Canterbury is Kent's only city, and its homes reflect a long history. Inside and just outside the city walls you'll find old timber-framed buildings, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, many with uneven floors, low doorways and winding stairs. Further out there are estates such as Hales Place and Thanington, and villages like Sturry, Bridge and Harbledown.
Student lets and end of tenancy
With the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University both in the city, a large share of Canterbury's housing is let to students. That creates a very particular pattern: lots of shared houses all changing hands around the same few weeks in early summer. Carpets in student houses take heavy wear in hallways and communal lounges, and the end of the year usually brings spilled drinks, food stains and the odd mystery mark.
If you're a student moving out or a landlord turning a house around, book end of tenancy carpet cleaning early. Cleaners covering Canterbury are at their busiest in June and July. Our guide to carpets and your deposit covers what landlords can and can't usually expect.
Period properties and older carpets
Older Canterbury homes often have good wool carpets and rugs, sometimes laid over uneven floorboards. Wool cleans beautifully when it's handled correctly, but it doesn't like strong chemicals or being soaked, so it's worth asking any cleaner what products they use. Narrow, twisting stairs take longer to do properly and are usually priced on their own.
Antique and hand-knotted rugs are common in these homes too. See rug cleaning for how they're normally handled.
Holiday lets and guest houses
Canterbury welcomes visitors all year, and plenty of homes in and around the city are let as short-stay accommodation. Quick-drying cleans between guests are covered under commercial carpet cleaning.
Areas covered around Canterbury
Cleaners cover the whole city and the surrounding area, including:
- Canterbury city centre
- Wincheap
- Hales Place
- St Dunstan's
- St Stephen's
- Thanington
- Harbledown
- Rough Common
- Sturry
- Fordwich
- Hersden
- Bridge
- Chartham
- Blean
- Littlebourne
- Barham
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