Oven cleaning in Upper Shirley, CR0, around the Upper Shirley Road and Oaks Road junction and up onto the hills. Dip-tank method, single ovens from £77.
Shirley Windmill stands on Upper Shirley Road, a five-storey brick tower mill 55 feet to the top of the cap, with four double Patent sails on a cast-iron windshaft and a Kentish cap turned by a fantail. Richard Alwen built it in 1854 after the post mill his grandfather William Alwen had put up in 1808 burnt down that October. It was probably the last large windmill built in Surrey, was listed in 1951, and has been restored to working order.
The heath was bought in pieces
Addington Hills, known locally as Shirley Hills, was never enclosed because it was no good for growing anything, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners held it until a public meeting backed the Local Board of Health buying about 87 acres in 1874. Three further purchases took it to 118 acres. The settlement is older, thought to date from the mid-eighteenth century, when it went by the name Badger's Hole and had a brewery. The Surprise opened as a pub in 1865.
Detached houses, and what sits in their kitchens
Upper Shirley is centred on the Upper Shirley Road and Oaks Road junction, with the Addington Hills on one side and the Shirley Park and Addington golf courses on the other, and the housing round it is large and mostly detached. In the Shirley Hills Road postcode CR0 5HQ, 69 per cent of properties sold are detached. Bishops Walk is the dearest stretch. Kitchens that size are where a two-oven AGA or a 90cm range shows up rather than a single under a counter, and an AGA clean in an Upper Shirley house is £143 whatever the address.
The tank stays in the van, the hand work happens indoors
Shelves, trays, racks and side runners come out and soak in a heated tank in the van, and because none of that happens in the kitchen there is no chemical smell afterwards. Indoors it is the cavity, the fan cover and the door glass, degreased by hand with non-caustic products, then a heat test before sign-off. An AGA is not stripped out or moved to do this.
Prices as quoted
| Single oven | £77 |
| Double oven | £110 |
| Range cooker, 90cm | £114 |
| Two-oven AGA | £143 |
| Hob | £23–28 |
| Extractor hood | £28 |
| Microwave | £22 |
Upper Shirley, asked and answered
Is there a surcharge for this part of Croydon?
None. The list is the same everywhere, and the figure is given on the phone before we book you in.
Can the van park on my drive?
If there is room, yes. The tank and the water travel with us.
Do you clean the extractor over a range?
Yes, £28, same visit.
How long does an AGA take?
Longer than a single oven, which is around ninety minutes.
Reviews from our rounds
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.
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.
Where Upper Shirley sits
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Leytonstone · South Ealing · Coulsdon Town · Leicester Square · Finchley Central · Paddington
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To book in Upper Shirley: 020 8077 5225 any day, or send the quote form and we ring you back.