Upholstery cleaning in Bromley with Monster Cleaning costs £57 for a two-seater sofa, and because every visit has a £67 minimum, a two-seater booked alone comes to £67. We clean fabric only and never leather; a cleaned sofa needs about 12 to 24 hours to dry. Our London teams cover the whole borough, from Penge and Beckenham across to Chislehurst and Orpington.
Last updated November 2026.
Pick “Upholstery” in the booking form at the top of this page: the price builds as you add each piece, and the office rings within the hour (8am to 7pm) to confirm the date. Or ring 0333 555 2076.
| Piece | Price |
|---|---|
| Sofa three seats £83, four seats £109 | £57 for two seats, then £26 per extra seat |
| Armchair | £33 |
| Dining chair or office chair | £13 or £11 |
| Single or double mattress | £35 |
| Curtains, per drop (one panel, rail to hem) | £35 short, £42 long |
| Fabric protection, if you want it | £13 per seat |
| Smallest bill for a visit | £67 |
Upholstery cleaning
from £67
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Parking in Bromley’s permit zones
For a Bromley postcode the booking form adds no street-parking charge. If the van cannot park for free near you, whatever it pays to park shows as its own line at cost, £40 at the very most for the visit, and you see that line before you confirm.
Where your zone sells visitor vouchers, one voucher lets the van use the permit bays during the restricted hours. Each is a paper scratch card for one day in one zone, with no space reserved. A drive, a free bay outside or a voucher kept aside for the day all help.
Indoors, the technician brings the machine and the products. Clear about a metre round each piece, lift any rug from under the sofa, and tell the office the floor and whether there is a lift.
Upholstery cleaning in Bromley town centre
In Bromley Town ward 41.7% of households live in purpose-built blocks (Census 2021), so for a town-centre address give the floor, say whether there is a lift and mention any residents’ car park or loading bay the van could use. That matters most in zone A, where visitor vouchers cannot be used at all. In Bromley North (zone B) and Bromley South (zone C) the street restriction runs from noon to 2pm, Monday to Saturday.
A sofa or mattress in a let can go on the same visit as an end of tenancy clean in Bromley, where the upholstery rates are lower.
What can be cleaned, and how
Reading the care label
- W Water-based clean
- WS Water or solvent
- S Solvent only: checked on the day
- X Vacuum only
The care-label letter comes first. W and WS pieces take water; X gets a vacuum only. An S (solvent only) piece is checked on the day, because this clean uses water, and you are told whether it can be done before anything starts. A hidden patch is colour-tested before the rest, and our washing symbols guide explains the other symbols.
We clean fabric only. Leather and faux leather are refused, as are sofas mixing leather with fabric and antique horsehair or hessian pieces; leather is a job for a leather specialist.
The cushions come off for a thorough vacuum, and a pre-spray chosen for the fibre works for about ten minutes. Hot water extraction, which many people know as steam cleaning, then rinses the fabric and draws the water straight back out; the upholstery cleaning overview covers the rest of the method.
What happens to marks
Every mark is pre-treated, yet nobody can promise it will vanish. Before any spraying, the technician walks you through which marks look likely to shift, and a photo sent when you book helps.
- Usually lift
- Fresh food and drink, make-up, grease, sweat on arms and headrests
- Often fade, not always gone
- Old wine or coffee, ink, curry, turmeric
- Stay
- Bleach and lost colour
- Urine in the foam
- Reduced, though the foam may need replacing
Dog and cat hair, and the dander with it, works into the weave; extraction gets more of it out than your own vacuum. Our sofa care guide deals with the weeks between visits.
Drying
Plan on roughly 12 to 24 hours of drying for fabric, with nobody sitting or sleeping on it until then. Feather fillings and deep cushions hold water longest; an early slot and an open window help.
Sofa cleaning in Penge and Anerley
Many Penge and Anerley homes are flats in older houses that have been split up: 26.0% of Crystal Palace & Anerley households live in a converted or shared house (Census 2021). For one of those, give the floor and say if the stairs are narrow or turn sharply, since the technician carries the machine up them. The Penge zone (PGE) restricts parking from noon to 2pm, Monday to Saturday. Residents there can buy visitor vouchers, so keep one ready if the visit falls in those hours.
The SE26 postcode runs on into Lewisham’s Sydenham and Perry Vale wards; for an address on that side, see upholstery cleaning in Lewisham.
Booking a visit
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
Ring 0333 555 2076 or send a WhatsApp to that number, any day from 8am to 7pm. Give the sofa’s size, the fabric, any pets and the marks that bother you; the price comes on the call. Email works too: office@monstercleaning.com.
A few days ahead is normally plenty, with same-day or next-day only if a technician is working nearby. Cancelling or moving with less than 48 hours’ notice costs £50.
What a Bromley booking adds up to
Some totals: £78 for six dining chairs, £90 for a two-seater with an armchair and £149 for a three-seater and two armchairs. A corner sofa, a recliner or a headboard gets its price over the phone.
Carpets can share the visit and the machine: a flight of stairs £41, a bedroom £36, a living room £43, a rug up to 3 m² £35 and a larger rug £51 (see carpet cleaning in Bromley). Alongside an end of tenancy clean, upholstery is cheaper, from £51 for a two-seater and £29 for a mattress.
Upholstery cleaning in Beckenham and West Wickham
Central Beckenham is largely flats: in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope ward, 60.4% of households live in purpose-built blocks. Tell the office the floor, the lift and where the van can pull in. The Beckenham permit zones (BEC and F) restrict parking from 8.30am to 8pm every day, Sunday included, so a visitor voucher or a building space counts there; Beckenham Lane (BB) sells no vouchers at all. The BR3 postcode also crosses into Croydon’s Shirley South ward and Lewisham’s Bellingham; for a Shirley address, see upholstery cleaning in Croydon.
West Wickham, to the south, is mainly houses, semis above all. In a two-storey house, say which pieces are upstairs, and mention a drive if there is one.
Mattress and curtain cleaning
Singles and doubles cost £35 each; a king-size is quoted by phone. Each mattress is vacuumed, spot-treated for sweat and other marks and cleaned with little water, then needs the same 12 to 24 hours to dry.
Curtains are priced per drop, and a drop is one panel from the rail to the hem. On the day the technician checks each one to see whether it can be cleaned where it hangs, and you hear the price before work starts; heavily soiled or delicate curtains come down and are cleaned elsewhere.
Sofa cleaning in Chislehurst, Petts Wood and Orpington
A third of Chislehurst ward households live in a detached house (34.1%, Census 2021). If yours has a drive, say so when you book, because the Chislehurst zone (U) restricts street parking from 8.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday. The BR7 postcode reaches into Greenwich’s Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham ward, and Sidcup’s DA14 takes in part of Chislehurst ward as well as Bexley streets; across those lines, see upholstery cleaning in Greenwich or upholstery cleaning in Bexley.
Petts Wood is mostly semis and detached houses, and its permit zone (S), restricted from 8.30am to 6pm Monday to Saturday, sells no visitor vouchers, so a driveway is the thing to mention. Orpington has four zones with different hours, from two restricted hours in zone H (10am to noon) to twelve in zone I (8am to 8pm), both Monday to Saturday, and zone K sells no vouchers; give the office your zone letter if you know it.
Who cleans
Bromley visits are done by our London teams, who clean carpets and upholstery with the same equipment, so both can share one appointment. No one works alone for us until they have been interviewed in person, insured and trained on our 57-point checklist. Elsewhere in the capital, see upholstery cleaning across London; every service is on the full price list.
Frequently asked questions
What does sofa cleaning in Bromley cost?
A two-seater costs £57 and a three-seater £83. The £67 visit minimum means a two-seater on its own is charged £67.
How long before the family can use the sofa?
Give it about 12 to 24 hours to dry; a morning booking helps.
Will you take on a leather recliner?
No. We clean fabric only, so leather, faux leather and part-leather pieces are turned away.
Can old marks on a sofa be removed?
Old marks are all pre-treated, but nobody can promise they go; the technician points out beforehand which should shift.
Where will the van park in a Bromley permit zone such as Petts Wood?
The form adds nothing for street parking on a Bromley postcode. If the van has to pay to park near you, that goes on as a separate line at cost, no more than £40, and you see it before you confirm. Petts Wood (zone S) sells no visitor vouchers, so mention a driveway.
My Chislehurst address has a BR7 postcode but is in Greenwich. Do you still come?
Yes. Our London teams cover Greenwich too; part of BR7 lies in its Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham ward.
How much notice does a Bromley booking need?
A few days is normally plenty. Use the form here or call 0333 555 2076; a change or cancellation inside 48 hours costs £50.
Who will turn up, and are they insured?
One of our London technicians, each interviewed in person before starting, covered by insurance and trained on our 57-point checklist before any solo job.
If a mark comes back, is there a free re-clean?
Not on upholstery. The 48-hour re-clean belongs to end of tenancy cleans, and carpets and upholstery sit outside it.