A Paddington oven earns its grime in a kitchen the size of a cupboard. Squeeze a cooker into a converted flat off Praed Street or a galley in a Merchant Square tower and the grease has nowhere to go but baked onto the glass and the walls of the cavity. We soak the racks and trays, clean the cavity by hand, and put it back working, for a fixed price told to you first.
Last updated July 2026. Prices and the areas we cover are checked each season, so what you read here is what you pay.
A single oven is £77, a double is £110, a 90cm range cooker is £143 and a full AGA is £143, with hobs from £23 to £28, extractors £28 and microwaves £22, fixed and told to you before we start.
What oven cleaning costs in Paddington
Every oven has a fixed price, and what we quote is what lands on the invoice.
- Single oven
- £77
- Double oven
- £110. It is the two-cavity sort you find built into a lot of newer Paddington Basin kitchens.
- 90cm range cooker
- £143
- Full AGA
- £143, because it is a long, careful job. There are a few tucked into the grander flats up toward Little Venice.
- Hob
- £23 to £28, depending on whether it is a wipe-down ceramic or a gas top with burners to lift and soak
- Extractor hood
- £28, filters and all
- Microwave
- £22
Book the oven together with its hob and extractor and the whole cooking corner comes up clean in one visit.
No discount theatre, because the figure is already the honest one. We would rather tell you £77 and mean it than dangle a fake saving at you.
How we actually clean an oven
Most of the work happens on the parts. They come out and soak, and the cavity is cleaned by hand.
- We pull out the racks, the side runners and the fan cover, plus the inner door glass where the design allows. They soak so the fat softens and lifts off in the solution, which keeps the scraping away from your worktop.
- The cavity itself we clean by hand with a professional product that cuts baked-on grease.
- We put the oven back together and run it to check the fan and the element still behave.
The glass is the point of opening the door, where it can be done. Grease bakes on between the two panes of a double-glazed oven door, and no amount of spraying the inside gets at it.
Where the door comes apart we clean both faces, and the glass goes clear again, which is the difference people notice when they open the oven the next evening.
Most of the work happens on the parts. The racks come out and soak, which keeps the grease off your worktop.
We are honest about the limits. A cracked oven-door seal or a heating element on its way out is a repair job, and we will point it out instead of pretending a scrub fixed it. Deep pitting and burnt-in scorch marks on old enamel will lift as far as they lift; the oven comes up clean, not brand new.
Compact rental kitchens and integrated ovens
Space is the whole story in a Paddington kitchen. There is barely room to swing the oven door, let alone lay the racks out on a counter.
- Westbourne Terrace conversions
- When a four-storey stucco house was split into flats, the kitchen often ended up wedged into what was once a box room or a section of a landing, and the cooker sits inches from a cupboard on each side.
- Merchant Square towers
- The new waterside flats are tidier but no roomier: a galley kitchen packs a lot into a short run of units.
That is why we work tidily in these flats:
- The racks go into their soak, never across the counter.
- Sheets go down, and cleaner stays off a worktop that is thirty centimetres from the hob.
- In a windowless galley, running the extractor for a while after we leave clears any smell from the products.
Integrated ovens
They are the other Paddington quirk. In the smarter conversions and most of the new-builds the oven is built into a run of matching units with a cabinet door front, and it has to be eased out on its runners to reach the sides and the back.
We do that carefully, clean behind and around it, and slide it back so the cabinet line looks untouched. If yours is a landlord kitchen and you are not sure how it comes out, leave that to us.
Steam ovens, grease and mineral scale
We descale the water side of a steam oven as part of the clean, and we clear the furred-up racks and trays that go with it.
- The water
- London water is hard, and Paddington gets the same central supply as everywhere else, somewhere around 278 milligrams of calcium carbonate per litre.
- A normal fan oven
- The hard water does not touch it; it matters the moment there is water involved.
- A combination steam oven
- The sort that has crept into the newer Paddington Basin kitchens. It scales up inside its water reservoir and its steam channels, and the deposit bakes into a chalky crust that a wipe will not shift.
The same chalky film clouds the inside of the door glass and clings to a stainless splashback behind the hob. It comes off with the right product; a scourer would scratch it.
Kettles and the like are your own affair, but if the oven or the extractor has gone chalky from years of steam in a small kitchen, that is squarely part of what we clean.
What happens on the day
We arrive when we said we would, with the products, the tools and the dust sheets, so we are not borrowing your kitchen roll.
- Clear the worktop nearest the cooker if you can, and give us somewhere to set the racks down. Beyond that there is nothing you need to do.
- A single oven takes us somewhere around an hour and a half, more for a double, a range or an AGA.
- Before we leave we wipe the oven down, and you can use it the moment we have finished. Opening a window for a short while clears any lingering smell.
Parking in W2 is the usual Westminster puzzle. Paddington sits inside a controlled parking zone, the permits are all virtual now, and a resident permit has never guaranteed anyone a space near their own door.
Where we need a space, we sort the meter bay or a bay suspension ourselves and add just what it costs, shown in your quote.
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
Customers rate us 4.7 out of 5 on Google. Monster Cleaning Ltd has been cleaning across London since 2014, based at 75 Shakespeare Avenue, Feltham, TW14 9HU, and we have been cleaning ovens in W2 kitchens for years, from cupboard-sized conversions to the towers over the basin.
Sorting more than the oven? We also do carpet cleaning in Paddington and regular domestic cleaning in Paddington, so one firm can handle the lot. The wider oven cleaning service page lays out how the whole thing works.
How to book
Ring us on 0333 555 2076 or email office@monstercleaning.com. We reply with a fixed price, and it does not grow once we are in your kitchen. Tell us what you have got:
- a single or double oven
- a range or an AGA
- whether you want the hob and extractor doing too
We cover the whole of Paddington, roughly the W2 postcode:
- the conversions along Westbourne Terrace and Sussex Gardens
- the flats around Norfolk Square and Praed Street
- the mansion blocks toward Little Venice
- the new kitchens at Merchant Square and Paddington Basin
Not sure you are in the patch? Call and ask. And if you are moving out, our end of tenancy cleaning in Paddington can do the oven and the rest of the flat in one booking.
Frequently asked questions
How much does oven cleaning cost in Paddington?
A single oven is £77, a double is £110, a 90cm range cooker is £143 and a full AGA is £143. A hob is £23 to £28 depending on the type, an extractor hood is £28 and a microwave is £22. Book the oven with its hob and extractor and the whole cooking corner is done in one visit.
How do you clean the oven, and does it smell?
Everything removable comes out. The racks, runners and fan cover soak, the inner door glass too where the design allows, and the cavity is cleaned by hand with professional oven products. We wipe down and clear up as we go, so you can use the oven straight after.
Can you clean an integrated or built-in oven?
Yes. In the smarter conversions and most of the new-builds the oven is built into a run of units with a cabinet-front door, and it has to be eased out on its runners to reach the sides and back. We do that carefully, clean behind and around it, and slide it back so the cabinet line looks untouched.
Will you get the glass on the door clear?
That is the main reason to open the door up where the design allows. Grease bakes on between the two panes of a double-glazed oven door and spraying the inside never reaches it. Where it comes apart, we clean both faces and the glass goes clear again, which is the change most people notice first.
Do you clean the hob and extractor as well?
Yes, and it makes sense to do them together. A hob is £23 to £28 depending on whether it is a ceramic wipe-down or a gas top with burners to lift and soak. An extractor hood is £28 including the filters. Doing the lot in one visit clears the whole cooking corner at once.
Can you sort scale in a steam oven?
Yes. London water is hard, so combination steam ovens scale up inside their water reservoir and steam channels and the deposit bakes into a chalky crust. We descale the water side as part of the clean and clear the furred-up trays, along with any chalky film on the door glass or a stainless splashback.
Will the parking in W2 add to the cost?
Only what it costs us, and it’s in your quote. Paddington is in a Westminster controlled parking zone, the permits are virtual, and a resident permit never guarantees a space. We handle the meter bay or a bay suspension ourselves and add just what it costs.
How long does an oven clean take?
A single oven is about an hour and a half. A double, a range cooker or an AGA takes longer because there is more to lift out, soak and refit. You can use the oven the moment we finish; we wipe the cavity down first, and a window open for a little while clears any product smell.
Can you clean the oven at the end of a tenancy?
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people call. A clean oven is one of the first things an inventory clerk checks, and a receipt for a professional clean keeps the deposit conversation short. If you are moving out we can do the oven and the rest of the flat in one booking.
How do I book and what areas do you cover?
Call 0333 555 2076 or email office@monstercleaning.com and tell us what you have got and whether you want the hob and extractor too. We cover the whole of Paddington, from the conversions on Westbourne Terrace and Sussex Gardens to the new kitchens at Merchant Square, roughly the W2 postcode. We give a fixed price, not an estimate that grows on the day.