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Grease Trap Cleaning in Streatham
Grease trap cleaning for Streatham, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Streatham is normally done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
If you need grease trap cleaning in Streatham, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Grease trap cleaning in Streatham
A clean trap means flowing drains and no foul smells. We empty the built-up grease and food solids and the chambers and baffles cleaned, and check the trap is working properly. If you have a slow-draining kitchen sink and scheduled grease trap emptying, we can put it right, from inline grease traps, pot wash sinks and restaurants and takeaways onwards.
London’s sewers are known for fatbergs, built up from fat, oil and grease washed down drains. A grease trap that is emptied and cleaned regularly keeps fat out of the drains.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Streatham (SW16, SW2, CR4, SW12)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Streatham kitchens: local notes
There are about 277 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 160 sandwich bars and takeaways across Streatham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Fat from washing up sets hard in pipes, and kitchens like these produce plenty of it. Most London kitchens can’t close in the day, so deep cleaning is usually done overnight. In Streatham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lambeth council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
Where a church or community hall near St Leonard's Church, or anywhere in Streatham, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. Tooting Bec Hospital, about 1 mile west, is the nearest hospital to Streatham; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
Streatham is about 5 miles south of London, in Greater London. Streatham gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: SW16, SW2, CR4 and SW12. Local streets include Stanthorpe Road, Gleneagle Mews and Madeira Road, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Main roads around Streatham include the A205 and A216, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Streatham, we cover Streatham Park (1 mile west), Furzedown (1 mile west), Streatham Hill (1 mile north), Hyde farm estate (1 mile north) and Grange Mills (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles north), City of Westminster (6 miles north), Marylebone (6 miles north), Kensington (6 miles north-west), St Pancras (7 miles north) and Shoreditch (7 miles north).
Around Streatham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School, Streatham Common and Waldorf School of South West London and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Streatham itself: Streatham station. Other landmarks nearby include Clockworks Museum (1.1 miles east) and Southside Wandsworth (3.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Streatham includes Knight's Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
Common questions in Streatham
What do you need to know about parking in Streatham?
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.
Can you work in Streatham outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Streatham does not have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Why does a grease trap need regular cleaning?
An overfull trap lets grease into the drains. It sets there and narrows the pipes until they block. Regular cleaning prevents it.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Do you need grease trap cleaning in Streatham?
Every pan and plate washed sends grease towards the drain. In the trap, they cool and separate, and the layer gets thicker day by day.
Clients normally contact us after spotting one of these:
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Drains clogged with fat
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- A routine grease trap service
If you serve passing trade near Streatham station, a grease trap on a regular schedule keeps the drains running through busy weeks.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the price is fixed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Part by part
Inline grease traps
An inline trap sits in the pipework between the kitchen and the drain. They’re larger than under-sink traps but still need regular emptying.
Baffles and outlets
The outlet carries the separated water on to the drain. If it’s blocked or greasy, the trap backs up.
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Streatham
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Why act early in Streatham
Smells from a neglected trap are hard to ignore. Rotting food and grease give off foul odours and the smell carries. Cleaning it removes the cause. A building in Streatham may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will talk you through it.
Why book with us
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
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