How it works

How Housekeep works

1. Match

Just enter your postcode. We’ll pair you with the best local cleaner and give you a price.

2. Manage

Customise and schedule your clean - every week or whenever suits you. You’re in full control.

3. Marvel

…at your spotless house and lack of stress. Plus there’s no hassle with cash - we’ll bill your card when the clean’s complete.

Why choose Housekeep?

Get a 5-star cleaner

Every cleaner is English-speaking, friendly and reliable. They've been vetted, background-checked & rated 5-stars

No minimum contract

When you book a recurring weekly or fortnightly clean, you can change your cleaner or cancel your cleans at any time

Manage cleans online

You can add visits, skip visits, leave notes, and book extra services including ironing, laundry, fridge and oven cleaning

Customise your clean

You can add notes and instructions, give your cleaner spare keys, and even chat to them directly using our app

What you get with Housekeep

What’s included in a clean?

Kitchen

Wash dishes or load dishwasher
Dust and wipe all accessible surfaces
Wipe exterior of kitchen cupboards, oven and fridge
Clean microwave interior and exterior
Wipe switches and handles
Scrub the hob
Wipe countertops
Clean the sink
Put away clean dishes
Take out rubbish and recycling
Vacuum and mop floors

Bathroom

Clean the toilet
Scrub shower, bath and sink
Clean cabinet exteriors, mirrors and fixtures
Wipe switches and handles
Empty rubbish bins
Vacuum and mop floors

Living room & common areas

Dust and wipe all accessible surfaces
Wipe switches and handles
Clean mirrors
Empty rubbish bins
Vacuum and mop floors

Bedrooms

Dust and wipe all accessible surfaces
Wipe switches and handles
Clean mirrors
Make the bed (leave fresh linen out if you would like us to change)
Vacuum and mop floors

Housekeep’s extra tasks

Customise your clean

Oven cleaning, inside the fridge, laundry, ironing, doing the dishes – your wish is our command. Add extra tasks in seconds through your online account.

Find your cleaner

Special requests?

Last minute addition? Forgotten something? You can send notes and instructions straight to your cleaner’s mobile app.

Join our happy customers in Balham

4.6/5

Based on 5,917 customer reviews

5 stars

4,910

4 stars

421

3 stars

253

2 stars

143

1 star

190

Gabriela is without a doubt the best 'one-off' cleaner I've had. You reasonably expect a one-off cleaner to not instinctively know what needs doing, or how you like things done. Not Gabriela - who did everything just how I like it, with no guidance at all. Marvelous!

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Peter

Shoreditch (E1)

Mark was great today and did a wonderful job at my messy house. Thank you for your excellent service!

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Aline

St Helier (SM4)

Extra tip today, Jessie, as without your prompting I probably wouldn't have got my refund from Amazon!

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J

Wallington (SM6)

Stephen arrived at the time we agreed on prior to the clean. He was lovely to be around and gave me some cleaning tips.

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S

Earls Court (SW5)

ALL incredible!! Really polite and extra focused on hearing needs for the house and adapt it to the cleaning. Was fast but impecable, the kitchen was stunish, we had some mice before and gave us really good tips to avoid them, was a cleaning genious!

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Leonardo

Mile End (E1)

Debbie did a great job cleaning our flat. She was very quick, efficient, and everything looks extremely clean and tidy.

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T

Merton Abbey (SW19)

Lubica was very good! Super sweet and did above the ask and shared top tips to keeping a space clean. The bedroom window was missed but everything else was superb so truly appreciated her service. Would book with her again.

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Nancy

Millwall (E14)

I am very happy with Velma, She needed little instruction and worked away for the two and a half hours.

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Colm

Pitshanger (W5)

Isaura is so friendly, thoughtful, and worked really hard to get the whole place spring cleaned! I was very grateful that she took extra time in places that hadn't had much love in a while.

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Phoebe

Caledonian Road (N7)

Areas we cover in Balham

Balham (SW12)

Hyde Farm (SW12)

About the Housekeepers

Balham’s best cleaners

Proven and reliable

All Housekeepers have at least 6 months’ experience in professional cleaning and ironing.

Vetted & background-checked

We interview every cleaner in person and do an 8-step background check.

5* ratings

We collect reviews and feedback from every clean to make sure cleaners are 5* quality.

Tech-enabled

We support Housekeepers 7 days a week and help them travel between jobs faster.

Dido

Areas covered

Balham Clapham South Earlsfield Hyde Farm Mitcham Tooting Wandsworth

“Dido was fantastic today! Her cleaning was brilliant and she managed to help with all of our main cleaning in the time slot. I've never seen our flat so clean - would recommend her so so highly..”

Bethany, Earlsfield (SW18) - 3 days ago

Krisztina

Areas covered

Battersea Clapham Oval South Lambeth Stockwell Tooting Bec Vauxhall

“great worker - so energetic and adaptable - nice personality - brings a little light with her - we would like to give her more hours if possible - how vabout 3 hours this coming Tuesday when I will be 87?.”

J, Battersea (SW11) - 5 days ago