Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Worthy Down
Kitchen extract cleaning across Worthy Down and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Worthy Down
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’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers plenums and filters, extract fans and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are rancid smells from grease in the duct and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Worthy Down, you get one team and one number for every site.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Worthy Down (SO21)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Worthy Down and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What we are called out for in Worthy Down
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Bursars and site managers at schools such as South Wonston Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before booking
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Worthy Down: the local picture
The fire and rescue service for Worthy Down is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Winchester City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Worthy Down. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Royal Hampshire County Hospital (about 3.5 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Where a hall near St Margaret's, or anywhere in Worthy Down, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Worthy Down is about 4 miles north of Winchester, in Hampshire. Across the SO21 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Worthy Down among them. We also work in Southampton, about 14 miles from Worthy Down.
All of SO21 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Coopers Close, Coate Drive and Wellesley Drive, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Worthy Down: South Wonston (1 mile north), Springvale (2 miles south-east), Crawley (3 miles west), Sutton Scotney (3 miles north) and Stoke Charity (3 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (15 miles north-east), Winchester (4 miles south), Eastleigh (10 miles south), Andover (9 miles north-west), Totton (15 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (9 miles south).
Local landmarks in Worthy Down
Around Worthy Down, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Henry Beaufort School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Winchester station, about 3.2 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Royal Hampshire County Hospital (3.5 miles south) and Royal Observer Corps Museum (2.7 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Winnall Moors.
What affects the quote in Worthy Down
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- The site address and the type of premises
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Questions from Worthy Down
Do you work at weekends in Worthy Down?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Worthy Down can fit around your hours. When you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Is Worthy Down within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Worthy Down is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Allow anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. We will confirm the time when we quote.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before we start.
What happens if it’s left?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Worthy Down is calmer for everyone.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Why Worthy Down businesses choose us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
What happens on the day
Your staff don’t need to do much 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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Somewhere like Worthy Down, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before any work starts.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Worthy Down, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
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What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers