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Carpet cleaning prices, room by room.
Hot-water-extraction carpet cleaning priced by room count — the way customers actually ask for it — with stairs, protection and upholstery as separate lines.
How it prices: Priced by room count on a per-room rate with a firm minimum charge — a single room is sold at the minimum, not the room rate — multiplied for your area, with stairs and upholstery as add-ons and stain protection charged as a percentage of the clean. Treat the output as a starting band, not gospel — gather 15–30 local price points before you commit to a number.
What carpet cleaning costs in the UK in 2026
Professional hot-water-extraction cleaning is priced per room (£25–£45, a lounge £35–£50) on a firm minimum charge of £50–£70 — a single room is sold at the minimum, not the room rate. A whole house runs £100–£250 depending on size and condition. Stairs and landing add £25–£40, and upholstery is priced per piece — a three-seat sofa £40–£70, an armchair £20–£35.
Drying time with proper extraction is 2–4 hours. Quotes far below these bands usually mean a light spray-and-buff rather than genuine extraction.
If you're the one running the machine
The first room pays for the setup; every additional room is mostly margin — so the quoting job is lifting the average ticket, not the room rate. Stairs, the hallway, stain protection and one piece of upholstery routinely turn a £78 booking into a £150+ visit, and empty-house work (landlords, end of tenancy) fills the gaps between domestic jobs.
The full method — machinery choices, per-room economics, the upsell script — is in The Carpet Cleaning Works, £47.
Pricing questions, answered plainly
How much does carpet cleaning cost per room in the UK?
Rooms are £25–£45 each (a lounge £35–£50), but a visit is sold on a minimum charge of £50–£70 — so a single small room is priced at the minimum, not the room rate. A whole house is £100–£250. Stairs and landing are typically £25–£40 extra.
How much is a whole-house carpet clean?
A whole house is a single band of £100–£250 depending on size and condition, excluding stairs and upholstery. It's better value per room than one-off rooms because the machine set-up happens once.
Is stain protection worth adding after a carpet clean?
Stain protection is priced as roughly 30–50% of the clean value, not a flat fee — so it scales with the size of the job. It helps carpets resist re-soiling and is high-margin minutes for the operator; either way it should be a named line, not blended in.
How long do carpets take to dry after professional cleaning?
Two to four hours with proper hot water extraction and good airflow. Much faster claimed drying usually means a surface-only clean rather than extraction.
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