Oven cleaning in Chalk is from £77 with London Oven Cleaners; if a corner is not right when you look into the oven, it is cleaned again before we leave.
On his honeymoon Charles Dickens sent a letter from Mrs Nash's, 18 Lower Higham Road in Chalk. That cottage was pulled down in 1957, though Craddock's Cottage, where Lower Higham Road meets Chalk Road, still has a bust of him and a tablet claiming the honeymoon for itself.
The West Court estate, south of Rochester Road
This page is about the West Court estate and the streets round it; the postcodes and census figures below are for the estate. The old village is round the junction of Lower Higham Road and Chalk Road. Chalk was taken into the borough of Gravesend in 1935. Housing then spread across the south-western quarter of the old parish, between Rochester Road (the A226) to the north and Thong Lane to the east. The West Court estate stands on land once farmed from West Court, a Georgian house of 1739 whose manor was bought by its tenant farmer, Thomas Barr MacLean, at the Darnley sale of 1925; much of the land was later sold for development. The estate includes Brown Road, Jubilee Crescent and Hampton Crescent, and roads such as Cruden Road, Medhurst Crescent and Freeman Road extended it in the 1950s and 1960s. St Aidan's parish hall was built in 1955 to serve the growing population.
In Gravesham 007B, the census area that takes in Freeman Road, St Gregorys Crescent and St Hildas Way, 64.1% of the 619 households lived in a semi-detached house in 2021 and 17.9% in a terrace. Almost a third, 31.5%, rented from the council, and 60.3% owned their home.
Ovens in Chalk's semis
A semi of that age often has a modest kitchen, so the oven may be a freestanding cooker or a single set under the hob. Size changes nothing about the clean. Racks, trays, side runners and the fan cover come out and are soaked and cleaned separately, while the cavity and the door glass are degreased by hand in the kitchen, on dust sheets. The door is split where its design allows.
- Fan oven
- A fan behind a cover on the back wall moves the heat round. The cover comes off and is degreased by hand along with the cavity.
- Conventional oven
- Elements in the roof and floor, no fan. Same method, same price.
Riverview Park on the old airfield
Also in the old parish, the so-called Gravesend Airport opened in 1932 inside Chalk's boundary. The Riverview estate was built over it in the late 1950s, Riverview Primary Schools opened in 1963 and Raynehurst Primary in 1965. In the old Riverview ward 74.4% of households had a semi-detached house at the 2021 Census.
Prices for an oven clean in Chalk
| Oven or appliance | Fixed price |
|---|---|
| Single ovenBuilt-in single: cavity, racks, door glass and seals. | £77 |
| Double ovenBoth cavities and doors, every rack soaked and cleaned. | £110 |
| Single wide ovenOne oven, wider than the standard 60cm. | £114 |
| Range cooker, 90cmThe whole cooker: every oven and the grill. | £143 |
| Range cooker, 100cm | £167 |
| Range hob or range hoodThe wide hob on a range, or the hood above it. | £48 |
| AGA, two-ovenCooled properly, cleaned, re-lit and checked. | £143 |
| AGA, four-oven | £187 |
| HobCeramic £23, gas £28. | £23–28 |
| Extractor hood | £28 |
| Microwave | £22 |
| Single oven, hob and extractorThe three together, one visit. | £117 |
| Double oven, hob and extractorThe three together, one visit. | £143 |
There is one price per appliance, agreed on the phone; a hob or an extractor adds its own line. The hob cleaning page covers gas and ceramic hobs.
Questions from Chalk
My address says Gravesend. Is Chalk covered?
Yes. Chalk was taken into Gravesend in 1935 and is in Gravesham today, and addresses on the West Court estate use the Gravesend post town. The Gravesend page covers the town itself.
How long does a single oven take?
About 90 minutes. A double is about 2 hours.
Can a microwave be done at the same time?
Yes, for £22 on top of the oven price.
What should be ready when the van arrives?
The oven switched off long enough to be cool, a socket that works, and a legal space near your door if one is free on your road.
Said after the sign-off
Brilliant clean, my oven looks like brand new. A 5 star clean.
Arrived promptly and did a great job cleaning the oven, hob and extractor. They look like new now and for a very reasonable price too.
I would certainly recommend this service, very efficient and good value for money. The young man did a great job and even cleaned the kitchen floor. Thank you.
Chalk on the map
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