Gutter cleaning in Reading, Berkshire

Gutter cleaning right across Reading, from Washmates. We use a gutter vacuum to clear the moss, leaves and silt from your gutters and downpipes, so rainwater runs away freely again. Gutter cleaning starts from £60, VAT included.

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What Reading's figures mean for your gutters

Reading's figures and what they mean for your gutters
Reading's figures	What it means for your gutters
Tree density 664 per km² 14th highest of 23	Garden and street trees Reading has 664 single trees per km², 14th highest of 23 in Berkshire, close to the middle. For most homes here, a clean in November, once the leaves are down, and a second in March or April keeps the gutters clear. Homes with trees overhanging the roof may need it more often.
Days with 10 mm of rain or more 15.9 days 13th highest of 23	Heavy downpours Reading gets 15.9 days a year with 10 mm of rain or more, 13th highest of 23 in Berkshire, around the middle. A heavy downpour is the real test: if the gutters overflow, the blockage is often in the downpipe, not only the gutter, and every gutter clean includes the downpipes.

Reading's gutters in figures

Each figure is for the Reading built-up area, as the Office for National Statistics draws it. The bungalow share comes from Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), so it counts only the houses that have one.

Trees in gardens and streets: 664 single trees for every km² of the built-up area; Source: National Trees Outside Woodland map and ONS Built-up Areas 2022, 2024. Single trees outside woodland, counted inside the built-up area and divided by its land area.
How tall the trees are: 7.4 m on average, for the trees outside woodland; Source: National Trees Outside Woodland map and ONS Built-up Areas 2022, 2024. Mean height of the trees outside woodland inside the built-up area, weighted by canopy area.
Bungalow share: 4.7% of the houses with an EPC are bungalows; Source: Energy Performance Certificates, OS Open UPRN and ONS Built-up Areas 2022, certificates lodged 2008–2026 (latest per home). Bungalows as a share of the houses and bungalows with an EPC, read from the EPC file on 18 October 2026.
Heavy rain: 15.9 days a year bring 10 mm of rain or more; Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages. Days a year with 10 mm of rain or more, 2 km grid square at the town centroid.
Trees overall: Trees and woodland cover 15.5% of the built-up area's land; Source: National Trees Outside Woodland map, National Forest Inventory woodland map 2024 and ONS Built-up Areas 2022. Tree canopy (woodland plus trees outside woodland) as a share of the built-up area's land.

What a gutter clean costs

Gutter cleaning at Washmates From £60 VAT included, with a fixed quote for your gutters before any work starts.

That's for clearing the gutters and downpipes. If you're having your roof cleaned, the gutters are already included in the roof clean.

Gutter cleaning questions

How much does gutter cleaning cost in Reading?

Gutter cleaning in Reading starts from £60, VAT included. Tell us about your house and you get a fixed quote before we start, usually without a site visit.

Gutter cleaning prices by type of house

Is gutter cleaning worth it?

Usually, yes. Left blocked, overflowing water can soak the walls, rot the fascia boards and, over time, cause damp inside the house, and clearing the gutters costs far less than fixing any of that. Signs to look for are water pouring over the edge when it rains, plants growing in the gutters and damp patches on the walls below them. If moss on the roof keeps filling the gutters, a roof clean deals with the cause, and it includes the gutters.

When gutter cleaning is worth it, and when it isn't

What's the trick to cleaning gutters?

A gutter vacuum. It sucks the moss, leaves and silt out of the gutters and the downpipes. We clear the downpipes as well, because a blocked downpipe fills the gutter straight back up.

What a Washmates gutter clean includes

What month should you clean gutters?

November, once the leaves are down, is the month for the main clean, with a second in March or April. Homes with trees overhanging the roof may need it three or four times a year.

The best months to clean your gutters

Nearby villages

We clear gutters in the villages around Reading too: Pangbourne, Theale, Upper Basildon, Bradfield, Streatley, Southend, Lower Basildon and Tidmarsh.

Gutter cleaning nearby

For roofs, driveways, patios and solar panels, see exterior cleaning in Reading.

Sources

ONS Built-up Areas 2022, Office for National Statistics. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022.
National Trees Outside Woodland map, Forest Research (Forestry Commission). Contains, or is based on, information supplied by the Forestry Commission. © Crown copyright and database right 2024 Ordnance Survey AC0000814847.
Energy Performance Certificates, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains energy performance certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages, Met Office. Contains Met Office data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.