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Electrician in Verwood, Dorset (BH31)

A local electrician for Verwood and all of BH31. We do full house 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 Verwood 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: the number only moves if you change the job.

Areas we cover

All of Verwood and BH31, including:

• The town centre and the roads around Ringwood Road and Manor Road
• Dewlands Common and the western side of town
• Potterne Park and the southern estates
• Ebblake and the roads out towards the forest
• Three Legged Cross, West Moors, Ashley Heath, St Leonards and Ringwood - the neighbours

Pete is based in Poole, a straight run up through Ferndown to Verwood, with regular van runs across BH31. There is no call-out charge for Verwood. Not sure if we reach you? Give Pete a call and ask.

Verwood boomed late - what that means for your wiring

Verwood grew faster than almost anywhere in Dorset. A quiet brick-and-pottery village became a town in one long building boom through the 1970s, 80s and 90s. That changes the honest advice, because the town splits three ways:

• The early boom estates (1960s-70s) are now 50 years old. If a home from then has never been rewired, it is due - old board, no RCD protection, circuits sized for a different life.
• The 80s and 90s homes - most of Verwood - usually do NOT need a full rewire. The cable is generally sound. What they need is a modern consumer unit and an EICR safety report, at a fraction of the cost.
• The old village stock - the cottages and bungalows that pre-date the boom - can hide genuinely old wiring behind modern decor. These are the ones worth checking properly.

We will tell you which one you are. A free survey and a quick on-the-spot check, and if the wiring is fine, we say so - selling you a rewire you do not need is exactly what our promise rules out.

Signs your home needs a rewire

A few tells that the wiring in a Verwood home is past its best:

• A 1970s home still on its first wiring - the earliest boom estates are now at rewire age
• An old fuse box with rewireable fuses or no test buttons (no RCD protection)
• Cables in black rubber or fabric in the pre-boom cottages - 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

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 you have just bought, a renovation or extension, or a probate or rental property between tenants.

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 - and in Verwood, the smaller job is very often the right answer.

What it costs

Every job is priced fixed in writing after a free survey. As a guide, most Verwood 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

Related pages

• Electrician Ferndown
• Consumer unit upgrades
• EICR safety reports
• Rewire cost guide 2026