No spare sockets in the kitchen
Kettles, toasters and air fryers on one double socket overload the point and trip the board.
Socket installation cost in Colchester
Lighting Electrical installs new sockets and replaces worn sockets and switches in homes, rental properties and workplaces around Colchester. You get extra points where you need them, or a safe replacement where a faceplate is cracked, scorched or no longer in use.
Lighting Electrical
£85
The starting figure is published up front; send the job details for a confirmed price. What it covers is set out below.
Get your socket installation quoteWhat changes the price of socket installation
A socket installation or replacement starts from £85. That starting price buys one new or replacement point on the quotation, not a run of extras and not chasing into finished walls.
- Extra points on the same visit are added as their own lines, not as silent copies of the £85 starting price.
- Chasing into walls, boxing in cable, or making good is priced separately so the electrical figure stays visible.
- Kitchen, bathroom and outdoor points can need extra protection, which is named on the quotation before work starts.
Socket installation prices in each town we cover
Every town we cover for this work.
| Town | Other local firms | Lighting Electrical | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witham | — | £85 | — |
| Maldon | — | £85 | — |
| Wivenhoe | — | £85 | — |
| Kelvedon | — | £85 | — |
| Brightlingsea | — | £85 | — |
| Manningtree | — | £85 | — |
| Silver End | — | £85 | — |
| Tiptree | — | £85 | — |
| Dedham | — | £85 | — |
| Marks Tey | — | £85 | — |
| Stanway | — | £85 | — |
| West Mersea | — | £85 | — |
| Heybridge | — | £85 | — |
| Coggeshall | — | £85 | — |
| Rowhedge | — | £85 | — |
| Great Horkesley | — | £85 | — |
| Colchester | — | £85 | — |
Other firms' figures are what they advertise publicly, not quotes for your job — use them to sanity-check what you are offered. Our starting price is published and the job price is confirmed from your details.
What our price covers
A socket installation or replacement from £85 covers the electrical work on the quoted points. Making good, extra circuits and board changes sit outside that figure.
Included
- Fitting a new socket or replacing an existing socket at the quoted position
- Changing a light switch or damaged faceplate when that line is on the quotation
- Checking earthing, bonding and whether the circuit can carry the extra load
- The relevant electrical paperwork when the work is complete
- Removing packaging and leaving the room ready to use the new point
Priced separately
- Plastering, painting or making good after any chasing
- A house rewire when the circuit cannot take another point
- A consumer unit replacement unless that is quoted as its own job
Who needs extra sockets or new switches
A kitchen with no spare sockets, a workplace running extension leads, or a cracked faceplate is why Lighting Electrical installs and replaces sockets and switches.
A cracked or scorched faceplate
A broken socket or a brown mark around the pins needs replacing before you use it again.
A desk, garage or shop counter
An extra point at the desk or till stops extension leads running across the floor.
A switch that no longer works
A failed switch is replaced during socket work when both jobs are on the quotation.
What happens on the day
We isolate the circuit, fit the quoted sockets or switches, then turn the circuit back on and leave the paperwork with you.
Arrival and isolation
We confirm the quoted points, isolate the circuit and check earthing and bonding before any faceplate comes off.
Fitting the sockets and switches
The new socket or switch is wired in, fixed, and turned on so we can check it works.
Paperwork and handover
The paperwork for the work is left with you, then we pack up and the point is yours to use.
What you get with new sockets
You are left with working sockets and switches at the quoted positions, on a circuit that has been checked for the extra load.
Each point matches the quotation
The rooms and socket types on the quotation are the points fitted, with no extra points added that were not quoted.
Making good is not hidden in the electrical price
Plaster and paint sit on their own quotation lines, so the £85 electrical starting price stays the electrical figure.
The new point is ready to use
When we leave, the new socket or switch works and you can plug in or operate it.
Socket installation price questions
How much does socket installation cost in Colchester?+
Lighting Electrical charges £85 — the rate we quote from, confirmed on survey, not a lead-generation estimate.
How much to change a socket front?+
Our rate for this work is £85. The price moves with access, the age and condition of the existing installation, and how much making good the job leaves behind — all of which we confirm before work starts.
How much to replace a double socket?+
Our rate for this work is £85. The price moves with access, the age and condition of the existing installation, and how much making good the job leaves behind — all of which we confirm before work starts.
How much does a new socket cost?+
Socket installation or replacement starts from £85 with Lighting Electrical. That starting price is for one quoted point, and extra points or chasing appear as their own lines. Kitchen and outdoor points can cost more when extra protection is needed.
Can you add a socket to an existing circuit?+
Yes, when the circuit can take the extra load. Valandi Kotorri checks earthing, bonding and whether the supply will carry another load before Lighting Electrical prices the point. If it cannot take it, house rewiring from £2,400 is quoted instead.
Do you fit outdoor sockets and fused spurs?+
Yes, outdoor sockets and fused spurs are quoted as socket installation or replacement work. Extra protection and weatherproof accessories are named on the quotation. The starting price remains from £85, not a fixed outdoor figure.
Will the power be off in the whole house?+
No. Only the circuit for the quoted sockets or switches is isolated while we fit them. Other circuits stay on, and that circuit comes back after we check the point works.
Is making good included in the socket price?+
No. Making good is not inside the £85 electrical starting price. Plaster or paint is quoted as its own line, which you can check against the quotation before work starts.
Get your socket installation quote from Lighting Electrical
Published £85. Send the job details and the team will confirm the scope and price.