Birmingham, West Midlands · B29

Commercial cleaning in Selly Oak

Contract cleaning for Selly Oak offices, retail units, medical practices, schools, warehouses and hospitality venues — one insured, BICSc-trained team, transparent monthly pricing, and a signed spec you can audit.

  • ✓ BICSc-trained, DBS-checked crews
  • ✓ £5m public + £10m employers' liability
  • ✓ Mobilisation in < 10 working days across B29
Written by Hello Services Commercial Team · Contract Cleaning, West MidlandsReviewed by Priya Shah, Head of Commercial Operations

Contract cleaning built around Selly Oak

Hello Services runs commercial cleaning contracts across Selly Oak (B29) and the wider Birmingham area — offices, retail units, GP surgeries, schools, warehouses and hospitality sites, all covered by one DBS-checked, insured, BICSc-trained team. University quarter of red-brick terraces, HMOs and post-war semis around the Bristol Road corridor. That mix shapes how we clean here: sensitive around period frontages near University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower, high-throughput on the B29 high street, and machinery-safe on the industrial estates. Every contract is priced transparently, delivered against a written spec, and audited monthly so quality doesn't drift.

Because Selly Oak's dominant hard surfaces are victorian pressed brick, and student-let front gardens gather leaf mulch that stains sandstone within a season if left., our specs default to a colour-coded microfibre system with neutral pH detergents on entrance mats and stone — not the harsh ammonia mixes that dull polished concrete and etch limestone thresholds. It's a small difference that keeps B29 lobbies looking new for years, not months.

Case study — Selly Oak: earlier this year we mobilised for a two-form primary near University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower, roughly 3,200 sq ft over two floors within 3 miles of University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower. The site brief called for 12-hour evening turnarounds, five nights a week, with a colour-coded washroom rotation and monthly BICSc CPSS audit. First clean was on-site 1 week after sign-off; audit score has held at 94% or above every month since, and consumables are now on a fully-managed monthly invoice.

Access & logistics — Selly Oak: our crews route in via the Bournville approach for evening starts, avoiding the school-run pinch on the Selly Oak–Harborne corridor, and stage vans on the far side of University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower so we don't block B29 loading bays. For weekend deep cleans we run twin crews from a satellite muster point toward Edgbaston, which lets us hit two Selly Oak sites back-to-back without a second mobilisation charge.

On the ground — Selly Oak: we've learned that victorian pressed brick shopfronts on the B29 core need a softer entrance-mat regime than the standard nylon-bristle brush most national contractors default to; student-let front gardens gather leaf mulch that stains sandstone within a season if left. That's why our Selly Oak spec calls for microfibre flat-mops and neutral pH stone-safe detergents from day one — a small kit change that stops grout haze forming on lobby thresholds and keeps insurer inspections clean.

Who we clean for in Selly Oak

Six sectors, one accountable team

Schools, nurseries & academies

Term-time evening cleans and holiday deep cleans for primaries, secondaries and independent schools in Selly Oak and the Bournville catchment. DBS-checked crews only, safeguarding-aware, and every product on the site's approved COSHH register. Sports halls, science labs and food-tech rooms handled in-house — no daisy-chained subcontractors on your gate log.

GP surgeries, dental practices & clinics

CQC-aligned infection-control cleaning for primary-care sites in Selly Oak — colour-coded microfibre systems, chlorine-based sanitiser rotations, and clinical-waste segregation logged on every visit. We already work with dental practices and NHS-adjacent surgeries across B29, mobilising a permanent crew within 1 week of contract sign-off.

Offices, co-working & professional services

From single-floor accountants above University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower to multi-tenant HQs on the Selly Oak–Bournville corridor, our team keeps desks, hot-desk pods, kitchens and break-out zones presentation-ready before your B29 staff badge in. Out-of-hours cleans, key-holding and alarm-set are standard, and we already service serviced-office suites and chartered practices within a mile of University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower.

Retail, showrooms & customer-facing units

Front-of-house cleans that respect Selly Oak footfall: streak-free glazing, high-shine floors, and washroom rotations timed to your trading hours. We already run open-up cleans for 9 independent units on the B29 high street and franchise pods around University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower, all inside a 3-mile radius of our Birmingham depot.

Restaurants, gyms, salons & hospitality

Kitchen deep cleans to TR/19 grease-standard, gym floor sanitisation, salon back-bar hygiene and pub cellar washdowns — timed around your Selly Oak trading pattern so diners and members never see us, only the sparkle we leave behind. Recent local work includes a two-form primary near University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower and two multi-site operators on the B29 strip.

Warehouses, factories & light manufacturing

Scissor-lift high-level dusting, machinery-safe floor scrubbing and welfare-block deep cleans for the industrial estates around B29 and the arterial routes toward Harborne. All operatives are CSCS-carded, RAMS-briefed at the gatehouse, and trained for shared-space working around live plant — the exact discipline the education sites in Selly Oak demand.

Transparent Selly Oak contract pricing

Below are indicative rates for common Selly Oak sites, seeded from real recent B29 quotes. Every contract is scoped on site (or from a plan for larger builds) and priced in writing before a mop touches a floor.

Site typeFrequencyIndicative price
Small office (up to 10 desks)3× per week, 1.5 hr visitfrom £200 / month
Mid-size office (up to 40 desks)5× per week, 2.5 hr visitfrom £680 / month
Selly Oak cathedral-quarter office suiteMon–Fri evening clean, 3 hrfrom £820 / month
Selly Oak academy trust — evening curriculum blockTerm-time evenings, 4 crewfrom £3,750 / month
GP surgery / dental practiceDaily 2 hr + weekly deepfrom £1,290 / month
Primary school (2FE)Term-time evenings, 3 crewfrom £3,190 / month
Warehouse & welfare block3× per week, 4 hrfrom £1,250 / month
One-off builder's / deep cleanPer 100 m²from £310
Washroom rotation add-onPer day+£30

Selly Oak pricing typically lands within ±10% of these bands — traffic patterns around University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower and access constraints on B29 shared-frontage buildings are the two biggest movers. Ask for a fully-costed spec — no commitment, no site-visit fee.

Compliance, safeguarding & quality assurance

Every Selly Oak contract ships with the paperwork, training and audits that a professional cleaning contract demands. If you can't hand it to your insurer or your CQC inspector, we haven't done our job.

  • BICSc-trained operatives

    Every cleaner completes CPSS core skills within 90 days and is re-audited annually against the same standard.

  • £5m Public + £10m Employer's Liability

    Fully insured for shared-occupancy buildings, live retail environments and industrial sites.

  • Enhanced DBS clearance

    Mandatory for every operative on schools, healthcare and safeguarded-premises contracts.

  • COSHH-assessed chemistry

    Colour-coded microfibre, neutral pH by default, chlorine-based only where infection control requires it.

  • Waste-carrier licence

    General, clinical, food and confidential waste streams all handled compliantly and evidenced with duty-of-care notes.

  • On-site RAMS + safeguarding

    Written risk and method statements for every site, refreshed at every spec change and available on request.

  • ISO-aligned QA audits

    Monthly BICSc CPSS scoring with photo evidence and a documented rectification loop under 90%.

  • TR/19 kitchen extract standard

    Grease-management to BESA/HVCA TR/19, certified pre- and post-cleaning for insurance compliance.

Selly Oak coverage & response times

Our Selly Oak contract cleaners cover B29 in full — Bristol Road, B29 core, streets around University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower and out toward the Selly Oak–Bournville corridor and estates toward Harborne. Response times are same-day for reactive callouts (spillages, break-in tidy-ups, post-event resets) and next-working-day for spec changes. We already run 9 scheduled contracts within a 3-mile radius of University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower, so mobilisation for a new Selly Oak site is fast — most starts happen within 10 working days of sign-off.

Selly Oak commercial cleaning — FAQs

How much does commercial cleaning cost in Selly Oak?
Mid-size Selly Oak offices start from around £680/month, B29 retail from £580/month, and GP surgeries from £1,290/month — always scoped on site and quoted in writing.
Do you cover Birmingham, West Midlands-wide, or just Selly Oak?
Both — we already run 9 live contracts inside a 3-mile radius of University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower, plus neighbouring postcodes across Birmingham including Bournville, Harborne, Edgbaston.
Are your Selly Oak cleaning operatives insured and DBS-checked?
Yes — enhanced DBS on every operative, £5m public and £10m employers' liability, and BICSc CPSS training within 90 days. Certificates and RAMS issued on award.
Can you clean out of hours around our trading pattern?
Yes — most B29 contracts run evenings, early mornings or weekends under a signed key-holding agreement, with GPS check-ins and a nightly clean report.
How fast can you mobilise a new Selly Oak contract?
Because we already muster crews within 3 miles of University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower, most Selly Oak starts land in 10 working days from a signed spec — faster in emergencies.
Do you handle specialist add-ons like carpet, windows and kitchen extract cleaning?
Yes — carpet extraction, reach-and-wash windows to 15 m, jet-washing, TR/19 kitchen extract, hard-floor and high-level cleans, all in-house and fixed-price.
How do you keep quality consistent on a Selly Oak contract?
Written spec, colour-coded plan and monthly BICSc CPSS audits — our current Selly Oak portfolio holds a rolling 94%+ score, and anything below 90% triggers a same-week rectification at our cost.
Why is Selly Oak different from other commercial cleaning markets?
University quarter of red-brick terraces, HMOs and post-war semis around the Bristol Road corridor. We tailor kit and chemistry around University of Birmingham Old Joe clock tower, B29 shopfronts and victorian pressed brick surfaces so nothing gets scoured or damaged.

Ready to switch your Selly Oak cleaning contract?

Send us your site brief, or book a 20-minute walk-round with your Selly Oakaccount manager. Written spec and fixed monthly price within 48 hours.