Commercial Cleaning Cost Paddington
Commercial cleaning in Paddington NSW 2021 costs $30 to $45 per hour on an ongoing contract and $40 to $50 per hour for one-off work. That is the honest short answer, and the rest of this page shows what those numbers turn into for the kinds of premises that actually exist here — Oxford Street boutiques, terrace offices off Glenmore Road, cafes around Five Ways, consulting suites and small strata blocks. Servicing Paddington 2021 and surrounds, every quote is fixed after a free walkthrough.
Most cleaning quotes are useless to compare because nobody publishes what is inside them. Two providers can quote the same weekly figure for the same shop and be selling completely different jobs. So the examples below state the schedule as well as the price, and our written quotes are itemised room by room for the same reason.
Worked examples for Paddington premises
| Premises | Schedule | Typical weekly cost |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford Street boutique, 60 m² | 3 pre-trade cleans per week | $95 – $160 |
| Terrace office, 2 levels, 12 staff | 3 evening cleans per week | $165 – $280 |
| Cafe, 45 seats plus kitchen | 6 nights per week | $340 – $560 |
| Allied health suite, 4 rooms | 5 evening cleans per week | $220 – $340 |
| Reformer studio, single room | 6 overnight cleans per week | $180 – $290 |
| Strata block, 18 lots | 2 common area visits per week | $95 – $150 |
| Gallery / showroom, 120 m² | 2 pre-trade cleans per week | $110 – $190 |
These are indicative ranges for planning, not quotes. Two shops of identical size on the same block can sit at opposite ends of a range depending on floor type, glazing area and how much back-of-house there is.
What actually moves the price in Paddington
- Stairs. A two-level terrace tenancy takes noticeably longer than the same floor area on one level, because equipment has to be carried rather than wheeled.
- Original surfaces. Victorian boards, marble fireplaces, pressed metal and brass all need slower, specific methods. Speed is where damage happens.
- Glazing. Display windows on Oxford Street and William Street collect traffic film daily and need a two-stage finish, which is real labour time.
- Wet areas. Kitchens, changerooms and clinical amenities carry the highest hourly load of anything in a scope.
- Frequency. Five or six visits a week costs more in total but less per visit, because each clean starts from a better baseline.
- Access and loading. Kerbside-only loading and Woollahra Council parking restrictions add setup time that a loading dock would not.
- Consumables. Having us manage paper, soap and liners costs a small handling margin but prevents the mid-week run-outs that annoy staff and customers.
One-off and periodic work
Project work is quoted as a fixed total rather than left open-ended. End of lease and make-good cleans for a small shopfront usually land between $450 and $850. Post-fitout and pre-launch cleans are similar, depending on how much construction dust the trades left behind. Carpet extraction, tile and grout deep cleans, kitchen exhaust canopy degrease and window washes are all priced per project and can be scheduled into a contract on a quarterly or half-yearly cycle so they never arrive as a surprise invoice.
Contracts are month-to-month with 30 days notice. If a provider needs a twelve-month lock-in to keep your business, the price is not the thing you should be worried about.
Commercial cleaning cost Paddington — FAQs
What is the hourly rate for commercial cleaning in Paddington?
Ongoing contract cleaning in Paddington runs $30 to $45 per hour, and one-off work such as vacate, post-fitout or deep cleans runs $40 to $50 per hour. The position within that band depends on frequency, wet-area load, how much specialist surface care is involved, and whether the site needs a supervisor present.
Why is Paddington sometimes more expensive than a suburban office park?
Building type, not postcode. Heritage terraces mean stairs instead of lifts, kerbside loading instead of a dock, small rooms that cannot be cleaned with large equipment, and original surfaces that need slower, gentler methods. The same floor area takes more labour hours here than it would in a modern single-level tenancy.
Do you charge per hour or a fixed monthly price?
The rate card is hourly but you are invoiced a fixed monthly figure. We scope the site, agree the hours it genuinely needs, and convert that to a flat monthly amount so your budget is predictable and there is no incentive for anyone to pad the clock.
Are quotes free and is GST included?
Walkthroughs and quotes are free, and every quote shows the ex-GST figure and the GST-inclusive total side by side. The scope is itemised room by room so you can compare it honestly against any competing bid rather than comparing two different jobs.
What should I be suspicious of in a cheap quote?
Anything under $30 per hour in this area is usually thin scope, unrealistic visit times, or missing insurance and police checks. Ask for the certificate of currency and the written room-by-room scope. Most very cheap quotes do not survive that request.
Is there a minimum visit charge?
Most sites are quoted with a minimum of two hours per visit, because anything shorter cannot cover travel, setup and a genuine scope. Very small tenancies are often better served by fewer, longer visits than by a daily fifteen-minute pass.
Where to next
The rates and inclusions page breaks down what sits inside each service tier. Service detail lives on the office, retail, medical, gym and strata pages, with common questions collected on the FAQ page and real numbers in our Oxford Street gallery case study.
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