London pathway jet washing · Central London
Pathway jet washing across City of London, from E1, EC1 and EC2 outwards. The Square Mile — banking towers, medieval lanes and a resident population dwarfed by 500,000 weekday workers, and that is what shapes every quote we write here.
Fixed prices
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front path, up to 10m² | £85 | 40–60 min | Priced as a flat job below 10m² because the van and hose have to be set up regardless of the path's length. |
| Concrete or tarmac path, per m² over 10m² | £4 | By area | A straightforward, non-porous surface that takes full pressure without risk to the finish. |
| York stone or natural flag path, per m² | £6 | By area | Natural stone is softer and more porous than concrete flags, so it's cleaned with a lower pressure and a hand lance rather than a rotary surface cleaner. |
| Block-paved path, per m² | £5 | By area | Narrow paths have proportionally more joint length than a driveway of the same area, so more of the job is joint work rather than open-surface passes. |
| Communal walkway or shared side return, per visit | £150 | By length | Priced per visit rather than per square metre because access has to be kept open for residents throughout, which slows the run compared with a private path. |
| Anti-slip treatment application, per m² | £3.50 | Added to visit | A surface treatment applied after cleaning that increases grip on stone and concrete, priced separately because not every path needs it. |
Front path, up to 10m²
£85 · 40–60 min
Priced as a flat job below 10m² because the van and hose have to be set up regardless of the path's length.
Concrete or tarmac path, per m² over 10m²
£4 · By area
A straightforward, non-porous surface that takes full pressure without risk to the finish.
York stone or natural flag path, per m²
£6 · By area
Natural stone is softer and more porous than concrete flags, so it's cleaned with a lower pressure and a hand lance rather than a rotary surface cleaner.
Block-paved path, per m²
£5 · By area
Narrow paths have proportionally more joint length than a driveway of the same area, so more of the job is joint work rather than open-surface passes.
Communal walkway or shared side return, per visit
£150 · By length
Priced per visit rather than per square metre because access has to be kept open for residents throughout, which slows the run compared with a private path.
Anti-slip treatment application, per m²
£3.50 · Added to visit
A surface treatment applied after cleaning that increases grip on stone and concrete, priced separately because not every path needs it.
Domestic prices are the total you pay; managing agents and freeholders are invoiced plus VAT at 20%. Debris clearance, a rinse of adjoining thresholds and hazard signage while the surface dries are included. Where the path is on adopted highway and a licence is needed to work on it, that cost is itemised before booking.
Working in City of London
What our crews walk into in City of London is barbican and golden lane flats, converted counting houses and a handful of new riverside blocks, and the mix changes street by street — Aldgate (EC3), Bank and Cornhill (EC3) and Barbican (EC2) each behave differently on the day.
Parking is the job before the job here: congestion charge and ulez, ring-of-steel camera controls, almost no free kerb — loading bays must be booked around office hours. Locally that means aldgate gyratory red routes, tower-block concierge sign-in and lift booking and bank junction is closed to most traffic on weekdays — early-morning or weekend access only. Part of City of London sits inside the Congestion Charge zone, so the charge is quoted as its own line rather than hidden in the labour rate.
A shared path through a communal garden or side return in a City of London conversion is usually the freeholder's responsibility, not any one leaseholder's, and City of London Corporation treats a slip on it as a liability question for the building's insurance. We keep the path open and marked while it dries rather than leaving it wet and unsupervised.
Why it looks like this: roman londinium's walled city, rebuilt after the 1666 fire and again after the blitz, now layered with towers around bishopsgate.
Scope
Method
Step 1
Concrete, natural stone or block paving, roughly the length, and whether residents need the path kept open throughout.
Step 2
Priced as a flat rate under 10m² or per square metre above it, with a communal walkway quoted per visit for the access constraints it involves.
Step 3
Shaded, north-facing stretches usually carry the heaviest growth and get a biocide soak before the pressure wash, so it doesn't simply regrow within weeks.
Step 4
Full pressure on concrete and tarmac; a hand lance and reduced pressure on York stone, sandstone and other natural flags to avoid pitting the surface.
Step 5
Wet-floor signs stay out until the path is safe, then debris is swept and the route reopened.
Coverage
Also in this borough
Block paving, resin-bound and imprinted concrete driveways cleaned, resanded and sealed.
Natural stone patios and timber or composite decking cleaned at the right pressure for each.
The wider outdoor jet washing hub covering every hard surface we clean.
Overgrown beds and years of growth cleared back so the path is visible again first.
Cuttings, turf and soil taken to a licensed composting site rather than to landfill.
Front path, up to 10m² starts at £85 in City of London, and the ladder runs up to £3.50 for the largest job on the table above. Surface and access, not length alone. Natural stone at a lower pressure takes longer per square metre than concrete, and a communal path that must stay open for residents costs more than a private one of the same size. Part of the borough is inside the Congestion Charge zone, so a £15 daily charge is added as its own line when the job falls inside the charging hours.
We cover the whole borough: E1, EC1, EC2, EC3 and EC4. On the ground that includes Aldgate, Bank and Cornhill, Barbican, Blackfriars, Clerkenwell and Farringdon.
Same-week across every borough. Communal jobs for managing agents are usually booked around a quiet period in the building to minimise disruption to residents' access. Central London is covered by crews already working in the borough, so travel time is not billed on top.
Congestion Charge and ULEZ, ring-of-steel camera controls, almost no free kerb — loading bays must be booked around office hours. Where a permit or a bay suspension is needed we arrange it with City of London Corporation and show the cost in the quote before you agree it. Nothing is added afterwards.
Yes. Barbican and Golden Lane flats, converted counting houses and a handful of new riverside blocks is exactly the stock we work in daily. Where there is no lift, the crew size is set by the floor level at quote stage, so a third-floor walk-up is priced as a third-floor walk-up rather than re-quoted on the doorstep.
Wastewater containing biocide or detergent is directed away from surface water drains during the wash, and any adopted highway section is checked for a street-works licence requirement before work starts. Certificates go out with the booking confirmation, which is what City of London Corporation tenancies and most local managing agents ask for.
One technician for a private path; two where a communal walkway has to stay open to residents while the work is done, so one can manage access while the other washes. Vehicles are ULEZ-compliant, which matters in every City of London postcode, and the crew carries everything needed to complete the job in one visit.
Re-laying, re-bedding or replacing cracked, sunken or missing flags — quoted separately as paving repair, Repointing natural stone joints on listed or conservation-area surfaces, which needs a mason working to the borough's conservation guidance and Adopted public highway sections that need a council street-works licence before any work can start. If something on that list turns up in City of London, we tell you at survey and point you at the right trade rather than taking the booking anyway.
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Send a few details and you get a written quote for your City of London address, with permits and charges shown separately.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
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