Monster Cleaning’s price for cleaning a two-seater sofa in Islington is £57; with the £67 visit minimum, a two-seater alone is charged £67. Our London teams do upholstery cleaning in Islington from Archway and Finsbury Park down to Angel and Clerkenwell. Only fabric is cleaned (no leather), and the sofa needs 12 to 24 hours to dry afterwards.
Last updated November 2026.
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Prices and booking in Islington
Choose “Upholstery” in the form and add each piece; the total shown is the price, and a callback from the office follows within the hour (8am to 7pm) to settle the date. Or ring or WhatsApp 0333 555 2076 with the pieces, seat counts, fabric, pets and the marks you want looked at, and the price comes during the call.
| Piece | Price |
|---|---|
| Two-seater sofa | £57 |
| Each further seat three-seater £83, four-seater £109 | £26 |
| Armchair | £33 |
| Dining chair | £13 |
| Office chair | £11 |
| Mattress, single or double | £35 |
| Curtains, per drop | £35 short, £42 long |
| Fabric protection | £13 a seat |
Upholstery cleaning
from £67
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A two-seater plus an armchair is £90, a three-seater with two armchairs £149 and six dining chairs £78. A corner sofa, recliner, headboard or king-size mattress gets a phone quote.
A few days’ notice is usually enough; quicker slots depend on a technician working nearby. Pull small furniture a metre back from each piece and roll away any rug beneath the sofa. Moving or cancelling at less than 48 hours’ notice costs £50.
Fabric, labels and the method
Reading the care label
- W Water-based clean
- WS Water or solvent
- S Solvent only: checked on the day
- X Vacuum only
Only fabric upholstery is cleaned. Leather, faux leather and mixed leather-and-fabric pieces need a leather specialist, and antique horsehair or hessian is left alone too. The care label comes first:
- W
- Water-based cleaning is fine
- WS
- Water or solvent
- S
- Solvent only. Our clean uses water, so the piece is checked on the day and you hear before anything starts whether it can be done
- X
- Vacuum only
After a colour test on a hidden patch, the cushions come off and everything is vacuumed. A pre-spray chosen for the fibre and the marks sits for about ten minutes; then hot water extraction (the “steam cleaning” most people mean) runs through a small wand that rinses and draws the water straight back. Arms and headrests get longer and leftover marks a spot treatment before the pile is brushed and the cushions return. The upholstery cleaning overview goes further into the method, and the washing symbols guide decodes labels.
Drying
Nobody should sit on the sofa for 12 to 24 hours. Thick or feather-filled cushions are slowest; a morning visit and an open window help. A mattress needs as long, so line up another bed for that night if it is your only one.
Stains and pets
Each mark is pre-treated and the technician says first which are likely to shift; full removal is never guaranteed, and a photo at booking helps.
- Usually lift
- Fresh coffee, tea, wine, make-up, food, grease, sweat on arms and headrests
- Often only lighten
- Old wine or coffee, ink, curry, turmeric
- Stay
- Bleach and colour loss, where the dye is gone
- Urine in the foam
- Can be reduced, but the foam may need replacing
Pet hair and dander deep in the weave respond better to extraction than to a household vacuum, and how to clean a sofa covers the months between visits.
Upholstery cleaning in Angel and Clerkenwell
Along Upper Street and around the Angel, the council’s conservation guidance describes shops at street level with homes above. If you live over a shop, say where your street door is and which floor the sofa is on, as the machine is carried up. Streets here are controlled on weekdays and Saturday mornings, so daytime parking is usually paid.
Clerkenwell has a larger share of homes in converted buildings, such as former warehouses, schools and churches, than any other Islington neighbourhood (Census 2021). In a conversion, explain the entrance, the lift and any concierge. South of Clerkenwell Road, street parking is controlled at all hours from Monday to Saturday. Those streets run into Smithfield and the Barbican, in the City; see upholstery cleaning in the City of London.
Parking and access
Most Islington homes are flats, so tell the office your floor, whether a lift reaches it and where a van could pull in. The council says every street lies in a controlled parking zone, two in three of them running 8.30am to 6.30pm on weekdays; in those hours a van needs a permit, a voucher or a paid session, and Islington adds £7.45 an hour for diesel on top of the bay price.
The booking form puts the van’s parking on its own line for the length of the visit, at about £13.20 an hour in most zones and £14.75 in the busiest; Islington’s own tariffs differ by zone and can be lower. You pay what parking costs, capped at £40 for the visit even if the meter would run higher, and you see the figure before you confirm. If the van can stop free, on a driveway or in a bay, tick “we have free parking for the van”; then no parking is charged.
Mattresses and curtains
A single or double mattress is vacuumed and pre-treated on sweat and other marks, given a low-moisture clean and left 12 to 24 hours to dry; king-size is priced by phone. A curtain drop means one panel from rail to hem. Each curtain is inspected on the day, and before work begins you hear whether it can be done hanging and the price; very dirty or delicate ones must be taken down and cleaned somewhere else.
Sofa cleaning in Highbury and Canonbury
Highbury has the largest share of houses of any Islington ward (Census 2021), from Georgian terraces facing Highbury Fields to the Victorian villas of Highbury New Park, and many are now flats. On an upper floor of a converted house, mention the shared front door and the stairs. Around Highbury New Park and Highbury Quadrant, street controls apply on weekdays only. Near the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal home games and big events add evening and weekend controls and suspend some bays, so check the fixtures first.
Canonbury, mostly built in the late 18th and early 19th centuries according to the council, is similar: about a quarter of Canonbury ward households live in a flat in a converted house. Its streets are controlled on weekdays and Saturday mornings, inside the match-day area. Clissold Park, past Highbury’s north-east corner, belongs to Hackney; for homes over that line, see upholstery cleaning in Hackney.
Who cleans
Before working alone, every technician in our London teams is interviewed in person, insured and trained on our 57-point checklist. Our office in Feltham (Hounslow) takes the bookings; the London upholstery cleaning page covers other boroughs. We have traded since 2014.
Upholstery cleaning in Holloway and Barnsbury
About two-thirds of Holloway ward households live in purpose-built blocks (Census 2021), so mention the floor and the lift. Estate car parks have their own rules, and the council says visitors may need an estate visitor’s permit or voucher; say whether the van would stop on the estate or in the street. Holloway’s streets are controlled on weekdays and Saturday mornings, plus Arsenal match days.
Barnsbury, to the south, is the borough’s largest conservation area by the council’s account, with late-Georgian and early-Victorian squares and terraces, and in its eastern half many of those houses are now flats. If yours is one, give the floor and say whether the stair is shared. Its streets are controlled on weekdays and Saturday mornings. Caledonian Road runs down through Barnsbury to King’s Cross, which Islington shares with Camden; for the Camden side, see upholstery cleaning in Camden.
Add-ons and tenancy rates
A carpet can go on the same visit with the same technician and machine: £36 a bedroom, £43 a living room, £41 a flight of stairs and rugs from £35 (more on carpet cleaning in Islington). Upholstery booked with an end of tenancy clean in Islington costs less: £51 a two-seater, £23 each extra seat, £24 an armchair and £29 a mattress. The prices page covers every service.
Sofa cleaning in Archway and Finsbury Park
North of Archway station the ground climbs; the council describes the Whitehall Park streets below Hornsey Lane as sloping considerably. Around the station, parking is controlled on weekdays and Saturday mornings; up the hill most streets are controlled only 10am to 2pm on weekdays, and those by the Whittington Hospital at all times, so give the office your street name.
Finsbury Park has more homes above shops and other commercial premises than any other Islington ward (Census 2021); if yours is one, say where the street door is. Its streets are controlled 8.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Saturday, plus match-day hours. The park itself is Haringey’s; for addresses on that side, see upholstery cleaning in Haringey.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a sofa clean in Islington?
Two seats cost £57 and a third adds £26, making £83 for a three-seater. A two-seater booked with nothing else is charged the £67 visit minimum.
My flat in Archway has no lift. Can you still come?
The technician carries the kit up the stairs; give your floor when you book.
Will I pay for parking in Islington?
Usually, since every Islington street is in a controlled zone. The form shows parking as its own line at cost, never above £40 a visit, or nothing if the van has a free space.
Can you clean in Highbury or Holloway on an Arsenal match day?
Yes, though zones around the Emirates Stadium add parking hours (mostly weekday evenings and weekend afternoons) and suspend some bays; check the fixtures first.
My sofa’s label says S. Can you clean it?
S means solvent only and our clean uses water, so the piece is checked on the day; you hear before work starts whether it can be done.
When can we use the sofa after cleaning?
Not for 12 to 24 hours; wait until it feels dry.
Can you do a leather sofa?
No. We work on fabric only, so anything leather, faux or part-leather is for a leather specialist.
Can you get every mark out?
Some marks only fade, and bleach or colour loss stays. Each is pre-treated, and the technician says first which should move; removal is never guaranteed.
How do I get a date in Islington?
Use the form at the top, or WhatsApp or ring 0333 555 2076 from 8am to 7pm; a few days’ notice normally works.
Do you re-clean upholstery if I’m not happy?
No. Upholstery has no re-clean; the 48-hour one is an end of tenancy benefit and excludes carpets and upholstery.
Are the technicians who come to Islington vetted and insured?
Yes. Each has been interviewed in person and is insured, and nobody goes solo before learning our 57-point checklist.