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West Hampstead grease trap cleaning
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around West Hampstead, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- An overdue grease trap
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
How we handle grease trap cleaning in West Hampstead
Think of the grease trap as a filter for the kitchen’s drains. Kept clean, it does its job quietly, but neglected, it causes blockages and smells. Routine cleaning keeps it in good working order. Common call-outs are for a small trap that fills too quickly and grease setting in the kitchen pipework, across school and care home kitchens, under-sink grease traps and restaurants and takeaways.
Across London, council environmental health teams inspect food businesses, and the cleanliness of the whole kitchen is part of what they look at. Kitchens in West Hampstead often book a deep clean before or after an inspection.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- West Hampstead (NW3, NW6, NW2)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease trap cleaning around West Hampstead
The Food Standards Agency lists about 51 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 19 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses in West Hampstead and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Pub and hotel kitchens get the same build-up behind equipment and in the grease trap as any other. Environmental health officers from Camden council inspect food businesses in West Hampstead. 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. In London, deep cleans and grease trap work are typically done overnight, so the kitchen opens as normal the next day.
If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near West Hampstead (the nearest hospital is New End Hospital, about 0.5 miles north-east), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service. If you look after a hall kitchen near Presbyterian Church Of St Andrew or anywhere in West Hampstead, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event.
West Hampstead is about 3 miles north-west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Anywhere in NW3, we can carry out grease trap cleaning at your premises. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, West Hampstead among them. For sites nearby, see our London page (6 miles or so).
All of NW3, NW6 and NW2 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Mill Lane, Acol Road and Ajax Road and nearby roads. West Hampstead sits on or near the A502, so getting to you is simple for grease trap cleaning. We also cover the places around West Hampstead: Fortune Green (1 mile west), Hampstead (1 mile east), Greenhill (1 mile east), Childs Hill (1 mile north-west) and Vale of Health (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles south-east), City of Westminster (3 miles south-east), Marylebone (3 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south), St Pancras (4 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (5 miles east).
Local landmarks in West Hampstead
Around West Hampstead, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near South Hampstead High School, Holly Bush pub and Kilburn Grange Park, among other places. There’s a railway station in West Hampstead itself: Finchley Road & Frognal station. A little further out are Isokon Gallery (1.2 miles east) and New End Hospital (0.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near West Hampstead include Parliament Hill and Westbere Copse.
Why it’s worth doing now in West Hampstead
A dirty grease trap smells. Decomposing waste in the trap smells bad that can reach the kitchen and beyond. Cleaning it removes the cause. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Places near West Hampstead
Also in West Hampstead
Different parts, different methods
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens that serve set mealtimes fill their traps more steadily. A regular interval suits them well.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
A blocked drain in a busy kitchen can stop service. Regular trap cleaning helps prevent it.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Do you need grease trap cleaning in West Hampstead?
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.
What we’re most often called out for:
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- An overdue grease trap
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- A kitchen drain that smells
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Emmanuel Church of England Primary School or anywhere near West Hampstead, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The times the site is available
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The scale of the work
- The number of sites or systems
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
If you need grease trap cleaning in West Hampstead, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. In a London area like West Hampstead, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Common questions in West Hampstead
How do you handle parking and loading in West Hampstead?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in West Hampstead, and about any building rules on loading. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Which council inspects kitchens in West Hampstead?
The local authority for West Hampstead is Camden council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
What types of grease trap do you clean?
Under-sink units, inline traps and interceptors are all covered. Let us know what’s fitted and we will plan around it.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.