Oven cleaning in Portsoken from £77 with London Oven Cleaners, on the Middlesex Street and Mansell Street estates. You inspect the lit oven, and anything not right is cleaned again before we leave.
In Portsoken the City's 2023-24 ward list counted 647 residential voters against 92 business voters, about seven to one.
The Middlesex Street Estate
The City Corporation is the landlord here. Its estate takes in Petticoat Tower, 23 storeys holding 88 flats, and Petticoat Square, where 146 homes are arranged round a landscaped podium. The estate went up between 1968 and 1972 and shares its site with Artizan Street Library and Community Centre, where the estate office sits on the ground floor; Aldgate tube station is about 300 metres away.
A flat of that age may have had its kitchen refitted more than once, so the cooker could be a freestanding one with the hob on top or a built-in oven under the worktop. Either way the method is the same. Dust sheets go down first, the racks, trays and side runners come out and are soaked and cleaned separately, and the cavity, the fan cover and the door glass are degreased by hand in the flat.
Guinness's Mansell Street estate
The Mansell Street estate belongs to the Guinness Partnership, whose own page, archived in 2019, dated it to 1977. Mansell Street itself is the City's eastern edge for most of its length. There are newer homes on the ward's western side too: 16 Minories has had its own postcode only since January 2024, and HM Land Registry has recorded 85 flat sales there in 2024 and 2025. A kitchen in a block that new is likely to have an integrated oven.
Households in the Portsoken census area
The City's own table of census areas lists one, labelled Portsoken, with the Mansell Street and Middlesex Street estates as its major populations. At the 2021 Census it had 1,100 usual residents and 478 households. 69.7% of households rented from a social landlord, the City Corporation or a housing association, and 95.4% lived in a purpose-built block of flats. 22.6% of households had dependent children, against 8.8% across the whole City, so this one area held a quarter of all the City's households with children.
How often to book is covered in the guide on how often to clean your oven.
Oven cleaning prices in Portsoken
| 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 |
The appliance sets the price and the landlord does not come into it; the figure you are given on the phone is the one you pay.
Parking on the edge of the City
Mansell Street and Goodmans Yard are on the City's list of Transport for London roads, where TfL enforces parking. On the City's own streets the pay bays run Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm with a four-hour maximum stay, according to the City's on-street parking page. The team needs a legal space to park, so tell us the block and its entrance when you call.
Questions from Portsoken residents
I rent from the City Corporation or from Guinness. Can I book the clean myself?
Yes. Tenants and owners can book for their own home, and the price depends on the appliance alone.
I live high up in Petticoat Tower. Does the floor matter?
Mention the floor, and whether the lift is working, when you call so the visit can be planned.
Can the hob be cleaned at the same time?
Yes. A gas hob is £28 and a ceramic one £23 on top of the oven; the hob cleaning page explains what is taken apart.
Is Portsoken the same place as Aldgate?
Aldgate station is inside Portsoken, but the City ward called Aldgate lies to the west, around Creechurch Lane; that is covered on this page too.
Said after the sign-off
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.
Once again a great job guys, I will see you in a couple of months.
Where Portsoken sits
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Book the Portsoken slot on 020 8077 5225, seven days a week, or build your quote online.