A single oven costs £77 to clean, done by hand in your own kitchen with the shelves and trays soaking in a tub; the oven, hob and extractor booked together come to £117.
The cleaner arrives with a tub, degreaser and hand tools. Anything that lifts out without a screwdriver, such as shelves, trays, side runners and often the fan cover, goes into the tub to soak. Meanwhile the inside of the oven is worked by hand, roof first and the fat-coated floor last. Nothing leaves the kitchen, so the oven is back together before the cleaner packs up.
Oven cleaning prices by type of cooker
Tell us the make and the width when you ring. A 60cm built-in oven is the standard single; wider cavities and range cookers take longer and are priced up.
| Single oven, standard 60cm, built in or under the hob | £77 |
| Double oven, main cavity plus the top oven and grill | £110 |
| Single oven wider than 60cm | £114 |
| 90cm range cooker | £143 |
| 100cm range cooker | £167 |
| Two-oven AGA | £143 |
| Ceramic hob | £23 |
| Gas hob, pan supports and burner caps soaked | £28 |
| Extractor hood, filters soaked | £28 |
| Hob or hood on a range cooker | £48 |
| Microwave | £22 |
The bundles cut the total: £117 covers one single oven plus the hob and the hood above it, and £143 does the same for a double. A hob or microwave on its own costs less than £67, the minimum for one-off work, so it is charged at £67 and is usually added to an oven visit. Other ways to combine jobs are on the cleaning deals page.
Cleaning the oven where it stands
With the parts soaking, the cleaner scrapes the carbon off the back panel, the roof and the floor of the cavity, then washes and wipes it down. The door glass gets a blade for the baked-on spots and a polish after. Some doors let the inner pane unclip, and on those the cleaner takes it out and cleans between the layers. On a sealed door the grease that has crept between the panes stays where it is, and the cleaner tells you before starting.
The rubber door seal is cleaned with a cloth by hand, since soaking can loosen it. Some fan ovens have catalytic liners, rough grey panels on the side walls, and those are wiped round and never scrubbed, because scrubbing strips the coating. Chips in the enamel, brown staining baked into it and worn printing on the dial are part of the oven by now and do not come off.
How long an oven clean takes
A single oven usually takes around two hours, much of it while the shelves and trays soak. A double oven, a range or an oven that has gone years without a clean runs longer. Once the door is open and the cleaner can see how thick the grease is, you get a rough finish time. Shelves and runners are refitted last, the oven is switched on at the wall again, and the cleaner wipes the outside of the door, the handle and the dials last.
Getting the kitchen ready
Switch the oven off a few hours ahead so it is cold to the touch. Take out baking trays, pizza stones and anything kept in the drawer underneath. Clear a strip of worktop beside the oven and make room at the sink, which the tub needs for filling and emptying. If you know the model number, read it out on the call: it tells us whether the door glass comes apart.
You only need to be there to open the door; the rest of the visit you can spend elsewhere in the home. Parking on the street or at a meter is added at cost, never above £40. The date is held with a 50% deposit, by card or bank transfer.
Ovens booked with a move-out clean
Moving out? Put the oven on your end of tenancy booking and it costs £31 (single) or £62 (double, or a 90cm range). That rate only applies with the move-out booking; an oven clean booked by itself starts at £77. The size prices for end of tenancy never include the oven, so check your check-in inventory and add it if the oven was listed as clean. When the rest of the kitchen needs the same attention, with greasy cupboard doors and tiles behind the hob, a deep clean by the hour takes in the whole room.
Questions about oven cleaning
Can the hob and microwave be done on the same visit?
Yes. Add them when you book and the cleaner does them while the oven parts soak. A gas hob has its pan supports and burner caps soaked with the oven shelves, and a microwave is cleaned inside and out, turntable included.
Will a very old oven come up like new?
Grease and carbon come off; damage does not. An oven that has been used for years without a clean usually looks far better, but scratched glass, chipped enamel and discoloured metal stay as they are. The cleaner points these out before starting so the finish matches what you expect.
Can I cancel or move an oven clean?
Yes. Give at least 48 hours’ notice and you get the deposit refunded or switched to another date. Inside 48 hours, £50 is kept. Your 14-day cancellation rights as a consumer still apply, and you can ask us to start sooner within that period.