The dirtiest carpet in most Manchester houses is the bottom of the stairs, where every wet, muddy shoe lands first. We clean carpets across Manchester, Salford and the boroughs around them with hot-water extraction, the deep-rinse method. We have been cleaning as Monster Cleaning Ltd since 2014.
Monster Cleaning cleans carpets in Manchester for £36 a bedroom and £43 a living room, and a visit starts at £67.
Last updated November 2026.
Manchester carpet cleaning prices
There is no call-out fee, and a visit starts at £67, so a single bedroom booked on its own is £67.
- A bedroom
- £36
- A living room
- £43
- A through-lounge
- £61. It is the knocked-through front-to-back room you find in many of the terraces round here, really two rooms of carpet under one ceiling.
- A single flight of stairs
- £41
- A rug up to 3m2
- £35
- A rug over 3m2
- £51
- Two bedrooms and a living room, done in one visit
- £115
If your place is bigger, or the layout is odd, we price it room by room off the list above, and the number we give you on the phone is the number you pay when we have finished.
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Why the rain is hard on a Manchester carpet
The Met Office puts Manchester below the UK average for rainfall, but the city gets plenty of fine, drizzly days, and that wet comes indoors on shoes. The grit that comes in with it grinds into the pile by the door and on the stairs, down at the base of the fibres where a vacuum cannot reach.
Over a winter it shows as a darker lane down the hall and a tired patch on each stair tread. A surface clean leaves it there. Hot-water extraction rinses the whole depth of the pile and pulls the grit out with the water.
Soft water and what it means for a clean
Manchester’s tap water is soft. United Utilities supplies it from upland reservoirs in the Lake District and the Pennines, and it carries very little dissolved mineral. The cleaning solution works with less product in soft water, and the rinse leaves no chalky residue in the pile.
The carpets we clean around the city
Carpet cleaning
from £67
A visit, priced room by room, agreed before we start.
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Where the carpet is in a Manchester home depends on the kind of home.
- City-centre flats
- Many of the newer blocks around the M1 centre, Ancoats and New Islington have hard floors, engineered wood or vinyl through the living space and tile in the kitchen, so the only carpet in a city-centre flat is often a bedroom or two.
- The suburban terraces
- In the long Victorian and Edwardian terraces of Chorlton, Whalley Range, Didsbury and Withington, a house is often carpeted from the hall through to the top bedroom.
- The student belt
- The other steady stream. The terraces running down through Rusholme and Fallowfield are heavily let, one house split between three or four renters, and the carpets in them get a hard year and a deep clean every summer when the tenancies turn over.
The terraces are where the stairs come in. A three-storey terrace off Clarendon Road in Whalley Range can have two flights between the front door and the loft conversion, and the stair carpet on them takes more punishment than any other carpet in the house.
We work those flights carefully, so nothing bangs the original spindles or scuffs the wall on the turn.
Hot-water extraction, in plain terms
Hot-water extraction is the standard method for a deep carpet clean, and it is the one we use.
- Hot water mixed with a cleaning solution is driven into the pile under pressure.
- That loosens the dirt that has worked its way down to the base of the fibres.
- A powerful vacuum pulls that water and the loosened grime straight back out in the same stroke.
The point is the rinse. A hired machine has less suction, so it can leave a carpet much wetter, and as a wet carpet dries it can wick dirt from the base back up to the surface.
Our machines extract hard, so the carpet is left damp rather than soaked and most rooms are fine to walk on in socks after a few hours, and fully dry in about six to seven.
Before the machine goes on, the cleaner checks the stains and tells you what is likely to lift. Each mark is treated first, then the whole room is rinsed. Sofas, chairs and small tables are moved and go back on protectors so damp legs do not mark the pile; wardrobes and beds stay put.
Booking, parking and getting to you
Booking takes three steps
- Your postcode and the property. The form gives the price.
- A date that suits you. Seven days a week.
- We confirm it with you by phone or WhatsApp.
0333 555 2076 · 8am to 7pm
Book online with the form at the top of this page, or ring or email us. Most carpet jobs go in within a week, and there is no survey visit.
- Ring 0333 555 2076 or email office@monstercleaning.com with your postcode and a quick list of the rooms you want done.
- We give you the total there and then, off the price list.
- You get a time window, not a vague all-day wait, and we ring when we are close.
- Parking in the centre
- The one thing worth sorting in advance, because the centre is tight. Around M1 and the Northern Quarter the kerbs are pay-and-display or permit-only, so we will line up a bay or a visitor permit with you before the day rather than circling the block while your time ticks.
- Clean Air Zone
- One thing that does work in your favour here, unlike London: the charging Clean Air Zone planned for Greater Manchester was scrapped, so an older van parked outside while we work picks up no daily charge.
- The suburbs
- Out in Chorlton or Didsbury parking on the street is usually no trouble at all.
Who we are
Monster Cleaning
- Since 2014 cleaning homes
- 4.7 on Google
- Vetted, insured cleaners
- 300+ letting agents use us
- London, Manchester and Liverpool
We are Monster Cleaning Ltd, cleaning since 2014. Our Manchester team does the cleaning, and our office at 75 Shakespeare Avenue, Feltham, TW14 9HU takes the bookings and the calls.
The cleaner who comes knows how to set the machine for wool or synthetic, and you have the price before we start.
Carpet cleaning sits alongside the rest of what we do here.
- If you are moving out, our end of tenancy cleaning in Manchester page covers the full move-out clean, and a freshly rinsed carpet can make the difference at the deposit check.
- We also handle oven cleaning in Manchester across the same streets.
- And there is regular domestic cleaning in Manchester.
You can read more about the deep-rinse method on our main carpet cleaning service overview.
If the sofa or a mattress needs doing too, add it to the booking: our upholstery cleaning in Manchester page lists the price of each piece.
Frequently asked questions
How much is carpet cleaning in Manchester?
A bedroom is £36 and a living room is £43. A through-lounge, the knocked-through front-to-back room in a lot of the terraces, is £61. A single flight of stairs is £41. A rug up to 3m2 is £35 and a rug over 3m2 is £51. The whole carpeted area of a typical two-bed is £115. A visit starts at £67.
Which parts of Manchester do you cover?
All of Manchester and Salford and the boroughs around them, including Stockport and Trafford: the city-centre flats, the south Manchester terraces in Chorlton, Didsbury and Withington, plus the suburbs beyond. Tell us your postcode and the rooms when you book.
Why does the rain matter for my carpet here?
Manchester gets a lot of fine, drizzly days, and that wet walks straight in on shoes and coats. Mud and grit grind down into the pile by the front door and on the stairs faster than they do in a drier city. That ground-in dirt is exactly what a deep hot-water rinse pulls back out, and it is the main reason a Manchester carpet looks tired sooner.
What method do you use?
Hot-water extraction, which some people call steam cleaning. Heated water and a cleaning solution are pushed deep into the pile under pressure to free the grit lodged at the base of the fibres, and a strong vacuum draws the water and the loosened dirt back out on the same pass. The pile gets rinsed through, not merely dampened on top.
How long does a carpet take to dry?
Most rooms are fine to walk on in socks after a few hours and fully dry in about six to seven. Our machine extracts hard, so the carpet is left damp instead of soaked. Put the heating on low or open a window to speed it up.
Does Manchester’s soft water make a difference?
It helps. United Utilities draws Manchester’s supply from upland reservoirs in the Lake District and the Pennines, so it runs soft. The cleaning solution works with less product in soft water, and the rinse leaves no chalky mineral sitting in the pile.
Can you clean a stair carpet?
Yes. The Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Chorlton and Whalley Range run the stairs up two or three floors, and a stair carpet wears faster than anything else in the house because everyone uses it dozens of times a day. A single flight is £41, and we carry the hose up rather than dragging the machine, so nothing knocks the spindles.
Is it safe for wool carpets?
Yes. A lot of the older south Manchester houses have wool or wool-mix carpets, and we set the heat and the solution to suit the fibre. Wool needs a gentler touch than synthetic, so we test a hidden corner first and adjust before we clean the whole room.
Can you get old stains and pet smells out?
Often, though we will not promise miracles on a stain that has been trodden in for years. Red wine, coffee, mud and most food come up well. For pet odours we treat the spot and rinse it through, which deals with the smell down at carpet level rather than masking it with perfume. Send a photo on WhatsApp when you book and we will tell you what to expect.
Do you do carpet cleaning for landlords and letting agents?
Yes. A clean carpet is often the difference between a returned deposit and a deduction, especially in the student lets round Fallowfield and Rusholme at the end of the academic year. We can clean the carpets on their own or as part of a full move-out, and we hand over a receipt that shows what was done if an agent asks for proof.
How do I book and where do you park?
Use the form at the top of this page, or call 0333 555 2076 or email office@monstercleaning.com, and tell us your postcode and which rooms you want done, and we read the total straight off the price list with no survey visit first. Parking around M1 is tight, mostly pay-and-display or permit, so let us know your road and we arrange the slot ahead of the day.
Do you offer a re-clean guarantee?
Only on end of tenancy cleans, which carry our 48-hour re-clean guarantee. If anything about your carpet clean concerns you, ring us on 0333 555 2076.
