What it costs
EICR cost tracks circuit count and access
We do not publish a price, because we have no figure we could stand behind. What we can tell you is what actually moves the number, so you can read a quote rather than guess at one.
Arrange an EICR
Three questions and a postcode. We match you to a qualified local electrician.
Circuit count sets the floor
An inspection tests circuits. A flat with six circuits and a labelled board is a smaller job than an older house on its second consumer unit with a loft conversion, whatever the floor area says.
This is why quoting by bedrooms is a rough proxy at best. Bedrooms correlate with circuits loosely and with access not at all.
Access is the other half
Testing needs each circuit isolated and a sample of accessories opened up. A board in a hallway cupboard is quick. A board behind a fitted wardrobe, or a tenanted HMO where five rooms need arranging, is not.
In occupied property, access is also the most common reason a visit has to be repeated, and a second visit costs somebody.
What a cheap quote usually leaves out
- The schedule of test results, which is the working behind the verdict
- A proper sample of accessories, rather than a look at the board
- An honest record of what could not be reached and why
- Time to explain what the codes mean for your property
Remedial work is priced separately
An inspection tells you what is there. Anything that needs doing is separate work, quoted separately, and you are free to have it done by someone else.
A quote that bundles inspection and unspecified remedial work into one figure is quoting for something nobody has seen yet.
What you get
A report records circuits, codes and limitations
The verdict is the least useful part. What matters is the schedule of test results behind it, the coded observations, and an honest record of anything the inspection could not reach.
A ticked box and nothing else is a verdict with no working shown. Worth knowing before you accept one, whoever arranged it.
Who does the work
Every electrician clears six checks
We do not carry out the inspection. We put you in touch with an electrician who does. An EICR is worth what the person signing it is worth, so these checks are the product. Each is verified against the issuing body's own register, not taken from a logo.
Competent to inspect and test
Inspection and testing carries its own qualification. A good installer is not automatically the right person to sign a report.
Registered with a competent person scheme
Checked on the scheme's own public register, not a badge on a website.
Public liability insurance, in date
We check the certificate and the expiry date, not just that one exists. A lapsed policy is the most common reason to turn someone away.
Reports that carry their schedule
We look at an electrician's reports before sending them a job. The schedule of results is the part worth checking.
Working to the current standard
BS 7671 as currently amended. The 2026 amendment changed what makes a report unsatisfactory, and not everyone has caught up.
A public record worth reading
We read what previous customers wrote instead of counting stars. We publish no figure of our own, because we have none.
Scheme registration and insurance details come with your quote, so you can check them against the public register yourself. How we choose electricians sets out every check, including what gets someone turned away.
Next step
Send your postcode and get a real quote
If your current report has months left, that is what you will be told.
Questions
Cost questions
Why will you not publish a price?
Because we do not have one we could stand behind. A headline number that changes once someone has seen the consumer unit is worse than no number, and this site does not carry out the work, so any figure would be a guess about somebody else's pricing.
Is a cheaper EICR a worse one?
Not necessarily, but a cheap report and a thorough one are different products, and the difference shows up in the schedule of test results or in its absence. Compare what is included, not just the total.
Do several properties cost less each?
Usually, if they can be done in a run. That is a scheduling conversation rather than a published discount, which is why portfolios and social housing programmes are handled differently from single visits.
Get a quote
Arrange an EICR
Five fields. We reply with either a fixed price or the one thing we still need to know.
- No cost, and no obligation to book anything
- Your details are never sold on or passed around
- A fixed price for the work described, in writing
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