Fascia Cleaning Cost UK 2026: How uPVC Fascias and Soffits Are Cleaned

Checkatrade puts a uPVC fascia and soffit clean at an average of £40 plus VAT, MyBuilder publishes £40 to £100, and MyJobQuote says a fuller fascia and soffit clean is typically around £40 to £80 on top of a gutter clean. The job is done soft: warm water, a mild detergent and a brush, not a pressure washer. Those are national market ranges published by other people, not our prices.

That is the short answer. Below is what each guide prints, why the job is nearly always priced alongside the gutters, why white uPVC goes green and black in the first place, and what the manufacturers say it should be cleaned with.

How much does fascia and soffit cleaning cost?

Three of the four national price guides publish a figure for this job, and they all start at the same place. These are their numbers, as published, read on 28 September 2026.

• Checkatrade: uPVC fascias and soffits at an average of £40, in a uPVC cleaning table headed "Average cost (+VAT)" and marked last updated September 2026. The same table puts uPVC gutters at £150 for an average-sized house, uPVC windows at £45 and an exterior-only uPVC conservatory at £160.
• MyBuilder: fascia and soffit cleaning at £40 to £100. It sits in the table of extras on its gutter cleaning price guide, updated on 21/08/2026, beside a basic gutter clean at £50 to £150.
• MyJobQuote: some tradespeople include a quick wipe-down of the fascias and soffits within a gutter cleaning quote, while others treat a fuller fascia and soffit clean as a small add-on, typically around £40 to £80 on top, depending on the size of the property. Its gutter cleaning guide is dated 25 August 2026.
• Which?: we found no fascia or soffit cleaning price anywhere on which.co.uk when we checked on 28 September 2026.

So the three agree at the bottom, £40, and part company at the top: £80 on MyJobQuote, £100 on MyBuilder, and a single average rather than a range on Checkatrade. We are not going to average them, because an average of three differently shaped figures is a number nobody published. They are also not quite pricing the same thing. Checkatrade prices fascias and soffits as a line of their own, while MyJobQuote and MyBuilder both price the job as something added to a gutter clean.

Why is fascia cleaning nearly always priced with the gutters?

Because the expensive part of the job is getting up there, and the gutter clean has already paid for it. MyJobQuote says that because the operative is already working at roof height, having gutter and fascia cleaning done at the same time costs far less than booking it as a separate job. Checkatrade says gutter, fascias and soffits cleaning are often booked together, since they affect the appearance of your home in the same way. MyBuilder lists fascia and soffit cleaning among the extras on its gutter cleaning guide rather than giving it a guide of its own.

The practical upshot is that a fascia clean booked on its own is a different purchase from one added to a gutter visit. MyJobQuote says most gutter cleaners set a minimum charge, usually around £40 to £75, to make a visit worthwhile. That is about the same money as its fascia add-on, so a fascia-only visit is likely to be priced at somebody's minimum rather than at the add-on rate. What the gutter side of the visit costs is set out in our guide to how much gutter cleaning costs in the UK.

What changes the price of a fascia clean?

• How much there is: Checkatrade says how many windows, doors or fascias you need cleaning is the biggest factor, and MyJobQuote prices its add-on by the size of the property.
• Condition: Checkatrade says uPVC that is stained, discoloured or has not been cleaned in years often needs extra treatment, and that this can affect the price.
• Access: Checkatrade says hard-to-reach gutters can mean extra time, and cost, for a tradesperson working safely at height.
• Scaffolding: MyBuilder prices scaffolding for gutter work, where it is needed for safe access, at usually £100 to £300. MyJobQuote suggests bundling a fascia and soffit clean with other jobs while access is already set up, to save paying twice for scaffolding.
• VAT: Checkatrade heads its table plus VAT. MyJobQuote says many gutter cleaners are sole traders who are not VAT-registered, while larger VAT-registered firms usually add 20 per cent. We found no VAT statement on MyBuilder's gutter cleaning page.
• Region: MyJobQuote says labour fees can be higher in London and the South East. None of the four publishes a Surrey figure for this job, and we will not invent one.

Why do uPVC fascias and soffits go green and black?

The boards sit at the wettest, most shaded edge of the house. The soffit faces the ground and rarely sees direct sun or rain, and the fascia carries the gutter, so anything that spills over the gutter edge runs straight down its face. MyJobQuote says a fascia clean is worth asking for when the boards have started to show green algae, dirt or water staining. It also lists damp patches, staining or green algae on the walls below the gutter line among the signs of a blocked gutter.

The two colours usually mean different things. A green film is growth, and it tends to be heaviest on the shaded side of the house. Black is usually dirt that water has carried and left behind. If the black runs in one narrow line down from a single point, treat it as a leaking gutter joint until something proves otherwise, because cleaning the board does not stop the water. Our guide to whether silicone render is self cleaning goes through how to tell a leaking joint from ordinary dirt.

One check before anybody touches a soffit on an older house. MyJobQuote says you cannot tell whether soffits are made from asbestos simply by looking at them, and that if the existing soffits were installed between the 1940s and 1980s there is a chance they contain asbestos, so a professional should be consulted before touching them.

How are uPVC fascias and soffits cleaned?

Soft, on every source we read. Checkatrade says uPVC can be cleaned with warm water, a mild detergent and a soft cloth or sponge, and tells you to avoid bleach, solvents or a pressure washer, as these can damage the seals and finish. Eurocell, which makes uPVC roofline, says on its care and maintenance page for fascia: "Do not use bleach, solvents, or scourers. Buff dry and avoid pressure washers." Freefoam, another roofline maker, says in its technical questions that you can use a specially formulated PVC panel cleaner, a mild, non-abrasive cleaner designed for PVC, or simply wash down fascia, soffit and gutter occasionally with mild detergent and water.

There is one permission worth knowing about so it is not misread. Freefoam says you can use a pressure washer, adjusted to half power, every now and then on its PVC cladding. That line is written for cladding. Its answer on fascia does not repeat it, and Eurocell and Checkatrade both say to keep a pressure washer off uPVC.

Why high pressure is the wrong tool up there: Checkatrade names the seals and the finish, and on a roofline there is a further problem. A soffit faces down, so any jet aimed at it is aimed up, into the joints between boards and towards the vents, which is the direction you least want water going. Which? adds the ladder problem: its gutter cleaning article reports that leading manufacturers such as Karcher advise against using a pressure washer while standing on a ladder, and that experts say a high-pressure burst of water could damage guttering and roof materials. That is a pressure washing company passing on advice against pressure washing, and it is still right.

That matches how our window, cladding and PVC cleaning works: the material is checked first, because the wrong product on PVC leaves a permanent dull patch, the green is worked off by hand rather than rinsed, and anything with joints and fixings behind it is done on a low-pressure setting. Painting or capping the boards is a different trade. MyJobQuote puts painting soffits and fascias at £700 to £1,000 and capping them at £800, so a quote in that territory is not a cleaning quote.

How often should fascias and soffits be cleaned?

The makers and the price guides do not agree, so here is the spread rather than one confident number. Eurocell's care page puts its fascia cleaning at every three months. Freefoam says occasionally. Checkatrade says cleaning gutters once or twice a year is a sensible starting point, and the fascia usually rides along with it. MyJobQuote says gutters should be cleaned at least once a year, and MyBuilder says at least twice a year, spring and autumn.

In practice most people tie it to the gutter visit, which is where the price guides say the saving is. If the boards are only dull, a wipe-down inside the gutter clean may be all they need. If they have gone green on the shaded side, ask for the fuller clean. Our guide to how often gutters should be cleaned goes through the published guidance on the gutter side.

How to compare fascia cleaning quotes

• Is it a wipe-down inside the gutter price, or a fuller clean at an extra charge? MyJobQuote says tradespeople do both.
• Does it cover the outside faces of the gutters too? Checkatrade says to mention it when you ask for quotes if you want the outside of the gutters cleaned as well.
• What will it be cleaned with? Ask whether a pressure washer is going near the uPVC, given what Checkatrade and Eurocell say about it.
• Is access inside the price? Ask whether any part of the roofline needs scaffolding and who pays for it.
• Is the figure plus VAT or inclusive? Checkatrade's table is plus VAT, and MyJobQuote says many sole traders do not charge it.

For a figure on your own house rather than a national range, somebody has to see the length of the roofline, the height and what is growing on it. We quote fascia and soffit cleaning from Horley across Surrey, usually alongside gutter clearing. Tell us the number of storeys and whether a conservatory or extension is in the way when you ask for a free quote.