London Oven Cleaners clean ovens in Redbridge from £77. The oven is rebuilt and heated, you look it over, and any corner you are not happy with is cleaned again before we leave.
In 1894 Cameron Corbett began building the Grange estate north of Ilford station, and in 1898 he started the Downshall estate at Seven Kings and the Mayfield estate at Goodmayes. Ilford's population went from 10,913 in 1891 to 78,188 in 1911.
Redbridge's housing, from Corbett's terraces to Clayhall
Corbett sold his houses at cost and took his profit from ground rents. Terraces are still the largest group in the borough: at the 2021 Census 32.3% of Redbridge households lived in one, 27.0% in a semi, 25.4% in a purpose-built block of flats and 7.0% in a detached house.
Between the wars the town spread north through Gants Hill and Newbury Park to Barkingside. That suburb shows in the census: in Clayhall ward half of all households (50.0%) lived in a semi, and three in four (74.5%) owned their home. Monkhams ward had the most detached houses, 31.9%, and 43.4% of its households owned outright, with no mortgage left. After the Second World War a large housing estate went up at Hainault.
Ilford town centre is different again. In Ilford Town ward 55.0% of households lived in a purpose-built block, the highest share in Redbridge.
From built-in doubles to town-centre singles
An interwar semi often has a built-in double under the hob, which takes about two hours to clean; a flat in Ilford town centre more often has a single under the worktop, about 90 minutes. Either way the method is the same. Shelves, trays and side runners come out and are soaked and cleaned separately, while the cavity, fan cover and door glass are done by hand in the kitchen. The door is split where its design allows, and the oven is heated before you inspect it.
Oven cleaning prices in Redbridge
| 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 alone sets the price, and it is agreed when you call. A double oven clean is £110.
Parking in Redbridge: the free hour and visitor permits
Redbridge gives one free hour a day in its on-street pay and display bays, with the session run through RingGo. A single oven takes about 90 minutes and the van stays put for all of it, so the free hour runs out before the job does.
In a controlled zone the van needs one of your visitor permits. Redbridge sells them to residents in packs of ten scratch cards, each valid for one day. Tradespeople cannot buy their own, and need a permit whenever the vehicle stays longer than it takes to load or unload. If you live in a zone, keep one card back for the day of the clean. The council's visitor permit page has the rules.
Renting in Ilford and the end of a tenancy
Redbridge is mostly owner-occupied: 57.1% of households owned their home in 2021, 30.4% rented privately and 11.3% rented from the council or a housing association. Ilford Town is the exception again, with 56.3% of households renting privately, followed by Valentines at 46.8%.
The oven is part of any checkout inventory. Agents can have the invoice in the agency's name and photos for the checkout file, and keys for an empty flat can be picked up by arrangement.
Redbridge oven cleaning questions
Do you cover Woodford and Wanstead as well as Ilford?
Yes. Woodford Green, Wanstead, Ilford and Seven Kings each have a page in the list below, along with the rest of the borough.
Will the free hour in a pay and display bay cover the visit?
No. Even a single takes about 90 minutes. If you live in a permit zone, one visitor permit covers the whole day.
Can you clean the double oven in a Clayhall semi on a Saturday?
Yes. We work seven days a week and a Saturday costs the same as a weekday. Allow about two hours.
Can I cancel if the day stops working for me?
Yes, free of charge up to 24 hours before the visit.
The Redbridge areas we clean
Street by street across Redbridge. Pick your area:
- Aldborough Hatch IG2
- Aldersbrook E11
- Barkingside IG6
- Chadwell RM6
- Clayhall IG5
- Cranbrook IG1
- Fairlop IG6
- Fullwell Cross IG6
- Gants Hill IG2
- Goodmayes IG3
- Hainault IG7
- Ilford IG1
- Little Heath RM6
- Loxford IG1
- Monkhams IG8
- Newbury Park IG2
- Roding IG8
- Seven Kings IG3
- South Woodford E18
- Valentines IG1
- Wanstead E11
- Woodford E18
- Woodford Bridge IG8
- Woodford Green IG8
- Woodford Wells IG8
What customers tell us
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.
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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Call 020 8077 5225 and the Redbridge price is fixed on the spot; typers can use the quote form instead.