How much is a bond clean in the Hawkesbury?

Short answer: a bond clean in the Hawkesbury is priced on the size, layout and condition of the home, so a one-bedroom unit in Windsor and a four-bedroom house in Richmond sit at very different prices. Our current prices are on our pricing page, and your exact price is confirmed in a written quote before we start.

Moving out is expensive enough without guessing what the clean will cost. Most people we talk to in Windsor, Richmond, Pitt Town and McGraths Hill want two things: a clear price, and some confidence they'll only pay for the clean once. Here's what decides the price, what a proper bond clean covers, and what NSW rules actually ask of you as a tenant.

How bond clean pricing works

Every bond clean is priced on the home itself: how many bedrooms and bathrooms, the layout, and the condition it's in. You'll find our current prices on the pricing page.

An end of lease clean usually takes more work than a deep clean of the same home, because there's more of it to do: the inside of every cupboard, the oven, the tracks, the spaces where the fridge and washing machine stood, and walls that were hidden behind furniture for a year.

Want a number for your place now? Our price calculator gives you an estimate in under a minute.

What changes the price of a bond clean

We price on the home, not the hours or the number of cleaners. These are the things that move the number:

• Bedrooms and bathrooms. The biggest factor. Bathrooms take longer than bedrooms, so a three-bedroom house with two bathrooms costs more than one with a single bathroom.
• Condition. A home that's had a regular clean is quicker than one with a year of oven build-up, soap scum on the shower screen and grease on the rangehood filter. We'll ask about it, and photos help.
• The oven. It's the item agents check first and the one that takes the longest to get right.
• Pets. Pet hair in tracks, vents and skirting boards, and nose marks on glass doors, add time.
• Walls. A full wall wipe-down across the whole home is a big job on its own. Marks from furniture and kids' artwork are common. Some marks are damage, and no clean will lift them (more on that below).
• Extras. Blinds and plantation shutters, ducted vents, air-con filters and external glass can all be added. They're listed separately on your quote.

What a bond clean includes

An end of lease clean is a top-to-bottom clean of an empty home, inside, behind and underneath. Ours works off a standard checklist, the same on every job, so nothing depends on who's on the day. It can include:

• Kitchen: inside and outside every cupboard and drawer, oven, racks and trays degreased, stovetop and rangehood filter, splashback, sink and tapware, dishwasher, inside the fridge.
• Bathrooms: tiles and grout, shower screen descaled, toilet including the base, vanity inside and out, mirrors, exhaust fan cover.
• Bedrooms and living areas: inside wardrobes, skirting boards, doors and frames, light fittings and fans, windowsills and internal glass, cobwebs.
• Laundry: tub, cupboards, and the floor where the washer and dryer stood.
• Throughout: window and sliding door tracks, light switches and door handles, floors vacuumed and mopped.

The full list is on our end of lease cleaning page. Your quote lists exactly what's in your clean, so there's no argument later about what was or wasn't done.

What do NSW rules say about cleaning when you move out?

This is where a lot of people overspend, so it's worth getting right.

You need to leave the home reasonably clean. Under NSW tenancy law, the standard is "reasonably clean", compared with how the home was when you moved in. That's why your entry condition report matters. If the oven was grubby on day one, it's in the report, and you shouldn't be charged to get it spotless. Find your copy before you book a clean, so you know what you're working from.

Fair wear and tear isn't your problem. Damage is. Faded paint, worn carpet in the hallway and small scuffs from normal living are wear and tear. Holes in walls, burns in benchtops and pet damage aren't, and no amount of cleaning will fix them. If we spot something a clean won't lift, we'll tell you before inspection day, so it doesn't come as a surprise at the bond claim.

Carpets usually don't need a professional clean. In NSW, a lease can only require professional carpet cleaning at the end of a tenancy if the landlord agreed to you keeping a pet inside and the cleaning suits that pet. Otherwise, the standard is the same as everywhere else: reasonably clean. Check your lease before you pay for a steam clean you might not need.

The bond goes back through Rental Bonds Online. At the end of the tenancy, you and the agent agree how the bond is paid out. If the agent wants to keep part of it for cleaning and you haven't agreed, they have to give you the condition report and the quotes or receipts behind the claim. You then have 14 days to respond, and if you still don't agree, the agent has to take it to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). The NSW Government's getting your bond back page explains each step.

That's a lot of money to argue over. With the median Hawkesbury rent at $680 a week (NSW Government rent report, June 2026 quarter), a four-week bond on a typical three-bedroom house is around $2,720. A bond clean done properly the first time is a small cost next to that.

None of this is legal advice. If you're in a dispute, NSW Fair Trading is the place to start.

How to avoid paying for the clean twice

The most expensive bond clean is the one that gets done badly and then redone by the agent's cleaner out of your bond. A few things help:

1. Book once the furniture is out. An empty home cleans properly. Furniture still in the rooms means marks still hidden.
2. Book before the final inspection, with a day of buffer if you can.
3. Get the inclusions in writing. "End of lease clean" means different things to different businesses. A written list settles it.
4. Ask the right questions up front. Insurance and police checks matter just as much for a one-off clean. Our guide to questions to ask when hiring a cleaner covers them.

Is a DIY bond clean worth it?

Sometimes. If you've lived somewhere a short time, kept on top of it and the oven barely got used, a solid weekend of cleaning may be enough. Where DIY tends to come unstuck is the oven, the shower screen, the window tracks and the walls, because they take the longest and they're exactly what gets checked. Moving week is also when you have the least time.

If you're weighing it up, our post on regular vs deep cleans shows how much more goes into a top-to-bottom clean than a weekly tidy.

Get a fixed quote for your bond clean

We've done more than 3,000 cleans across the Hawkesbury, and every one is priced the same way: on the home, confirmed in writing before we start. Tell us about the property and your move-out date and we'll come back with a fixed, no-obligation quote.

Call 0435 348 434, request a quote, or see what's included on our end of lease cleaning page.