One quote is £60. Another is £180. Same rooms, same city. If you’re weighing up a quote right now, it is fair to wonder why the numbers vary so much, so here is the straight answer, in plain terms.
Most carpet cleans come in between around £110 and £230, and the price we quote is the price you pay.
We price by the area (a room, a hallway or a landing), from £110 for two areas, with your exact price confirmed at the walk-through before any work begins.
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What changes the price?
The £60 clean
Cheap clean vs proper clean
How our prices work
Is it worth it?
What your price pays for
The Golden Guarantee
What Changes the Price of a Clean?
A carpet clean is not one fixed thing. Two cleaners can knock on the same door, use the same words, and do two completely different jobs. One leaves a carpet that looks clean for a day. The other leaves a carpet that is genuinely clean and stays that way. Four things explain almost every difference between one quote and another.
- The method. Lifting dirt out, rather than wetting the surface, takes the right machine, the right heat and the right time.
- The soil level. A lightly used bedroom and a pet-and-kids lounge are not the same job.
- The carpet itself. Wool and delicate fibres need a gentler, more careful approach than hard-wearing synthetics.
- The person. A trained, fully DBS-checked, insured technician costs more than an untrained one.
When you understand where a price comes from, the gap between £60 and £180 stops being a mystery. So before we show you how our pricing works, it is worth being upfront about what usually sits behind a very cheap quote.
The £60 Clean, and What It Really Costs
The cheapest quote is rarely the cheapest clean. Here is how it tends to go.
A van turns up with a small machine. The carpet gets a quick spray and a fast pass, ten minutes a room. It looks wet, then it looks clean, and the person leaves with your £60.
Then the carpet dries. The dirt that was pushed down, not lifted out, slowly rises back up the fibres to the surface. Within a week you are looking at the same marks you started with.
In the trade that is called wicking, and in our experience it is the calling card of a clean that was never finished properly. You end up paying twice: once for the cheap clean, and again for the proper one that puts it right.
The other version is the price that climbs. The £60 on the phone becomes £90 for stain treatment, then £120 because the rooms were bigger than expected, then a charge for the stairs nobody mentioned. The low number got the booking, and the real number arrives on the day, when you are least able to say no.
And then there is the part you cannot see. Is the person in your home DBS-checked? Are they insured if they soak a floor or shrink a rug? A cheap clean is cheap partly because none of that has been paid for, and you only find out it was missing when something goes wrong.
Red Flags In A Cheap Quote
None of this is rare, it is the everyday reality at the bottom of the market. If you hear or see any of these, the low number is not the full story.
- A phone price that sounds too good for the rooms described
- Vague about what the price actually includes
- Extras appearing once the technician is inside
- No mention of insurance or DBS checks
- Ten minutes a room and out the door
- No promise to come back if it is not right
A Cheap Clean vs a Prestige Refresh Clean
Same word, two different jobs. Here is what sits behind each price.
The Cheap Clean
- A quick spray and a fast pass, clean for a day
- A low phone price that climbs once they are inside
- Often no DBS check and no insurance
A Prestige Refresh Clean
- A method that lifts the dirt out, so the clean lasts
- The price we agreed, with nothing added on the day
- A trained technician, fully DBS-checked and insured
I nearly went with the cheaper quote. Watching the job done properly, you can see where the difference goes.
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How Our Prices Work
We price by the area, not by the hour. An area is a room, a hallway, or a landing.
These are our guide prices, so you know roughly where you stand before we visit. Every one of them includes the full process, not a quick pass.
- Two areas: from £110
- Three areas: around £150
- Four areas: around £190
- Five areas: around £230
- Each area after five: around £40 more
Free deodorising and sanitisation on every clean, at no extra cost. Some specialist stain treatments cost a little more, and we always tell you before we start, never after.
On the day, we walk the rooms with you, check the fibre and the marks, and confirm the exact price before any work begins. The number agreed there is the number you pay. Nothing is added once we’re inside.
Is a Proper Clean Worth It?
Carpet is one of the bigger things you buy for a home, and it wears out faster when grit is left to grind away at the fibres. A regular professional clean lifts that grit out, so the carpet you already own lasts years longer.
In our experience, for most homes a clean once or twice a year is the difference between replacing a carpet in five years and replacing it in ten.
Replacing a lounge carpet often runs well past £1,500 once you count the carpet, the underlay, the fitting and the upheaval of clearing the room. Next to that, a proper clean from £110 is small.
Next to a new carpet, a proper clean from £110 is small. Next to a £60 clean you end up paying for twice, it is the cheaper choice in the end.
What Your Price Actually Pays For
This is the work behind the number. The same sequence, on every job, and it is exactly the work a £60 clean skips.
Inspect & Spot TestWe walk the rooms, check the fibre, test a hidden area first, and confirm your exact price.
Dry VacuumThe Kirby lifts out the dry grit first, so the wash works on what is left.
Agitate & Pre-SprayThe pile is worked loose, and stains and traffic lanes are treated before the clean.
Hot Water ExtractionThe Enforcer 400 lifts the dirt out of the pile rather than pushing it down.
Dry PodsControlled drying, so the carpet is usually dry in around four hours.
Gold Musk FinishFree deodorising and sanitisation on every clean, at no extra cost.
Gold Guard (Optional)Fabric and stain protection for the carpet we’ve just cleaned, quoted per area, your call.
Groom & CheckThe pile is groomed, and we check the result with you before we leave.
One thing we watch for in our part of the world: in a lot of homes across the North West the carpet is laid straight over the old floorboards, and an over-wet clean leaves water sitting in the gaps for days.
That is how you end up with a damp smell that will not shift. We use enough moisture to lift the dirt and no more, then extract it, so the carpet is usually dry in around four hours, not the next morning.
Why Prestige Refresh
When customers tell us why they chose us, the same four reasons come up. They’re the standard we hold every job to, and they’re what the price actually buys.
What Customers Say
We could tell you our pricing is fair. It means more coming from the people who have actually paid it. We’re rated 5.0 from 338 Google reviews, and these come straight from them, unedited.
Our Golden Guarantee
The Golden Guarantee
A straight price, held, and a result that’s backed in writing. This is what the number on your quote actually buys.
Quick Answers
How much does carpet cleaning cost in the North West?
We price by the area, which is a room, a hallway, or a landing. As a guide, two areas start from £110, three areas around £150, four areas around £190, and five areas around £230, with each further area around £40 more.
Free deodorising and sanitisation are included on every clean, and your exact price is confirmed at the walk-through before any work begins.
Why are some quotes so much cheaper?
Usually the method, the person, or what gets added on the day. A cheap clean is often a quick spray that looks clean for a day, then the dirt rises back. A low phone price can also climb once the technician is inside, with charges that were never mentioned.
Are there any hidden charges?
No. The price we quote is the price you pay. Some specialist stain treatments cost a little more, and we always tell you before we start, never after.
Is deodorising included in the price?
Yes. Free deodorising and sanitisation are included on every clean, at no extra cost.
What if I am not happy with the clean?
If you’re not satisfied with the clean, we’ll come back free of charge until you’re 100% satisfied. There is no cap on return visits. The job is finished when you are happy with it.
How long does the carpet take to dry?
Usually around four hours, though it can range from one to twelve depending on the material and the airflow. We control the moisture rather than soaking the carpet, and same-day dry is available as a priority where timing matters.
