End of tenancy cleaning for a three-bed house: cost and what to expect
A three-bed house is usually most of a day, and we normally send a team of two to keep it within one. Stairs and a landing, more than one bathroom, and carpet across several rooms are what add the work over a flat. Prices start from £279, or £301 with a flight of stairs, and rise with extra bathrooms (£50 each), the condition and the add-ons.
For all sizes and what pushes the figure up, see the cost guide.
Cleaning a house
A three-bed is usually a house, and houses bring things a flat does not. A staircase and landing, which are both carpeted and awkward. Often two or more bathrooms. More floor area on every level. And they tend to be more lived-in, because people stay longer in houses than in flats, so kitchens and bathrooms can need heavier work.
The stairs are the detail people miss when they price it themselves. They are their own carpet area, they take longer than a bedroom to do properly, and the spindles and the underside of the handrail are on the check-out list.
Most of a day
Expect most of a working day in labour, which is why a team of two is normal for a three-bed. Two or three cleaners bring the time on site down to around four hours and make a tight check-out achievable. See the timing guide for how team size works.
Prices, with worked totals
The base is £279 for a three-bed with one bathroom, or £301 for a house with a flight of stairs. The combinations we quote most on a three-bed house:
- Deep oven clean plus carpet in three bedrooms and on the stairs: £301 plus £31 plus £149 is £481.
- Deep oven clean only, hard floors downstairs and the upstairs carpet vacuumed but not treated: £301 plus £31 is £332.
From there the drivers are the number of bathrooms, the overall condition, and the extra stairs and rooms a house brings. The instant quote accounts for all of it, and the price guide sets out each factor.
Add-ons for a house
Carpet is usually the big one, since a house has it across more rooms and the stairs, so a deep carpet clean from £36 a room often matters most, alongside a deep oven clean at £31 an oven. Houses with a second oven or a range cooker are priced per oven, so tell us what is in the kitchen. Hard floors downstairs can take a clean and polish at £8 per square metre if the inventory recorded them as polished. The base scope is on the what is included page.
Getting a house ready
Clear every room, including any loft, garage or shed space that is named in your tenancy, because if it is on the inventory it is on the check-out. Defrost the freezer overnight, leave the utilities on, and make sure the outside bins are emptied and the collection day has passed.
Bins are worth a sentence of their own. A full wheelie bin left behind gets treated as waste removal, which means it is charged separately from anything we do, and it is entirely avoidable if you check the collection calendar before you fix the moving date.
One thing to confirm early: gardens, sheds, patios and other outdoor areas are not part of a standard end of tenancy clean. Houses are where this catches people, because a flat rarely has any. Check whether your inventory expects the garden in a particular state and arrange it separately if it does. The Tenancy Deposit Scheme found gardening behind 14% of the disputes it adjudicated in 2024/25, which is not nothing.
The deposit at stake on a house
House deposits are the largest, since the cap is five weeks’ rent where annual rent is under £50,000. On a £1,900-a-month house that is around £2,190 held by the scheme. Cleaning is the most disputed item of all at 54% of TDS cases, and a £481 clean against a £2,000-plus deposit is the easiest risk to remove. Every clean carries a 48-hour re-clean guarantee (terms apply), and the check-out checklist covers what the clerk will actually inspect.
Quick answers
How much for a three-bed house? From £301 with a flight of stairs, plus £50 for each extra bathroom, then carpet and condition.
How long? Most of a day in labour, usually around four hours on site with a team of two.
Are gardens included? No, outdoor areas are not part of a standard end of tenancy clean.
Do the stairs count separately for carpet? Yes. Stairs are their own area, and they take longer than a bedroom.
Sources
Treat these as a guide. Your quote depends on the house, its condition and the scope you book.
Use our end of tenancy cleaning price calculator for a quick estimate, then request a confirmed quote for your postcode.