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After builders cleaning in Orpington, BR6

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
A couple smiling in their newly finished kitchen extension with roof lights and garden doors

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  1. Step 1: Postcode
  2. Step 2: The job
  3. Step 3: Your details
Where is the job?

We cover London, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and north Cheshire.

What needs cleaning?

The property

The work that was done

For a 2-bed flat after a refurbishment we usually send 2 cleaners for 4 hours. Change it if you know the job better.

Cleaners
Hours
Add carpets, hard floors or outside windows
Carpet: bedrooms £36 each
Carpet: living rooms £43 each
Hard floor deep clean m², £6 a m²
Bedroom £36
Living room £43
Through lounge £61
Small room £29
Hallway £22
Landing £9
Flight of stairs £41
Rug up to 3 m² £35
Rug over 3 m² £51
Two-seat sofa £57
Extra sofa seat £26
Armchair £33
Mattress £35
Dining chair £13
Office chair £10
Curtains, short £35
Curtains, long £42

Which sides?

What kind of clean?

Floor area m²

Your price

£272

  • 2 cleaners for 4 hours, £30 an hour each£240
  • Equipment and detergents£32

Nothing to pay now. We confirm the details by phone, then a 50% deposit holds the date. This is the price for the choices shown when the page opened; if you change them, the office gives you the new price when it rings.

Your details
Add a note (access, parking, deadline)

No payment now. We ring or text between 8am and 7pm to confirm, then a 50% deposit secures the date.

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Orpington is a town of 20th-century semis: 47.8% of households in Orpington ward and 45.6% in Petts Wood & Knoll live in one. Complete After Builders cleans a 3-bed semi after a refurbishment with 2 cleaners for 5 hours: £332 all in.

Orpington in numbers

Interwar semis from the High Street to Petts Wood

Orpington had a main-line station from 1868, but the town is mostly 20th century. The University of Greenwich's Ideal Homes history says the station was rebuilt and enlarged in 1904, building spread along both sides of the High Street between the wars, and the garden suburb of Petts Wood grew up on the Chislehurst border. After the Second World War came the Ramsden council estate, with private estates to the south towards Chelsfield and Farnborough.

In the Council Tax records for the streets round Petts Wood and the Knoll, 37.2% of homes with a recorded build date were built from 1919 to 1939 and 20.7% from 1945 to 1972. In Petts Wood & Knoll ward 45.6% of households live in semis and 28.5% in detached houses, and 84.1% own their home. Two conservation areas lie within 800 metres of the middle of the ward: The Priory and Broomhill.

Loft conversions and side extensions on a 1930s semi

Work on these semis tends to follow a pattern: a dormer loft with a shower room, a side extension over the old garage, a kitchen opened up across the back. Each spreads dust through the whole house. Loft dust comes down the new staircase onto the landing; an extension at the back sends it through the hall to the front door, into the bays and onto every radiator.

The crew starts in the loft and works down to the front door, wiping every surface it can reach and dusting twice, because fine plaster dust settles again once the air goes still. Sealant smears and grout haze in the new shower room are lifted where they will come off. A semi that became a 4-bed with a loft usually takes 3 cleaners for 4 hours: £392 all in. If the works were only in the loft, a rooms-only clean starts at 2 cleaners for 3 hours, £212.

New homes and office conversions in Orpington

Some of the stock is new: of the homes in the same Council Tax area, 11.1% (430 homes) date from 2015 or later.

A new block or a converted office building hands over many flats at once, each with dust in the kitchen units, labels on the glass and paint flecks on the floor by the skirting. Each flat is priced by its size: a 1-bed after the fit-out usually takes 2 cleaners for 3 hours, £212 all in. A developer clearing a whole block can read commercial after builders cleaning for how the crew plans a run of units.

Orpington's permit zones and where the crew parks

Orpington has several permit zones, and their hours differ:

ZoneControlledVisitor vouchers (15)
H10am to noon, Monday to Saturday£45
I8am to 8pm, Monday to Saturday£55
K8.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Saturdaynone sold
M11am to 2pm, Monday to Friday£45
Walnuts Estate9am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday£55
Petts Wood (S)8.30am to 6pm, Monday to Saturdaynone sold

In zones K and S, where vouchers are not sold, the crew needs a drive or a free space, so mention either when the office rings to confirm. BR6 also runs south into Sevenoaks district round Halstead and Knockholt, outside London, where other councils' rules apply.

Orpington sits south-east of Chislehurst, with Sidcup (DA14) to the north and Biggin Hill up the hill to the south-west. Bromley's skip and suspension fees are on the after builders cleaning in Bromley page, and the full price list covers every size of home.

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.

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Suggested crews and prices for a standard refurbishment
PropertyCrewPrice
Studio flat2 × 3 h£212
1-bed flat2 × 3 h£212
2-bed flat2 × 4 h£272
3-bed flat or house2 × 5 h£332
4-bed house3 × 4 h£392
5+ bed house3 × 5 h£482
Some rooms only2 × 3 h£212

Prices include travel. Parking: we ask for a free space or a visitor permit; paid parking is added at cost. A site visit for big or unusual jobs costs £20. All prices

Prices as of October 2026

Orpington builders cleans: common questions

Anything else? Ring 07418 351088.

How much is a builders clean for a 3-bed semi in Orpington?

After a refurbishment it usually takes 2 cleaners for 5 hours: £332 all in, at £30 per cleaner-hour plus £32 for equipment and detergents. After decorating only it can be 2 cleaners for 4 hours, £272.

Will the crew take away the builders' rubble from the drive?

No. The builder or a licensed waste carrier clears rubble and materials; Bromley's tip refuses waste from paid trades work. The crew cleans once it has gone.

Do I need visitor vouchers in Petts Wood?

Zone S is controlled from 8.30am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and sells no vouchers, so the crew needs your drive or a free space.

Can you clean several new flats in one block?

Yes, once the trades have finished in every flat. Each is priced by size, and the office plans the crews and the order of the flats with you.

Nearby areas

Orpington is in Bromley. All areas

Sources for the local facts on this page

  • Orpington ward, Census 2021: 47.8% of households semi-detached nomisweb.co.uk
  • Petts Wood & Knoll ward, Census 2021: 45.6% semi-detached, 28.5% detached nomisweb.co.uk
  • Petts Wood & Knoll ward, Census 2021: 84.1% owned nomisweb.co.uk
  • Main line railway 1868; station rebuilt 1904; interwar building on both sides of the High Street; Petts Wood garden suburb on the Chislehurst border; Ramsden council estate after the war ideal-homes.gre.ac.uk
  • Bromley 028 MSOA, Council Tax stock 2025: 37.2% built 1919 to 1939, 20.7% 1945 to 1972, 11.1% (430 homes) 2015 or later gov.uk
  • Conservation areas within 800 m: The Priory, Orpington and Broomhill, Orpington planning.data.gov.uk
  • Orpington zones H, I, K, M, Walnuts Estate and Petts Wood S: hours and visitor voucher prices (£45, £55, none) bromley.gov.uk
  • BR6 postcode district includes Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount ward in Sevenoaks api.postcodes.io

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