Half our Croydon rounds run within a tram stop or two of East Croydon, through the Victorian terraces of Addiscombe and Thornton Heath and out to the wider semis around Shirley and Sanderstead. We clean homes in these streets every week, the same cleaner back at your door each visit where we can manage it, all the kit brought with them, and your kitchen and bathroom done properly rather than wiped over. Monster Cleaning has kept London homes liveable since 2014. Domestic cleaning in Croydon is £22 per cleaner per hour on a weekly round and £24 fortnightly, with no VAT on top and no call-out charge. A one-off clean is a separate, team-based service at £26 per cleaner per hour. Ring 0333 555 2076 and we will price it on the phone in about two minutes.
Last updated April 2026. Covering all of CR0 and the wider London Borough of Croydon, from the town-centre flats out to Selsdon, Purley and New Addington.
What a visit covers
A regular clean follows the same routine every time, sized to your home and the hours booked. The bones of it are the kitchen and the bathrooms done thoroughly, the rest of the place dusted, hoovered and mopped, and the bits everyone forgets actually seen to. Here is what a standard three-hour weekly clean covers in a two-bed flat. A bigger house needs more time. A smaller one that finishes early gets the extras, the insides of the sills, the top of the fridge, rather than the cleaner clocking off ten minutes short.
Kitchen
- Worktops, splashback, sink and taps wiped, disinfected and descaled. Croydon water is hard enough to fur up a tap in a fortnight, so this is a weekly job here, not a monthly one.
- Hob cleaned properly, grates lifted, the burners checked underneath.
- Appliance fronts done: hob, extractor, fridge, dishwasher, the outside of the microwave.
- Floor mopped with the right solution for what you have got down, because laminate and real wood do not want the same product.
- Bins emptied, liners swapped if you leave them out.
Bathrooms
- Bath, shower, screen and tiles scrubbed and descaled, which in this borough is the job that takes the longest.
- Toilet cleaned and disinfected under the rim, round the base, the cistern and the flush handle.
- Basin, taps, mirror and glass left clear.
- Floor washed, including the corners and behind the pedestal. That is the spot most cleaners skip and the one a bathroom starts to smell from.
Bedrooms and living areas
- Dusting of every flat surface, picture frames and door frames included.
- Hoovering of carpets, rugs and hard floors, and the sofa if there is time.
- Beds made if they are not, linen changed when you leave clean sheets out.
- Skirting boards wiped on a rota rather than every single visit, because weekly is overkill and the minutes are better spent elsewhere.
Throughout the home
- Light switches, door handles and the bannister, the germy bits everyone touches and nobody cleans.
- Internal glass: the front door glass, any glazed doors between rooms, the big mirrors.
- A final walk-through before the cleaner leaves and locks up.
We will not move your personal things around if you would rather we left them be. Just say so on the first visit.
Croydon homes, and what they need
Croydon is not one kind of housing, and the clean changes with the street. Up around Addiscombe and Thornton Heath it is long Victorian and Edwardian terraces, the sort with the original cornicing that holds dust and a back kitchen that has been extended at some point. Beulah Road and the roads off it are wall-to-wall with them. The cleaning challenge in those homes is usually the bathroom, because period plumbing plus hard water equals limescale that comes back fast.
Out towards Shirley, Sanderstead and Purley the stock turns into bigger inter-war and post-war semis with proper gardens, where the work is more about volume of floor than ingrained grime. Selsdon has its run of 1920s and 1930s Art Deco houses. New Addington is mostly post-war. And the town centre around East Croydon, next to Boxpark and the Ruskin Square development, is increasingly new-build flats in tall blocks, which are quick to clean but throw up a lot of glass and a lot of hard-water marks on the shower.
Croydon water is hard enough to fur up a tap in a fortnight, so this is a weekly job here, not a monthly one.
The one thing nearly every Croydon home shares is the water. It runs at roughly 297 ppm, properly hard, because the supply here comes off the chalk that sits under this corner of Surrey. That single fact shapes more of the job than people expect: it is why the kettle scales, why the shower screen clouds over, and why a good descaler is in every cleaner’s kit before they get to your door. Soft-water households up north genuinely do not deal with this. Here it is the difference between a bathroom that gleams and one that looks tired a week after a clean.
What it costs
A regular clean is £22 per cleaner, per hour on a weekly round, and £24 fortnightly. A one-off clean is a separate, team-based service at £26 per cleaner, per hour. No VAT gets added on at the end, there is no travel charge inside the borough, and the price covers everything, the products, the equipment and the cleaner’s time.
We charge by the hour rather than by the room because homes are not standard and we would rather be honest than dress a quote up as something it is not. Most Croydon visits run two to three hours. A fortnightly clean of an average two-bed flat is usually a two to two-and-a-half hour job, so somewhere around £48 to £60 a visit. A family house in Shirley with three or four bedrooms is more like three hours, so nearer £72. We tell you the realistic length on the phone, and you can always book more or fewer hours once you see what your home actually needs.
One thing we will say plainly about the cheap quotes that float around. A lot of the very low hourly rates in this trade exist because someone is being underpaid for them to exist, and the cleaning industry has a grim history of treating people that way. Our rates reflect paying a proper wage to vetted, reliable people who come back to your home week after week. We think that is worth being upfront about. For the full price list across every service we run, the domestic cleaning overview page links it all together.
The same cleaner, kept on your home
This is the part that matters most to people, so we take it seriously. We match you with a cleaner who already works your bit of Croydon, has your preferred slot free, and suits what you have asked for, then we keep that same person on your home for as long as it works for both of you. The large majority of our regular customers see the same face every visit, for years.
It works better for everyone. The cleaner learns your home, your quirks, where the spare bin bags live and which floor cleaner you keep under the sink, so each visit gets quicker and more thorough rather than starting cold. When your regular is off sick or away on holiday, we will not leave you stuck, and we will not send a stranger in blind either. We cover with someone who gets a short written brief on your property first, the essentials, so the standard does not drop while your usual cleaner is out.
A clean falls short? You are covered.
Ring us within 24 hours and we come back and redo whatever was not right, free. That is the satisfaction guarantee. No small print, no debate.
How booking works
- Ring 0333 555 2076. Tell us the property size, how many bedrooms and bathrooms, and roughly how often you want us. We suggest a realistic visit length and give you the price there and then.
- A quick look on the first visit. For regular bookings the cleaner does a five-minute walk-around at the start of the first clean, no extra cost, so we understand the home before we get stuck in.
- We assign your cleaner. Someone who covers your area, has your slot, and stays on your home from then on.
- Keys, a key safe, or you let us in. Most customers leave a key with us after a few visits, kept on a reference number rather than an address. A key safe or being home both work just as well.
- A message when it is done. The cleaner drops you a quick note, often with a photo or two of the finished rooms, so you know the job has happened even when you are out at work.
No deposit, no joining fee, no long tie-in. You can change frequency with a week’s notice or stop altogether whenever you like. We are Monster Cleaning Ltd, run from 255 Upper Richmond Road West, SW14 8QS, and you can also reach us at [email protected] if a phone call is not convenient.
Other things we clean
Plenty of our Croydon regulars add one of these on now and then, on top of the weekly or fortnightly slot:
- Carpet cleaning in Croydon once or twice a year, a different job with different kit that genuinely adds years to a good carpet.
- Oven cleaning in Croydon, a proper strip-down twice a year or before a landlord inspection, with the racks and door glass done rather than a quick wipe.
- End of tenancy cleaning in Croydon for when you are moving out and need the deposit back, priced as a fixed job rather than by the hour.
If you want the bigger picture of what a regular service includes across the board, the domestic cleaning overview covers it.
Frequently asked questions
How much does domestic cleaning in Croydon cost?
A regular clean is £22 per cleaner per hour weekly, or £24 fortnightly, and a one-off is a separate team service at £26 per cleaner per hour. There is no VAT to add and no call-out charge on top. Most Croydon homes need a two to three hour visit, so a regular fortnightly clean of a two-bed flat near Addiscombe usually lands at about £48 to £72 a visit. We quote you a realistic length on the phone before anything is booked.
How often should I have a cleaner in Croydon?
Weekly suits busy family houses around Shirley and Sanderstead, dual-income couples, and anyone working from home. Fortnightly is the sweet spot for smaller flats and tidier households. A one-off is right before guests arrive or after a party. If you are not sure, start fortnightly and we adjust after a month. Nothing is locked into a long contract.
Do I need to provide cleaning products or a hoover?
No. The cleaner brings the lot: a proper vacuum, microfibre cloths, mop, and the right product for each surface. Croydon water is hard, around 297 ppm, so we carry a decent descaler as standard for taps and shower screens. If you would rather we used your own eco brand or something for an allergy in the house, leave it out and we will use that instead.
Will I get the same cleaner every visit?
Wherever we can, yes. We match you with someone who already works your part of the borough and has your slot free, then keep that person on your home. Most of our regulars have had the same cleaner for years. If yours is off sick or on holiday we send a cover with a short brief on your place, so the standard holds while they are away.
Do I have to be home while the cleaner is there?
Rarely. Most Croydon customers leave a key with us after a few visits, or give us a key safe code. The cleaner lets themselves in, does the work, locks up and goes. Keys are tagged with a reference number only, never your address. A few people prefer to be home for the first month or two, which is completely fine, just tell us when you book.
Which parts of Croydon do you cover?
All of the CR0 area and the wider borough: Addiscombe, South Croydon, Thornton Heath, Selhurst, Norbury, Shirley, Selsdon, Sanderstead, Purley, Waddon, Broad Green and New Addington. If you live near a tram stop on the Sandilands or New Addington line, or anywhere within reach of East Croydon, we cover you. Not sure if you are in our patch? Ring and ask.
Are your cleaners vetted and insured?
Yes. Every cleaner is interviewed in person, reference-checked and right-to-work verified before they touch a single home, and we carry public liability cover up to £5 million. Monster Cleaning Ltd has been a registered company since 2014 (Companies House 9919639), so you are dealing with a real firm, not an app passing your details to a stranger.
What if I am not happy with a clean?
Ring us within 24 hours and we come back and put right whatever was missed, free of charge. That is the satisfaction guarantee, and there is no arguing about it. It does not happen often, but when it does we fix it rather than getting defensive. If the same cleaner keeps falling short, we move you to a different one.
What is the difference between a regular clean and an end of tenancy clean?
A regular domestic clean is ongoing upkeep, charged from £22 an hour, that keeps a lived-in home on top of itself. An end of tenancy clean is a one-off, sleeves-up reset for getting a deposit back when you move out, priced as a fixed job by property size. If you are moving rather than staying, see our end of tenancy cleaning in Croydon page for that.
Can I change or cancel a regular visit?
Yes. Give us a week’s notice to change frequency, and we just ask for reasonable notice to skip or move a single visit, ideally a couple of days. Life happens, holidays happen, and we would rather shuffle a slot than charge you for a clean you did not want. There is no penalty for cancelling the arrangement altogether.
Do you bring parking, given Croydon’s permit zones?
Most of our cleaners come by tram or bus, so a controlled parking zone is rarely a problem. Where a job needs a car and your street is in a CPZ, we will ask whether you can supply a visitor permit, or we park legally nearby and walk in. The council deliberately keeps parking tight around East Croydon and the station, so we plan around it rather than risk a ticket.