--- title: "Electrical services in Colchester | 4.9 Star · NAPIT · From £60" description: "4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Covering Colchester, Witham and Maldon · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · Electrician in Colchester for EICRs, fuse…" canonical: "https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-colchester" --- # Electrical services in Colchester > 4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Covering Colchester, Witham and Maldon · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · Electrician in Colchester for EICRs, fuse… Homeowners and landlords in Colchester who need testing, repairs or new circuits can book Lighting Electrical, an electrical company working across the city and the surrounding Essex towns. ## Which electrical service do you need in Colchester? Lighting Electrical works on homes, rented property and business premises across CO1 to CO4, from a single socket at £85 to a full rewire from £2,400. ### Electrical safety report An EICR from £150 tests every circuit in a house or flat and reports what passes and what needs work. ### Fuse board replacement A consumer unit replacement from £450 swaps the old fuse board for one with RCD protection on the circuits. ### Fault finding and repair Fault finding from £75 an hour traces a tripping circuit or a dead socket back to its cause and repairs it. ### EV charger installation A 7.4kW home charge point from £750 replaces the lead through the door with a fixed, tested connection. ### Work for business premises Commercial lighting is £65 a fitting, emergency lighting testing and certification £150, and forklift charger installation starts at £700. ## What Colchester housing means for electrical work Colchester covers six centuries of building, and the age and layout of a property changes how the wiring is reached and what the job involves. ### The Dutch Quarter More than sixty timber framed weavers' houses from the late sixteenth century stand north of the High Street inside a conservation area, so cable runs follow the frame and fixings stay off original timber. ### New Town Roughly 470 brick houses from the 1880s sit behind Magdalen Street and Military Road, where the meter and board are usually found in the hall or a cupboard under the stairs. ### Highwoods Highwoods in CO4 went up from 1981 with the first buyers arriving around 1983, so testing there covers detached and semi detached homes wired to the standards of that decade. ### Greenstead Greenstead in CO4 grew around a council estate that was among the largest in the country when it was built, and flats there are tested circuit by circuit from the board inside the property. ### Lexden Lexden in CO3 lies about a mile west of the centre and kept the large eighteenth century houses raised there, Lexden Park among them, where a rewire can take in outbuildings, long cable runs and more than one board. ## Other electrical work in Colchester Rewires, EICRs, fuse boards, fault finding, EV chargers, solar and battery storage, fire and smoke alarms and commercial lighting are each set out with what the job involves and the price it starts at. - [EICR in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/eicr): EICR testing in Colchester from Lighting Electrical. Lighting Electrical inspects the wiring and issues an electrical safety report from £150. - [Fuse board replacement in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/fuse-board-replacement): Fuse board replacement in Colchester and Essex by Lighting Electrical. We fit a new consumer unit and leave a certificate. From £450. - [House Rewiring in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/house-rewiring): House rewiring in Colchester and Essex by Lighting Electrical. Lighting Electrical quotes in writing, then rewires the circuits and issues the certificate. - [Electrical Fault Finding & Repair in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/electrical-fault-finding): Electrical fault finding in Colchester and Essex from Lighting Electrical. We trace the cause, then repair the circuit from £75 an hour. - [Lighting Installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/lighting-installation): Lighting Electrical fits downlights, pendants and outdoor lights in Colchester and Essex. Downlights from £65. Book Online. - [EV charger installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/ev-charger-installation): EV charger installation in Colchester and Essex by Lighting Electrical. Lighting Electrical fits 7.4kW home chargepoints from a written price. - [Socket and switch installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/sockets-and-switches): Lighting Electrical fits and replaces sockets from £85 in Colchester. Extra points and switch changes for homes, landlords and businesses. - [Emergency electrician in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/emergency-electrician): Emergency electrician in Colchester and nearby Essex towns. We attend power cuts, tripped boards and burning smells. Book Online. - [Electrical testing and certificates in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/testing-and-certificates): Electrical testing and certificates from Lighting Electrical in Colchester. PAT testing from £95, with the written record left after the visit. - [Fire and smoke alarm installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/fire-and-smoke-alarms): Smoke and heat alarm installation in Colchester from £110, with working detectors and the paperwork for the work from Lighting Electrical. - [Appliance and heating connections in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/appliance-connections): Cooker or oven connection in Colchester from £120. Lighting Electrical checks the circuit, connects the appliance and leaves the electrical paperwork. - [Solar panel and battery storage installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/solar-and-battery-storage): Solar panels and battery storage in Colchester from Lighting Electrical. Solar panel installation from £5,500, NAPIT registered, written prices. - [Forklift charger installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/forklift-charger-installation): Forklift charger installation in Colchester by Lighting Electrical. We fit chargers for warehouses and yards from £700. - [Commercial Lighting Installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/commercial-office-lighting): Commercial lighting in Colchester and Essex from Lighting Electrical. We fit shop, office and warehouse lights from £65 per fitting. - [Starlink installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/starlink-installation): Book a local Starlink installer to mount the dish, run the cable indoors and get Starlink installed at a home, farm or business. - [Light switch or dimmer replacement in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/light-switch-or-dimmer-replacement): Replace a light switch or dimmer with Lighting Electrical in Colchester and nearby Essex towns. Starting from £60, with a working control left on the wall. - [Minor works certificate in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/minor-works-certificate): Minor works certificate from Lighting Electrical in Colchester, from £95. We test the circuit and leave the BS 7671 form for homes and businesses. - [Extractor fan installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/extractor-fan-installation): Extractor fan installation from Lighting Electrical, from £180. We fit kitchen, bathroom and commercial fans across Colchester and Essex. - [Electric shower installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/electric-shower-installation): Electric shower installation in Colchester from £220. Lighting Electrical connects the shower, tests the circuit and leaves the electrical paperwork. - [Emergency lighting test & certificate in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/emergency-lighting-test-certificate): Emergency lighting test from £150 in Colchester and nearby Essex. Lighting Electrical checks the fittings and issues the certificate. - [Immersion heater repair in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/immersion-heater-repair): Immersion heater repair from Lighting Electrical in Colchester and Essex. We test the element, thermostat and wiring from £70/hr and restore hot water. - [Battery storage installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/battery-storage-installation): Battery storage installation in Colchester from Lighting Electrical, from £4,500. Store electricity for later use in the property. - [Fire alarm system installation in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/fire-alarm-system-installation): Fire alarm system installation in Colchester from Lighting Electrical, from £1,400. A panel, detectors and sounders with certificates for the premises. ## What happens on the day The electrician confirms the work at the address, then the power goes off only where it has to. ### On arrival The electrician confirms what is being done, then checks the meter position, the earthing and the bonding before anything is switched off. ### While the work is on Only the circuits being worked on lose power, and you are told before each one goes off and when it comes back. ### Before we leave The circuits are tested, the work area is cleared up and you are left with the certificate that matches the job, an EICR, a minor works certificate from £95 or an installation certificate. ## Why customers choose Lighting Electrical Lighting Electrical is NAPIT registered, puts the price in writing before the work starts and issues the certificate for whatever is carried out. Maintenance plans run from Bronze, with 5 percent off labour and certificates and a free safety certificate once a year, to Gold, with 15 percent off, three free safety certificates a year, same day priority booking and two emergency call outs. ## Recent work These photographs come from Lighting Electrical jobs across Colchester and the wider Essex area rather than from one street. ## Questions we are asked in Colchester The answers below cover price, paperwork and what happens once a job is booked. ### How much does a rewire cost in Colchester? House rewiring starts at £2,400. The number of circuits, the size of the property and how far cables have to be taken through floors and walls move the figure, so a New Town terrace and a Highwoods detached rarely land at the same price. The final figure is put in writing after the property has been looked at. ### How much is an EICR? An EICR, the electrical safety report on a property, starts at £150. Each circuit is tested and reported as satisfactory or coded for work, so you can see exactly what needs attention. Landlords in England need one at least every five years. ### What does a new fuse board cost? A consumer unit replacement, the modern name for a fuse board, starts at £450. That covers the new board, RCD protection on the circuits it feeds and testing, with an installation certificate afterwards. Any circuit that fails testing is priced separately before it is touched. ### Can someone come out at night or at the weekend? Out of hours emergency work is charged from £90 an hour. Calls to the booking line are answered at any hour, and the time an electrician can attend is confirmed when the job is booked. ### Do you work on houses in the Dutch Quarter and other conservation areas? Yes. In the timber framed houses north of the High Street the wiring is taken along the frame and existing openings rather than through original fabric. Anything that would change the outside of the building is talked through with you before the work is booked. ### Do you work for landlords? Yes. An EICR from £150, smoke and heat alarm installation from £110 and PAT testing from £95 cover most of what a rented property in CO1 to CO4 needs. The report and certificates come back to you in writing after the visit. ### How much is an EV charger fitted at home? A 7.4kW home charge point starts at £750. That covers the unit, the connection back to the board and the testing, with a long cable run from the board to the parking space priced on top. The supply is checked first to confirm it will carry the extra load. ### Do you take on work for Colchester businesses? Yes. Commercial lighting is £65 a fitting, emergency lighting testing and certificate £150, fire alarm system installation from £1,400 and forklift charger installation from £700. Visit times are arranged with you so the premises can keep working. ## Where Lighting Electrical works in Colchester Across CO1, CO2, CO3 and CO4, taking in Highwoods, New Town and Old Heath, plus Prettygate, Lexden and Greenstead. Lighting Electrical also covers Stanway and Wivenhoe. ## Book Online Calls are answered at any hour, and a time is confirmed for the Colchester address before the visit. ## Business facts - Service area: Colchester, Witham, Maldon, Wivenhoe, Tiptree, Kelvedon, West Mersea, Stanway, Brightlingsea, Coggeshall, Marks Tey, Dedham, Rowhedge, Great Horkesley, Heybridge, Silver End - Hours: Every day 00:00–23:59 - Phone: +447414545781 - Email: team@lightingelectrical.co.uk ## Book Online - [Book Online](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/#chat): Send the job details and request a quote from Lighting Electrical. ## Sitemap - [Full sitemap](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/sitemap.md): Complete machine-readable page directory.