Monster Cleaning’s upholstery cleaning in Wigan costs £57 for a fabric two-seater sofa, and each visit has a £67 minimum, which means a two-seater booked by itself is £67. We clean fabric only, and a cleaned sofa needs 12 to 24 hours to dry before anyone sits on it. Our Manchester team works the whole borough, from Leigh to Standish.
Last updated November 2026.
Upholstery has its own tab in the form at the top of this page, which totals the pieces as you choose them, or ring 0333 555 2076. Wigan Council lists controlled parking zones in only two towns, Wigan and Leigh, so visitor permits only come into it there.
| Piece | Price |
|---|---|
| Two-seater sofa | £57 |
| Each extra seat three-seater £83, four-seater £109 | £26 |
| Armchair | £33 |
| Dining or office chair | £13 or £11 |
| Mattress, single or double | £35 |
| Curtain, short drop | £35 |
| Curtain, long drop | £42 |
| Fabric protection | £13 a seat |
| Visit minimum | £67 |
Upholstery cleaning
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Who comes to clean
The work here is done by our Manchester team, the people behind upholstery cleaning in Manchester. They clean carpets with the same kit, so a sofa and a stair carpet can share a visit. Every technician was interviewed face to face and carries insurance, and none works alone before finishing training on our 57-point checklist. The technician arrives with the machine and the products.
Fabric check and method
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 is read before any water goes on. W or WS: water is fine. S means solvent only, and our clean is water-based, so an S piece is checked on the day and you are told whether it can be done before anything starts. X gets a vacuum only. A hidden spot is then tested for dye.
The clean runs in this order: cushions off and a thorough vacuum; a pre-spray chosen for the fibre and the mark, left about ten minutes; hot water extraction, what people call steam cleaning, through a small wand that draws the water back out on the same pass; extra time on arms and headrests; spot work on marks that survived; pile brushed and cushions back in place. We clean fabric only. Leather, faux leather, part-leather sofas and antique horsehair or hessian pieces are not cleaned, and for leather a specialist is the right call. The care-label symbols guide decodes the tags, and the upholstery cleaning overview goes deeper.
Booking
In the form, choose “Upholstery” and add each piece; the office then rings within the hour, 8am to 7pm, to agree a day. Or call or WhatsApp 0333 555 2076 any day with the pieces, the sofa size, the fabric, any pets and the marks; the price is given on that call. Email works too. A few days ahead usually does it, and today or tomorrow is possible only with a technician close by. Cancelling or moving inside 48 hours costs £50. On the day, move things about a metre back from each piece and take any rug out from beneath the sofa.
Parking and access
For a Wigan postcode the form puts nothing on for street parking. Should the van have to pay to stop near your home on the day, the actual cost goes on as a line of its own, never above £40 a visit, and you see it before you confirm. Let the office know which floor you are on, if a lift serves it and where the van could pull up.
Inside a council zone, parking is in marked bays only and a permit covers its own zone and no other, so mention any visitor permit you hold. Double yellow lines apply at all hours across the borough.
Wigan and Standish
Flats cluster in Wigan Central, where 22.0% of households lived in purpose-built blocks at Census 2021, the highest share in the borough. For a flat, give the floor, say whether there is a lift and explain how the technician gets through the main door. Nothing is carried downstairs; the sofa is cleaned where it stands.
About 1.5 km north of the centre, along Wigan Lane, Swinley holds all three of Wigan’s controlled zones, W1, W2 and W3, enforced Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Outside those hours the bay rules lift. If your street is in a zone, a visitor permit for that zone lets the van use the permit bays.
Standish, about three miles north on the Preston road, has no zone on the council’s list and the borough’s highest share of detached houses, so the details that help there are whether the van can pull onto your drive and which room the sofa is in.
Drying time
Keep everyone, pets included, off a cleaned fabric sofa for 12 to 24 hours. Feather-filled and very deep cushions dry last; a morning booking and an open window help.
Stains and pets
Every mark is pre-treated, but removal is never guaranteed; the technician says beforehand which marks are likely to shift, and a photo when you book helps. Fresh coffee, tea, wine, make-up, food, grease and sweat marks usually lift. Ink, curry, turmeric and older wine or coffee tend to fade rather than vanish. Bleach marks stay for good. Soaked-in urine can be lessened, though the foam may need replacing. In pet homes, extraction draws more hair and dander out of the weave than a home vacuum manages. Between visits, see how to clean a sofa.
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Ashton-in-Makerfield sits halfway between Wigan and St Helens. Round Gerard Street, the high street, the council’s appraisal describes mostly red-brick terraces, some of them three storeys, so say which floor each piece is on; the technician brings the machine up to it. Further out, the Ashton ward is largely semis and detached houses, so tell the office if the van can use a drive.
Haydock, on the town’s southern edge, is in St Helens borough, and homes there are covered by upholstery cleaning in St Helens.
Mattresses and curtains
A single or double mattress is £35. It is vacuumed, sweat and other marks are pre-treated, it is cleaned with low moisture and then left 12 to 24 hours to dry, so plan another bed for that night. King-size is priced by phone.
Curtains are counted panel by panel. A drop is one panel, measured from the rail to the hem, at £35 short or £42 long, so a pair of long curtains is £84. The technician checks each drop on the day and, before any work starts, tells you the price and whether it can be cleaned where it hangs. Heavily soiled or delicate curtains need taking down and cleaning elsewhere.
Hindley and Atherton
In Hindley town centre, the commonest building is the two-storey Victorian terraced shop, and the council’s appraisal notes heavy through traffic and narrow pavements. For a flat above a shop, tell the office where your front door is and whether a side or back street gives the van somewhere to wait.
Atherton is on the main road from Bolton to Leigh. At Howe Bridge, south of the centre, the terraces line Leigh Road, the main road through the village, so mention any side street or rear access the van could use. Bolton is up the same road, covered by upholstery cleaning in Bolton.
Prices
A two-seater alone is raised to the £67 minimum; add an armchair and it is £90. A three-seater with two armchairs is £149. £78 covers six dining chairs, while a three-seater plus a living room carpet is £126. Corner sofas, recliners and headboards are priced by phone, the rest on our price list. Carpets on the same visit:
| Piece | Price |
|---|---|
| Bedroom | £36 |
| Living room | £43 |
| Stairs | £41 a flight |
| Rug up to 3 m² or over | £35 or £51 |
Added to an end of tenancy clean, the upholstery prices drop:
| Piece | Price |
|---|---|
| Two-seater | £51, plus £23 a seat |
| Armchair | £24 |
| Dining or office chair | £10 or £8 |
| Mattress | £29 |
| Curtains | £33 short, £37 long |
Leigh and Tyldesley
In Leigh’s L1 and L2 zones the permit bays double as waiting bays that anyone may use for one or two hours, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm. L3 is permit holders only, but just on weekday evenings from 5pm to 10pm and at weekends from 10am to 7pm, so a weekday daytime visit falls outside its hours. Leigh West had the borough’s highest share of private renting at Census 2021, and a tenant moving out can add the sofa to an end of tenancy clean at the lower rates above.
Tyldesley’s terraced streets run off Elliott Street and down the slope of the hill the town is built on, so say how close to your door the van can get. East of Tyldesley, around Mosley Common, the borough meets Salford, with Walkden, Ellenbrook and Boothstown on the far side; homes there come under upholstery cleaning in Salford.
Frequently asked questions
What does sofa cleaning in Wigan cost?
A fabric two-seater is £57 and a three-seater £83, since each seat past two adds £26. With the £67 visit minimum, a two-seater booked alone is charged £67.
How soon can we sit on the sofa again?
Give it about 12 to 24 hours to dry first. Feather-filled and thick cushions take the longest.
Do you clean leather sofas in Wigan?
No. Only fabric is cleaned, so real leather, faux leather and sofas mixing leather with fabric are not taken on. A leather specialist is the right call.
Can you get old stains out?
We pre-treat each mark, yet full removal can never be guaranteed. You hear before the clean which marks are likely to shift; old wine, ink and curry often end up fainter.
Where does the van park in Wigan and Leigh?
Wigan postcodes carry no street-parking charge in the form. Swinley and parts of Leigh have controlled zones, so mention a visitor permit or a drive. If the van does have to pay to park near you, that amount is added at cost as a separate item, capped at £40 a visit, and shown to you before you confirm.
Do you clean sofas in Standish and Ashton-in-Makerfield?
Yes. Standish has the borough’s highest share of detached houses, so say if the van can use a drive. South of Ashton, Haydock is in St Helens borough, which we also cover.
How do I book a sofa clean in Wigan?
Add your pieces in the form above, or phone or WhatsApp 0333 555 2076 any day between 8am and 7pm. Booking a few days out is usually enough, and a cancellation inside 48 hours costs £50.
Are the technicians vetted and insured?
Yes. Each is interviewed in person, insured and trained on our 57-point checklist before working on their own.
Is there a free re-clean if a mark is still there?
Not for upholstery. The 48-hour re-clean covers end of tenancy cleans only and leaves out carpets and upholstery, so point out any worry before the technician leaves.