Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Mile End, Greater London
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Mile End? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
Kitchen extract cleaning in Mile End, done properly
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. If you have missing paperwork after a change of operator and grease dripping from the canopy or filters, we can put it right, from discharge points, extract fans and vertical risers onwards. When a restaurant in Mile End asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s exactly what we do: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
A clean in Mile End covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In Mile End, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Mile End (E3, E1, E14)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Mile End questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Mile End?
Food hygiene inspections in Mile End are carried out by Tower Hamlets council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Mile End?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Mile End. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
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 if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Mile End and across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
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Why act early in Mile End
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. Planning ahead in Mile End lets you pick a quiet night rather than lose a busy one.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Mile End
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How big the system is
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that cannot be reached.
Mile End kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 92 pubs, bars and clubs and about 12 hotels and B&Bs in Mile End and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. It’s Tower Hamlets council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Mile End. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. In London, kitchens are usually cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
School kitchens, at schools like Beatrice Tate School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Where a hall near Holy Trinity Church, or anywhere in Mile End, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Commuter trade near Limehouse station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Mile End is about 2 miles east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. Across the E3 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Mile End is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for kitchen extract cleaning.
We work across the E3, E1 and E14 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Bow Road, Bale Road and Toby Lane or a nearby road, we can help. With the A1205 close by, Mile End is easy for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Bow (1 mile north), Bow Common (1 mile south-east), Bromley (1 mile east), Limehouse (1 mile south) and Donnybrook Quarter (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles south-west), City of Westminster (5 miles west), Marylebone (5 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles west) and Walthamstow (4 miles north).
Local landmarks in Mile End
In Mile End, that means kitchens and buildings near Central Foundation Girls' School, Malmesbury Primary School and Mile End Park. Mile End’s nearest station is Limehouse station, roughly 0.9 miles south of the centre. A little further out are St Clement's Hospital (under half a mile north-east) and Museum of the Book (0.8 miles south). The countryside around Mile End includes Old Ford Island and Tower Hill.
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Expect the work in Mile End to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.