Upholstery cleaning in Manchester from Monster Cleaning costs £57 for a two-seater fabric sofa. Every visit has a £67 minimum, so that two-seater booked on its own comes to £67. Only fabric is cleaned, never leather. The sofa needs 12 to 24 hours to dry. Our Manchester team covers the whole city, from flats in the city centre and Ancoats to houses in Didsbury, Chorlton and Fallowfield.
Last updated November 2026.
Price the pieces in the form at the top of the page, or ring or WhatsApp 0333 555 2076, 8am to 7pm, seven days a week. Central Manchester’s street bays are pay and display, so the office will ask where a van can stop near you.
| Piece | Price |
|---|---|
| Minimum visit | £67 |
| Two-seater sofa £67 if it is the only piece | £57 |
| Three-seater | £83, as each seat past two adds £26 |
| Armchair | £33 |
| Dining chair | £13 |
| Single or double mattress | £35 |
Upholstery cleaning
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Who cleans your sofa
Manchester bookings are cleaned by our Manchester team, which covers the whole of Greater Manchester; our office in Feltham, in the London Borough of Hounslow, only takes the booking. Nobody on the team works alone until they have been interviewed in person, insured and trained on our 57-point checklist. The same technicians clean carpets with the same machines, so a rug can join the sofa on one visit.
Upholstery cleaning in the city centre and Ancoats
A city-centre visit is usually to a flat: in Deansgate ward, 86.2% of households live in a purpose-built block (Census 2021). The technician brings the machine up from the van, so tell the office the floor, whether a lift reaches it and how the building is entered (concierge, fob or intercom).
Street bays in the controlled zone are paid for from 8am to 8pm every day. Zones 1 and 2 allow two hours, Zone 3 three and Zone 4 ten. Ancoats has its own permit zone, in force daily from 8am to 9pm, where a van without a permit may use the bays for 90 minutes; on a bigger job, a visitor permit from you saves the technician breaking off to move the van.
M3 addresses over the boundary in Salford’s Blackfriars and Trinity are on our page for upholstery cleaning in Salford.
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
Fabric sofas, armchairs, dining and office chairs, mattresses and curtains can all be cleaned. Real or faux leather, sofas mixing leather with fabric and antique horsehair or hessian pieces cannot; leather belongs with a leather specialist. For fabric, the care label sets the method, and a hidden patch is tested for colour first:
- W
- Water-based cleaning is fine.
- S
- Solvent only. Our clean is water-based, so the technician checks an S piece on the day and tells you, before anything starts, whether it can be done.
- WS
- Either method.
- X
- Neither, so it gets a vacuum and nothing else.
The cushions come off for a thorough vacuum. A pre-spray chosen for the fibre and the mark then works for about ten minutes before hot water extraction, the process often called steam cleaning, where a small wand draws the water back out in the same stroke. Arms and headrests get extra time, any mark that survives gets a spot treatment, and the pile is brushed with the cushions back in place. The technician brings the machine and the products. Our upholstery cleaning page goes deeper, and the care-label symbols guide explains the tag.
How stains and pet hair are handled
Each mark is pre-treated, and the technician says first which should shift; nothing is promised.
- Usually lift
- Fresh coffee, tea, wine, make-up, food, grease, sweat on arms and headrests.
- Often fade only
- Old wine or coffee, ink, curry, turmeric.
- Stay
- Bleach and colour loss, where the dye has gone.
Urine that has reached the foam can be reduced, yet the foam itself may have to be replaced. Extraction reaches pet hair and dander deeper in the weave than a home vacuum does. Send a photo of the marks when you book; between visits, see how to clean a sofa.
Drying time
Plan on 12 to 24 hours for a sofa or mattress to dry, and keep off it meanwhile. Feather and very deep cushions are the slowest. A morning visit and an open window both help.
Prices
Each piece has its own price, the visit costs their sum, and £67 is the floor. So a lone two-seater is billed £67, a two-seater with an armchair £90, six dining chairs at £13 each £78 and a three-seater with two armchairs £149. Office chairs are £11 and fabric protection £13 a seat; corner sofas, recliners, headboards and king-size mattresses are quoted by phone. Other services are on our prices page.
On the same visit as an end of tenancy clean:
| Piece | Price |
|---|---|
| Two-seater sofa | £51, then £23 a seat |
| Armchair | £24 |
| Dining or office chair | £10 or £8 |
| Mattress | £29 |
| Curtains | £33 short drop, £37 long drop |
Carpets can join the visit, from £36 for a bedroom; see carpet cleaning in Manchester.
Booking
Pick “Upholstery” in the form at the top, add the pieces and the total updates; the office rings back within the hour, 8am to 7pm, to agree a date. By phone or WhatsApp on 0333 555 2076, list the pieces, sofa size, fabric, pets and problem marks for a price on the call. A few days ahead is usually enough, and same-day or next-day only happens when a technician is nearby. Moving or cancelling with less than 48 hours’ notice costs £50; phone or email office@monstercleaning.com.
Where the van parks
A Manchester postcode carries no street-parking charge in the booking form. Where the van has to pay to park near you on the day, that cost appears as its own line on the bill, at what it actually costs and never above £40 a visit, and the office tells you before you confirm.
Before the technician arrives, clear about a metre around each piece and lift any rug from under the sofa.
Sofa cleaning in Fallowfield, Withington and Rusholme
Many homes in these three M14 wards are private lets (48.3% of Withington households rented privately in 2021). In a furnished let the sofa and mattress usually sit on the inventory, so book the clean at least a day before check-out, and add it to our end of tenancy cleaning in Manchester for the lower rates.
In the Rusholme and Moss Side permit scheme, a sign at the mouth of each street gives its hours. Around The Christie in Withington, permits apply from 8am to 6pm on weekdays only, so a weekend slot or a one-day visitor permit, which the council offers for callers such as tradespeople, lets the van stay.
Mattresses and curtains
A single or double mattress is £35. It is vacuumed, with sweat and other marks pre-treated, then cleaned with low moisture; it still wants 12 to 24 hours before anyone sleeps on it.
Curtains are priced per drop, a drop being one panel measured from the rail to the hem, so a pair counts as two: £35 for a short drop, £42 for a long one. On the day the technician looks at each curtain to see whether it can be cleaned where it hangs, and you hear the answer and the price before work starts. Heavily soiled or delicate ones must come down and be cleaned elsewhere.
Upholstery cleaning in Levenshulme
Over half of Levenshulme’s households live in a terraced house (51.1% in 2021, second only to Moss Side among Manchester’s wards). If yours has no drive, say when you book how near a van can usually stop on the street, and clear the way from the front door to the sofa.
M19 runs past the city boundary into Stockport’s Heatons North, Heatons South and Reddish North wards, covered on our page for upholstery cleaning in Stockport.
Upholstery cleaning in Chorlton, Didsbury and Wythenshawe
In Chorlton and Didsbury, many flats are floors of converted houses. In Didsbury West, 19.1% of households lived in a converted or shared house in 2021, the highest share in the city. If yours is up a shared stair, tell the office how many flights there are, as the machine is carried up. M21 also takes in Trafford’s Longford ward, which is on our page for upholstery cleaning in Trafford.
Across the Mersey in Wythenshawe, two resident schemes affect parking: Shadowmoss in Woodhouse Park is kept for residents and their visitors, and Fouracres in Baguley is restricted every day from 8am to 7.30pm. If you live in either, have a visitor permit ready for the van.
Frequently asked questions
How much does sofa cleaning cost in Manchester?
£57 for a two-seater in fabric, plus £26 for every seat beyond two, which makes a three-seater £83 and a four-seater £109. Armchairs cost £33.
What is the minimum charge for a visit?
£67, so a two-seater booked alone costs £67; with an armchair added the bill is £90.
How soon can we sit on the sofa again?
Allow 12 to 24 hours for a fabric sofa or a mattress. Thick or feather cushions dry last, so a morning slot and an open window help.
Do you clean leather sofas?
No. Only fabric is cleaned; real, faux and part leather are left out, as are antique horsehair and hessian pieces.
Will every stain shift?
Not always. Every mark gets a pre-treatment and the technician tells you first which ones should go, but bleach marks and faded colour cannot be brought back.
Where does the van park in the city centre and Ancoats?
In a paid bay: city-centre street parking is pay and display from 8am to 8pm daily, and in the Ancoats permit zone a van without a permit gets 90 minutes. Whatever the van pays near you is billed at cost, up to £40, and shown to you before you confirm.
Do you clean sofas and mattresses in Fallowfield, Withington and Rusholme lets?
Yes. With an end of tenancy clean on the same visit, a two-seater drops to £51 and a mattress to £29, and booking a day before check-out leaves time to dry.
How do I book a sofa clean in Manchester, and how far ahead?
Through the form at the top of the page, which totals the pieces as you go, or by phone or WhatsApp on 0333 555 2076, 8am to 7pm. A few days ahead usually works. Changes with under 48 hours’ notice cost £50.
Are your Manchester technicians vetted and insured?
Yes. Each was interviewed in person and is insured, and none cleans alone before finishing training on our 57-point checklist.
Is there a re-clean if I am not happy with the sofa?
Upholstery has no re-clean guarantee. Our 48-hour re-clean belongs to end of tenancy cleans, and even there it leaves out carpets and upholstery. Ring 0333 555 2076 if something looks wrong afterwards.
