How to Price Window Cleaning Jobs in the UK (2026 Guide)

Pricing is the single biggest lever in a window cleaning business. Add £2 to every quote and — if your route is full — you've given yourself a raise of thousands per year with zero extra effort. Yet most cleaners in the UK still guess.

This guide is a pricing framework that works for rounds of every size, from a one-van operation in Cork to an 8-van commercial operator in Manchester. It's designed to be defensible on the phone, fast to quote, and honest to the customer.

The three pricing models — and why per-window wins

There are really only three ways to price a domestic clean: per-hour, flat-fee, or per-window. Per-hour punishes speed. Flat-fee is a gut feel that scales badly. Per-window is measurable, defensible, and quotable in seconds — which is why it's now the default for professional cleaners.

Step 1 — Set your base per-window rate

Your base rate is what you'd charge for a standard, ground-floor, easily-accessible window on a 4-weekly frequency. A typical UK range sits around £1.80–£3.20 per window depending on region, with Ireland usually €0.20–€0.40 higher — check what established cleaners in your own area charge before you set yours.

• Rural Wales, NI, North East: £1.80–£2.20
• Midlands, Yorkshire, Scotland (outside Edinburgh): £2.20–£2.60
• South East, London commuter belt, Dublin, Cork: £2.60–£3.20
• Central London / prime postcodes: £3.00–£4.50

Step 2 — Apply property multipliers

Not all windows are equal. A 3-bed semi is faster per window than a 4-bed detached with a conservatory. Apply a simple multiplier to your base rate:

• Flat / terraced (1 storey): ×0.9
• Terraced (2 storey): ×1.0
• Semi-detached: ×1.05
• Detached: ×1.15
• Detached with conservatory or extension: ×1.25
• 3-storey townhouse: ×1.35

Step 3 — Add honest surcharges

Customers don't mind surcharges when they're transparent up front. They hate surprises on the invoice.

• Conservatory roof: +£15–£30
• Velux / roof windows: +£3–£5 each
• Locked side access / carry water 20m+: +£5–£10
• First-clean uplift (heavily soiled): +50% one-off
• One-off vs regular: +40–60% on regular price

Step 4 — Discount for frequency, not for haggling

Discount the schedule you want, not the customer who pushed hardest. Publishing your frequency ladder makes the sale obvious:

• 4-weekly: base price
• 6-weekly: +10%
• 8-weekly: +20%
• 12-weekly: +35%
• One-off: +60%

Step 5 — Quote in under 60 seconds

The single strongest correlation we see with win-rate isn't price — it's speed. Most homeowners contact two or three cleaners and book the first one who comes back with a real number; a quote that lands hours later is often quoting against a job that's already gone. This is exactly why AI quoting tools like Squeegify exist: they estimate window count from the address, price it against your rules, and text the customer before your competitor has picked up the phone.

Common pricing mistakes

1. Quoting 'from £15' — anchors low and attracts price-shoppers.
2. Rounding down to please the customer — kills your effective hourly rate.
3. Not raising prices annually — inflation is a silent 4–6% pay cut.
4. Free first cleans — they train customers to see you as cheap.

Get the framework right, quote in seconds, and price becomes a lever you control instead of a conversation you dread.