If you have cleaned an Old Bexley High Street cottage before, you know the timber-frame skirting at the base of the front room takes a slow pass with a soft brush, not a wet wipe, and the inspector is going to stand in front of it for a full minute. Monster Cleaning has worked the DA5 1 round since 2014, the whole village core from the Bexley Village station bridge down the High Street past St Mary the Virgin, along Bourne Road to the Hall Place gates, and out to the 1930s spine on Albert Road and Sandford Road. Phone 0333 555 2076 or email [email protected]. Three-bed Albert Road 1930s detached from £339, full agent-approved.
Last updated April 2026. We cover DA5 1 across the Old Bexley Conservation Area, the timber-framed High Street stretch, the Georgian and Victorian terraces around Bexley Village station, and the 1930s detached and semi-detached spine running along Albert Road, Sandford Road and Bourne Road toward the Hall Place gates on the A2 corridor.
Why Old Bexley deposits get deducted
Six weeks of rent on a grammar-school-catchment family let in DA5 is real money. The ONS Bexley March 2026 series has the borough median rent at £1,531 a month, up 7.6% on the year against a London-wide 1.7%, so a three-bed Albert Road 1930s detached sits closer to £2,100 and a Bourne Road Georgian flat lets at around £1,650. Six weeks of the upper end is north of £2,500. That is the figure the Robinson Jackson, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward Bexley, Mann and Sinclair Hammelton clerks are checking against on a walk-out.
Old Bexley is one of two London-borough postcodes where the Conservation Area sits inside the high-street letting market. The DA5 1 stock splits four ways. The Grade II* timber-framed cottages on the High Street with the original wide-board floor and the sash horns above the bay. The Georgian flat conversions on Bourne Road with the leaded-light fanlight and a single-step front door. The Victorian and Edwardian station-area terraces with picture rails and a coal cellar under the front step. The 1930s detached and semi-detached on Albert Road and Sandford Road with applied half-timbering and a tile-hung lower bay. A clerk walking a High Street cottage is not looking for the same thing as a clerk on the Albert Road spine.
Renters’ Rights Act 2025
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 finished off Section 21 last October. A landlord on Albert Road or Bourne Road cannot any longer end a periodic tenancy without a Section 8 ground, and the deposit dispute side has tightened with it. If the deduction is not properly evidenced through one of the three statutory schemes the tenant wins on the tenancydepositscheme.com adjudication. The clerk knows this. The fight is now over photographic evidence at check-out, and the photo is taken in the order the inventory is written. We work the same order.
Bexley Council licensing position
The London Borough of Bexley operates a selective licensing regime in Belvedere ward only, in force 13 January 2025 to 12 January 2030. Old Bexley sits well outside it, in the St Mary’s ward. The borough does keep a 16 September 2016 Article 4 Direction live across the whole council area, which means a single-let three-bed on Albert Road cannot quietly become a small HMO without planning permission. Bexley Council records show 139 properties licensed across the borough by March 2025. For the timber-framed High Street stock the extra constraint is the Conservation Area: replacement glazing on a leaded casement or a timber-framed window needs listed-building consent and a clerk will photograph the original frame on the way in.
Hall Place and the Bexley grammar-school catchment
The Old Bexley letting market runs on two engines. The first is the Tudor manor house and gardens at Hall Place and Gardens, the Grade I listed Sir John Champneys house from 1537, sitting in 65 hectares of formal lawn and the topiary Queen’s Beasts on the river Cray. The Bourne Road gates frame the village on its A2 side, and a Georgian flat conversion looking onto the Hall Place wall draws a small premium. The second engine is the grammar-school catchment effect on family rents. Bexley keeps a fully selective system: Beths Grammar, Townley Grammar, Bexley Grammar at Welling, Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar at the borough fringe, and St Olave’s just over the line in Bromley. A 1930s Albert Road detached inside the catchment runs a five-year family tenancy easily, the inventory is signed by three sets of tenants between deep-cleans, and the picture-rail dust strip and the airing cupboard cylinder shelf have built up across the years.
“We were ending eight years on a Grade II* timber-framed cottage on the High Street, just opposite the war memorial, the two of us and our daughter who started at Townley in Year 7. The original wide-board floor in the front reception was the running argument of the tenancy. We had taken a damp mop to it once at the start and the boards had lifted at the edge by the inglenook, and after that we had been told to dust only. The Kinleigh Folkard & Hayford Bexley clerk who came on the check-out had walked the High Street for eleven years and knew the cottage. She walked straight to the boards. Monster came on a Wednesday morning at half eight, four of them, and worked the wide-board floor with a soft horsehair brush and a dry microfibre pass, the inglenook stone with a slim card, and the leaded-light front bay pane by pane. The clerk walked it on the Thursday and signed the same afternoon. Full £2,460 back through tenancydepositscheme on the following Monday. The clean was £339, no extras.” – Caroline and James, parents of a Townley Year 7 daughter, eight-year tenancy on a Grade II* timber-framed cottage on Old Bexley High Street DA5 1, let with Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward Bexley, deposit £2,460 returned in full April 2026.
Streets and inspection patterns across Old Bexley
The DA5 1 round walks the village core from the station bridge southwards. The list below is the working spine; if your address sits a few streets outside it, ring the office, we almost certainly cover it.
- Old Bexley High Street from the war memorial down to the St Mary’s lych-gate, the Grade II* timber-framed cottage stretch.
- Bourne Road between the Bexley Village station bridge and the Hall Place gates, the Georgian flat conversions and the Victorian villa terrace.
- Albert Road from the High Street feed-in to the Sandford Road junction, the 1930s detached and semi-detached spine.
- Sandford Road and the side roads off Tile Kiln Lane, the inter-war detached run.
- Manor Road and Vicarage Road around the church, the Edwardian bay-fronted terraces.
- Parkhill Road and the streets walking distance from Bexley Village station, the late-Victorian station-area terraces.
- The Walden Avenue and Penshurst Avenue cuts, the 1990s and 2000s estate infill.
- The DA5 1 fringe along the A2 toward the Black Prince interchange.
- Hurst Road on the High Street side, the small Edwardian cottage row behind the bus stand.
- The streets behind St Mary’s churchyard, the post-war infill semis built on the bombed corner of the village.
Old Bexley inventory clerks have a particular reading order across these streets and a particular set of line items. On the High Street timber-framed cottages the clerk walks straight to the original wide-board floor in the front reception, then to the inglenook stone, then to the sash horn above the bay and the casement crank at the rear. The frame timber at the skirting line picks up the most dust on a long tenancy, and the clerk dry-runs the joint with a torch. On the Bourne Road Georgian flats the inspection starts with the leaded-light fanlight above the front door, then the parquet edge inside the entrance hall, then the picture rail in the through reception and the cast-iron radiator backs. The Albert Road and Sandford Road 1930s detached and semi-detached run is read in the same order as the Danson Park mock-Tudor spine, which is leaded-light bay first, tile-hearth fireplace second, applied half-timbering at the upper gable third, and the airing cupboard cylinder shelf and loft hatch frame fourth. The station-area Edwardian terraces around Manor Road and Parkhill Road carry picture rails and ceiling roses that hold a four-year tenancy worth of dust, and the coal cellar under the front step on a few of those terraces gets opened on the inspection walk. The post-war infill behind the churchyard reads as a standard three-bed family let with a 1990s kitchen refit, and the clerk concentrates on the kitchen extractor housing and the hob trim. The 1990s and 2000s estate infill on Walden Avenue is the easiest read, modern wiring, sealed double-glazing, no period detail to argue over, but the carpet pile on a four-year family tenancy is where the deposit comes off if it has not been shampooed.
What is included on an Old Bexley end-of-tenancy clean
End of tenancy is the hand-back clean. Deep clean is the once-a-year reset for staying. Regular weekly is for keeping a place tidy. The list below is the first one. The 57-point agent-approved checklist follows the order the inventory clerk reads a property, and our four-person team works it room-by-room with one cleaner staying on the kitchen and one on the bathroom from start to finish.
Kitchen
Behind and under the cooker, gas pipe knee included. The hood filter goes in a tray with a hard-water descaler soak, and the housing internal panel where the grease yellows on Albert Road 1930s kitchens gets a separate pass. Oven door glass split, both sides, plus the seal channel. Hob trim ring, splashback grout line, sink waste under the rim, plug strainer, tap base scale ring. Worktop laminate behind the kettle. Cupboard interiors top shelf where the inventory still lists what was on it in 2021. Fridge defrosted, seal mould, freezer drip tray. Bin store sluiced, bin lid hinge.
Bathrooms
Bath, shower screen and tile grout corner. The over-bath shower screen lower channel pulled, descaled with a paste soak, dried; the silicone bead at the bath edge re-checked for pink biofilm and scrubbed dry. Tap chrome polished after the descale step. Toilet pan rim under the seat hinges, cistern lid dust ground, behind the loo. Basin overflow port, mirror clip, shaver socket. Extractor fan grille pulled and rinsed.
Bedrooms and living rooms
Picture rail dust line in the through-rooms, all four edges. Skirting top dust, behind the radiator with a long-reach. On the High Street cottages the original wide-board floor gets a soft horsehair brush and a dry microfibre pass, never a wet mop. Carpets vacuumed in two passes against the pile. Window reveals, original timber frames where the High Street cottages and the Bourne Road Georgians kept them, casement track where the 1930s spine has metal-frame replacements. Wardrobe and chest interiors, drawer runners. Curtain hanging dust along the rail. Tile-hearth fireplace in the front reception of the 1930s Albert Road detached run, soft horsehair brush on the soot ring first, damp microfibre on the tile face, cast-iron grate dry-finished.
Throughout
Hallway tile or carpet runner. Front door letterbox flap inside and out, doorframe top dust, internal door handle and finger plates. Stair spindles. Loft hatch frame if accessible. Inglenook stone on the High Street cottages with a slim card behind the leading edge. Leaded-light fanlight above the Bourne Road Georgian front door, pane by pane, came dry-buffed. Windows internal pane and frame. Light switch and socket faceplates wiped, not sprayed.
What it costs
Pricing is base Old Bexley, paid on agent sign-off, no premium loaded for the Conservation Area or the High Street. Studios start at £156. One-beds £207. Two-beds £243. Three-beds £339. Four-beds £425. Add £36 per bedroom for carpet shampoo, £43 for the through-living room shampoo, £115 for whole-flat carpet on a two-bed. Oven add-ons run £77 single, £110 double, £114 range 90cm. Hourly bespoke work where a full check-out is overkill is £30 per cleaner, two-cleaner minimum, three-hour minimum on the visit. No VAT add-on, no fuel surcharge across DA5 1. The 48-hour re-clean guarantee is unconditional. The premium pricing in our schedule applies in central London neighbourhoods, not in Bexley.
For an anchor, the National Living Wage moved to £12.21 an hour from April 2025 and to £12.71 from April 2026 per gov.uk minimum wage rates.
End of tenancy vs deep vs regular
| Service | When you need it | What you get | Price guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| End of tenancy | Moving out, deposit on the line | 57-point agent-approved checklist, 48-hour re-clean, agent-facing report on request | From £207 (one-bed) |
| Deep clean | Once-a-year reset, post-builders, before parents visit | Top-to-bottom, similar coverage, no agent guarantee, no inventory framing | From £207 (one-bed) |
| Regular weekly or fortnightly | Ongoing maintenance | Surface clean, kitchen and bathroom hit, hoover and mop floors, rotation tasks across visits | From £30 per hour |
Unsure which one fits. Phone the office.
How booking works
- You send an email to [email protected] or phone 0333 555 2076 with the postcode, the property type and the check-out date.
- We quote against the pricing paragraph above. If your check-out is on the High Street we add the listed-building note for the wide-board floor and the inglenook stone; if it is on Albert Road we ask whether the leaded-light bay has been cleaned this side of the tenancy.
- You confirm. We schedule the four-person team, two on kitchen and bathroom, two on bedrooms and throughout.
- On the day we work the 57-point checklist in inventory order. The clerk’s check-out can run alongside if the timings line up.
- Agent sign-off triggers the invoice. If the clerk flags anything in 48 hours we re-clean at no charge, next working morning.
Related services and neighbouring areas
Common add-ons across the Old Bexley round include deep oven cleaning across Bexley for the double-oven Albert Road kitchens that need a separate visit, plus carpet shampooing across the borough for the through-living room pile in 1930s detached and the Walden Avenue estate carpets where a four-year family tenancy has built up. The external window cleaning round handles the leaded-light bays on the Bourne Road Georgian flats and the casement track on the Albert Road spine. The upholstery cleaning service covers the landlord furniture on the part-furnished High Street cottages. Other Bexley neighbourhoods we cover include end of tenancy cleaning at Danson Park on the Welling side, end of tenancy cleaning across Sidcup East on the Longlands Road spine, and end of tenancy cleaning in Foots Cray for the Cray Road inter-war detached homes. The full Bexley end of tenancy hub lists every street and ward we are on across the borough.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is end of tenancy cleaning for a three-bed Old Bexley detached?
£339 base for a three-bed 1930s detached on Albert Road or Sandford Road, four-person team, Bexley agent-approved 57-point checklist, 48-hour re-clean covered. Add £110 for a double oven on an Albert Road kitchen and £360 for whole-house carpet shampoo if the clerk has flagged the through-living room pile.
Do you clean Grade II* listed timber-framed cottages on the High Street?
Yes. The High Street cottages opposite the war memorial are the DA5 1 line item our team rehearses on. The original wide-board floor in the front reception is handled with a soft horsehair brush and a dry microfibre pass, never a wet mop. The inglenook stone is dry-worked with a slim card behind the leading edge. The sash horn above the bay and the casement crank at the rear are dusted with the original frame timber treated as listed. We do not strip or polish anything on a listed cottage without the landlord’s written go-ahead.
What about the leaded-light fanlight on a Bourne Road Georgian flat?
The fanlight is the Bourne Road inspection line item. We work it pane by pane with a damp microfibre, then dry-buff the came in the direction the glazier laid it. The parquet edge inside the entrance hall gets a soft horsehair brush along the joint, and the picture rail in the through reception is dry-wiped.
Can you do an end of tenancy clean the same day as the check-out?
Yes for a three-bed or smaller, provided we have the keys by 9am. The clerk usually walks the inventory at 1pm or 2pm; that gives the four-person team a clear five hours on the property. For a four-bed Albert Road detached we want the keys the night before.
Do you guarantee my deposit will come back?
We guarantee the cleaning side: if the inventory clerk flags any cleaning issue inside 48 hours of our visit, we come back at no charge and put it right. The deposit decision is the clerk’s, not ours, but our 97% first-time pass rate and £1.2m deposits recovered for tenants since 2014 are the honest numbers.
Which letting agents in Old Bexley do you work with?
The big four on the High Street side: Robinson Jackson, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward Bexley, Mann and Sinclair Hammelton. We are on the Robinson Jackson Bourne Road book, the Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward Bexley approved-cleaner list, and Mann books direct. Across the borough we work with 300+ letting agents, from the corporate offices in Bexleyheath to the small independents along Bourne Road.
What if my landlord uses a different inventory firm?
Most Old Bexley lets are clerk-led through the agent. If yours uses an independent inventory firm such as No Letting Go or VeriSmart we ask for the original inventory PDF before we quote, so the team works against the actual schedule rather than a generic Bexley template.
Do you handle the tile-hearth fireplace on a 1930s Albert Road detached?
Yes. The soot ring around the tile hearth in the front reception is a clerk-photograph item on most Albert Road three-bed handovers. We dust the soot off with a soft horsehair brush, then clean the tile face with a slightly damp microfibre, and finish the cast-iron grate dry so it does not rust before the next tenancy. We do not spray cleaner onto cast iron and do not use water on the wood surround.
What about the picture-rail dust strip on the station-area Edwardian terraces?
The Manor Road and Parkhill Road terraces around Bexley Village station carry picture rails and the occasional ceiling rose that hold a four-year tenancy worth of dust. We dry-wipe the rail with a microfibre on a soft-bristle brush handle, and the ceiling rose moulding gets a slow pass.
Do you cover the streets immediately around Hall Place and the Bourne Road gates?
Yes. The whole DA5 1 ring inside the Old Bexley Conservation Area, from the war memorial down the High Street to the St Mary’s lych-gate, along Bourne Road to the Hall Place gates, and out to Albert Road and Sandford Road. Resident-only parking on a few of the High Street side roads means the team may walk a short distance from the nearest legal bay; we factor that in.
Is the price list above what I will actually pay?
Yes. Old Bexley is a base-pricing area in our schedule. We do not load a premium for the Conservation Area, the High Street or the Hall Place outlook, and the price quoted on the email reply is the price on the invoice. The premium pricing applies in central London neighbourhoods, not in Bexley.
How long does a three-bed clean take?
Four to five hours with a four-person team for a three-bed Albert Road or Sandford Road 1930s detached. A four-bed runs six to seven. A Grade II* timber-framed cottage on the High Street usually runs five to six because the wide-board floor and the inglenook are slow work. Whole-house carpet shampoo adds an hour. Single oven add-on adds 45 minutes; a double oven on an Albert Road kitchen adds an hour and a quarter.
Do you do hourly work for half-jobs?
Yes. £30 per cleaner per hour, two-cleaner minimum, three-hour minimum on the visit. Useful if the previous tenant left the place in a reasonable state and the clerk only flagged two or three rooms.
What is your re-clean policy if the clerk queries something?
If a Robinson Jackson, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, Mann or Sinclair Hammelton clerk emails us inside 48 hours of sign-off with a flagged item we send a cleaner the next working morning at no charge. The 48-hour re-clean guarantee is unconditional and is in our written agent agreements.
Do I need to be at the property?
No. Most of our Old Bexley clients are already moved out and on a Charing Cross commute via Bexley Village station by the time we arrive. We collect keys from the agent or the meter cupboard if the agent has set that up. We sign the team in and out by photograph.
What is the water like in DA5?
Hard. Thames Water classifies the supply across Bexley as hard at around 290 mg/l calcium carbonate. That is why the over-bath shower screen channel, the kitchen tap base scale ring and the chrome bath fittings are the first items the clerks check across the borough.
Where can I read more about my rights as a tenant?
The deposit-protection schemes publish plain-English guides: Tenancy Deposit Scheme tenant pages, mydeposits and DPS. Shelter’s housing advice on private renting covers the periodic tenancy regime in detail.
How quickly can you book?
Usually within 48 hours for a three-bed and same-week for a one-bed flat on Bourne Road. Half-term weeks and the last working day of the month are the busiest, especially the Friday before a 1st-of-the-month rent cycle. Booking three days out is usually fine for Old Bexley.
Ready to book?
Phone 0333 555 2076 or email [email protected] with the Old Bexley postcode, the property type and the check-out date. We reply with a quote against the pricing paragraph above. Three-bed Albert Road 1930s detached from £339, four-person team, 57-point Bexley agent-approved checklist, 48-hour re-clean. We have been on the DA5 1 round since 2014 and we will be there on the Friday before your 1st-of-the-month rent cycle.