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Wastewater containing detergent or biocide is contained and directed away from surface water drains during the clean, and drainage outlets on roof terraces and balconies are checked and cleared as part of the visit.
Westminster · W1 · Patio and decking cleaning
Professional Patio and decking cleaning in Soho, W1
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Soho fitters · Fixed written pricesWe provide patio and decking cleaning in Soho W1 for houses and flats around Carnaby Street and Golden Square. From £4.50, quoted in writing before the visit, with one technician for a standard garden patio or deck; two for a roof terrace or balcony where water has to be carried up by bowser and furniture moved through a lift or stairwell Units are built in the room they live in, then wall-anchored where they need it.
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W1
- Patio and decking cleaning in Soho W1 from £4.50, fixed in writing
- Most booked here: flat-pack assembly on the day the keys are handed over
- Same-week across every borough, with weekend slots common through spring and early summer when garden and roof-terrace use picks up.
- Westminster City Council permits, ULEZ and the Congestion Charge itemised, never hidden
- Trustpilot 4.5· 3,100+ reviews
- Google 3.9· 1,426 reviews
- £5m public liability
- Licensed waste carrier CBDU300454
- Since 2019
- From, concrete flag patio, per m²
- £4.50From, concrete flag patio, per m²
- Soho homes are flats
- 98%Soho homes are flats
- Privately rented
- 52%Privately rented
- Households in Soho
- 4,257Households in Soho
Overview
Patio and decking cleaning in Soho W1, explained
This page prices patio and decking cleaning for Soho W1 specifically: Georgian and early Victorian stock, 52% privately rented and 4,257 households in total. Work starts at £4.50, fixed in writing, with parking and Westminster City Council permit rules costed before an insured fitter travels.
How it works
How patio and decking cleaning works in Soho
Five steps, the same on every W1 job, so you know what happens before you commit. In W1, New-build and conversion flats lined with dot-and-dab plasterboard — measured on the walk in from Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line) rather than assumed from a map is what we plan for here.
Step 1
Tell us the surface and access
Concrete, natural stone, softwood or composite, roughly the area, and whether there's an outside tap or the flat needs water carried up by bowser.
Step 2
Fixed written quote
Priced per square metre for the surface you have, with oiling, re-staining or a bowser water supply shown as separate lines rather than bundled in.
Step 3
Clear and pre-treat
Furniture and planters moved, deck board gaps cleared of leaf litter, and algae or lichen in shaded corners given a biocide soak before washing.
Step 4
Wash at the right pressure
Concrete at full strength; natural stone, softwood and composite all stepped down to protect the surface, using a wide fan nozzle on composite specifically.
Step 5
Dry, treat and hand back
Softwood decking is left to dry before any oiling; drainage outlets on roof terraces are checked clear; furniture is put back once the surface is dry underfoot.
Why choose us
Why Soho customers book us
What follows is specific to Soho: its walls, its access and the paperwork Westminster agents ask for.
Crew sized to the job
One technician for a standard garden patio or deck; two for a roof terrace or balcony where water has to be carried up by bowser and furniture moved through a lift or stairwell. Pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default.
Booked around your day
Same-week across every borough, with weekend slots common through spring and early summer when garden and roof-terrace use picks up. Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line) is the nearest station, so a W1 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
Soho walls, not generic walls
We expect with metal stud partitions between rooms, over dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork, the reality on the streets around Carnaby Street and Golden Square in W1, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs, as the Soho stock goes, which is what a 98% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Soho actually produces.
Fixed prices
Patio and decking cleaning prices in Soho
Fixed prices for W1 and the rest of Westminster. Surface material first — natural stone and composite decking cost more per square metre than concrete because both need a lower pressure that takes longer to cover the same area — then access, since a roof terrace with no outside tap needs water carried up rather than run from a hose.
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete flag patio, per m² | £4.50 | By area | Manufactured concrete flags take a standard rotary surface cleaner at full pressure without any risk to the finish. |
| York stone or sandstone patio, per m² | £6.50 | By area | Natural stone is more porous and softer than concrete, so it's cleaned at a lower pressure with a specialist stone-safe cleaner rather than the standard detergent. |
| Softwood decking clean, per m² | £5 | By area | Softwood boards need the pressure kept low and the nozzle kept moving, since a static jet will fur the grain and shorten the board's life. |
| Composite decking clean, per m² | £5.50 | By area | Composite boards need a wide fan nozzle and a lower bar pressure than timber, since a narrow jet can strip the capping layer that gives composite its colour and grip. |
| Decking oiling or re-staining after cleaning, per m² | £4 | Added to visit | Softwood decking needs re-oiling once dry to stay weatherproof; this is priced as a separate pass because it can only start once the boards have fully dried out. |
| Roof terrace or balcony deck, per m² | £7 | By area | No mains tap on most roof terraces means water is carried up by bowser, and drainage outlets have to be checked and cleared as part of the visit, not just the deck surface. |
Concrete flag patio, per m²
£4.50 · By area
Manufactured concrete flags take a standard rotary surface cleaner at full pressure without any risk to the finish.
York stone or sandstone patio, per m²
£6.50 · By area
Natural stone is more porous and softer than concrete, so it's cleaned at a lower pressure with a specialist stone-safe cleaner rather than the standard detergent.
Softwood decking clean, per m²
£5 · By area
Softwood boards need the pressure kept low and the nozzle kept moving, since a static jet will fur the grain and shorten the board's life.
Composite decking clean, per m²
£5.50 · By area
Composite boards need a wide fan nozzle and a lower bar pressure than timber, since a narrow jet can strip the capping layer that gives composite its colour and grip.
Decking oiling or re-staining after cleaning, per m²
£4 · Added to visit
Softwood decking needs re-oiling once dry to stay weatherproof; this is priced as a separate pass because it can only start once the boards have fully dried out.
Roof terrace or balcony deck, per m²
£7 · By area
No mains tap on most roof terraces means water is carried up by bowser, and drainage outlets have to be checked and cleared as part of the visit, not just the deck surface.
Domestic prices are the total you pay; managing agents and landlords are invoiced plus VAT at 20%. Furniture moved off the patio or deck before cleaning and put back after, and clearing debris from drainage gaps between deck boards, are included. Where a bowser or extended hose run is needed for a flat with no outside tap, that's shown as its own line.
Scope
What's included in Soho
The same scope across W1, whether the job is a single item or a full room.
Included in the price
- In Soho: surface identified before we start — concrete, natural stone, softwood or composite — and the pressure and nozzle set for it, sized for the pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default
- On W1 jobs: algae, moss and lichen in shaded, north-facing corners treated with a biocide first rather than pressure-blasted alone, patio and decking cleaning included
- Standard on Westminster bookings: deck board gaps cleared of trapped leaves and debris so water drains through rather than pooling and rotting the joists, with 4,257 households in this neighbourhood, it is the question we are asked most
- Furniture and planters moved before cleaning and repositioned afterwards, checked on every W1 visit
- In Soho: wastewater and any cleaning product run-off directed away from surface water drains during the wash, timed against the walk in from Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line)
- On W1 jobs: a drainage check on roof terraces and balconies to confirm outlets are clear once the clean is finished, agreed on the doorstep in Soho before anything is unpacked
Not included
- Replacing rotten, cracked or delaminating deck boards — that's a repair job, quoted separately by our decking team, quoted separately if you need it arranged in W1
- Repointing or re-bedding natural stone patio slabs that have come loose or sunk, outside the fixed price on Soho bookings
- Deep oil or paint staining that has soaked into porous stone and may need professional poulticing rather than a surface wash, and we will say so before the W1 visit rather than on the day
- Structural work on raised decking or a roof terrace balustrade, which needs a qualified joiner or builder, handled by Westminster City Council or a specialist contractor instead
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Coverage
Where we work around Soho W1
Patio and decking cleaning across Westminster and the W1 district, mapped below.
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Same fitters, same W1 rounds, same fixed-price approach.
Driveway cleaning in Soho
Block paving, resin-bound and imprinted concrete driveways cleaned, resanded and sealed.
Pathway jet washing in Soho
Front paths, side returns and communal walkways cleaned without disturbing loose flags.
Jet washing service in Soho
The wider outdoor jet washing hub covering every hard surface we clean.
Outdoor furniture installation in Soho
New garden furniture built and levelled on the patio or deck once it's clean.
Garden clearance in Soho
Two crew and a Luton or tipper; three where everything has to be carried through a hallway.
Spring cleaning in Soho
A full top-to-bottom clean of the property once it has been emptied.
Green waste removal in Soho
Cuttings, turf and soil taken to a licensed composting site rather than to landfill.
Most booked alongside this in Soho W1
Working in Soho
Soho W1 at a glance
Published figures for the neighbourhood that covers Soho — the numbers that actually change a patio and decking cleaning quote.
Soho W1 is Georgian and early Victorian and renter-heavy: 98% of homes here are flats and 2% are houses, across 4,257 households (ONS Census 2021).
The renter-heavy mix here (20% owned, 52% privately rented) means a W1 diary swings between short-notice tenancy deadlines and appointments set a fortnight out.
Soho substrates run to with metal stud partitions between rooms, over dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork, the reality on the streets around Carnaby Street and Golden Square. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs, as the Soho stock goes, which is what a 98% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Soho actually produces is the mistake that costs a W1 customer twice.
Post-production studios, restaurants and above-shop flats packed into a Georgian grid. That character decides the practical detail of patio and decking cleaning here far more than the borough boundary does. Soho sits inside the Congestion Charge zone as well as ULEZ, so both are itemised on the quote rather than absorbed into an hourly rate.
On access, pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default — one reason one technician for a standard garden patio or deck; two for a roof terrace or balcony where water has to be carried up by bowser and furniture moved through a lift or stairwell. Fitters travelling in use Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line).
Area at a glance
Soho W1 by the numbers
Who lives in Soho and what they live in decides how patio and decking cleaning is quoted and how long a visit 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
Flats 97.5%Houses 2.4%
Residents by sex
Male51.4%
Female48.6%
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).
Common questions
Patio and decking cleaning in Soho W1 — your questions.
How much does patio and decking cleaning cost in Soho W1?
50 in Soho, and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked on W1 jobs, with 2% of Soho homes being houses. Surface material first — natural stone and composite decking cost more per square metre than concrete because both need a lower pressure that takes longer to cover the same area — then access, since a roof terrace with no outside tap needs water carried up rather than run from a hose on the streets near Carnaby Street and Golden Square — and this being Westminster City Council territory, with Carnaby Street and Golden Square a few streets away.
Do you assemble IKEA and other flat-pack furniture in Soho W1?
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions on this side of Westminster, with Westminster parking rules in play. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Soho most weeks, with 53% one-person households here.
How long does flat-pack assembly take in Soho?
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level on the Soho rounds, with 53% one-person households here.
Will a built wardrobe fit through a Soho doorway?
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in for Soho (W1) addresses. With 98% of Soho homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm in Soho, with Carnaby Street and Golden Square a few streets away, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Do you handle difficult access in Soho?
Pedestrian zones, night-time economy congestion and no lifts in most walk-ups — carry-up is the default on the Soho rounds, with this being Westminster City Council territory. Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in Westminster City Council it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards on W1 jobs, with a median age of 34 in this neighbourhood.
Are your fitters insured for work in W1?
Wastewater containing detergent or biocide is contained and directed away from surface water drains during the clean in Soho, with 2% of Soho homes being houses — and 28% social-rented stock nearby, and drainage outlets on roof terraces and balconies are checked and cleared as part of the visit. That paperwork is what most Westminster letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat around Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line), with 28% social-rented stock nearby.
What is not included in patio and decking cleaning in Soho?
Replacing rotten, cracked or delaminating deck boards — that's a repair job, quoted separately by our decking team; Repointing or re-bedding natural stone patio slabs that have come loose or sunk; Deep oil or paint staining that has soaked into porous stone and may need professional poulticing rather than a surface wash; Structural work on raised decking or a roof terrace balustrade for Soho (W1) addresses, with 53% one-person households here — and 52% of W1 homes being privately rented, which needs a qualified joiner or builder. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so the Soho W1 price you agree is the price you pay in this 98% flats neighbourhood, with Westminster parking rules in play.
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