--- title: "EICR in Witham | 4.9 Star · NAPIT approved · From £150" description: "4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Covering Colchester, Witham and Maldon · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · EICR testing in Witham for landlords, buyers…" canonical: "https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-witham/eicr" --- # EICR in Witham > 4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Covering Colchester, Witham and Maldon · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · EICR testing in Witham for landlords, buyers… EICR in Witham for landlords, buyers and homeowners, covering fixed circuits, the consumer unit, earthing and bonding with clear coded findings. ## How much does an EICR cost in Witham EICR testing in Witham starts from £150. That starting price buys a full electrical safety report on a typical house or flat, with the certificate issued at the end of the visit. - EICR (electrical safety report): from £150 - Larger houses, shops on Newland Street and properties with outbuildings take longer, so the price rises with the number of circuits we have to test. - Remedial work such as a consumer unit replacement from £450 or fault finding from £75/hr is quoted separately after the report, never bundled into the EICR figure. ## EICR testing in Witham We test the fixed wiring in Witham homes, flats and shops, and write the safety report at the end. ### Landlords before a tenancy A let house on Highfields Road or Templars Close needs a current report before tenants move in. ### Sales and purchases Solicitors on Rickstones Road and Spinks Lane sales ask for the wiring and board checked in writing. ### Shop flats on Newland Street The shared cupboard has to be open, or the report names the circuits we could not reach. ### Newer homes at Maltings Lane The board is modern here, so the report is about how heavily the circuits are loaded. ## Wiring in Witham houses and flats What the test finds in Witham depends on when the street was built. ### Estate semis off Cressing Road Original boards give the most common observation, no RCD protection on the older circuits. ### Older houses at Chipping Hill Wiring added in stages means the kitchen can fail while the front room passes. ### Flats above Newland Street Circuits sometimes cross between the shop and the flat, so both doors are needed. ### Bungalows on Powers Hall End Rewirable fuses and bonding at the gas and water are the usual things we record. ## What happens on the day An EICR visit in Witham runs in three steps, from the front door to the certificate. Lighting Electrical carries out the testing and writes the report. ### Arrival and a walk through the property We arrive at the Witham address in the booked window and walk the house or flat with you or the keyholder. We need access to the consumer unit, loft hatches, understairs cupboards and any outbuilding on the same supply. On Newland Street flats we start at the shared meter cupboard if the key is there. We turn circuits off in turn so you know when lights and sockets will drop. ### Testing the circuits and the board We test continuity, insulation, earth fault loop and residual current devices on every accessible circuit. Sockets, lights, showers, cookers and outdoor fittings are opened where we can reach them without cutting finishes. On a Cressing Road semi that still has the original board we spend longer at the unit. On a Maltings Lane house we spend longer on load and how later circuits were added. ### The certificate before we leave We write the EICR on site with the observations coded the way the wiring rules set out. Satisfactory means you can use the report as it stands. Unsatisfactory means we list the items that failed and what work would clear them. You get the NAPIT certificate for the Witham address before we go, and a copy by email the same day. ## Why customers in Witham book us for an EICR You get clear company responsibility throughout, a written price before we set off, and the NAPIT certificate before we leave the house. We already know the boards on Cressing Road, the cupboards on Newland Street and the mixed-age wiring towards Chipping Hill, so the visit is spent on the test, not on finding the unit. ## Recent EICR work in Witham Recent visits have been landlord reports on Cressing Road semis, sale reports on Highfields Road, flat inspections above Newland Street and capacity checks on Maltings Lane houses that already had a modern board. ## EICR questions in Witham These are the questions Witham homeowners, landlords and shopkeepers ask before they book the test. ### How much is an EICR in Witham An electrical safety report in Witham starts from £150 for a typical house or flat. Shops on Newland Street and larger houses with extra circuits cost more because the test takes longer. ### How long does the test take in a Witham house A small flat above Newland Street is often done in a morning. A three-bed semi off Cressing Road or Powers Hall End usually takes most of a working visit. Older houses towards Chipping Hill take longer when rooms were wired at different times. ### Do I need to be in for the EICR Someone with keys has to let us in and stay or leave access to the board, loft and any outbuilding. On Newland Street flats we also need the shared meter cupboard opened. We can collect keys from an agent in Witham if you arrange that before the day. ### Will you turn the power off Yes. Each circuit is isolated in turn while we test it. Fridges, boilers and home working kits go off for stretches of the visit. We tell you the order so you can plan around the kitchen and the office rooms. ### What if the report is unsatisfactory You still receive the certificate. It lists the codes that failed. We can quote the repair, a consumer unit from £450, or fault finding from £75/hr. You can use the report with another electrician if you prefer. ### Do newer houses around Maltings Lane still need an EICR Yes. A modern board does not replace the test. We check capacity, later additions such as an EV circuit, and whether the earth and bonding match the rest of the house. Landlords and buyers still ask for the certificate on those plots. ### Can you test a shop on Newland Street Yes. We test the unit’s lighting, sockets, sign circuits and store rooms and issue the same NAPIT report against the shop address. Emergency lighting tests from £150 are a separate visit if the lease asks for that certificate as well. ### Are you NAPIT registered for the certificate Yes. Lighting Electrical holds NAPIT, and the Witham EICR is issued under that registration. We do not name any other scheme on the paperwork. ## Witham streets we cover for EICR testing We test houses and flats on Chipping Hill, Newland Street, Highfields Road, Templars Close, Maltings Lane, Powers Hall End, Rickstones Road, Cressing Road, Braintree Road and Spinks Lane, and the rest of Witham from those streets out. ## Other electrical work in Witham after an EICR When a Witham report calls for more work we also quote consumer unit replacement from £450, fault finding from £75/hr, socket installation from £85, lighting from £65 a fitting and a minor works certificate from £95 for the jobs that need one. - [Electrician in Witham](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-witham): Electrician in Witham for older homes, newer estates and flats with shared access. Clear testing, circuit planning and certification. - [EICR (all areas)](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/services/eicr): EICR testing in Colchester from Lighting Electrical. 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