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Battersea grease trap cleaning
Looking for grease trap cleaning in Battersea? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- Foul odours from the grease trap
Grease trap cleaning in Battersea, done properly
A clean trap means flowing drains and no foul smells. The fat, oil, grease and solids are taken out, clean the inside and the baffles, and check the trap is working properly. The work covers school and care home kitchens, kitchen waste pipes and under-sink grease traps, and the jobs we see most are a blocked kitchen drain caused by grease and an inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning.
Every food business in London is inspected by its local council’s environmental health officers, and walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of the picture. A deep clean ahead of an inspection, or after one, is a common reason kitchens in Battersea get in touch.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Battersea (SW11, SW18, SW4)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Busy kitchens with lots of washing-up fill traps fast. They often need the most frequent cleaning.
Baffles and outlets
The outlet carries the separated water on to the drain. If it’s blocked or greasy, the trap backs up.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. For a job in Battersea, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- Built-up fat, oil and grease is removed from the trap.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
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Common questions in Battersea
Which environmental health team covers Battersea?
That’s Wandsworth council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Battersea. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Can parking be tricky for a job in Battersea?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What do you do with the waste?
It’s removed from site when we leave. There’s nothing left for your team to deal with after we’ve finished.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
It varies with the trap and the kitchen. If the sinks start to drain slowly between cleans, it’s too long and we will adjust the schedule.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Common problems we fix in Battersea
The more a kitchen cooks and washes up, the quicker the trap fills. A trap that suited a quieter kitchen can struggle when cooking increases.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A routine grease trap service
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Christ Church CofE Primary School or anywhere near Battersea, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the price is fixed
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Broken pipework below ground
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
Leave it or put it right?
Once the trap is full, grease heads for the drain. It hardens on the pipe walls until water can’t get through. Cleaning the trap regularly is far easier than clearing a blocked drain. A building in Battersea may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why Battersea businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Battersea kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 104 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 12 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Battersea. Wherever food is prepared there, a periodic deep clean and a clear grease trap keep things in order. Kitchens in Battersea get their food hygiene inspections from Wandsworth council. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day. Night work is normal for London kitchens, and the kitchen is handed back ready for the morning.
For busy kitchens close to Clapham Junction station, deep cleans and grease trap work can be done after closing. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Battersea General Hospital about 0.8 miles north, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Battersea is about 3 miles south-east of Kensington, in Greater London. For grease trap cleaning in and around Battersea, please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Battersea. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Battersea among them.
All of SW11, SW18 and SW4 is within our area for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on York Road, Este Road and Home Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Battersea include the A3207, so getting to you is simple for grease trap cleaning. Close by, we work in Clapham Junction (1 mile north-west), Sands End (1 mile north-west), Chelsea Harbour (1 mile north-west), Wandsworth (1 mile south-west) and Clapham (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles north-east), City of Westminster (4 miles north), Marylebone (4 miles north), Kensington (3 miles north-west), St Pancras (5 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Battersea
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Falcon pub, Emanuel School and Imperial Park and the streets around them. Battersea has its own railway station: Clapham Junction station. A little further out are Baynard's Castle (4.4 miles north-east) and Southside Wandsworth (1.3 miles south-west). Not far away are Henman Hill and Battersea Park Lake.