Sofa cleaning in Kensington and Chelsea from Monster Cleaning starts at £57 for a two-seater, though no visit is charged under £67, the price of a lone two-seater. Upholstery cleaning in Kensington and Chelsea is for fabric only, and the cloth takes 12 to 24 hours to dry before the sofa is sat on. From the mews of Notting Hill and Holland Park to the converted flats of Earl’s Court, a cloth armchair qualifies and a leather Chesterfield does not.
Last updated November 2026.
Put your postcode into the booking form above, then pick ‘Upholstery’ and add the pieces, or ring 0333 555 2076. About four households in five here live in a flat (Census 2021), so expect the office to ask which floor you are on and if a lift serves it.
Prices
| Piece | Price |
|---|---|
| Minimum per visit | £67 |
| Two-seater sofa | £57 |
| Three-seater | £83 |
| Four-seater | £109 |
| Armchair | £33 |
| Dining chair | £13 |
| Office chair | £11 |
| Single or double mattress | £35 |
| Curtain, short drop | £35 |
| Curtain, long drop | £42 |
| Fabric protection | £13 a seat |
Upholstery cleaning
from £67
A visit, priced piece by piece, agreed before we start.
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Each seat past two adds £26. A three-seater with two armchairs comes to £149, and a two-seater with one armchair to £90. A corner sofa, recliner, headboard or king-size mattress gets its price over the phone.
The same teams clean carpets, so a bedroom (£36) can join the visit; see carpet cleaning in Kensington and Chelsea. Added to an end of tenancy clean in Kensington and Chelsea, a two-seater is £51, an armchair £24 and a mattress £29.
Fabric, care label and 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 is cleaned: leather, faux leather, part-leather sofas and antiques stuffed with horsehair or hessian are turned down.
Before anything gets wet, the technician reads the care label. W or WS lets the water-based clean go ahead and X means a vacuum only. S stands for solvent only, and because this clean uses water, an S piece is looked over on the day; you get a yes or no before work begins. A hidden patch is tested for colour first; our guide to care-label symbols decodes the rest.
Then the cushions come off for a thorough vacuum, and a pre-spray matched to the fibre and the marks is left about ten minutes to loosen the dirt. Next comes hot water extraction, often called steam cleaning: a small upholstery wand rinses the cloth and sucks the moisture straight back up as it moves. Arms and headrests get extra time, any mark still showing is spot-treated, and the pile gets brushed before each cushion returns to its place. More detail is on the upholstery cleaning overview.
Stains and pets
Every mark is pre-treated, none is promised gone, and the technician tells you first which should shift. A photo of the marks helps when you book.
- Usually lifts
- fresh coffee, tea or wine, make-up, food, grease and the sweat on arms and headrests
- Often lighter, not gone
- old wine or coffee, ink, curry, turmeric
- Stays
- bleach spots and colour loss
Urine that has reached the foam can be reduced, but that foam may have to be replaced. Pet hair and dander held deep in the weave come out with extraction in larger amounts than a home vacuum manages; for spills between visits, see the sofa cleaning guide.
Drying time
Allow 12 to 24 hours before anyone sits on the sofa or sleeps on the mattress. A morning start leaves the day for drying, and opening a window speeds it up; feather-filled and very thick cushions dry last.
Upholstery cleaning in Notting Hill and Holland Park
In a Notting Hill terrace divided into flats, the technician carries the machine either down to the lower ground floor or up the stairs. Round Notting Hill Gate most houses have a front lightwell in front of the lower ground floor (Pembridge appraisal), so say which floor is yours and how the door is reached. The mews on the Ladbroke estate are mainly cul-de-sacs built without pavements; let the office know whether a van can stop at the entrance or where it should wait instead. At the eastern end of Pembridge Square the houses already belong to Westminster, with Bayswater beyond: see upholstery cleaning in Westminster.
Holland Park’s detached Victorian villas stand over half basements, and some are now split into flats, so the questions are the same: which floor, and is there a lift. Both districts keep the council’s standard controlled hours: weekdays from 8:30am until 6:30pm, Saturdays only until 1:30pm.
Booking
On the form, the price builds as you add each piece, and the office calls back inside an hour (between 8am and 7pm) to agree the day. You can also ring or WhatsApp 0333 555 2076 with the sofa size, the fabric, any pets and the marks you mind, and get the price on the call, or write to office@monstercleaning.com. Book a few days ahead as a rule: a same-day or next-day slot appears only if a technician is near. A visit cancelled or moved inside 48 hours carries a £50 fee.
Who cleans
Technicians from our London teams bring the machine and products. Every one of them sat a face-to-face interview, carries insurance and learned our 57-point checklist before going solo. Monster Cleaning has traded since 2014; for the rest of the capital, see upholstery cleaning in London.
Upholstery cleaning in Kensington and Earl’s Court
Off Kensington High Street, many flats are in red-brick mansion blocks, which the council’s appraisals place behind the High Street shops and towards Kensington Church Street. In a block, the machine goes up by lift where there is one, so say whether yours has a lift; in the stucco terraces over half-basements, give the floor instead. Along the High Street, from Edwardes Square to Phillimore Walk, parking is controlled Monday to Saturday from 8:30am until 6:30pm.
In Earl’s Court, fewer than one household in seventeen lives in a house (Census 2021), and the Nevern Square appraisal records Victorian houses turned into flats and hotels. Mention your floor and the lift, or the lack of one, when you book. Farnell Mews and Rich Lane are single lanes without pavements, so say where the van can wait. Round Nevern Square and Earl’s Court Square, the same six-day control applies as on the High Street. West of the station, the old exhibition site straddles the boundary with Hammersmith and Fulham, which the borough meets again at West Brompton: see upholstery cleaning in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Parking and access
The council says the borough has no uncontrolled areas and issues no visitor vouchers. In controlled hours a visiting van needs a pay-by-phone bay or a public car park, and a resident’s permit cannot be lent to it. Hours, maximum stays and tariffs vary from area to area.
Whatever the van pays to park goes onto your booking as a separate line, at cost and for the length of the visit, capped at £40, and it is on screen before you confirm. With a driveway, a bay at the block or another free space, tick ‘we have free parking for the van’ and nothing is added.
Before the visit, move things back about a metre from each piece and take out any rug lying under the sofa.
Mattresses and curtains
Mattresses, single or double, are £35 each. The technician vacuums, pre-treats sweat and other marks, gives a low-moisture clean, and the mattress then needs 12 to 24 hours before bedding goes back on.
Curtains are priced by the drop, meaning a single panel from rail to hem: £35 short, £42 long. The Kensington Palace appraisal notes that Victorian houses there often put bay windows in the main ground and first-floor rooms, so a pair at each of three bay windows is six long drops, £252. Every panel is checked on the day, and before work starts you hear the price and whether it can be done in place. Delicate or heavily soiled curtains must be taken down for cleaning elsewhere.
Sofa cleaning in South Kensington and Chelsea
South Kensington’s mews are often single-laned, the Queen’s Gate appraisal notes, so name the nearest spot a van can pull in. Around South Kensington station, no ward in the borough has a larger share of homes in commercial buildings, the Census category that takes in flats above shops. If you live over one, say whether your door is on the street or round the back.
In Chelsea, the terraces between Fulham Road and the King’s Road are mostly single family houses of up to six storeys, so the sofa can be on any floor. By the river, mansion flats and the tall towers of the World’s End Estate bring the lift question back. Most of Chelsea has parking control on six days, 8:30am until 6:30pm, but round the Royal Hospital it ends at 1:30pm on Saturdays. Across Albert Bridge or Chelsea Bridge lies Battersea, in Wandsworth: see upholstery cleaning in Wandsworth.
Frequently asked questions
What does a sofa clean cost in Kensington and Chelsea?
A two-seater is £57 and a three-seater £83, with £26 for each seat beyond two.
Is there a minimum charge per visit?
Yes, £67, which is what a two-seater booked alone costs.
How soon can we use the sofa again?
Give it 12 to 24 hours; cushions filled with feathers are the slowest.
Can you clean a leather Chesterfield?
No. Real, faux and part-leather pieces are not cleaned; a leather specialist is the place to go.
Will old wine or coffee marks come out?
They are pre-treated, but nothing is promised and old marks often only fade.
How does van parking work in Kensington and Chelsea?
The borough has no uncontrolled areas, so the van’s parking is charged at cost as its own line, never above £40, and shown before you confirm. With free parking for the van, tick the box and nothing is added.
Can you reach a mews house in Notting Hill or South Kensington?
We can. Mews there are narrow and often single-laned, many without pavements, so describe where a van could stop.
Do you clean sofas in Earl’s Court flats?
We do. Nearly every household there lives in a flat, many in converted Victorian houses, so mention the floor and any lift.
How much notice does a Kensington and Chelsea booking need?
A few days usually does it; same-day or next-day depends on a technician being nearby. Book on the form or on 0333 555 2076.
Are your technicians vetted and insured?
Yes: an in-person interview, insurance and training on our 57-point checklist all come before anyone cleans unsupervised.
Is upholstery re-cleaned, and is it cheaper with an end of tenancy clean?
No. The 48-hour re-clean is for end of tenancy cleans and excludes carpets and upholstery. Booked with one, though, a two-seater falls to £51.