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Electrician in Bournemouth (all BH postcodes)

Electricians for Bournemouth, and for the people who let property here. More of this town is rented than owned, so a lot of our work is the legal kind: safety reports on a deadline, and the remedial work that follows. We also do full house rewires, fuseboard swaps, safety checks and EV chargers, plus the small jobs. You get a fixed price in writing that only changes if you change the job. No VAT to add. No markup on materials. A 10-year guarantee in writing. Pete quotes every job himself, usually the same day.

Price your Bournemouth job yourself

Want a price before you call? Build your own price on our instant quote tool in about 60 seconds. Pick your rooms and points, and it prices the job live from our real rate card. Then we fix it in writing after a free survey - and it is a quote, not an estimate. The price only changes if you change the job.

What we do in Bournemouth

One local firm for the whole job, big or small. There is no call-out charge for Bournemouth. We are open 7 days a week - call any day, 7am to 7pm, and Saturday appointments are available at normal rates, not emergency rates.

  • Full house rewires - see our house rewires in Bournemouth page to build your own price
  • Consumer unit (fuseboard) upgrades - from £625, see consumer unit upgrades
  • EICR safety reports - fixed price by circuit count, see EICR Bournemouth
  • EV chargers - home charge points fitted and certified
  • Air conditioning - cooling in summer, cheap heating in winter, see air conditioning in Bournemouth
  • Extra sockets, lights and switches - the everyday jobs
  • Fault-finding and repairs - tripping breakers, dead sockets, flickering lights

Areas we cover

Every BH postcode across Bournemouth, including:

  • Westbourne and Talbot Woods - the period villas
  • Boscombe, Springbourne and Pokesdown - the Victorian terraces and flat conversions
  • Southbourne and Tuckton - towards the cliff and the river
  • Winton, Charminster and Moordown - the 1930s and post-war streets
  • Kinson, Ensbury Park and Wick
  • The town centre and the roads around the gardens and the seafront

Bournemouth is a rented town, and that changes the work

More of Bournemouth is let than owned outright compared with the towns around it. Two universities, a town centre full of flats, and street after street of big Victorian houses carved into three or four units. If you are a landlord or you manage property here, most of what you need from an electrician is legal rather than optional.

  • Every rented home needs a valid EICR, renewed at least every five years, and a copy to the tenant. That has been the law for all tenancies in England since April 2021.
  • Anything found at C1 or C2 must be put right within 28 days of the report, or sooner if the report says so, with written confirmation to the tenant and the council if they ask.
  • Licensed HMOs get inspected on it. The certificate is one of the first things asked for, and an expired one holds up a licence.

We work to that timetable rather than against it. Fixed prices by circuit count, the report the same day where we can, and remedial work quoted from the report itself so there are no surprises. See EICR reports, failed EICR remedial work and the landlord page.

What a 1980s conversion actually looks like inside

The single most common Bournemouth job. A large Victorian or Edwardian house near the centre, in Boscombe, Winton or Springbourne, split into flats decades ago and barely touched since.

  • One original supply feeding everything. The split was done cheaply, so flats share circuits they should not, and nobody is quite sure which board owns what.
  • Landlord supply nobody can identify. Hall lights, the stair light, the outside light and sometimes a boiler, all fed from whichever flat had a spare way going.
  • Fire alarm and emergency lighting bolted on later, often onto a circuit that can be switched off from inside a flat.
  • No paperwork at all for the original conversion, which is what makes the first EICR on one of these interesting.

We map what feeds what before quoting. On a converted house that survey is most of the job, and it is the difference between a real price and a guess.

What we find in Bournemouth property

The recurring ones:

  • An old board with no RCD in a flat that has changed hands three times and never been rewired
  • Sockets in the skirting in the terraces of Winton, Charminster and Boscombe still on early wiring
  • Shared circuits between flats, so one tenant can black out another
  • Brittle rubber or fabric-covered cable above the ceilings of the older conversions
  • An expired EICR, or none at all, on a property that is currently let
  • Sockets that scorch, buzz or feel warm - stop using them and call us

Not sure which of these matter? An EICR safety report gives you a written answer, graded by urgency.

Do you have to move out?

For a full rewire, yes - we rewire empty properties only. It is dusty work with the power off. On rented property that means the gap between tenants, and we will work to that date rather than ask you to invent one.

Everything else is done while you live in. A consumer unit upgrade, an EICR, an EV charger or extra sockets are all done around you, on a day that suits. If the wiring is sound and only the fusebox is dated, you may not need a full rewire at all - just a new consumer unit. An EICR tells you which it is.

What it costs

Clear prices, so you are never guessing:

  • Full house rewire - from about £2,800 for a 1-bed flat to around £11,000 for a large 4-bed house
  • Consumer unit (fusebox) upgrade - from £625
  • EICR safety report - fixed by circuit count, from £160
  • EV charger, extra sockets and small jobs - priced per job, on the spot

There is no VAT to add, and we charge materials at cost with no markup - our margin is in the labour, and your price is fixed. See the full rewire cost guide, or build your own price now.

Why choose Dorset Rewires

  • Quotes, not estimates - a fixed price in writing that only changes if you change the job
  • A price you can build yourself on our instant quote tool, then fixed after a free survey
  • No VAT to add (we are not VAT registered, not yet)
  • No markup on materials - we charge them at cost, our margin is in the labour
  • Part P registered and working to the 18th Edition (BS 7671)
  • A 10-year workmanship guarantee in writing
  • Pete quotes every job himself, and the work is done by Pete and our own employed electricians - all on PAYE, no dodgy subcontractors
  • A 5% booking deposit, then staged payments as the work progresses

Quick answers

Do you cover my part of Bournemouth?

Yes. We cover every BH postcode across Bournemouth, including Westbourne, Boscombe, Southbourne, Winton, Charminster, Pokesdown, Springbourne and Kinson. There is no call-out charge.

What electrical jobs do you do?

Everything from a full house rewire to a single extra socket: rewires, consumer unit upgrades, EICR safety reports, EV chargers, extra sockets and lights, and fault-finding.

How much does a rewire cost in Bournemouth?

Most rewires run from about £2,800 for a 1-bed flat to around £11,000 for a large 4-bed house. There is no VAT to add, and your price is fixed in writing after a free survey. See the cost guide for the full breakdown.

Do I have to move out?

Only for a full rewire, which we do on empty properties. Smaller jobs are done while you live in the home.

Are you qualified, and is there a guarantee?

Yes. We are Part P registered, and every rewire comes with a 10-year workmanship guarantee in writing.

Need a Bournemouth electrician?

Free survey, same-day quote on site, no VAT to add, no markup on materials, 10-year guarantee.

Call Pete on 07836 535100 Or build your own price →