Guide
End of tenancy cleaning cost in Kent
A move-out clean is fixed here by the number of bedrooms, from £130 to £370, so you can work your own number out in a minute. Below it are the published market figures beside ours, what really moves the price, and what the law says you have to pay for.
Reviewed August 2026
How much does end of tenancy cleaning cost in Kent?
An end of tenancy clean in Kent costs from £130 for a studio to £370 for a five-bedroom house on our 2026 price list, fixed by the number of bedrooms and nothing else. Cost guides put end of tenancy cleaning across London and the South East between £150 and £490, so our ladder starts below that range and tops out inside it.
| Service | Fixed price |
|---|---|
| End of tenancy clean, studio | £130 |
| End of tenancy clean, one bedroom | £160 |
| End of tenancy clean, two bedrooms | £200 |
| End of tenancy clean, three bedrooms | £250 |
| End of tenancy clean, four bedrooms | £310 |
| End of tenancy clean, five bedrooms | £370 |
Products, equipment, travel, the oven and the inside of the windows are all included, and there's no call-out fee. Carpets, upholstery and the fridge or freezer are the add-ons, and they can go on the same visit.
How do those prices compare with the rest of the market?
Our end of tenancy ladder starts below the published band floor and tops out inside it, and our hourly rate sits inside the local band. The 2026 Bark listing for Greenhithe puts local cleaning rates at £17 to £23 an hour, and Checkatrade searches for Dartford average £150 for a domestic clean and £252 for a deep clean. Here they are with their sources.
| Published figure | What it covers | Source |
|---|---|---|
| £17 to £23 per hour | Cleaning rates listed for Greenhithe | The 2026 Bark listing for Greenhithe |
| £150 on average | A domestic clean in Dartford | Checkatrade Dartford search, accessed August 2026 |
| £252 on average | A deep clean in Dartford | Checkatrade Dartford search, accessed August 2026 |
| £150 to £490 | End of tenancy cleaning across London and the South East | MyJobQuote and Checkatrade cost guides, accessed August 2026 |
Read those as market context rather than quotes. A published average is a figure per job and it rarely says how big the property was or how long the visit ran. Ours are fixed by bedroom count, so you can hold them against your own property before you contact anybody.
What changes the price of an end of tenancy clean?
The number of bedrooms sets the price and the add-ons move it. The oven is already inside the fixed price and so are the inside windows, so neither turns up on an extras list. Carpets are £30 a room, or £25 a room for three or more, with a £60 minimum visit. A fridge or freezer is £15 each.
- Size sets it. The ladder is set by bedroom count, so a tidy two-bedroom flat and a tired one are both £200 for the standard checklist.
- Furniture.An empty property is faster to clean because every surface is reachable. That doesn't change the fixed price, only how long we're there. Cleaned empty means empty of your personal belongings, so a furnished let is absolutely fine.
- What an inspection looks for. Check-out inspections go straight to the oven and the carpets. The oven is inside our fixed price and carpets are £30 a room, so the headline number stays the number.
- Limescale. North Kent sits on chalk and the water is hard, so taps and shower screens carry scale that a quick wipe leaves exactly where it is. Descaling is already inside the standard checklist.
- Anything beyond a clean. If a property needs more than one visit to reach the checklist standard, we'll say so before we start.
Is it cheaper to clean the property yourself?
In cash, yes. Doing it yourself costs your time and some products, while a fixed price clean starts at £130. The trade is what happens if the inspection disagrees with you. Cleaning is the most common cause of deposit deductions and over half of deposit disputes involve it, so the real question is how much deposit is riding on the result.
| What you are weighing | Clean it yourself | Hourly cleaner at £19 | Fixed price end of tenancy clean |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it costs | Your time, plus products and any hire | £19 an hour with a two hour minimum, so £38 upwards | £130 for a studio up to £370 for five bedrooms |
| What gets covered | Whatever you reach before the deadline | Whatever fits the hours you booked | The full published room by room checklist |
| Who decides it is finished | You, and then the inspection | The clock | The checklist, and then the inspection |
| If something is missed | You go back and do it again | You book more hours | Tell us within 48 hours and we'll re-clean the affected areas free |
| Oven and carpets | Your own kit and products | Inside the hours, if you allowed for them | The oven is inside the fixed price, carpets are £30 a room |
Do you have to pay for a professional end of tenancy clean?
No. Under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 a landlord or agent cannot require you to pay for professional end of tenancy cleaning, and cannot require you to use a particular cleaner. You're free to do it yourself. People book anyway because cleaning is the most common cause of deposit deductions, and a receipt and a checklist are easier to hold up than a memory of a hard weekend.
The detail of what a landlord can and cannot ask for is in our guide to whether landlords can charge for cleaning. If you want the room by room list of what a clean covers, that's on the end of tenancy cleaning page.
What happens if the agent is not happy with the clean?
Tell us within 48 hours and we'll come back and re-clean the affected areas free, at the earliest time you can give us access. All the 48 hours does is set how long you have to get in touch. Four things sit outside the guarantee: pre-existing damage, permanent staining, mould, and anywhere we couldn't get to. Nothing here promises a deposit back, because no cleaner controls that.
Want a price for your own property?
Tell us the number of bedrooms, the check-out date and whether the property will be empty. We answer every enquiry, and the price that comes back is the one published on this page.