--- title: "Electrician in Colchester | 4.9 Star · NAPIT approved · From £60" description: "4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Covering Colchester, Witham and Maldon · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · Lighting Electrical provides domestic and…" canonical: "https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/" --- # Electrician in Colchester > 4.9 Star from 58 reviews · Covering Colchester, Witham and Maldon · Trading since 2016 · Call 07414 545781 · Lighting Electrical provides domestic and… ## 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 ## Electrical services for homes and landlords EICR reports from £150, consumer unit replacement from £450, house rewiring from £2,400, sockets from £85, EV chargers from £750, and fault finding from £75 an hour, plus lighting, alarms, PAT testing and appliance connections. - Emergency electrician (out of hours): from £90/hr - House rewiring: from £2,400 - Socket installation or replacement: from £85 - Consumer unit replacement: from £450 - EICR (electrical safety report): from £150 - Fault finding & repair: from £75/hr - Downlight installation (per fitting): from £65 - EV charger installation (7.4kW): from £750 - Light switch or dimmer replacement: from £60 - PAT testing: from £95 - Minor works certificate: from £95 - Smoke & heat alarm installation: from £110 - Cooker or oven connection: from £120 - Extractor fan installation: from £180 - Electric shower installation: from £220 - Emergency lighting test & certificate: from £150 - Immersion heater repair: from £70/hr - Solar panel installation: from £5,500 - Battery storage installation: from £4,500 - Fire alarm system installation: from £1,400 - Starlink installation — domestic: from £350 - Starlink installation — commercial: from £550 - Forklift charger installation: from £700 - Commercial lighting installation (per fitting): from £65 ## What happens on the day 1. **Arrival and walk through:** We arrive at the property, go through the job with you, and isolate the circuits we will work on. 2. **The electrical work:** We fit, test or repair as quoted, whether that is a fuse board, a lighting run, a charger or a fault on a live circuit. 3. **Certificate before we leave:** We test the finished work, issue the certificate, and talk you through what was changed. ## Why customers choose Lighting Electrical We quote the job, carry out the work and complete the testing. Nothing begins before the figure is in front of you, and NAPIT registration covers the notifiable work. ## Recent electrical jobs in Colchester Fuse boards, EICRs, lighting and fault repairs in houses and small premises across Colchester, Stanway and the villages on the edge of town. ## What customers say after the work Landlords, homeowners and shop owners write after the visit about the quote, the time on site and the certificate they received. ## Towns we cover from Colchester We work in Colchester, Witham, Maldon, Wivenhoe, Tiptree, Kelvedon, West Mersea, Stanway, Brightlingsea, Coggeshall, Marks Tey, Dedham, Rowhedge, Great Horkesley, Heybridge and Silver End. ## Accreditations - NAPIT ## How much does an electrician cost in Colchester Starting prices for the jobs we do most often, in plain figures. ### How much is an EICR in Colchester? An EICR, the electrical safety report landlords and buyers ask for, starts from £150. ### How much does a fuse board cost? Consumer unit replacement starts from £450. That is the board that feeds the house. ### How much does a house rewire cost? House rewiring starts from £2,400. The final figure depends on the size of the property and how much of the old wiring has to come out. ### Do you fit EV chargers? Yes. A 7.4kW EV charger installation starts from £750. ### What does fault finding cost? Fault finding and repair starts from £75 an hour. ### Can I book an electrician out of hours? Out of hours emergency electrician work starts from £90 an hour. We answer calls at any time. Booked jobs take place in our opening hours. ### Do you do PAT testing? PAT testing, the check on portable appliances, starts from £95. ### Who manages the job? Lighting Electrical manages the job from the first quote through to completion. ## Social profiles - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/lighting_electrical_experts) - [Google Business](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1120591945107900504) ## Book Online - [Book Online](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/#chat): Give us the postcode and what needs sorting, and a starting figure comes back in writing. ## Sitemap - [Home](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/): Company details, services, coverage, contact options and quote request. - [About Lighting Electrical](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/about): Lighting Electrical is led by Valandi Kotorri and Lighting Electrical is responsible for the work described here. We manage the work from the written quote through to testing and certification. We carry out domestic and commercial electrical work. That covers EICRs, which are electrical safety reports, fuse boards, house rewires, fault finding, lighting and EV charger installs, along with testing, alarms, appliance connections, solar and battery storage, forklift chargers and commercial lighting. You deal with us from the first written price through to completion. We pick up the phone at any time. Booked visits take place in our opening hours. We work from Colchester across the nearby Essex towns, including Witham, Maldon, Wivenhoe, Tiptree, Kelvedon, West Mersea, Stanway, Brightlingsea, Coggeshall, Marks Tey, Dedham, Rowhedge, Great Horkesley, Heybridge and Silver End. - [EICR](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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](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. - [Electrical services](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician): Published electrical services and prices. - [Electrician in Witham](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-witham): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Witham. - [EICR in Witham](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-witham/eicr): EICR testing in Witham for landlords, buyers, houses and flats. Circuit results and coded findings explained clearly. - [House Rewiring in Witham](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-witham/house-rewiring): House rewiring in Witham, full or partial, surveyed first and worked in stages so you keep power, heating and a kitchen throughout. NAPIT registered. - [Electrician in Maldon](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-maldon): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Maldon. - [House Rewiring in Maldon](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-maldon/house-rewiring): House rewiring in Maldon with solid walls, levels and historic finishes considered before full or partial work is agreed. - [EV charger installation in Maldon](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-maldon/ev-charger-installation): EV charger installation in Maldon, starting with the incoming supply and the route to the parking that belongs to the property. NAPIT registered. - [Electrician in Wivenhoe](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-wivenhoe): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Wivenhoe. - [EICR in Wivenhoe](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-wivenhoe/eicr): EICR in Wivenhoe for houses and converted flats, with meters, circuit boundaries, access and coded findings clearly recorded. - [Electrician in Kelvedon](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-kelvedon): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Kelvedon. - [EICR in Kelvedon](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-kelvedon/eicr): EICR in Kelvedon covering the house and any outbuildings on their own submains, with each finding coded and priced. NAPIT registered. - [Electrician in Brightlingsea](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-brightlingsea): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Brightlingsea. - [House Rewiring in Brightlingsea](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-brightlingsea/house-rewiring): House rewiring in Brightlingsea, mapped before anything is lifted because the waterside terraces are solid-walled. NAPIT registered. - [Electrician in Manningtree](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-manningtree): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Manningtree. - [House Rewiring in Manningtree](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-manningtree/house-rewiring): House rewiring in Manningtree with Georgian fabric, solid walls, interrupted voids and retained circuits assessed before work. - [Electrician in Silver End](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-silver-end): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Silver End. - [Electrician in Tiptree](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-tiptree): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Tiptree. - [Fuse board replacement in Tiptree](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-tiptree/fuse-board-replacement): Fuse board replacement in Tiptree, where the newer estates usually need spare ways and the older streets need the earthing checked first. NAPIT registered. - [Electrician in Dedham](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-dedham): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Dedham. - [Electrician in Marks Tey](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-marks-tey): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Marks Tey. - [Electrician in Stanway](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-stanway): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Stanway. - [Electrician in West Mersea](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-west-mersea): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers West Mersea. - [EICR in West Mersea](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-west-mersea/eicr): EICR on Mersea for lets, second homes and coastal property, booked between changeovers while the house is empty. NAPIT registered. - [Electrician in Heybridge](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-heybridge): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Heybridge. - [Electrician in Coggeshall](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-coggeshall): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Coggeshall. - [Electrician in Rowhedge](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-rowhedge): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Rowhedge. - [Electrician in Great Horkesley](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-great-horkesley): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Great Horkesley. - [Electrical services in Colchester](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/electrician-colchester): Lighting Electrical, electrician, covers Colchester. - [Prices](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/costs): What Lighting Electrical charges, service by service. - [EICR cost](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/costs/eicr): EICR prices in Colchester: what the job involves, what moves the price, and what it costs town by town. - [Fuse board replacement cost](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/costs/fuse-board-replacement): Fuse board replacement prices in Colchester: what the job involves, what moves the price, and what it costs town by town. - [House rewiring cost](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/costs/house-rewiring): House rewiring prices in Colchester: what the job involves, what moves the price, and what it costs town by town. - [Fault finding cost](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/costs/electrical-fault-finding): Fault finding prices in Colchester: what the job involves, what moves the price, and what it costs town by town. - [Downlight & lighting installation cost](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/costs/lighting-installation): Downlight & lighting installation prices in Colchester: what the job involves, what moves the price, and what it costs town by town. - [EV charger installation cost](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/costs/ev-charger-installation): EV charger installation prices in Colchester: what the job involves, what moves the price, and what it costs town by town. - [Socket installation cost](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/costs/sockets-and-switches): Socket installation prices in Colchester: what the job involves, what moves the price, and what it costs town by town. - [Emergency call-out cost](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/costs/emergency-electrician): Emergency call-out prices in Colchester: what the job involves, what moves the price, and what it costs town by town. - [Smoke & fire alarms cost](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/costs/fire-and-smoke-alarms): Smoke & fire alarms prices in Colchester: what the job involves, what moves the price, and what it costs town by town. - [Terms](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/terms): Service terms and conditions. - [Full sitemap](https://lightingelectrical.co.uk/sitemap.md): Complete machine-readable page directory.