London Oven Cleaners clean ovens in South Croydon from £77, with a fixed price agreed on the phone. You check the oven, lit, before we leave; a corner that is not right is put right.
South Croydon station opened in 1865 and a second station, Selsdon Road, followed in 1885 (it closed in 1983); Croydon's character appraisal says the two made the land either side of Brighton Road popular for large commuter houses.
Terraces between Brighton Road and the railway
Building had started earlier along Brighton Road, a road with Roman origins. From the 1830s early Victorian terraces went up between it and the railway, with some local industry among them, and the appraisal describes the result as narrow streets where on-street parking dominates and any front garden big enough has been paved for a car. In the census area that takes in Upland Road, Drovers Road, Sussex Road and Bartlett Street (Croydon 029B), 39.3% of the 682 households lived in a terraced house in 2021 and 29.8% in a purpose-built flat; 35.2% rented privately.
A Victorian terrace usually has a narrow kitchen at the back, with a built-in single or a freestanding cooker. The racks, trays and side runners come out and are soaked and cleaned separately. On these streets it helps to know where the van can stop before the day.
Villas east of the station, many now flats
Across the tracks the houses are bigger. The Dornton Road area is detached Victorian villas: the main part, with Croham Road, was laid out before 1890, and the streets south-west of Doveton Road around 1910. Up the hill, Campden Road and Spencer Road have 23 Victorian villas on Croydon's local list, mostly three storeys with rooms in the roof, joined to South Croydon station by a footpath; Croydon made them a Local Heritage Area. The appraisal notes that the big houses nearest the station are the ones most likely to have been split into flats.
The census bears that out. In the area round Dornton Road (Croydon 029C), 51.1% of the 946 households lived in a purpose-built flat in 2021 and another 30.4% in part of a converted house, and 43.2% rented privately.
Tenancies ending in South Croydon
Across South Croydon ward, 35.8% of the 7,753 households rented privately in 2021, and 19.9% of households lived in part of a converted or shared house. With that many lets, the oven is a regular item on check-out inventories. For a let flat, the invoice can go to the letting agency, photos are taken for the checkout file on request, and keys for an empty flat can be collected by arrangement; the end of tenancy oven cleaning guide covers deposits.
Oven cleaning prices in South Croydon
| 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 |
One price per appliance, set by what it is (single, double, range and so on) and agreed on the phone.
The South permit zone
On Croydon's South Permit Zone map, drawn in 2008, the shaded area is east of the railway: Birdhurst Rise, Moreton Road, Dornton Road, Doveton Road, Campden Road and Spencer Road are inside it, and the streets between Brighton Road and Selsdon Road are not. The map notes that a permit is not valid in pay and display only bays. Zones change, so go by the signs on your road, and if a visitor permit is needed for the van, have one ready.
South Croydon oven cleaning questions
My postcode is CR2 but I live in Selsdon. Is this the right page?
CR2 is the South Croydon postcode district, and it also covers Selsdon and Sanderstead. The same prices apply everywhere; the Selsdon page covers that side.
I am in a top-floor flat in a converted villa. Does that matter?
Tell us the floor when you call.
How long does a single oven take?
About 90 minutes. A double takes about 2 hours.
Can you clean the extractor as well?
Yes, at £28 on top of the oven price, on the same visit.
What customers tell us
Brilliant clean, my oven looks like brand new. A 5 star clean.
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.
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.
Where South Croydon sits
Close to South Croydon
Coombe · Fairfield · East Croydon · Croydon · Waddon · Purley Oaks
Elsewhere in Croydon
West Croydon Selsdon and Ballards Broad Green Ashburton Addiscombe Heathfield Purley Selsdon Upper Shirley Sanderstead Woodside Shirley Riddlesdown Thornton Heath Selhurst Reedham South Norwood Forestdale Every Croydon area
To book in South Croydon: 020 8077 5225 any day, or send the quote form and we ring you back.