How often should you get your house professionally cleaned?

"How often should I get my house cleaned?" is the question we're asked most. There's no single right answer — it depends on your home and your life — but there is a sensible way to choose. Here's how to land on a schedule that fits, with honest costs.

The quick answer

For most households, fortnightly is the sweet spot: frequent enough to stay genuinely on top of dust, bathrooms and floors, without paying for a weekly visit you don't quite need. From there, adjust up or down based on how much life is happening in your home.

Match the schedule to your home

What it costs

Regular domestic cleaning in the Oldham area starts at £18 per hour. Most homes need two to three hours a visit, so:

• Weekly (2–3 hrs): roughly £36–£54 per visit
• Fortnightly (2–3 hrs): the same per visit, half as often — the best value for most
• Monthly: lowest ongoing cost, best paired with a periodic deep clean

See the full breakdown on the pricing page.

Signs you should clean more often

• You're losing a chunk of every weekend to housework
• Bathrooms and the kitchen look tired within days
• You've got pets, allergies, or little ones crawling about
• You host regularly and want the place always guest-ready

Keeping it flexible

The best schedule is the one you'll actually keep. We make it easy to go weekly in the busy months, drop to fortnightly when things calm down, and pause for holidays — with the same trusted cleaner wherever possible, across Oldham and the surrounding towns.

Not sure what's right for your home? Tell us a bit about it and we'll suggest a schedule and a price — no obligation.