Light House Cleaning in Edinburgh, for homes already kept tidy
For an Edinburgh flat that's kept on top of and needs a refresh, not a scrub. Choose the rooms, compare live prices from local providers who do light cleans, and your payment is held until the work is done.
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- Quick wipe level
- Live prices
- Payment held until done
- One-off, no contract
- Quick wipe level
- Live prices
- Payment held until done
- One-off, no contract
A light clean keeps a tidy home tidy. It doesn't rescue one.
A light clean is the Quick wipe level: light surface cleaning, booked at roughly half the time per room of a full house clean (15 minutes for a bedroom instead of 25). It works when the dirt is a week's worth, not a season's. These are the people it suits, and the one case it doesn't.
Regular top-ups
You keep on top of things yourself and want the dusting, hoovering, mopping and a bathroom and kitchen wipe-down done every week or two. Each booking is a one-off, so you book the next visit when you want it.
Small flats and studios
A studio or one-bed flat lived in by one or two people rarely needs scrubbing. Quick wipe on most areas, perhaps Thorough wipe on the bathroom, usually covers it.
Between deep cleans
Once a deep clean has reset the oven, grout and kitchen units, light cleans keep the surfaces in that state. When the build-up comes back, book the deep clean again rather than asking a quick wipe to shift it.
Before guests arrive
A fast pass through the rooms people will see: surfaces dusted, floors done, the kitchen and the bathroom wiped down. Pick only those areas and leave the rest out of the booking.
When it isn't enough
If it's been months, or surfaces feel greasy or sticky, a quick wipe won't move it in the time it's booked for. Your provider would have to ask you to pay for the extra time. Choose Thorough wipe or Scrubbing required for those areas from the start.
Same rooms, same providers. Different time per area.
Both are booked through the same questionnaire, by the same vetted providers, with the same payment protection. The difference is the level, and so the minutes booked for each area. These are the defaults our pricing engine starts from:
| Light clean | House clean | |
|---|---|---|
| Level | Quick wipe: light surface cleaning | Thorough wipe: complete surface cleaning |
| Bedroom or living room | 15 min | 25 min |
| Bathroom | 15 min | 30 min |
| Kitchen | 15 min | 25 min |
| Empty fridge (if ticked) | 10 min | 20 min |
| 2-bed flat in total | 90 min | 155 min |
| Suits | Homes cleaned in the last week or two | Homes due a proper clean, or cleaned less often |
Book a house clean instead if…
- It has been more than a few weeks since the last proper clean.
- The bathroom has soap scum, limescale or mould on the sealant.
- The hob, extractor or worktops feel greasy to the touch.
- You want every surface fully cleaned, not refreshed. You can also mix: the questionnaire asks for a level per area, so a Quick wipe bedroom and a Thorough wipe bathroom can sit on one booking.
Price a light clean in 30 seconds.
Add your rooms at Quick wipe. The range uses the minutes our pricing engine starts from and the hourly rates providers choose on Cleanifiq (£17.00–£25.00 an hour), with the minimum call-out as a floor. For exact prices from real providers, tap See exact prices.
Areas
Inside the appliances (tap to add)
Estimated price
£50.00 – £75.00
About 1.3 hours of work, under the usual 3-hour minimum call-out, so a small job like this is priced at the minimum. Adding an area or two often costs nothing extra.
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Everything that's done. Nothing hidden.
A light clean covers the same areas as a house clean, done to the Quick wipe level: light surface cleaning. Your provider cleans every area you select to that level, as set out in the Cleanifiq Service Standards.
Bedrooms & living rooms
- Accessible surfaces and furniture tops dusted and wiped
- Sills, radiators and skirting dusted
- Switches and door handles wiped
- Light fittings dusted (extension pole for high ones)
- Floors hoovered and mopped
Bathrooms
- Bath or shower, basin and toilet wiped down
- Taps and mirror wiped
- Floor cleaned
Kitchen
- Worktops, splashback and sink wiped
- Unit fronts and the outside of appliances wiped
- Wood-safe products on wooden worktops
- Floor cleaned
Halls & stairs
- Hallways up to 5 m
- Staircases up to 20 steps count as one
- Banisters, skirting and doors dusted
- Floors and stairs hoovered
Appliances, if you tick them
- Empty fridge: 10 min at Quick wipe
- Microwave: 5 min
- Oven: 5 min, a wipe, not a degrease
- Need the inside of the oven cleaned? Set it to Scrubbing required
Not included
- Removing limescale, soap scum or mould (choose Scrubbing required for that area)
- Degreasing the hob, extractor or oven
- Washing dishes, laundry or ironing
- Tidying and putting things away: clear surfaces first
- Anything above 3-step-ladder height, apart from dusting with a pole
- Built-up dirt after months without a clean: book a deep clean
Weekly, fortnightly, or just when it needs it.
There's no plan to sign up to. These are the patterns a light clean suits, and the point where it stops being enough.
Every week
Suits busy homes: children, pets, two people working from home. A week of dust, crumbs and bathroom use is the job a quick wipe is sized for.
Every two weeks
Suits one or two people in a flat. If the bathroom and kitchen get daily use, set those two to Thorough wipe and leave the rest at Quick wipe.
Once a month or less
By then kitchens and bathrooms usually need more than a wipe. Book a house clean at Thorough wipe, and keep light cleans for the weeks in between.
A deep clean now and then
Inside the oven and units, grout, and behind the appliances aren't part of a quick wipe. A deep clean resets them; light cleans keep everything else in order.
Each visit is a separate, one-off booking: you see live prices each time, and nothing renews or needs cancelling.
How much does a light clean cost in Edinburgh?
Your price is the time each area takes at Quick wipe, multiplied by your provider's hourly rate. Providers set their own rate, from a minimum of £17.00 an hour, and most also set a minimum call-out (3 hours by default).
That call-out is the number to know before booking a light clean. A quick wipe is short, so on a small home the call-out, not the minutes, usually sets the price. If you're paying for the time anyway, use it: set the kitchen and bathroom to Thorough wipe on the same booking.
No booking fee is added: the price you see is the price you pay. Booking for today or tomorrow can carry a surcharge the provider sets (by default +50% same day, +25% next day).
| Home | Labour time | At £17.00/h | At £20.00/h | At £25.00/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bed flat, Quick wipe | 75 min (≈1.3 hours) | ≈£21.25 | ≈£25.00 | ≈£31.25 |
| 2-bed flat, Quick wipe | 90 min (≈1.5 hours) | ≈£25.50 | ≈£30.00 | ≈£37.50 |
| 3-bed house (2 bathrooms, stairs), Quick wipe | 135 min (≈2.3 hours) | ≈£38.25 | ≈£45.00 | ≈£56.25 |
| 3-bed house, Quick wipe rooms, Thorough wipe kitchen and bathrooms | 175 min (≈2.9 hours) | ≈£49.58 | ≈£58.33 | ≈£72.92 |
| 3-bed house, Thorough wipe throughout (a house clean) | 235 min (≈3.9 hours) | ≈£66.58 | ≈£78.33 | ≈£97.92 |
All but the last row are under 180 minutes, so with a 3-hour minimum call-out those homes usually pay the call-out: £51.00–£75.00 at £17.00–£25.00 an hour. Even the mixed 3-bed house, with Thorough wipe on the kitchen and both bathrooms, fits inside it.
Typical Edinburgh light-clean totals from real Cleanifiq jobs
| Booking | Most jobs (middle 80%) | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light clean, all home sizes | £80.20 – £114.53 | £90.60 | 11 |
Totals customers paid on accepted light-clean quotes in the 12 months to October 2026. 'Rooms' counts bedrooms plus living and dining rooms, as the questionnaire does. Totals include anything added to the same booking, such as appliances or carpet cleaning. A band is only shown once it rests on at least 10 jobs.
What affects the price
- The minimum call-out your provider sets
- Which areas you include, and at which level
- Appliances you tick
- Stairs and hallways longer than 5 m
- Booking for today or tomorrow
Why prices vary between providers
Providers set their own hourly rate and minimum call-out, so two quotes for the same light clean can differ more than you would expect for a short job. Compare the call-out as much as the hourly rate, and read reviews from similar jobs.
If something isn't right, it gets put right.
- 01
Tell us within 48 hours
Send photos or a short video of what isn't right through your booking. The job isn't closed until it's settled.
- 02
Your provider comes back, free
They have 48 working hours to return and put it right at no cost to you. We hold their payment in the meantime.
- 03
Still not right? You choose
The value of those items back as a refund or Cleanifiq credit (sometimes with a bonus), a new job for just those items with another provider at a price you see first, or both.
The promise covers what you booked and anything you agreed to add on the day. Work you declined, or paid for outside Cleanifiq, isn’t covered.
Light cleans in Edinburgh: local detail
A small sample, a narrow range
11 light cleans were booked through Cleanifiq in Edinburgh in the 12 months to October 2026, at a median of £90.60, and most cost between £80.20 and £114.53. The range is narrow because seven of the eleven were homes with two or three rooms and one bathroom.
Tall rooms gather dust up high
In tenement and Georgian flats, cornicing, picture rails and pendant lights sit well above a 3-step ladder. On a quick wipe they are dusted with an extension pole; washing anything up there is outside a house clean at any level.
Short visits and parking
A light clean is a short visit, so a parking charge is a bigger share of its total. In the controlled zones of central Edinburgh, tell us in the parking step if you have a visitor permit or a private space; any charge is added only with your approval.
Who quotes light cleans here
10 providers sent quotes for light cleans in Edinburgh in the six months to October 2026. Half of all Edinburgh requests had a first quote within 5 minutes, and three in four within a quarter of an hour.
Where Edinburgh jobs happen
- EH3
- EH7
- EH11
- EH6
- EH9
- EH8
- EH1
- EH10
- EH12
- EH4
Edinburgh postcode districts with booked Cleanifiq jobs (all services) in the 12 months to October 2026, busiest first. West Lothian had jobs too, in EH54 Livingston, EH48 Bathgate and EH49 Linlithgow.
What customers say about Cleanifiq on Google
Cleanifiq is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 113 reviews on Google. A few of them, in the customers’ own words:
- ★★★★★
“Been using Cleanifiq for a few months now and they've been excellent. Very easy to use, jobs always done to a high standard and Vladimir always available to book jobs in if required. Would definitely recommend.”
Paul McBride - ★★★★★
“It is a great company. Website is very easy to use. You can find everything you need there and set up when you need job to be done, get the quotes and choose which one is the most suitable for you. Job is always done perfectly and quickly. Highly recommend this cleaning company”
Anya Krystynska - ★★★★★
“Very nice and professional service. On time service great interaction. Reliable and highly recommended.”
Debapriya Simlai
Light cleaning in Edinburgh: your questions
- In the 12 months to October 2026, light cleans booked through Cleanifiq in Edinburgh had a median total of £90.60, with most between £80.20 and £114.53 (11 jobs). Try your own rooms in the estimator on this page, then request quotes for the exact price.
- Time and depth. A light clean is the Quick wipe level: light surface cleaning, 15 minutes for a bedroom and 15 for a bathroom at default times. A house clean is usually Thorough wipe, complete surface cleaning, at 25 and 30 minutes. Same providers, same checks, same booking, and you can mix the two levels area by area.
- Usually not. A quick wipe is booked for the time a lightly used room needs. Grease on the hob, soap scum, limescale or a few weeks of dust need Thorough wipe or Scrubbing required; otherwise your provider will tell you the job is bigger than booked and price the difference for your OK. Start with a deep clean, then keep it there with light cleans.
- Yes, as separate bookings. There's no subscription: each visit is a one-off, you see live prices every time, and nothing renews or needs cancelling. Book the next one whenever it suits you.
- Because of the minimum call-out. At default times a quick wipe of a 2-bed flat is 90 minutes of work and a thorough wipe is 155. Both are under the 3-hour call-out most providers set, so both usually cost the call-out. If you're paying for the time anyway, set the kitchen and bathroom to Thorough wipe.
- It makes the clean go further. A quick wipe is priced for clear surfaces and floors. Wiping around lots of items, or clearing up first, is something your provider can price as an extra on the day, and only with your OK. Put things away, and the booked time goes on cleaning.
- No. Your provider brings professional equipment and cleaning products, a 3-step ladder and an extension pole. You can ask for regular, eco-friendly or pet-friendly products when you book. For regular help where you supply the products and pay by the hour instead, see hourly cleaning.
- Tell us within 48 hours of the clean, with photos or a short video of what isn't right. Your provider has 48 working hours to come back and put it right, at no cost to you, and we hold their payment until it is settled. If they can't or won't, you choose: we return the value of the unfinished items (worked out from your original quote) as a refund or as Cleanifiq credit, we set up a new, smaller job for just those items with another provider (you see the price before confirming anything), or both.
- Yes, you can cancel your booking, but cancellation fees may apply depending on timing. More than 2 weeks before: full refund with no deductions. Between 2 weeks and 2 days before: a payment processing fee of 1.69%–5% (depending on payment method) is retained and the rest is refunded. Less than 2 days before (or failing to pay by 7:30 AM on cleaning day): your deposit is retained as a slot reservation fee. After the provider starts: you owe the minimum callout fee or work completed, whichever is greater. Whenever money comes back to you, you can take it as Cleanifiq credit instead of a refund, sometimes with a bonus on top. This policy keeps things fair for both customers and Edinburgh providers. If your provider cancels, you never pay a cancellation fee: you choose a replacement provider (you see their price first) or a full refund.
- Check the call-out first. At default times a quick wipe of a one-bed flat is 75 minutes of work and a thorough wipe 130. Both are under the 3-hour minimum call-out most providers set, so the thorough clean often costs the same. Compare both levels in the estimator before you choose.
Book your light clean in Edinburgh today
Pick the rooms, keep them at Quick wipe or step any of them up, and compare live prices from vetted providers. It takes a couple of minutes, and you don't need a card to see prices.
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When a quick wipe isn't enough: deep cleaning in Edinburgh →
More from Cleanifiq in Edinburgh
- House cleaning →Thorough wipe throughout: the step up from a light clean.
- Deep cleaning →Scrubbing-level work, inside the appliances.
- Move-in / move-out cleaning →An empty home, cleaned inside every cupboard.
- Carpet cleaning →Shampoo or steam, rooms, stairs and sofas.
- Hourly cleaning →You supply the products, you pay by the hour.
- All cleaning services in Edinburgh →Every service you can book here, in one place.