End of tenancy cleaning in Newham
Newham has more private renters than almost anywhere in London, in homes that range from Victorian terraces in Forest Gate to towers on the Olympic Park. Our end of tenancy clean is priced by size: £156 for a studio, £207 for a one-bed, £243 for a two-bed, £339 for three bedrooms and £425 for four, with ovens and carpets as separate add-ons. Anything your agent or clerk points out within 48 hours is re-cleaned free.
Last updated October 2026.
Renting in Newham in 2026
Private renting is the largest tenure in Newham. At the 2021 census 38.5% of households rented from a private landlord, up from 34.1% in 2011, while 30.8% owned their home and 28.0% rented from the council or a housing association. Across London the private renting figure was 30.0%. The population grew by 14% in those ten years, to around 351,000, which is a lot of new tenancies starting and ending.
Rents are below the London average and still rising. The ONS put the average Newham rent at £1,928 a month in August 2026, 2.9% up on a year earlier, against £2,332 for London. A one-bed averaged £1,630 and a two-bed £1,993. Over the same period the average house price fell 5%, to £390,000.
Housing pressure shows in another number. Trust for London’s figures give Newham by far the highest rate of households in temporary accommodation in London, at about 59 in every 1,000 households.
The University of East London and UCL East both have campuses in the borough, so student sharers are part of the market too.
Newham’s landlord licensing and the two exempt wards
Newham started licensing every private rented home in the borough on 1 January 2013. When it announced the scheme, the council said it believed it was the first in England to do so, and around 35,000 tenancies were covered at the start. The scheme is now in its third five-year term.
- Selective licensing, for homes let to one household or two sharers: 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2028.
- Additional licensing, for three or four people from more than one household sharing facilities: in force from 1 January 2023 for five years.
- Mandatory HMO licensing for five or more sharers applies across the borough.
Both discretionary schemes leave out two wards: Royal Victoria, which runs from Royal Wharf and Pontoon Dock to Britannia Village, and Stratford Olympic Park, which includes East Village. Both contain large post-2012 developments, East Village and Royal Wharf among them. Everywhere else, from Forest Gate to Beckton, a private let needs a licence. The council lists its rules on its selective licensing page.
For a shared house, licensing makes no difference to the clean. The difference is timing: housemates who leave on different dates can each pay by the hour, at £30 per cleaner, for a bedroom and part of the kitchen and bathroom.
Newham homes from Woodgrange to the Olympic Park
Victorian terraces. The north and east of the borough are mostly late Victorian streets. In Forest Gate, Thomas Corbett and his sons built more than 1,160 houses on the Woodgrange Estate between 1877 and 1892; Hampton, Osborne, Claremont and Windsor Roads hold the double-fronted three and four-bedroom houses that now form a conservation area. Houses like these take longest per bedroom, with bay windows, tall skirting, original fireplaces and often a kitchen in a narrow rear extension.
New towers. East Village was the athletes’ village for London 2012. It now has more than 2,800 homes, with the private rented flats run by Get Living and the affordable homes by Triathlon Homes.
Down by the river, Royal Wharf in Silvertown was built from 2014 by Ballymore and Oxley and has 3,385 homes. Big managed buildings often have their own move-out checklist, and many want the lift reserved and the cleaners signed in at reception. Tell us the building name when you book.
Big managed towers often have their own move-out checklist; the cleaners can follow it alongside ours.
The clean, room by room
The fixed price covers the whole empty home. The cleaners start in the kitchen, because it takes longest: inside every cupboard and drawer, worktops and splashback, the hob, the extractor hood and its filter, the fridge and freezer, which you should switch off and defrost a day ahead, the soap drawer and rubber seal of the washing machine, and the floor and walls behind any appliance on wheels or runners.
In the bathroom they clear limescale from taps, shower heads, screens and tiles, scrub the grout, and clean the bath, basin, toilet and extractor cover. Thames Water supplies Newham and says all the water in its region is hard, so scale returns fast, and inventory clerks treat it as dirt. Descaling is included.
In the bedrooms, living room and hall, they clean skirting, doors and frames, radiators, switches and sockets, window sills and runners, the glass from the inside and the inside of wardrobes, then vacuum carpets and wash hard floors.
Cleaning will not lift a scorch mark or mend a chipped bath. Those go on the report as damage, and the deposit scheme treats them separately from dirt.
Newham prices and add-ons
| Property | Price |
|---|---|
| Studio | £156 |
| One-bedroom flat | £207 |
| Two-bedroom flat or house | £243 |
| Three-bedroom house | £339 |
| Four-bedroom house | £425 |
| Part job or unusual layout | £30 per cleaner per hour |
Carpets, added to the end of tenancy clean, are £29 a bedroom, £36 a living room, £47 a through lounge, £35 a flight of stairs, £20 a hallway and £8 a landing. That is cheaper than booking carpet cleaning in Newham on its own. The oven is always extra: £31 for a single or a single wide oven, and £62 for a double or a 90cm range cooker. For an oven clean without a move, see oven cleaning in Newham.
Staying in your home? Weekly cleaning is £23 an hour and fortnightly £24 an hour, in three-hour visits from £69, on our domestic cleaning Newham page.
Booking, parking zones and stations
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
Newham has resident parking zones across most of the borough. Most are controlled Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6.30pm, but the East Village and Royal Docks zones run every day from 8am to 9pm. Visitors without a permit can pay by phone in some bays. Should the van need a paid bay, its cost is passed on at what we pay and listed before you confirm.
The Elizabeth line stops at Stratford, Maryland, Forest Gate, Manor Park and Custom House, and the DLR serves the docks, but the cleaners travel by van with their kit. When you book, give us the postcode, number of bedrooms, the building name and floor for a tower, and any carpet or oven to add. Get the price from the calculator at the top of this page or ring 0333 555 2076, 8am to 7pm, seven days.
We have been doing end of tenancy cleans since 2014 and cover every part of the borough. Other areas are listed on our end of tenancy cleaning London page.
Newham end of tenancy FAQs
My flat is in East Village. Does Newham’s licensing apply?
No. East Village is in Stratford Olympic Park ward, one of the two wards left out of the selective and additional schemes. Your check-out is still judged against the inventory. If your landlord gave you a move-out checklist, send it with the booking.
Can you clean a Woodgrange Estate house in Forest Gate in one day?
Yes. A four-bedroom house is a fixed £425. Mention a range cooker, a cellar or a loft room when you book, so we send enough cleaners.
Do I need to book the lift at Royal Wharf or other towers?
Often. Many managed buildings ask for the lift and a concierge slot to be booked in advance. Give us the building name and floor, and the time slot you have been given.
Will the parking zone add to my price?
Only if the van has to use a paid bay. A visitor permit from your household avoids that. Where we do pay, the cost is added at what it costs us.
How do I pay?
A 50% deposit holds your date, and the rest is due once the clean is done.