Sofa cleaning in Havering from Monster Cleaning is priced at £57 for a two-seater, yet that sofa alone is billed at £67, the least any visit costs. Put an armchair beside it and the bill is £90, whether the room is a semi in Upminster, a flat near the Market Place in Romford or a terraced house in Collier Row. Upholstery cleaning in Havering covers fabric only, never leather. Each cleaned piece needs 12 to 24 hours to dry.
Last updated November 2026.
To price the job yourself, pick “Upholstery” in the booking form at the head of this page and list the pieces; the office calls back within the hour (8am to 7pm) to fix a date. Or call or WhatsApp 0333 555 2076. Our London teams cover the whole borough, from Collier Row and Harold Wood down to Rainham.
| Piece | Price |
|---|---|
| Two-seater sofa | £57 |
| Each seat after the second three-seater £83, four-seater £109 | £26 |
| Armchair | £33 |
| Dining chair | £13 |
| Office chair | £11 |
| Single or double mattress | £35 |
| Curtains, per drop | £35 short, £42 long |
| Fabric protection | £13 a seat |
| Visit minimum | £67 |
Upholstery cleaning
from £67
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Who does the cleaning
Our London teams do the work in Havering. Nobody goes out alone before an interview in person and training on our 57-point checklist, and every technician is insured. Bookings are handled at our office, 75 Shakespeare Avenue, Feltham, TW14 9HU. Carpets get the same people and machine, so the stairs can join the sofa (see carpet cleaning in Havering); other boroughs are under upholstery cleaning in London.
Booking
The form updates the total as you add pieces; the office then calls to fix the date. Or ring with the sofa size, the fabric, any pets and the marks that worry you for a price on the call; photos of the marks help, by WhatsApp or to office@monstercleaning.com. A few days’ notice usually works; same-day or next-day depends on a technician being close by. Moving or cancelling with under 48 hours to go costs £50. Beforehand, clear about a metre round each piece and lift any rug from under the sofa. Let the office know the floor number, any lift and the nearest spot for a van.
What can be cleaned
Reading the care label
- W Water-based clean
- WS Water or solvent
- S Solvent only: checked on the day
- X Vacuum only
The technician starts with the care label, whose codes our washing symbols guide explains. W and WS fabrics take water; X gets a vacuum only. S means solvent only, and since this clean uses water, an S piece is inspected on the day, with a yes or no before work starts. After a colour test on a hidden patch, the cushions come off for a vacuum, a pre-spray suited to the fibre is left to work, and a small wand sprays hot water and draws it straight back out, the method our upholstery cleaning page sets out in full. The technician brings the machine and the products. We turn down leather, faux and part-leather pieces, and antique horsehair or hessian; for leather, ask a leather specialist.
Stains, pets and drying
Each mark gets a pre-treatment, and before starting the technician says which ones look likely to shift; none is promised to vanish. Fresh spills and sweat lines on the arms usually lift. Old wine, ink, curry or turmeric often only pales; bleach and colour loss stay. Urine that has reached the foam can be lessened, but the foam itself may have to be replaced. Extraction lifts more pet hair and dander from deep in the weave than a home vacuum can. Our guide on how to clean a sofa covers spills between visits.
Expect the sofa to be out of use for 12 to 24 hours. Feather-filled seats and very deep cushions dry slowest. A morning slot gives the drying the whole day, and an open window helps.
Romford and Collier Row
Around Romford’s centre, the home is as likely to be a flat as a house: St Edward’s, the ward that takes in the centre, has a higher share of households in flats than any other Havering ward. The machine goes up by lift or stairs, so tell the office the floor and whether there is a lift, and if the block has a concierge or a fob-only door, who will let the technician in. Pay-and-display bays on High Street and South Street allow three hours with no return within two, which makes a residents’ bay or the block’s own car park the better place for the van; say which is free when you book.
Collier Row, north-west of the centre, is mostly semis and terraces. In a two-storey house a bedroom mattress is cleaned upstairs where it lies, so list it with the pieces downstairs, and say if your drive will be clear for the van. Cross the borough line west or north-west and the postcodes belong to Chadwell Heath ward in Barking and Dagenham or Hainault ward in Redbridge; see upholstery cleaning in Redbridge.
Mattresses and curtains
Mattresses, single or double, cost £35 each. After a vacuum, a pre-treatment for sweat marks and a low-moisture clean, a mattress needs 12 to 24 hours before it is slept on. Curtains are priced per drop (one panel, rail to hem), which puts a long pair at £84. Each curtain is checked on the day to see whether it can be cleaned where it hangs, and you hear the answer, with the price, before work starts. Heavily soiled or delicate ones need taking down and cleaning elsewhere.
Upminster and Harold Wood
Upminster homes are mostly semis, with large detached houses around Hall Lane, so a visit there is about stairs and the drive. If the drive is clear on the day, say so and the van can stop on it; mention any mattress or chair upstairs, since the technician carries the machine up and cleans it in the room. Bays on Corbets Tey Road, Branfill Road and several other Upminster streets start charging at 9.30am; across most of the borough, 8am or 8.30am is usual.
Harold Wood, north of Upminster on the Elizabeth line, mixes semis with purpose-built blocks of flats. For a house, the same stairs-and-drive questions apply. For a flat, give the floor, say whether there is a lift and mention any visitor bays the building has.
Prices worked out
A three-seater and two armchairs come to £149, a two-seater plus the double mattress from upstairs to £92, and six dining chairs to £78. A corner sofa, a recliner, a headboard or a king-size mattress gets its price over the phone. Carpets on the same visit: stairs £41 a flight, a living room £43, a bedroom £36, and rugs £35 up to 3 m² or £51 above. Tenants leaving a furnished let pay less when the upholstery joins an end of tenancy clean in Havering: £51 a two-seater, £23 each further seat, £24 an armchair and £29 a mattress. Everything else is on the prices page.
Hornchurch and Rainham
Central Hornchurch has the borough’s highest share of households living in commercial buildings, flats over shops among them, according to the census figures for St Andrew’s ward. If yours is above a shop, tell the office where the street door is and how the stairs run, because the machine comes up that way. In Emerson Park, which the Local Plan picks out for large detached houses on spacious plots, a clear drive is the easiest place for the van.
On Upminster Road South, Rainham’s main shopping street, the bays allow one hour only, so near the village a drive or a residents’ bay matters more than usual. Beam Park, west of the village, holds many of the borough’s newest blocks of flats: give the floor, say whether there is a lift and how the entrance works, and mention the block’s visitor parking if it has any. Beam Park meets the Barking and Dagenham boundary; for an address over the line, see upholstery cleaning in Barking and Dagenham.
Where the van parks
The booking form adds no street-parking charge for Havering postcodes. Where the van cannot park for free close to you, what it pays to park goes on the bill at cost as a separate line, capped at £40 a visit, and you see that line before you confirm. Council pay-and-display bays in the borough all carry a time limit, so a clear drive or an unrestricted bay is worth mentioning.
The council’s “Find local permit parking areas” search shows whether your road is in a permit area. Havering Council asks residents not to buy visitor permits for trade workers, so tell the office instead. Restrictions still apply on bank holidays except Christmas Day, unless signs say otherwise, and parking across a dropped kerb can earn a penalty charge, so the van cannot wait across a neighbour’s drive.
Frequently asked questions
What is the price of sofa cleaning in Havering?
£57 for a two-seater, plus £26 for every seat past two, so three seats cost £83. Armchairs are £33 each.
Is there a minimum charge for a visit in Havering?
Yes, £67, which is what a two-seater alone costs. Add an armchair and the total is £90.
When can the family use the sofa again?
Once it is dry, which takes 12 to 24 hours.
Can you clean a leather sofa in Havering?
No. Only fabric is cleaned, so leather, faux leather and part-leather pieces are a job for a leather specialist.
Can old stains be removed?
Every mark is pre-treated, but none is promised. Old wine or ink often only fades; bleach marks stay.
Can you clean a sofa in a Romford town-centre flat?
Yes. Give the floor and say if there is a lift. Central bays have a three-hour limit, so mention any residents’ bay or building car park.
I live in a flat above a shop in Hornchurch. What should I tell the office?
Where the street door is, which floor you are on and how the stairs run, since the technician carries the machine up that way.
Is parking charged for a visit in Upminster or elsewhere in Havering?
Not by the form for Havering postcodes. If free parking is not available near you, the van’s parking is added at cost as its own line, up to £40, and shown before you confirm. In Upminster, bays on Corbets Tey Road charge from 9.30am.
What is the quickest way to book in Havering, and how far ahead?
Fill in the form at the top of the page, or ring or WhatsApp 0333 555 2076. Booking a few days ahead is normally enough; changes or cancellations inside 48 hours cost £50.
Are the technicians vetted and insured?
Yes. Each is insured, and none works alone before an interview in person and training on our 57-point checklist.
Does the 48-hour re-clean cover upholstery?
No. It belongs to end of tenancy cleans alone, and even those exclude carpets and upholstery.
