Hull · about 55 minutes from Bridlington, off-peak
An electrician for terraces and shared houses in Hull.
I test and rewire terraced houses off Beverley Road and right across Hull. Over half the city's homes are terraces, and in the Avenues most of them date from before 1919.
- £2m public liability insurance
- Work carried out to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026
- Fire alarm design, installation and commissioning to BS 5839-1
Hull's streets and housing
Near the university, plenty of the terraces are let to students and young sharers. Further out, Bransholme and Orchard Park are post-war estates where much of the housing still belongs to the council.
The June 2007 floods reached thousands of homes across Hull, and the city has spent the years since building up its flood defences.
Shared houses, licences and council homes
A larger shared house in Hull needs an HMO licence from Hull City Council. Every licence makes the holder responsible for keeping the wiring in good working order and safe to go on using, and for sending the council a written declaration to that effect when it asks.
Licensed or not, most private tenancies come under the national rules for rented homes, which allow at most 5 years between one condition report and the next. If the report calls for more work to make the wiring safe, that work is due within 28 days, or by an earlier date if the report gives one.
Council and housing association homes now come under the same rules. Hull City Council has around 23,000 homes of its own and arranges the checks on them, so a council tenant has nothing to book.
What a terrace rewire costs
A terrace rewire is from £3,950. The job takes me around a working week, with you still living in the house.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces usually have solid brick walls. Unless there's trunking the new cables can be pulled through, the runs are chased into the plaster, and making good afterwards isn't in the price. We'll quote for the plastering on request.
The standard job: The smallest standard house, two bedrooms: one board, standard accessory count, no plaster repair or decoration, customer in residence; larger houses are quoted after the free survey.
New-build estates and single homes
If you're building a whole estate and need first fix across dozens of plots, you'll want a bigger firm. I'm one electrician, and I see each job through myself.
A single new home or a self-build is a different matter, and that's from £3,200.
The standard job: Two- to three-bed plot, basic specification, first fix to certificate.
Hull and the towns next to it
Surveys the same week across the coast; written quote within two working days.
- 01HullAbout 55 minutes from Bridlington, off-peak. Also covering Beverley and Hornsea. About 65 minutes from Bridlington to Hedon and Withernsea.HU1–HU9
- 02Cottingham, Willerby and AnlabyAbout 55 minutes from Bridlington, off-peak. Also covering Beverley.HU10 · HU16
- 03HessleAbout 60 minutes from Bridlington, off-peak.HU13
Drive times are off-peak road estimates from Bridlington.
Prices for Hull jobs
Prices in Hull are the same as in Bridlington.
| Job | Price | Includes | Priced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer unit replacement, RCBO and surge protectionUp-to-10-way metal consumer unit with RCBOs and a Type 2 SPD, existing main bonding compliant, meter position within 3 m, no tails upgrade | from £595 | Board · RCBOs · SPD · Testing · Certificate | per board |
| Electrical condition report (EICR), domesticSingle-board domestic installation, up to 10 circuits, accessible board and accessories | from £150 | Full inspection and test · Coded report to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 · Plain-English summary | per property, up to 10 circuits |
| EV charger, supply and install7 kW smart charger, dedicated circuit up to 15 m from the board, PEN-fault protection, no groundworks | from £895 | Charger · Dedicated circuit · Testing · Certificate | per charger |
Every price is a "from" price for a standard job, priced per job, never by the hour. Anything not on the list is quoted in writing after a free survey. Prices include travel to your address, and a merchant run if the job needs anything out of the ordinary: no travel charge on top. No VAT to add.
Before I come out to a Hull job
If floodwater has reached the sockets, the board or the cables under the floor, the government's advice is to leave the electricity off until it has been checked. Water can leave corrosion inside sockets and boards that you won't see from outside. After a flood, a full condition report shows what has to be replaced before it's switched back on.
In a shared house, tell the tenants which day I'm coming, because the test covers every room. Keep the report afterwards. It backs up the wiring declaration if the council asks for one. If it comes to rewiring a shared house, book it for the weeks between tenancies, while the rooms stand empty.
Parking round the Avenues is by permit, so when you book a fault-finding visit, tell me where I can leave the van.
Solar enquiries
For panels or a battery on a Hull roof, the solar form on my solar and battery page goes to Alectrona, who will phone you to book the survey.
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What we promise
- Certificate issued before the final invoice.
- A written, fixed quote within two working days of the survey.
- The same electrician from survey to sign-off.
- Work tested to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026.
- 24-month workmanship guarantee on top of your statutory rights.
- 12-month guarantee on the parts we supply, on top of your statutory rights; fittings you supply carry their maker's warranty.