If you have cleaned a Lower Belvedere flat before, you already know the shower screen is where the inventory clerk spends the first five minutes, torch in hand, tilting the glass against the light off the river. The Thames Water here is hard, the scale dries back fast, and a flat that looked spotless at 6pm shows a grey bloom by the time the clerk arrives the next morning. That one detail decides more deposits in DA17 than anything else, so it is where we start.
Last updated April 2026. Pricing, the 57-point checklist and the 48-hour re-clean guarantee on this page are current for Lower Belvedere and the wider Bexley side of the Thames.
We are Monster Cleaning Ltd, a London domestic cleaning company working since 2014, and we run end of tenancy cleans across Lower Belvedere and the DA17 streets below the railway. Here is the short version, the part most people scroll for: a Lower Belvedere end of tenancy clean is £156 for a studio, £207 for a one-bed, £243 for a two-bed and £339 for a three-bed, done to a 57-point agent-approved checklist with a 48-hour re-clean guarantee. That sentence is the answer. Everything under it is the detail, the local quirks, and an honest note on what actually gets a Lower Belvedere flat signed off.
Why Lower Belvedere deposits get deducted
Lower Belvedere is the lower, riverside part of Belvedere, the bit that sits below the railway line and runs down towards the Thames, the Belvedere Industrial Area and Crossness. It is not the leafy upper end. Down here the housing is mostly inter-war and post-war semis, long runs of ex-council stock on the Picardy and Lower Belvedere estate, a band of older terraces near Belvedere station, and a growing edge of new-build riverside flats pushing in from the Thamesmead and Erith side. Each of those throws a different deposit problem, and a clerk working DA17 knows exactly which one to look for before they open the door.
The estate maisonettes and ex-local-authority flats around Picardy are the bread and butter. They have had tenants for years, the kitchens are compact, and the extractor over the hob is almost always the thing that gets itemised. The post-war semis carry decades of paint layers and skirting that has to be wiped, not just dusted. The terraces near the station have the picture rails and the gap behind the cast radiators that nobody reaches on a normal clean. The new riverside flats look easy and are not, because the floor-to-ceiling glass and the chrome in the wet rooms shows every water spot the hard supply leaves behind, and the clerks on those buildings check the glass under a phone torch as a matter of routine.
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 and your deposit
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 has not changed the basic deposit position for end of tenancy cleaning, and tenants still get this wrong. A landlord cannot make you use a particular cleaning firm or demand a professional invoice as a tenancy condition. What they can do is deduct from the deposit if the flat comes back dirtier than it was at check-in, fair wear and tear aside, and the check-in inventory is the document that settles it. If your Lower Belvedere deposit is protected, it sits in one of the government-backed schemes such as the Tenancy Deposit Scheme or mydeposits, and any dispute goes to that scheme’s free adjudicator, who reads the check-in and check-out reports side by side. Shelter’s plain-English guidance on getting a deposit back is worth ten minutes before you challenge a deduction. The cleaning standard the adjudicator applies is simple: the property returned to the condition recorded at the start, scale and grease included.
Bexley Council, the river and a harder water supply
Lower Belvedere sits in the London Borough of Bexley, and the council’s tenancy and licensing pages are on bexley.gov.uk if your let falls under a selective or HMO licence, which a fair few of the divided houses near the station do. The water is the bigger practical issue. This is a hard-water area supplied by Thames Water, and on the Bexley side of the river the dissolved mineral content is high enough that scale builds visibly on glass, taps, kettles and shower heads within weeks. It is why so many DA17 check-outs hinge on the bathroom. A wipe-down does not shift bonded scale. It has to be taken back to clear glass and bright chrome with a proper descaler and a blade, then dried, or it ghosts back in front of the clerk an hour later.
Monster came on a Tuesday, the day before the check-out on our place, an ex-local-authority maisonette on the Picardy and Lower Belvedere estate. We are a couple and we had the flat for eighteen months between us. We had cleaned it ourselves over a long weekend and thought we were fine. The one thing that kept coming back was the hard-water scale on the shower screen, which dried into a grey film an hour after we wiped it, and the inventory clerk had also flagged the kitchen extractor for grime at our pre-check visit. The two cleaners took the screen back to clear glass with a descaler and a blade, dried it, then stripped the extractor housing and filter back to bare metal. Clerk signed it off on the spot. Deposit back in full, no argument. Worth every penny on a tense week.
Lower Belvedere streets and what the clerk checks there
We work the whole of DA17 below the railway, and the inventory clerks who cover this patch are predictable once you know the stock. Here are the streets and zones we are in most weeks:
- Picardy Manorway and the Picardy Road end of the estate
- Picardy Street and the maisonette blocks behind it
- Albert Road and Nuxley Road near the old village core
- Woolwich Road running down towards the industrial edge
- Heron Hill and the streets off it
- The terraces around Belvedere station and Station Road
- Crabtree Manorway North and South towards Crossness
- The newer riverside blocks on the Thamesmead and Erith fringe
- Streets backing onto Belvedere Splash Park and the recreation ground
What the clerk goes at depends on which of those you are in. On the Picardy and Lower Belvedere estate maisonettes it is the kitchen extractor and the hob splashback first, every time, then the inside of the kitchen units and the bath panel. The cookers in those flats are usually freestanding and the gap each side traps grease that the clerk will run a finger down. In the post-war semis off Woolwich Road and Heron Hill the clerk reads the skirting, the paintwork around the door frames and the tops of the radiators, because tenants there clean surfaces and forget verticals. In the older terraces near Belvedere station it is the picture rails, the dado, the sash boxes and the cast radiators with the dust trap behind them. We treat sash boxes and the runners as standard on those, not an extra. On the new riverside flats it is glass and chrome under a torch, the wet-room screen, the extractor in the windowless bathroom, and the inside of the integrated appliances. Crossness and the industrial road do not change the clean, but they do remind you the river air and the dust off the works settle on external sills, so we wipe those too. None of this is guesswork. It is the same flat types, the same clerks, the same list, week after week, which is why a 57-point agent-approved checklist beats cleaning room by room from memory.
What a Lower Belvedere end of tenancy clean costs
Plain numbers, no packages to decode. A Lower Belvedere end of tenancy clean is priced by the size of the property. Studios start at £156. One-beds are £207. Two-beds are £243. Three-beds are £339. Four-beds are £425. If you would rather book by time for a part-job or a top-up, it is £30 per cleaner per hour. Carpets are separate because not every flat needs them: it is £36 per bedroom for a carpet shampoo, £43 for a living room, or £115 for the whole carpeted area of a typical two-bed done in one go. Ovens are the other common add-on, since a heavily used hob oven in an estate kitchen is often beyond the standard clean: £77 for a single oven, £110 for a double, £114 for a 90cm range. Those are the Lower Belvedere prices in full. We have recovered over £1.2m in deposits for tenants and landlords across the areas we cover, and the reason the numbers stay public is that hidden quotes are how people end up disputing both the deposit and the cleaning bill.
End of tenancy versus a deep clean versus regular cleaning
People ask which one they need. An end of tenancy clean is the hand-back clean, measured against a check-in inventory, aimed squarely at getting the deposit released. A deep clean is a heavy one-off for a flat you are staying in, with no inventory standard to hit. Regular cleaning is the lighter ongoing visit that keeps a place ticking over. They are not interchangeable. If you are leaving a Lower Belvedere flat and there is a deposit on the line, it is the end of tenancy clean you want, because only that one is built around what the clerk and the adjudicator actually measure.
How booking works
It is a short process and we keep it that way.
- Call 0333 555 2076 or email [email protected] with your DA17 postcode, the number of bedrooms and your check-out date.
- We give you a fixed price from the list above, no survey needed for a standard flat.
- We book a slot, ideally the day before your check-out so the flat is fresh when the clerk walks it.
- Two cleaners arrive with their own kit and work the 57-point agent-approved checklist room by room.
- If the clerk or agent flags anything that was our responsibility within 48 hours, we come back and put it right under the 48-hour re-clean guarantee, at no extra cost.
We work with 300+ letting agents and run a 97% first-time pass rate, and the local agents covering Lower Belvedere lets, Robinson Jackson, Kenton and Hunters among them, know our reports and our checklist. That familiarity is half the reason a clean signs off on the first visit rather than going back and forth.
Related services and nearby areas
If you only need the heavy items handled rather than a full hand-back clean, our oven cleaning service takes a built-up estate-kitchen oven back to a state the clerk will pass, and our carpet cleaning service deals with the worn lounge carpet that gets itemised on so many DA17 reports. For the riverside flats with the windowless wet rooms our upholstery cleaning team is often booked alongside the end of tenancy visit. We cover the whole borough, so you can read the full end of tenancy cleaning in Bexley hub, or look at the neighbouring end of tenancy cleaning in Erith page if your move sits closer to that side.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an end of tenancy clean in Lower Belvedere?
It is priced by property size: £156 for a studio, £207 for a one-bed, £243 for a two-bed, £339 for a three-bed and £425 for a four-bed. Hourly work is £30 per cleaner per hour. Carpet and oven cleaning are separate add-ons.
Do you guarantee the clean will pass the inventory check?
We back every Lower Belvedere clean with a 48-hour re-clean guarantee. If the inventory clerk or agent flags something that was our responsibility within 48 hours of the clean, we return and put it right at no extra charge. Our first-time pass rate is 97%.
Why does the bathroom matter so much in Lower Belvedere?
Lower Belvedere is a hard-water area on the Thames Water supply, so mineral scale builds quickly on shower screens, taps and chrome. A clerk almost always checks the screen under a torch, and bonded scale that has only been wiped will show again within an hour. We take it back to clear glass with a proper descaler and dry it.
Can my landlord force me to use a professional cleaning company?
No. Under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 and existing deposit law, a landlord cannot require a specific cleaning firm or a professional invoice as a tenancy condition. They can deduct from the deposit if the flat comes back dirtier than at check-in, which is why matching the check-in inventory standard matters.
What if my deposit is deducted anyway after the clean?
If your deposit is protected with a scheme such as the Tenancy Deposit Scheme or mydeposits, you can raise a free dispute and an adjudicator compares the check-in and check-out reports. A clean done to our 57-point agent-approved checklist gives you the documented standard to argue from.
Do you clean the kitchen extractor and oven?
The extractor housing and filter are part of the standard end of tenancy clean and we strip them back, which matters because the extractor is the single most itemised thing in the Picardy and Lower Belvedere estate kitchens. A heavily used oven is often booked as an add-on at £77 single, £110 double or £114 for a 90cm range.
How far in advance should I book?
A few days is usually enough, but the day-before slots go first because most people want the flat clean immediately before the check-out. Tell us your check-out date when you call and we will fit the clean as close to it as we can.
Do you cover the new riverside flats near Thamesmead and Erith?
Yes. We clean the modern blocks on the Thamesmead and Erith fringe of DA17 as well as the older estate and terrace stock. Those flats need extra attention on glass and chrome because the clerks on those buildings check the wet-room screens under a phone torch.
Are carpets included in the end of tenancy price?
No, carpet shampoo is a separate add-on because not every flat needs it. It is £36 per bedroom, £43 for a living room, or £115 for the whole carpeted area of a typical two-bed. A worn lounge carpet is one of the most commonly itemised things on DA17 reports, so it is worth checking your inventory.
What areas around Lower Belvedere do you cover?
We cover the whole London Borough of Bexley, including upper Belvedere, Erith, Thamesmead and the streets towards Crossness. There is a full Bexley hub page and an Erith page if your move sits closer to those.
Do you bring your own equipment and products?
Yes. Two cleaners arrive with all the equipment and cleaning products needed, including the descalers required for the hard Thames Water supply here. You do not need to provide anything.
Is Monster Cleaning a registered company?
Yes, Monster Cleaning Ltd is a UK registered company, Companies House number 9919639, working since 2014. We hold a Trustpilot rating of 3.1 out of 5 across 128 reviews, which we quote as it stands.