In London, a professional single oven clean typically costs £50–£90, a double £70–£110 and a range cooker £80–£120. Our prices are fixed on the phone: £77 single, £110 double, £114 for a 90cm range.
What London firms actually charge
Published figures are the place to start. Checkatrade's cost guide puts the average single oven clean at £50 nationally, and its regional table has Greater London at £87, behind only the East of England at £92. MyJobQuote's 2026 guide gives £50–£70 for a single, £60–£80 for a double, £80–£100 for a 100cm range cooker and £100–£160 for an AGA or Rayburn.
Firms' own lists mostly sit inside those bands. One London oven specialist publishes £54 for a single, £72 for a double and £84–£108 for range cookers depending on width, VAT included. Oven Wizards, a national franchise, shows £55 for a single, £75 for a double and £110 for ranges and AGAs on its branch pages; figures are set per branch. Ovenclean, the biggest name in the trade, publishes no list at all. You describe your oven, they quote for it.
Put together, a fair London picture for 2026 is £50–£90 for a single oven, £70–£110 for a double, £80–£120 for a range cooker and £100–£160 for an AGA.
Cheaper quotes exist. So do dearer ones.
What moves the quote
Size is the main driver. A double has two cavities, two doors and twice the glass, so it takes longer than a single, and a 90cm or 110cm range cooker is wider again with more racks to soak. Type matters next. An AGA holds heat in its cast iron for many hours, so it must be switched off the night before the visit and cleaned cool, which is why AGA cleaning sits above a standard range of the same width.
Add-ons move the total in smaller steps: on our list a hob is £23–28 depending on the hob, an extractor £28 and a microwave £22, and the directory guides show similar per-appliance steps of £15–£30.
The dirt does not change our price.
We price the appliance, not the grime. The ovens we open in rented flats after a few years without a clean take the same dip-tank process as a lightly used one; the soak works harder. Firms that price by condition confirm the figure at the door, not on the phone.
Fixed prices, "from" prices and call-out fees
Three pricing models cover almost every advert, and knowing which one you are looking at saves an awkward doorstep conversation.
- Fixed price
- The figure quoted for your oven type is the figure on the invoice. Racks, trays and door glass should all be included; ask.
- "From" price
- A starting figure for the smallest job. Your oven may cost more; you find out when you enquire, or later.
- Call-out or minimum charge
- A fee for attending at all, sometimes payable even if you decline the revised quote.
- Assessed on arrival
- The price depends on condition, judged in your kitchen on the day. Hard to compare with anything in advance.
We use the first model. The price agreed on 020 8077 5225 is the price you pay: £77 single, £110 double, £143 for a two-oven AGA, with the full list on our prices page. There is no call-out fee and no reassessment on the doorstep, however long the oven has gone between cleans.
What a proper dip-tank clean includes
Quotes also vary because "an oven clean" describes two different jobs. Ours is built around the dip tank. On a typical single oven clean we split the door where the design allows, soak the racks and trays in a heated tank in the van while the cavity and door glass are degreased by hand with non-caustic products indoors, then reassemble and heat-test the oven before we leave, all inside about 90 minutes. No smell afterwards, and you can cook the same day.
If the racks never leave your kitchen, you have paid for a wipe-down, not a deep clean.
The other job is a surface clean: spray, wipe, polish the glass, out in half an hour. It looks better than it did, and for some kitchens that is enough, but the baked-on carbon on the racks and between the door panes stays put. Time is the giveaway. Ninety minutes of labour, a kitted-out van and tank chemicals cannot be sold at £40 in London, so a very low figure is telling you how short the visit will be.
Weekend prices are part of the comparison
London oven cleans cluster around moves, tenancy deadlines and working households, so demand leans on Saturdays, and some firms add a weekend premium. Fair enough, but it belongs in your comparison: the cheapest Tuesday quote is no help if you need a Saturday. We work seven days at one price list, Sunday included.
Our fixed prices
These are the figures we quote on the phone and the figures on the invoice, any day of the week, racks, trays and door glass included.
| Appliance | Fixed price | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| Single oven | £77 | About 90 minutes on site |
| Double oven | £110 | Both cavities, both doors |
| Range cooker (90cm) | £114 | Extra racks all go in the tank |
| AGA (two-oven) | £143 | Switch it off the night before |
| Hob | £23–28 | Exact figure fixed when you book |
| Extractor | £28 | Flat rate |
| Microwave | £22 | Flat rate |
Red flags when comparing quotes
None of these prove a firm is poor; each one means the number you are holding may move.
- A price "assessed on arrival". You cannot compare a number nobody will commit to.
- A "from" figure with no full list behind it. Ask what your oven, specifically, costs.
- A call-out or minimum charge that stands even if you decline the revised quote.
- No straight answer on whether racks and trays are soaked or wiped in place.
- A weekend, evening or "London" surcharge that only surfaces at booking.
Price questions we hear on the phone
Is oven cleaning more expensive in London?
Yes, on the published data. Checkatrade's regional table shows an £87 average for Greater London against £40 in Scotland and £55 in the North West; only the East of England is higher at £92.
Why pay £77 when a £55 single oven clean exists?
The jobs are different lengths. £55 is a fair price for a shorter visit; £77 buys roughly 90 minutes, the heated soak for racks and trays, the door split and a heat test before we leave. Compare what is included and the gap mostly closes.
Do you charge more at weekends?
No. Saturday and Sunday run at the same £77, £110 and £143 as a Tuesday morning. The diary is seven days; the price list is one.
How long does a single oven take?
About 90 minutes. Racks and trays spend most of it in the tank in the van, the cavity and glass are hand-finished indoors, and the oven is heat-tested before we go. You can cook in it the same evening.