Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Banbury kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning across Banbury and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Kitchen extract cleaning in Banbury
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. The work covers plenums and filters, vertical risers and canopies and hoods, and common reasons people get in touch are missing paperwork after a change of operator and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Banbury, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Banbury goes.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Banbury, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Banbury (OX16, OX17)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate and report suit estates and compliance files.
Also near Banbury
Other services in Banbury
Leave it or put it right?
Any food business in Banbury can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. With a fire risk assessment or inspection due, getting the work done first puts you on the front foot.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why book with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
FAQs for Banbury
Which council inspects kitchens in Banbury?
Kitchens in Banbury are inspected by Cherwell council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Banbury?
That is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Is Banbury in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Banbury included.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Banbury: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 84 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 57 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Banbury. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Food hygiene inspections in Banbury are the job of Cherwell council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Banbury is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
A kitchen near Banbury station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Mary's Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Banbury is Horton General Hospital, about 0.8 miles south-east.
Banbury is in Oxfordshire. Banbury gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Banbury among them. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby, about 22 miles away.
Every address in OX16 and OX17 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on High Street, Market Place and Grimsbury Square and nearby roads. Banbury is on the A361 and A422, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Banbury: Neithrop (1 mile west), Ruscote (1 mile west), Grimsbury (1 mile east), Drayton (1 mile north-west) and North Newington (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Bicester (14 miles south-east), Bure Park (13 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Woodstock (15 miles south), Bloxham (3 miles south) and Charlbury (14 miles south-west). Banbury is among the bigger places we cover in Oxfordshire for kitchen extract cleaning.
Landmarks near Banbury
Typical jobs here are in premises near People's Park, Banbury Academy and Duke of Wellington pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Banbury is Banbury station, roughly 0.8 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Castle Quay Shopping Centre (0.5 miles east) and Banbury Castle (0.5 miles east). Open spaces near Banbury include Crouch Hill and Farthinghoe Nature Reserve.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date is not missed.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
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, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In Banbury, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Banbury
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.