Oven cleaning in St John's Wood, NW8, by London Oven Cleaners. Racks and trays soak in a heated van tank, the cavity is hand-cleaned, single ovens from £77.
The stucco-fronted villas along Grove End Road and around Alma Square are where NW8 differs from most of our patch, because those big Italianate houses often hold a two-oven AGA or a wide range cooker rather than a standard built-in. That changes the job. An AGA has cast-iron enamel that will not take caustic paste, so the removable shelves and plates soak in the heated tank in the van while the enamel and the doors are worked by hand with non-caustic products indoors. The mansion blocks off Prince Albert Road and St John's Wood High Street lean the other way, toward interwar conversion flats with a single integrated oven.
AGAs and range cookers
A two-oven AGA is £143 and a 90cm range is £114, both fixed on the phone. If you have a cast-iron cooker in one of the villas near Lord's, our AGA cleaning around Grove End Road keeps the burnt-on carbon off the enamel without the harsh chemicals that damage it. Every oven is heat-tested and signed off before we go.
Cast-iron enamel and caustic paste do not mix, so the AGA is cleaned by hand.
Parking in Zone C
St John's Wood sits in Westminster's resident Zone C, so even the wider avenues here run permit-only bays through the day and a van needs a planned stop. The streets are broad by London standards, which helps, but the conservation area around Alma Square and Hamilton Gardens has its own tight restrictions. We factor the van position in when you book, since the racks ferry out to the tank and back.
Let and managed homes
NW8 has heavy high-end lettings, and managing agents book us for a full oven clean between tenants because the appliances in these flats are expensive and the check-out standard is strict. We clean seven days, so a hand-over date is easy to meet.
| Single oven | £77 |
| Double oven | £110 |
| Range cooker, 90cm | £114 |
| Two-oven AGA | £143 |
| Hob | £23–28 |
| Extractor hood | £28 |
| Microwave | £22 |
Do you clean AGAs and Rangemasters?
Yes. The shelves and plates soak in the van tank, and the enamel is hand-degreased with non-caustic products so the finish is not marked. A two-oven AGA is £143.
Is there a surcharge for such an expensive postcode?
No. Prices are the same across London, quoted on the phone, with no premium-area surcharge and no call-out fee inside the North and South Circular.
Will there be a chemical smell in the flat afterwards?
No. The caustic side of the work happens in the tank in the van, so the kitchen is left clean with no lingering smell.
How long does an AGA take?
A two-oven AGA usually runs a little over two hours, longer than a single because of the cast-iron and the extra plates.
Reviews from our rounds
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.
Brilliant clean, my oven looks like brand new. A 5 star clean.
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Book the St John's Wood slot on 020 8077 5225, seven days a week, or build your quote online.