permits and ULEZ inside the price
The service, locally
After builders cleaning in Soho W1
W1's period stock rewards patience over pressure — plasterwork dry-brushed from a pole, joinery vacuumed out before it is wiped on this side of Westminster, with Westminster parking rules in play — and 28% social-rented stock nearby, and newly oiled floors treated with exactly what the finisher specified and nothing else.
Refurbishment work in Soho is restoration as much as construction: original plaster, joinery, glass and floors that cannot be replaced if a product marks them on this side of Westminster, with a median age of 34 in this neighbourhood.
Typical works here: period whole-house refurbishments and conservation-area work. Access and parking: Pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default.
- Single-room refit from
- £145Single-room refit from
- Soho homes are flats
- 98%Soho homes are flats
- Re-sparkle promise
- 72hrRe-sparkle promise
- Households in Soho
- 4,257Households in Soho
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Price a builders clean in Soho W1
£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.
- Westminster City Council 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 Soho 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.
Fixed prices
After builders cleaning prices in Soho W1
| 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.
The three stages
Rough clean, main clean then the sparkle
3 stages · 26 checked items · every one of them in Soho W1
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
Add-ons and local costs
What can change the price in Soho W1
| 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
- Pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default. Any permit, bay suspension or dispensation in Westminster City Council'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 Soho 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 this side of Westminster, with a median age of 34 in this neighbourhood.
Coverage
Builders cleans around Soho W1
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Related services
Other cleaning we run in Soho W1
Appliance and oven cleaning
Ovens, hobs, extractors and fridges in Soho brought back after the build, dip-tank cleaned off site where they can be removed.
Jet washing
Driveways, patios and W1 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 Soho reset for grease, limescale and lived-in soil.
End of tenancy cleaning
Refurbished a W1 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 W1.
Carpet cleaning
Post-construction extraction for W1 carpets, always dry-lifted before anything wet.
Window cleaning
New glazing in W1 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 Soho kitchen.
Pre-sale cleaning
Refurbished to sell? The Soho photography-day clean that makes the listing images work.
Office cleaning
Commercial fit-outs in W1 handed back to occupancy standard, then maintained on contract.
Commercial cleaning
Retail, hospitality and workplace projects around Soho, cleaned to a programme with out-of-hours access.
Hoarder clean-up
When a Soho property has to be cleared before the builders can even start, this is where to begin.
About the area
Soho in context
Post-production studios, restaurants and above-shop flats packed into a Georgian grid on W1 jobs.
Where Soho sits in our coverage
Soho is one of the neighbourhoods on our after-builders cleaning in Westminster page, which sits under after-builders cleaning across London. Nearest pages to this one, in travel order: after-builders cleaning in Fitzrovia W1 (under ½ mile), after-builders cleaning in Mayfair W1 (under ½ mile), after-builders cleaning in Covent Garden WC2 (0.9 miles), after-builders cleaning in Holborn WC1 (1.0 miles) and after-builders cleaning in St James's SW1 (1.3 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 Soho.
Most booked alongside this in Soho
- Postcode districts
- W1
- Nearest station
- Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line)
- Housing stock
- Narrow Georgian houses split into flats, walk-ups above bars, and small new schemes.
- Landmark
- Carnaby Street and Golden Square
- Access, parking and permits
- Pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default.
- Charging zones
- ULEZ and Congestion Charge
Area at a glance
Soho W1 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 Fitzrovia West & Soho neighbourhood itself — not Westminster-wide averages, and not estimates.
7,879
Residents
Fitzrovia West & Soho neighbourhood, Census 2021
4,257
Households
Median age 33.9
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
53%
Privately rented
51.8%
- Median age
- 33.9
- Owner-occupied
- 20%
- Social rented
- 27.8%
- Postcode districts
- W1
- Nearest station
- Tottenham Court Road
- Parking
- CPZ + C-Charge + ULEZ
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Fitzrovia West & Soho (E02000972) — the published geography that covers Soho, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the W1 district: 51.5158, -0.1424 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Questions
Soho W1 after builders cleaning questions, answered
A single-room refit in Soho is £145 on a protected site and £185 after a normal builders' aftermath on the Soho rounds, with 2% of Soho homes being houses.
A deep clean tackles grease, limescale and lived-in soil in an occupied home on W1 jobs.
Yes, and most projects need it. Stage 1 is a rough clean so the site stays workable during second fix in this 98% flats neighbourhood.
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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