Pricing a clean in Britain is guesswork until you know two numbers: what other cleaners charge for a house like this one, and what the job costs you. The calculator above sizes the job, puts it in a price band in pounds for your region, and then shows what that price leaves you.
How the calculator works
- The home. Cleaning type, bedrooms, bathrooms and floor area set the band. British cleaners quote by the hour or by the number of bedrooms, not by area, so the calculator converts: it starts at 1,000 sq ft, about the 96 m² of the average English home, and at that size it quotes inside the £54–72 guides publish for three or four bedrooms.
- Your job inside the band. Add-ons and a bathroom-heavy layout push the quote up; an easy layout keeps it low. Pick a frequency and the recurring visit is priced for the shorter job it is.
- Your region. Rates are adjusted by a regional labour index across six regions — National average, London, England outside London, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. London runs above the rest of the country; the other five use the national figure, because the published data does not agree on which way they differ.
- Your economics. Open “Your costs and margin” to see the hours, your supplies and travel, and what the price leaves you per visit. The calculator prefills those costs; replace them with your real numbers.
What UK cleaning guides publish, 2026
| Job | Published price | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Standard clean, 1–2 bedrooms | £36 | Per visit |
| Standard clean, 3–4 bedrooms | £54–£72 | Per visit; about 3–4 hours at the average rate, our calculation |
| Standard clean, 5–6 bedrooms | £80–£100 | Per visit |
| Deep clean | £195–£320 | Per visit, average £250 |
| End of tenancy clean | £85–£415 | Per visit, average £250 |
| Regular cleaning, per cleaner hour | £15–£25 | Average £17 |
| After-build cleaning, per cleaner hour | £25–£29 | Higher scope, higher rate |
All figures are before VAT. They come from UK trade price guides, and they describe the whole country: London sits at the top of every range.
The calculator’s deep clean is a different job. The £195–320 above is a ten to sixteen hour British deep clean. The calculator’s “Deep cleaning” option prices a standard clean done more thoroughly — one and a half times the hours — and on a 1,000 sq ft home it quotes about £85. Quote a full British deep clean from your own hours instead.
Worked example
A three-bedroom, two-bathroom house of 1,000 sq ft, cleaned every two weeks, with the inside-oven and interior-window add-ons. Floor area and cleaning type set the band; the two add-ons and the two bathrooms in a small house centre the quote high inside it; the fortnightly schedule pulls both the hours and the price down again. The quote lands at £80 (range £70–£90) for 4.8 cleaner hours.
Open “Your costs and margin” and the panel starts your pay at £12.71 an hour, the National Living Wage. With £3 of supplies, £10 of travel and 15% overhead, the visit costs about £86, so it loses about £6. That is not a fault in the calculator. Published UK prices leave little room above the legal minimum, and a cleaner who pays it has to price above the typical figure, cut the travel, or take fewer, larger jobs.
Quoting cleans in the UK
- Price the first visit as a deep clean. A new client’s house is never in maintenance condition. Quote the first visit on its own and set the regular price after you have seen it.
- Say whether VAT is included. Domestic clients assume the number you say is the number they pay. If you are registered, quote the price including VAT to home clients — trading standards guidance asks for the total price, taxes included. If you are not registered, say so — it is a genuine 20% advantage over a registered rival.
- Charge for the drive. Fuel and wear are real whether you bill them or not. The costs panel carries a travel figure per visit — raise it if your area is spread out.
- Count the bathrooms, not the bedrooms. Two bathrooms in a small flat take longer than four bedrooms in a tidy house. The calculator asks for both for that reason.
The calculator gives you the number. For typical rates and how to build a quote, read our US house cleaning pricing guide. Its rates are in US dollars.