After builders cleaning in Bloomsbury, WC1B
From £212 all in: two cleaners for three hours with their own equipment and detergents. Every extra cleaner-hour is £30.
- Crews of two or more, with their own kit
- 7 days a week, 8am to 7pm
- No payment online; a 50% deposit holds the date
Bloomsbury is a ward of flats: 96.4% of households lived in one at the 2021 Census, 77.6% in a purpose-built block. Complete After Builders cleans a 1-bed after a refurbishment for £212 all in, with the lift and the porter sorted before the crew arrives.
Bloomsbury in numbers
- 45%of homes here were built before 1919VOA, homes with a recorded build date, 2025
- 96%of households live in flatsCensus 2021, Bloomsbury ward
- 11conservation areas within 800 mplanning.data.gov.uk
- 423listed buildings within 800 mHistoric England list, planning.data.gov.uk
Mansion blocks and porters: planning a clean in a Bloomsbury flat
The 2021 Census counted 4,612 households in Bloomsbury ward. 96.4% lived in a flat, 77.6% in a purpose-built block and 12.0% in a converted house; only 2.8% lived in a terraced house. Many blocks have a porter, a managing agent and house rules for contractors.
Before the crew comes, the office asks which entrance to use, whether the lift has to be booked and padded, where the van can stop to unload and what hours the building lets contractors in. The arrival is planned around the answers. The crew brings its own vacuums, cloths, ladders and detergents, so nothing has to be delivered or stored, though the flat needs water, hot water and power on and the lights working.
Listed terraces and the Bloomsbury conservation area
The middle of the ward lies inside the Bloomsbury conservation area. In the local Council Tax figures, 41.9% of homes with a recorded build date are older than 1900 (4,870 homes in all). Within 800 m of the middle of the ward there are 423 listed buildings, 13 of them Grade I, from University College to the Church of Christ the King, with Senate House at Grade II*. Eleven conservation areas fall inside the same radius, among them Fitzroy Square, Kings Cross St Pancras, Kingsway and Seven Dials.
In a flat inside a listed terrace, shutters, panelled doors, cornices and stone hearths are dusted, then wiped with a damp cloth and a product that suits the surface, and the crew does not scour original paintwork or old glass. Fine dust from replastering sits in the deep sills and window boxes of tall sashes, so those get a second pass at the end.
Getting a Bloomsbury flat ready to let
Private renting is the biggest tenure here: 42.5% of households in 2021, with 32.9% renting socially and 24.2% owning. Many refurbishments fall in the gap between two tenancies, with the agent's check-in date already fixed. Tell us that date when you book. About a week's notice is usually enough, and Friday and weekend slots go first.
For a let, the agent looks hardest at the kitchen and bathroom: cupboards inside and out once they are empty, worktops, splashback, sink and taps, the outside of the appliances, tiles, grout and the shower screen. Our page on cleaning a new kitchen or bathroom goes through it. A furnished flat can have the sofa and mattress cleaned on the same visit, a two-seat sofa £57 and a mattress £35; see sofas and mattresses after the works.
A 1-bed after a refurbishment is usually 2 cleaners for 3 hours: £212 all in. A 2-bed takes 2 cleaners for 4 hours, or £272, which is £30 per cleaner-hour plus £32 for equipment and detergents. Other sizes are on what a builders clean costs.
New homes at Mount Pleasant and fit-outs round the squares
The council's brownfield register lists sites for new homes nearby. East of Gray's Inn Road, on the old Mount Pleasant sorting office land, Taylor Wimpey's Postmark scheme has permission for 681 homes, 345 of them on the Phoenix Place side in WC1, and its first block was finished at the end of 2021. New flats like these need a handover clean: stickers and protective film off, silicone smears and grout haze off the wall tiles, dust out of the extractor and the trickle vents.
Offices, clinics and university buildings fitted out around the squares are commercial work, at £30 per cleaner-hour plus £32; see a builders clean for offices and shops. Fitzrovia across Tottenham Court Road, Covent Garden to the south and builders cleans in Clerkenwell to the east have their own pages, and so does the rest of the borough at after builders cleaning in Camden.
What a builders clean costs here
CleanersHours£30£32 kit
Every crew brings its own vacuums, cloths, ladders and detergents; the £32 covers them once per job. The table shows our usual starting point for a standard refurbishment. Lighter or heavier work moves it, and you can set your own crew and hours in the form.
Price my cleanBloomsbury cleans after building work questions
Anything else? Ring 07418 351088.
Can you clean a flat in a block with a porter and set contractor hours?
Yes. Give the office the building's rules when it rings, and it books the arrival inside the permitted hours and asks you to reserve the lift.
How much is a builders clean for a 2-bed flat in Bloomsbury?
2 cleaners for 4 hours after a standard refurbishment, £272 all in. A heavy job with plaster on the floors is £332, and a light one after decorating is £212.
Do you need a parking space in WC1?
Ideally, yes. We ask for a free space or a visitor permit, and paid parking is passed on at cost. Controlled hours vary from street to street in Camden, so read the sign outside.
Will the crew clean inside the oven and fridge?
Appliances are wiped outside as part of the clean. Inside an oven or another appliance is an extra; switch the fridge off and defrost it the day before if you want it done.
Sources for the local facts on this page
- Census 2021, Bloomsbury ward: 4,612 households; 96.4% flats, 77.6% purpose-built, 12.0% in converted or shared houses; 2.8% terraced. nomisweb.co.uk
- Census 2021, Bloomsbury ward: 42.5% private renting, 32.9% social renting, 24.2% owning. nomisweb.co.uk
- Council Tax stock, Camden 028: 4,870 homes, 41.9% of those with a recorded build date older than 1900. gov.uk
- The middle of Bloomsbury ward (WC1B 5EA) is in the Bloomsbury conservation area; 11 conservation areas within 800 m incl. Fitzroy Square, Kings Cross St Pancras, Kingsway, Seven Dials. planning.data.gov.uk
- 423 listed buildings within 800 m, 13 Grade I (University College, Church of Christ the King); Senate House Grade II*. planning.data.gov.uk
- Taylor Wimpey's Postmark at Mount Pleasant: permission for 681 homes, 345 at Phoenix Place (phases 1 and 2) and 336 at Calthorpe Street (phases 3 and 4); phase 1 finished at the end of 2021. twmountpleasant.co.uk
Builders nearly done?
Book the clean for the day after they finish. Price it in a minute, or ring and talk it through.
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