--- title: "EICR in Colchester | 4.9 Star · NAPIT approved · From £150" description: "4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · EICR in Colchester from £150 with Lighting Electrical. Electrical safety reports for…" canonical: "https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-colchester/eicr" --- # EICR in Colchester > 4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · EICR in Colchester from £150 with Lighting Electrical. Electrical safety reports for… An electrical safety report for a rented home or a property sale in Colchester is carried out by Lighting Electrical, covering houses, flats and commercial units. ## How much does an EICR cost in Colchester? An EICR starts at £150, which buys the inspection and testing of the fixed wiring and the written report with its codes and its next inspection date. - EICR (electrical safety report): from £150 - The starting price is based on one domestic consumer unit, the modern name for a fuse board; extra circuits, a second board or a separate supply add to it. - Bronze, Silver and Gold maintenance plans take 5, 10 or 15 percent off the certificate price. ## EICR testing in Colchester An EICR is an electrical safety report on the fixed wiring of a property, and Lighting Electrical carries them out across Colchester from £150. ### Landlords letting in CO1 to CO4 A rented home needs a satisfactory report every five years, and the tenant gets a copy of it. ### Homeowners selling or buying A buyer or solicitor asking about the wiring gets a written answer on the circuits, the earthing and the fuse board. ### Businesses and rented premises Shops, offices and workshops have their fixed wiring inspected and tested so the paperwork stays current. ### Before a rewire or a new board The report says which circuits actually need work, so you are not paying to replace wiring that tests fine. ### Wiring you cannot see the age of Rubber or fabric covered cable and boards fitted before RCD protection was standard are recorded with a code that says how urgent they are. ## EICR in Lexden, New Town and Highwoods Colchester housing runs from sixteenth century timber frames to 1980s estates, and the age of the building changes what the inspection has to reach. ### The Dutch Quarter More than sixty timber framed weavers' houses stand north of the High Street inside a conservation area, so cable runs are traced without cutting into historic fabric. ### New Town Roughly 470 brick houses behind Magdalen Street and Military Road date from the 1880s, and every circuit added since is tested for insulation and earthing on its own. ### Highwoods in CO4 The estate went up from 1981, and boards of that period predate RCD protection on every circuit, so the inspection records whether the board has been changed. ### Greenstead in CO4 The estate holds one of the largest council built areas in the country, where a rented home falls under the five year landlord rule. ### Lexden in CO3 The large eighteenth century houses a mile west of the centre carry more circuits and longer cable runs, which adds testing time per property. ## What happens on the day An EICR is dead testing and live testing on every circuit, done in a set order from arrival to the finished report. ### Looking at the installation first The board is opened, the circuits are listed and the earthing and bonding are checked before any power is switched off. ### Testing circuit by circuit Power goes off one circuit at a time for the dead tests, then the RCDs and the earth loop are tested with the supply back on. ### Results before leaving Each observation is coded, explained in plain words and written into the report, with a price for anything that needs putting right. ## What you get with Lighting Electrical NAPIT registration covers the commercial premises and homes Lighting Electrical takes on across Colchester and Essex. You see the price in writing first, and the electrical paperwork follows once the job is done. ## Recent work Boards, lighting, sockets and EV chargers Lighting Electrical has fitted across Colchester and the Essex towns. ## Common questions about EICRs The questions homeowners, landlords and business owners ask before booking a safety report. ### How long does an EICR take? The time on site follows the number of circuits, not the size of the rooms. A single board with six circuits is finished far sooner than a house with two boards and a separate supply. The length is confirmed when the property details are taken. ### Will the power be off while you test? Yes, but not all of it at once. Each circuit is isolated in turn for the dead tests and switched back on before the next one starts. Anything that must stay powered, such as a freezer or medical equipment, is worked around. ### How long is an EICR valid for? A rented home needs a new one every five years, or sooner if the tenancy changes. For a home you live in, the report itself states the date the next inspection is due. Commercial premises are usually on a five year cycle as well. ### What do C1, C2 and C3 mean on the report? C1 is a danger present right now and is made safe on the day. C2 is potentially dangerous and has to be put right for the report to pass. C3 is a recommendation only and does not fail the installation. ### What happens if my report comes back unsatisfactory? An unsatisfactory result means at least one C1, C2 or FI observation was recorded. You get a written price covering only those items, and nothing is carried out until you accept it. Once the work is done the affected circuits are retested and the result is updated. ### Do I need an EICR to sell my house? There is no legal requirement to have one before a sale. Buyers and their solicitors often ask about the wiring anyway, particularly on older Colchester property, and a recent report answers that in writing. It also gives you the cost of any remedial work before you negotiate. ### Do you test flats and business premises as well as houses? Yes, flats, shops, offices and workshops are all tested on the same fixed wiring inspection. Commercial work is planned around the trading hours of the premises so circuits go off when they cause least disruption. Emergency lighting testing and certification is priced separately from £150. ## Areas covered Lighting Electrical works across Colchester, Stanway, Wivenhoe, Rowhedge, Great Horkesley, Marks Tey, Dedham, Tiptree, Kelvedon, Coggeshall, Witham, Silver End, Maldon, Heybridge, Brightlingsea and West Mersea. ## Other electrical services Work that often follows a report includes consumer unit replacement from £450, fault finding and repair from £75 an hour, and house rewiring from £2,400. - [Electrician in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-colchester): Electrician in Colchester for EICRs, fuse boards, rewires, fault finding and lighting. Lighting Electrical is NAPIT registered and covers CO1 to CO4. - [EICR (all areas)](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/eicr): EICR testing in Peterborough from Lighting Electrical. Lighting Electrical inspects the wiring and issues an electrical safety report from £150. - [All areas](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/): Company details, services, coverage, contact options and quote request. ## Book Online Pick a date and time for your electrical safety report and the booking is confirmed straight away. ## Business facts - Service area: Peterborough, Colchester (by arrangement), Witham (by arrangement), Maldon (by arrangement), Wivenhoe (by arrangement), Tiptree (by arrangement), Kelvedon (by arrangement), West Mersea (by arrangement), Stanway (by arrangement), Brightlingsea (by arrangement), Coggeshall (by arrangement), Marks Tey (by arrangement), Dedham (by arrangement), Rowhedge (by arrangement), Great Horkesley (by arrangement), Heybridge (by arrangement), Silver End (by arrangement), Stamford (by arrangement), Whittlesey (by arrangement), Oundle (by arrangement), Huntingdon (by arrangement) - 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.