How much does gutter cleaning cost?

How much does gutter cleaning cost by type of house?

A typical UK gutter clean costs £60 to £120 for a standard two-storey house, and about £125 on average across all homes, because larger and taller houses pull the average up. The type of house is the best single guide to where yours will land. Taller houses have longer, higher gutters, which take longer to reach and clear.

Typical prices, checked October 2026.

These are averages, not quotes. Two houses of the same type can sit at opposite ends of a range because of the things in the next section. At Washmates, gutter cleaning starts from £60.

A real example: in October 2026, one company in Reading listed gutter cleaning at £120 to £135 for a three-bedroom house, £137 to £152 for four bedrooms and £145 to £175 for five. That is above the national average, which is typical for the South East.

If you’re having your roof cleaned, you don’t need to pay for the gutters separately. Every Washmates roof clean includes clearing the gutters; see what it costs to clean a roof, gutters and solar panels together.

What affects the price of gutter cleaning?

The height of the house and the length of the gutters matter most, followed by how much there is to clear:

• Where you live. Prices tend to sit towards the top of these ranges in London and the South East, and towards the bottom in the North, the Midlands, Wales and Scotland.
• Height. A three-storey house or a house on a slope needs longer poles or more access equipment than a bungalow.
• Length of guttering. A detached house with extensions and bay windows has far more guttering than a mid-terrace.
• How blocked the gutters are. A light layer of leaves clears quickly. Gutters packed with moss, silt or plants growing in them take much longer.
• Access. Conservatories, extensions and narrow side passages make the gutters harder to reach.
• Downpipes. A blocked downpipe needs clearing too, or the gutter fills straight back up.
• Cleaning the outside. Clearing gutters means emptying them. Washing the outside of the gutters and the fascia boards is often a separate job: the same Reading company charged about the same again for it, and £200 to £285 for both together.

Tell us about your house and we’ll send you a fixed price, usually without a site visit.

How often should gutters be cleared?

Most UK homes need their gutters cleared once or twice a year. Late autumn, once most of the leaves have fallen, is the most important clear; a second one in spring removes the moss and debris that winter storms wash down from the roof.

A guide, not a rule. Check your gutters after heavy storms and each autumn.

Moss on the roof is easy to overlook. As it dries out and comes loose, it washes into the gutters and packs down with the leaves. If your roof is green, the gutters will fill faster until the moss is dealt with. Our guide to when you should clean your gutters explains why November and early spring work best.

What are the signs your gutters need clearing?

You can usually tell from the ground. Look out for:

• Water pouring over the edge of the gutter when it rains, instead of running into the downpipe.
• Plants, grass or moss growing out of the gutters.
• Damp patches or green stains on the outside walls under the gutters.
• Gutters sagging or pulling away from the fascia boards under the weight of wet debris.
• A downpipe that stays dry in heavy rain, or water pooling around the bottom of it.
• Birds or wasps nesting in the gutters. It’s against the law to disturb an active wild bird’s nest, so wait until the young have left.

Left blocked, overflowing water can soak the walls, rot the fascia boards and, over time, cause damp inside the house. Clearing the gutters costs far less than fixing any of these: our guide to whether gutter cleaning is worth it compares a clean with typical repair costs.

What’s included in Washmates gutter cleaning?

Washmates clears gutters with a gutter vacuum, which sucks the moss, leaves and silt out of the gutters and downpipes, so rainwater can run away freely again. Every gutter clear includes:

• Clearing the gutters, removing moss, leaves and silt.
• Clearing the downpipes, so the water has somewhere to go.
• A post-service clean-up, so the property is left tidy.
• Digital before and after photos of the work.

Washing the outside of the gutters and the fascia boards isn’t part of a gutter clean, but every Washmates roof clean includes the fascias and soffits.

All our prices include VAT, and we’re insured for £2m public liability. You can read more about how we work and how we price.

If the roof itself is covered in moss, clearing the gutters on their own only helps until the next storm. A roof clean deals with the cause, and it includes the gutters. See how much a roof clean costs.