London Oven Cleaners clean ovens in Romford, Hornchurch, Upminster and across Havering from £77; you see the oven lit before we leave, and a missed corner is put right.
At the 2021 Census, 69.5% of Havering's 101,276 households owned their home, the highest share of any London borough. Havering also led London on owning outright, with no mortgage left: 34.5% of households. Semi-detached houses were the commonest home, at 41.2%, a share beaten in London only by Bexley.
Havering's housing, estate by estate
The borough was built in distinct stages. Gidea Park began as the Romford Garden Suburb, and its 1911 exhibition showed 159 fully furnished houses and cottages by around a hundred architects. A second exhibition of 35 modern houses followed in the summer of 1934. The area has been a conservation area since 1970, and six of the 1911 houses are listed Grade II.
In 1933 the builder Costain bought three farms and announced 7,000 houses on 600 acres for private sale: Elm Park. The District line station opened in 1935, and the war stopped building before the plan was finished. Today the Elm Park ward is mostly semis (44.5%) and terraces (36.6%).
After the war the London County Council built Harold Hill: 7,631 permanent homes for about 25,000 people between 1948 and 1958, mostly brick terraces with some flats. In Heaton ward, which takes in Hilldene Avenue and Straight Road, 37.6% of households rented from the council or a housing association in 2021.

Houses built between 1911 and the 1950s usually had a space for a freestanding cooker, and many kitchens have been refitted since, often with a built-under double. Either way the oven comes apart the same: dust sheets first, racks and runners out to be soaked and cleaned separately, and the cavity, fan cover and glass cleaned by hand indoors.
Range cookers and AGAs in the larger houses
At the other end of the scale, 48.8% of households in Emerson Park ward lived in a detached house in 2021, and 87.5% owned their home. Upminster ward was two-thirds semis (66.8%) and 85.8% owner-occupied. Large detached houses are where a range cooker or an AGA turns up more often.
- 90cm range cooker
- A freestanding cooker about 90cm wide, usually two ovens side by side. £143, two to three hours.
- 100cm range
- The wider size. £167.
- Two-oven AGA
- A cast-iron cooker that stores heat and is normally left on. £143, about half a day, switched off the night before.
- Four-oven AGA
- £187.
There is more on AGA cleaning on its own page.
Oven cleaning prices in Havering
| 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 |
Every appliance has one fixed price. Tell us the make and size on the phone and that is the figure you pay, whichever part of the borough you live in.
Romford town centre flats to let
St Edward's ward, around the Market Place and The Liberty, had the highest share of flats of any Havering ward in 2021: 41.6% of households lived in a purpose-built block, and 28.8% rented privately. In St Alban's, around the station and Victoria Road, the private renting share was 35.0%, more than double the borough's 15.8%.
Those lets end with a checkout, and the oven is on the inventory. For agents and landlords, the invoice can be addressed to the agency, photos taken for the checkout file, and keys picked up for an empty flat by arrangement. The end of tenancy oven cleaning guide is written for tenants.
Parking the van in Havering
Havering's council car parks keep different hours. Angel Way in Romford charges from 7am to 8pm and is closed on Sundays. Appleton Way and Billet Lane in Hornchurch, Balgores Square in Gidea Park and Cherry Tree in Rainham charge from 7am to 6pm and are free on Sundays.
A house with a drive is easiest. In Romford, the council's permit site lists a few leaseholder-permit bays on Alexandra Road and King Edward Road, so tell us the street when you book.
Havering oven cleaning questions
Do you cover all of Havering?
Yes, from Collier Row and Harold Wood down to Rainham, with Romford and Hornchurch in between. Every area page is listed below.
How long does an AGA take?
About half a day for a two-oven AGA. It needs switching off the night before so it is cool when we arrive.
Can you come on a Sunday?
Yes, at the weekday price. On a Sunday the Hornchurch, Gidea Park and Rainham council car parks are free; Angel Way in Romford is shut.
Is the double oven in my 1930s semi a long job?
About two hours. When it is back together it is heated, and you look inside before we pack up.
Oven cleaning across Havering
Street by street across Havering. Pick your area:
- Ardleigh Green RM11
- Chase Cross RM5
- Collier Row RM5
- Cranham RM14
- Elm Park RM12
- Emerson Park RM11
- Gidea Park RM2
- Hacton RM14
- Harold Hill RM3
- Harold Park RM3
- Harold Wood RM3
- Havering-atte-Bower RM4
- Heath Park RM1
- Hornchurch RM11
- Noak Hill RM3
- North Ockendon RM14
- Rainham RM13
- Rise Park RM1
- Romford RM1
- Rush Green RM7
- South Hornchurch RM13
- Upminster RM14
- Upminster Bridge RM12
- Wennington RM13

Reviews from our rounds
Once again a great job guys, I will see you in a couple of months.
Nice hardworking lads that always do a good job. We used them for our old flat when moving out and for the new one now, both jobs were done very professionally. My wife is very impressed with the results and would recommend them to friends and family.
Very satisfied with the service. They were slightly late at first but I got a call from customer service to let me know, and it was all fine. The oven man, as he called himself, arrived and worked very hard for a couple of hours. My oven now looks like it has never been used.
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