London Oven Cleaners clean ovens around Chessington South station, KT9, from £77. You inspect the oven lit and hot, and any corner that is not right is put right before we leave.
Merritt Gardens and the closes off Nigel Fisher Way were laid out in the 1990s on the site of the Air Ministry Rehabilitation Centre, a few hundred metres west of Chessington South station, the end of the branch line and the nearest station to Chessington World of Adventures.
The 1990s estate on the old Air Ministry site
Kingston's borough character study calls the Merritt Gardens area a large, cohesive area of housing: a curved estate road layout with cul-de-sacs, open-plan frontages with parking on the plot, generally small plots and little on-street parking. Estate access is limited to Nigel Fisher Way and Coppard Gardens. From Rythe Close, Grapesome Close and Merritt Gardens there are views west to open countryside, and the meadowland on Nigel Fisher Way is of borough importance for nature conservation.
Housing of that age usually came with a fitted kitchen, so the oven is often built in. A built-in single is one oven in a housing roughly 60cm high, under the worktop or at eye level. A built-in double stacks a smaller top oven, often with the grill, over the main oven in a tall housing about 90cm high. The two are priced differently; there is more on the double oven cleaning page.
Garrison Lane's post-war flats and maisonettes
Around the station, the character area the council names after Garrison Lane is mostly post-war: flats, maisonettes and semi-detached houses. Flats line the north side of Garrison Lane and York Way behind wide landscaped verges, while on the south side bow-fronted maisonettes sit up above the road behind their own verge. Bransby Road is 1950s semis. Reynolds Avenue, built where Chessington Hall once stood, has double-fronted semi-detached post-war houses and maisonettes, and Hunting Gate Drive was built mostly in the 1970s and 80s. In the study's Leatherhead Road North area, Chessington Hall Gardens is 1980s three-storey flats and short terraces with parking in courtyards.
An upstairs maisonette or a second-floor flat puts stairs between the kitchen and the street. The method is the same: racks, trays and side runners still come out and are soaked and cleaned separately; the cavity, fan cover and door glass are degreased by hand in the kitchen, and the door is split where its design allows.
Owners and renters in Chessington South
At the 2021 Census the Chessington South & Malden Rushett ward had 3,706 households. Of those, 71.4% owned their home (32.1% outright), 15.6% rented privately and 12.3% rented from the council or a housing association. Terraced houses were the commonest home at 35.7%, ahead of semis at 28.4% and purpose-built flats at 20.4%.
For the lets, agents can have the invoice in the agency's name, photos for the checkout file on request and key pick-ups for an empty property by arrangement. The end of tenancy guide covers deposits.
Price of an oven clean near Chessington South
| 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 |
Tell us whether it is a single, a double, a range or an AGA when you call. The price is fixed then, and a Saturday or Sunday visit costs the weekday rate.
Parking for the van near the station
None of the controlled parking zones on Kingston's zone list (A to V) is in Chessington, but yellow lines and posted signs still apply, so check them. In Merritt Gardens, where the council notes little on-street parking, a free driveway or a nearby free space helps; the team needs somewhere to park close by.
Questions from Chessington South
My maisonette on Garrison Lane is upstairs. Is that a problem?
No. The method is the same on any floor; mention the floor when you call.
How long does a double oven take?
About 2 hours on site. A single takes about 90 minutes.
Where in the house do you work?
Normally in your kitchen, where the oven stands. Dust sheets go down before anything comes apart, and the oven is reassembled, heated and checked with you before the team leaves.
Can you clean the hob at the same visit?
Yes. A gas hob is £28 and a ceramic hob is £23, added to the oven price.
Said after the sign-off
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.
Brilliant clean, my oven looks like brand new. A 5 star clean.
Once again a great job guys, I will see you in a couple of months.
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Call 020 8077 5225 and the Chessington South price is fixed on the spot.