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Electrician in Broadstone, Poole (BH18)
A local electrician for Broadstone and all of BH18. We do full house and bungalow rewires, fusebox swaps, safety checks and EV chargers, plus the small jobs. 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. Pete quotes every job himself, usually the same day.
Price your Broadstone rewire yourself
You do not have to wait for a quote to get a number. Build your own price on our instant quote tool in about 60 seconds - pick the rooms and the points, and it prices the job live from our real rate card.
Then we fix it in writing after a free survey. 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. That is the promise: quotes, not estimates. The number only moves if you change the job.
Areas we cover
All of Broadstone and BH18, including:
- The Broadway and the roads around the centre
- The golf course side - the tree-lined roads of upper Broadstone
- Springdale and the Dunyeats Road area
- Lower Blandford Road out towards Corfe Mullen
- Merley, Corfe Mullen, Creekmoor and Canford Heath - the neighbouring areas
Pete is based in Bournemouth, a few minutes across Poole to Broadstone, with daily van runs through BH18. There is no call-out charge for Broadstone. Not sure if we reach you? Give Pete a call and ask.
Why Broadstone homes need rewiring
Broadstone's housing runs older than most of Poole. There are big Edwardian and 1930s family homes on the tree-lined roads up by the golf course, post-war semis off Lower Blandford Road and Dunyeats Road - and above all, bungalows. Whole roads of them, most built in the 1950s to 1970s.
Once a home is 25 to 30 years past its last rewire, the cables and the board are usually due a look. Rubber or fabric-covered cable, a fuse box with rewireable fuses, and not enough sockets are all common in the older stock here - especially in bungalows that have had the same owner for decades.
If you are not sure whether you need anything done, we will do a free survey and a quick on-the-spot check. If the wiring is fine, we will tell you.
Bungalow rewires - Broadstone's speciality
Broadstone has one of the biggest stocks of bungalows in the area, and a bungalow is one of the cleanest rewires there is. With a full loft over every room, most of the new cabling runs through the loft instead of under floors - so there is less lifting, less chasing and less making-good than in a two-storey house.
A lot of Broadstone bungalows are bought from long-term owners and modernised by the next one. If that is you, the order matters: rewire first, before the plastering, the new kitchen and the decorating - not after. An empty, just-bought bungalow is the perfect rewire, and it is done before you move in.
Signs your home needs a rewire
A few tells that the wiring in a Broadstone home is past its best:
- An old fuse box with rewireable fuses or no test buttons (no RCD protection)
- Sockets set into the skirting boards, or a home that has not been rewired in decades
- Cables in black rubber or fabric instead of modern grey or white PVC
- Breakers that keep tripping, or sockets and lights that are dead or flickering
- Too few sockets, so extension leads are doing the work
- Warm plugs, scorch marks or a buzzing sound - stop and call an electrician
Not sure which of these matter? An EICR safety report tells you what is wrong and how urgent it is, in writing.
Do you have to move out?
For a full rewire, yes - we rewire empty properties only. Floorboards come up, walls get chased and the power goes off, so an empty house is faster, cleaner and cheaper than working around you. It is ideal for a house or bungalow you have just bought, a renovation, or a probate or rental property between tenants - and in Broadstone that covers a lot of jobs.
For smaller jobs you stay put. A new consumer unit, an EICR, an EV charger or a few 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 consumer unit upgrade.
What it costs
Every job is priced fixed in writing after a free survey. As a guide, most Broadstone rewires fall in these ranges by property size - there is no VAT to add:
- 1-bed flat - from around £2,800 to £4,000
- 2-bed - from around £3,800 to £5,500
- 3-bed - from around £4,500 to £7,000
- 4-bed - from around £6,500 to £11,000
- 5-bed and up - from around £10,000 to £16,000
These are guide ranges, not your quote. Build your own price on the instant quote tool, or see the full rewire cost guide for what changes the number. A 5% booking deposit holds your date, then you pay in stages as the work progresses.
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
- A 10-year workmanship guarantee in writing
- Pete quotes every job himself and gives your price on the spot, the same day
- 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 Broadstone?
Yes. We cover all of Broadstone and the BH18 postcodes, including the Broadway, the roads up by the golf course, Springdale and the Dunyeats Road area, plus nearby Merley, Corfe Mullen, Creekmoor and Canford Heath. There is no call-out charge for Broadstone.
How much does a rewire cost in Broadstone?
Most rewires run from about £2,800 for a 1-bed flat to around £11,000 for a 4-bed house. There is no VAT to add. Your price is fixed in writing after a free survey. See the cost guide for the full breakdown.
Do you rewire bungalows?
Yes, a lot of them - Broadstone is full of bungalows. A single-storey home with a full loft above it is one of the cleanest rewires there is: most cables run through the loft, so there is less chasing and less disruption. If you have just bought a dated bungalow to modernise, rewiring it before you move in is the ideal time.
Do you do small jobs, or only full rewires?
Both. As well as full rewires we do consumer unit upgrades, EICR safety reports, EV chargers, extra sockets and lights, and fault-finding. Smaller jobs can be done while you live in the home.
Do I have to move out?
Only for a full rewire, which we do on empty properties. Smaller jobs like an EICR, a fusebox swap or an EV charger 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.
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