Car detailing and valeting in Braintree: what's actually available, area by area
We researched 25 car detailing, valeting and hand car wash businesses across Braintree, Bocking, Shalford, Witham, Halstead, Coggeshall and Great Notley in September 2026; 21 are listed here with a confirmed phone number. Most quote over the phone once they've seen the car; only one publishes a price list.
Only one published price list
Detailed Essex, working from a unit on Braintree Road in Shalford, just west of Braintree, is the only business here with a full price ladder on its own website.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Deep Clean Detail, from | From £100 |
| Deep Clean & Protection, from | From £150 |
| Summer/Winter Protection, from | From £180 |
| 1 Year Ceramic Coating, from | From £350 |
| 2 Year Ceramic Coating, from | From £450 |
| Interior detailing, from | From £30 |
| Ceramic wheel coating, from | From £100 |
| Glass coating, from | From £80 |
We are not going to guess at typical prices for the other 20 businesses, because we have no published figures for them to check a guess against. Call and ask for a price before you book, and get it in writing if it matters to you.
What's available, area by area
- Braintree centre (CM7): eight businesses, the biggest cluster - a mix of hand car washes (Besa Hand Car Wash 2, Motato Car Wash, SHAMMYS, Quick Clean Car Wash & Valeting Services) and mobile or unit-based valeters and detailers (Mo's Valeting, which runs both a mobile unit and a Braintree studio; Edy Car Valeting; Performance Mobile Car Valeting; Haze Valeting & Detailing).
- Bocking (CM7): one business, Springwood Hand Car Wash, a site-based wash on the Springwood Industrial Estate on the north side of Braintree.
- Shalford (CM7): two businesses - Detailed Essex, the only full price list in this directory, and Tailored Wraps Ltd, primarily a vehicle wrap and window-tinting business that also offers ceramic coating and paint protection film.
- Witham (CM8): four businesses - The Car Carer Detailing, a unit-based paint-correction specialist on the Briarsford Industrial Estate; Amberspeed Vehicle Detailing and Louie's Mobile Valeting, both mobile; and Whiting's Valeting & Detailing, a solo driveway-based operator.
- Halstead (CO9): four businesses - Halstead Hand Carwash and Valeting Centre, a site-based wash, and three mobile valeters (Djd Mobile Valeting, Paul Johnson Mobile Valeting, Tiny Valeting Services).
- Coggeshall (CO6): one business, Tey Mobile Car Valeting, whose postcode sits between Coggeshall and the Tey villages - the only detailing or valeting business this research could confirm as based in the area.
- Great Notley (CM77): one business, Waves Hand Car Wash, operating from a Tesco car park.