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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in South Hampstead
We cover South Hampstead for kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in South Hampstead
Across South Hampstead, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. We’re often asked to deal with poor airflow at the canopy and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, on plenums and filters, discharge points and canopies and hoods. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in South Hampstead? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in South Hampstead is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- South Hampstead (NW3, NW8, NW6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning around South Hampstead
The Food Standards Agency lists about 74 pubs and bars and about 22 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of South Hampstead. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. London Fire Brigade covers South Hampstead. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Environmental health officers from Camden council inspect food businesses in South Hampstead. 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth about 0.7 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Bursars and site managers at schools such as The UCL Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run a café or takeaway near South Hampstead station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
South Hampstead is about 1 mile south of Hampstead, in Greater London. Anywhere in NW3, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, South Hampstead among them.
Here we cover the NW3, NW8 and NW6 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Avenue Road, Acacia Road and Harben Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Swiss Cottage (1 mile north), St John's Wood (1 mile south), Haverstock (1 mile east), Belsize Park (1 mile east) and Primrose Hill (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover London (4 miles south-east), Kensington (3 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south-east), Shoreditch (4 miles east), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east) and Hoxton (4 miles east).
Around South Hampstead
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Cafe Med pub, St. Mary's Town and Country School and Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, among other places. Also close by are Cecil Sharp House (1.1 miles east) and Primrose Hill (0.6 miles east). South Hampstead has its own railway station: South Hampstead station. A little further out are Isokon Gallery (0.8 miles north-east) and O2 Centre (0.5 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Adelaide Nature Reserve and The Long Water.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in South Hampstead
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In South Hampstead, as across London, we usually work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in South Hampstead
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The scale of the work
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Keep the baffle filters clean
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Why deal with it now?
Any food business in South Hampstead can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. In South Hampstead, a planned overnight visit is much easier than closing unexpectedly.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A written report with pictures after each visit
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
South Hampstead questions
Which fire service covers South Hampstead?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for South Hampstead. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How do you handle parking and loading in South Hampstead?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Working overnight, as we often do in London, typically makes it simpler.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Do you work in South Hampstead?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes South Hampstead.