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Grease filter exchange in South Hampstead, Greater London
One call covers grease filter exchange in South Hampstead: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Blocked baffle filters
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- A canopy that drips grease
Grease filter exchange in South Hampstead, done properly
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in South Hampstead, whether there’s one canopy or many. Visits can be timed around your service so nobody has to stop cooking. The work covers island canopies, restaurants and pubs and wall canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are gaps where filters have been removed and filters that come out of the sink still dirty.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In South Hampstead, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- South Hampstead (NW3, NW8, NW6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease filter exchange in South Hampstead: the local picture
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 74 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 22 hotels and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central South Hampstead. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected. London Fire Brigade covers South Hampstead. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as The UCL Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. A hospital like Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth, about 0.7 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
South Hampstead is about 1 mile south of Hampstead, in Greater London. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in South Hampstead and the rest of Greater London. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, large and small.
We work across the NW3, NW8 and NW6 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Avenue Road, Acacia Road and Harben Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Other places close to South Hampstead include Swiss Cottage (1 mile north), St John's Wood (1 mile south), Haverstock (1 mile east), Belsize Park (1 mile east) and Primrose Hill (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles south-east), Kensington (3 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south-east), Shoreditch (4 miles east), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east) and Hoxton (4 miles east).
Landmarks near South Hampstead
Typical jobs here are in premises near Cafe Med pub, St. Mary's Town and Country School and Holy Trinity CofE Primary School. You will also find Cecil Sharp House (1.1 miles east) and Primrose Hill (0.6 miles east). There’s a railway station in South Hampstead itself: South Hampstead station. A little further out are Isokon Gallery (0.8 miles north-east) and O2 Centre (0.5 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Adelaide Nature Reserve and The Long Water.
Managing agents and facilities teams in South Hampstead
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
What a clean will not put right
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
South Hampstead questions
Can the work in South Hampstead be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in South Hampstead does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Which council inspects kitchens in South Hampstead?
That’s Camden council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in South Hampstead. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filters can be cleaned on a schedule as well as exchanged. We will talk you through which suits your kitchen when we quote.
Is South Hampstead in your area?
Yes. We work in South Hampstead and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
How often should grease filters be changed?
That depends on the cooking. Heavy cooking means more frequent changes than lighter ones. We agree the interval with you.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We’ll show you which ones on the visit.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Part by part
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. A clean exchange set brings the airflow back.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in South Hampstead
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers, so the right exchange interval varies.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Blocked baffle filters
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Souls or elsewhere in South Hampstead, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before booking anyone
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. We take the greasy filters with us for cleaning.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen in the ducts.
The process
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. In South Hampstead, as across London, we usually work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.