Carpet cleaning in Croydon
Six in ten Croydon households live in a house, and a house usually means a staircase. On the card, a three-bed house with the living room, hall, stairs and landing comes to £223.
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Croydon, by the numbers
| Households in a house | 60.2% (terraced, semi or detached) nomisweb.co.uk |
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| Households in a flat | 39.7% nomisweb.co.uk |
| Homes built before 1919 | 28.4% of 168,250 assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| Homes built 1919 to 1939 | 23.5% assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| Water, central Croydon and Purley | Very hard: 2025 mean 308 mg/l (Thames Water) water-quality-api.prod.p.webapp.thameswater.co.uk |
| Water, Kenley | SES Water, medium: 195.6 mg/l seswater.co.uk |
| Selective licence | 14 wards, from 25 September 2026 croydon.gov.uk |
| Visitor permit, outer zones | £1.60 to £2.20 a day croydon.gov.uk |
Old houses mean stairs
Of Croydon's 168,250 homes, 28.4% went up before 1919 and another 23.5% between the wars, according to Valuation Office Agency counts for March 2025. Put those together and over half the borough's homes are older than the Second World War. A lot of them are houses, and a house has stairs.
Stairs are where carpets wear first. Every foot in the place goes up and down them, the nosings take the scuffing, and the bottom step collects whatever came in off the street. We price a full flight at £41 and the landing at £9. If you only want the way in and up, the hallway, stairs and landing is £72. Allow up to an hour for the cleaner to work down a flight and its landing.
An older house may have a wool runner on the stairs, or a carpet that has been down for twenty years. Wool is fine; just say so when you book, and the cleaner will check the fibre and keep the water down. Croydon has 21 conservation areas, from Chatsworth Road and The Waldrons to Kenley Aerodrome, and none of that changes how a carpet is cleaned. It might change how old it is.
Our carpets cleaned room by room page has the full method, and every room is listed on the price list. The smallest booking is £67.
Thornton Heath, Purley or Addiscombe? Croydon area by area
Croydon town centre CR0
Croydon town centre is flats and tenants. In Fairfield ward, around the Whitgift Centre (built in 1969) and the Fairfield Halls (reopened in 2019), 57.9% of households rent privately, more than twice Croydon's 25.8%, and 56.7% of homes date from 2000 or later. Purpose-built blocks hold 71.1% of households. With a working lift there is no carrying charge. Without one, the machine goes up by hand, at £10 for each storey above the first. Fairfield is also one of the 14 selective licensing wards.
- households
- 7,377
- live in a flat
- 86%
- of homes built before 1919
- 20%
- rent privately
- 58%
A two-bed flat with the living room and hallway £137 Price yours
Ward: Fairfield (Croydon)
Purley CR8 · CR2
Purley has few Victorian homes (3.0% are from before 1900) and a lot of Edwardian ones: 18.9% went up between 1900 and 1918. That fits the Webb Estate, 260 acres of farmland bought in the 1880s and built up with Edwardian houses, before the town grew fast in the 1920s and 1930s. If a big room has a rug on the boards, it's washed on the floor where it lies, £35 up to 3 m² or £51 above that, with the fringes done by hand.
- households
- 9,689
- live in a flat
- 35%
- of homes built before 1919
- 22%
- rent privately
- 20%
A four-bed house with a through lounge, hall, stairs and landing £277 Price yours
Wards: Purley & Woodcote, Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Coulsdon CR5
Coulsdon has two permit zones of its own, a town centre zone and a residents-only zone. If your road is in either, buy a day visitor permit for the cleaner ahead of time and the parking is sorted. Most households live in a house, and 69.7% are in a semi or a detached one. At Cane Hill, the old hospital site was rebuilt as 677 homes, finished in November 2021, so some Coulsdon carpets are only a few years old.
- households
- 9,676
- live in a flat
- 15%
- of homes built before 1919
- 9%
- rent privately
- 10%
A three-bed house with the living room, hall, stairs and landing £223 Price yours
Wards: Coulsdon Town, Old Coulsdon
Thornton Heath CR7 · CR0
Thornton Heath's clock tower, where the High Street meets Parchmore Road, went up in 1900, partly paid for by public subscription. The houses and shops around it are mostly Victorian. Across the three wards, 53.7% of homes predate 1919, against 28.4% for Croydon, and terraces hold 39.0% of households. A Victorian terrace usually has a straight flight of stairs rising from a narrow hall; the flight is £41 and the hall £22.
- households
- 19,624
- live in a flat
- 38%
- of homes built before 1919
- 54%
- rent privately
- 32%
A three-bed house with the living room, hall, stairs and landing £223 Price yours
Wards: Thornton Heath, Bensham Manor, West Thornton
South Norwood SE25
South Norwood's homes are older than those of any other Croydon neighbourhood here, with 39.2% built before 1900, and one household in five (20.2%) lives in a house that has been turned into flats or is shared. Stanley Halls, Grade II listed, was first built in 1903 and got its clock tower in 1904. If your flat has kept tall windows with long curtains, they're cleaned on the rail for £42 a pair once the office has seen a photo. Lined or interlined curtains go to a dry cleaner.
- households
- 7,093
- live in a flat
- 62%
- of homes built before 1919
- 45%
- rent privately
- 34%
A two-bed flat with the living room and hallway £137 Price yours
Ward: South Norwood
Norbury SW16 · CR7
Norbury is mostly early 20th century. The London County Council built the Norbury Cottage Garden Estate in 1901; 23.9% of homes here date from 1900 to 1918 and another 47.2% from between the wars. Nearly three households in four live in a house, and 30.8% have four bedrooms or more. Mattresses are cleaned on the bed, £35 each, and need up to a day to dry. Norbury carries on into Lambeth; these figures cover the two Croydon wards.
- households
- 8,171
- live in a flat
- 27%
- of homes built before 1919
- 32%
- rent privately
- 26%
A three-bed house with the living room, hall, stairs and landing £223 Price yours
Wards: Norbury & Pollards Hill, Norbury Park
Addiscombe CR0
In Addiscombe, five parallel roads (Outram, Havelock, Elgin, Clyde and Canning) were laid out on the site of the East India Company's old military college. Renting is common: 34.0% of households rent privately, against 25.8% across Croydon, and both Addiscombe wards are in the selective licensing scheme that began on 25 September 2026. Moving out of a flat or a terrace here? Ask for the invoice to be split room by room, so you and the landlord can each see what you're paying for.
- households
- 11,485
- live in a flat
- 45%
- of homes built before 1919
- 48%
- rent privately
- 34%
A three-bed house with the living room, hall, stairs and landing £223 Price yours
Wards: Addiscombe West, Addiscombe East
Shirley CR0
Shirley grew quickly in the 1930s, mostly as suburban semis, and the Monks Orchard estate dates from the same decade. Today 44.4% of households live in a semi, against 24.7% across Croydon, and 48.1% have three bedrooms. Shirley Windmill, Grade II listed, was bought by Croydon Corporation in 1951. If the back room of your semi opens onto a carpeted conservatory, that room is £29, and the living room £43.
- households
- 9,874
- live in a flat
- 21%
- of homes built before 1919
- 2%
- rent privately
- 10%
A three-bed house with the living room, hall, stairs and landing £223 Price yours
Wards: Shirley North, Shirley South (Croydon)
The figures cover the wards named under each neighbourhood. Sources: Census 2021 (ONS, via Nomis): TS044 accommodation type, TS054 tenure, TS050 bedrooms, by 2022 ward; VOA Council Tax stock of properties by build period (CTSOP 4.1, 31 March 2025), LSOAs to 2022 wards (ONS best fit); postcode districts from the ONS Postcode Directory (latest), live residential postcodes.
Landlords and the 25 September 2026 schemes
Croydon switched on two new licensing schemes on 25 September 2026. Selective licensing covers single-family lets in 14 wards, Thornton Heath, Selhurst, Waddon and both Addiscombes among them. The Purley, Coulsdon and Kenley wards aren't on the list, so check yours on the council's site. A five-year licence is £800. On top of that, additional HMO licensing now runs across the whole borough for homes shared by three or four people from two or more households.
A quarter of Croydon households (25.8%) rent privately. That's a lot of tenancies ending: tenants book us before the check-out, landlords and agents between lets. Either way, ask for the invoice split room by room and it'll show exactly what was done where.
If a carpet really is past it, Croydon's bulky collection takes carpets and rugs, beds and mattresses, sofas and armchairs, as long as two crew can lift each piece onto the lorry. One to three items cost £40.40 and four to six cost £65.30. Upholstered and foam pieces are picked up on a separate run because they may contain persistent organic pollutants, so don't be surprised if the sofa leaves on a different lorry from the wardrobe.
Parking: cheap permits, one catch
Croydon has 20 controlled parking zones, and a resident's day visitor permit costs very little. In the outer zones (Coulsdon, Norbury, Purley, South Norwood and Thornton Heath among them) it's £1.60 to £2.20 depending on the vehicle's CO2 band; in the inner zones £2.60 to £3.40. Please get one for the day if you're in a zone. We'll ask about it when the office calls to confirm.
The catch is in the paid bays. Once a parking session ends, the driver can't come back to the same place for at least two hours. So if a clean runs on, the cleaner can't end the session, nip round the block and start a new one in the same spot. That's why a visitor permit or a driveway beats a bay. If a paid session is the only option, the cost goes on the bill at the price paid.
Outside the zones, check the signs on your street. Some roads carry their own restrictions even with no zone around them.
What we clean in Croydon
- Carpet cleaningRooms, stairs and landings, priced room by room.
Upholstery and sofasSofas, armchairs and fabric dining chairs, by the seat.
Rug cleaningRugs washed where they lie, priced by size.- Hard floorsTiles, vinyl, stone and sealed wood, by the square metre.
MattressesMattresses cleaned on the bed, both sides where they turn.
CurtainsCurtains cleaned on the rail, priced by the pair.
How booking works
- Price it herePick the rooms and the furniture. The price adds up as you go.
- The office calls youBetween 8am and 7pm, about access, parking and stains, and to agree a day. A 50% deposit holds it.
- The cleaner comes overCarpets, rugs, sofas and mattresses are cleaned in your home. Nothing is taken away.
Croydon questions
- Does Croydon's hard water make a difference to the clean?
Not to the price or the method. Thames Water's Croydon East zone, which serves central Croydon and Purley, averaged 308 mg/l in 2025, very hard on its scale; Thornton Heath and Norbury (255) and South Norwood (251) come in a bit softer. Kenley is on SES Water, at a medium 195.6. Wherever you are, we need your water and power left on.
- Will the council take my old carpet?
Yes. Carpets and rugs are on Croydon's bulky waste list, and an order can still be changed until two working days before the lorry comes. If you'd rather drive it yourself, vans are only let into the Factory Lane centre, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11am to 1pm, with ID and proof of a Croydon address.
- Does a filthy carpet cost more after a long let?
No. It costs the same; it just takes the cleaner longer. Stains and traffic lanes are pre-treated as part of the price, though old set-in marks may not shift, and the cleaner will say on the day.
Where these facts come from
- Census 2021: 39.7% of Croydon households live in flats, 23.3% in terraced, 24.7% in semi-detached and 12.2% in detached houses (60.2% in houses). nomisweb.co.uk
- 25.8% of Croydon households rent privately (Census 2021). nomisweb.co.uk
- VOA counts for 31 March 2025: 168,250 homes in Croydon, 28.4% built before 1919 and 23.5% between 1919 and 1939. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
- Croydon East supply zone (central Croydon CR0 5RU, Purley CR8 2HA): 2025 hardness mean 308 mg/l. water-quality-api.prod.p.webapp.thameswater.co.uk
- Norbury supply zone (Thornton Heath, Norbury): 2025 mean 255 mg/l. water-quality-api.prod.p.webapp.thameswater.co.uk
- Croydon Woodside zone (South Norwood SE25 4UD): 2025 mean 251 mg/l. water-quality-api.prod.p.webapp.thameswater.co.uk
- Thames Water scale: 200 to 300 mg/l is hard, over 300 mg/l very hard. thameswater.co.uk
- Kenley (CR8 5AE) is supplied by SES Water, Warlingham zone, 2025 average 195.6 mg/l, which SES calls medium hardness. seswater.co.uk
- Croydon bulky collection: £40.40 for 1 to 3 items, £65.30 for 4 to 6; upholstered and foam items are picked up separately because they may contain persistent organic pollutants. croydon.gov.uk
- Croydon's bulky list includes carpets and rugs, beds and mattresses, sofas and armchairs, if two crew can lift each item; orders can change up to 2 working days before. croydon.gov.uk
- Vans are accepted only at Factory Lane, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11am to 1pm, with ID and proof of a Croydon address. croydon.gov.uk
- Selective licensing and borough-wide additional HMO licensing (3 or 4 occupants) started in Croydon on 25 September 2026. croydon.gov.uk
- The 14 selective licensing wards are Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Fairfield, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Selhurst, South Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton and Woodside; Purley, Coulsdon and Kenley are not included. croydon.gov.uk
- A five-year Croydon selective licence costs £800. croydon.gov.uk
- Croydon lists 20 controlled parking zones; streets outside a zone can still have local restrictions. croydon.gov.uk
- Day visitor permits cost £2.60 to £3.40 in inner zones and £1.60 to £2.20 in outer zones such as Coulsdon, Norbury, Purley, South Norwood and Thornton Heath, by CO2 band. croydon.gov.uk
- After a paid parking session ends the driver must not return to the same place for at least 2 hours. croydon.gov.uk
- Croydon has 21 conservation areas, with Article 4 directions in Chatsworth Road, The Waldrons and Kenley Aerodrome. croydon.gov.uk
- The Whitgift Centre was built in 1969; the Fairfield Halls arts centre opened in 1962 and reopened in 2019 after modernisation. en.wikipedia.org
- Purley grew rapidly in the 1920s and 1930s; the Webb Estate began as 260 acres of farmland bought in the 1880s and was built up with Edwardian houses. en.wikipedia.org
- Croydon Council runs a Coulsdon Town Centre Permit Zone and a Coulsdon Resident Only Permit Zone. croydon.gov.uk
- The old Cane Hill hospital site in Coulsdon was rebuilt as 677 homes, finished in November 2021. en.wikipedia.org
- Thornton Heath's clock tower at the High Street and Parchmore Road junction was built in 1900, partly paid for by public subscription; its housing and shops are mostly Victorian. en.wikipedia.org
- Stanley Halls in South Norwood, Grade II listed, was first built in 1903; its clock tower and Upper Stanley Hall were added in 1904. en.wikipedia.org
- The London County Council built the Norbury Cottage Garden Estate in 1901; Norbury extends into Lambeth. en.wikipedia.org
- Five parallel roads (Outram, Havelock, Elgin, Clyde and Canning Roads) were laid out on the site of the East India Company's former military college in Addiscombe. en.wikipedia.org
- House building in Shirley grew quickly in the 1930s, mostly suburban semi-detached houses, and the Monks Orchard estate dates from the same period; Shirley Windmill, Grade II listed, was bought by Croydon Corporation in 1951. en.wikipedia.org
See your price in Croydon
Pick your rooms and furniture and the card adds it up, or call the office on 020 3129 1949.