How much should an electrician cost?
Call-out and per hour electrician charges as well as specific jobs to be performed, such as new fuse box and lighting installation. Aims to include as many examples of different wiring jobs as possible, along with the cost and perhaps time to complete these jobs.
On the left hand side of the table you can see a series of links. These will take you to pages within the WhatPrice site that give more specific detail on electrician prices. The prices listed on the right hand side are averages from WhatPrice visitor feedback and personal experience and research.
If you find this page useful please have a look at the form below and see if you can contribute any prices from your own experience and help others pay the right price.
| General description | Specific description | Average Price | Units | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adding new socket | £55 | per hour | 2007-09-06 | |
| Adding new socket | £56 | per item/job | 2008-08-19 | |
| Call-out fee | £52 | per item/job | 2008-06-26 | |
| Central heating | Wiring Circuits | £489 | per item/job | 2007-11-17 |
| Connect mains supply | £197 | per item/job | 2008-08-04 | |
| Consumer unit | £420 | per item/job | 2008-08-02 | |
| Consumer unit | Install | £370 | per item/job | 2008-08-22 |
| Consumer unit | Repair | £219 | per item/job | 2007-01-01 |
| Earth bonding | £296 | per item/job | 2008-06-14 | |
| Full rewire | £2528 | per item/job | 2008-05-29 | |
| Full rewire | 2-bed bungalow | £2766 | per item/job | 2008-03-17 |
| Full rewire | 2-bed house | £2473 | per item/job | 2008-05-06 |
| Full rewire | 3-bed bungalow | £2671 | per item/job | 2008-04-05 |
| Full rewire | 3-bed house | £3090 | per item/job | 2008-08-05 |
| Full rewire | 4-bed bungalow | £4000 | per item/job | 2008-06-22 |
| Full rewire | 4-bed house | £5541 | per item/job | 2008-02-01 |
| Full rewire | 7 bed house | £8000 | per item/job | 2006-12-16 |
| Full rewire | Labour | £1400 | per item/job | 2007-07-15 |
| Hourly rate | £30 | per hour | 2008-08-23 | |
| Labour costs | £27 | per hour | 2008-05-13 | |
| Labour costs | £185 | per item/job | 2008-05-23 | |
| Loft conversion | Wiring | £1344 | per item/job | 2007-11-14 |
| Minimum charge | £41 | per item/job | 2008-05-29 | |
| Outside security lighting | £351 | per item/job | 2008-02-08 | |
| Periodic electrical inspection | £157 | per item/job | 2008-07-23 | |
| Periodic electrical inspection | incl certificate | £163 | per item/job | 2008-08-07 |
| Wiring | £450 | per item/job | 2008-03-09 | |
| Wiring | 3-bed bungalow | £1769 | per item/job | 2007-11-16 |
| Wiring | 3-bed house | £3033 | per item/job | 2008-01-16 |
| Wiring | 3-bed house + garage wiring | £2567 | per item/job | 2005-04-14 |
| Wiring | Bathroom | £271 | per item/job | 2008-07-19 |
| Wiring | Exterior | £150 | per item/job | 2007-08-22 |
| Wiring | Kitchen | £367 | per item/job | 2008-07-22 |
| Wiring | Outbuilding | £450 | per item/job | 2008-03-15 |
| Wiring | Partial | £539 | per item/job | 2008-04-25 |
| Wiring | Repair | £269 | per item/job | 2007-12-20 |
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Date Added: Tuesday 5th February 2008
"Afraid with the best will in the world,there are cowboys in every industry, personnally I wouldn't expect to pay for work that wasn't done properly in the first place. You could try the your local building control who may pursue it for you as the your description tends to suggest that the work hasn't been completed in accordance with the electricity regs and as such does not conform to building regs Part P "
Coop
Date Added: Friday 4th January 2008
"Paul - I agree that this is especially true for electrical work which depends so much on the circumstances but are you saying its not even possible to give a guide price range?"
Admin
Date Added: Thursday 3rd January 2008
"I am hoping a qualified electrician can help me! We recently had our house re-wired, then we called our electrician back for extras. we have had many problems with his professionalism and his attitude in our home. to name a few problems, he left live wires with a bit of insulation tape covering it, didnt recess sockets enough, delay and flickering lights. he is self employed and i have written him a complaint letter. he wants payment for call back jobs, but i am unhappy with payment as it does not reflect his work, plus we have to pay out for repair work. so my questions are, do i have a leg to stand on? who can i ask for advise and support? am i correct to not be happy!? oh also on the main circuit, there is a green and yellow wire with the copper inside showing at the top where its connected, about half an inch. any advise would be appreciated. "
loiuse cullen
Date Added: Thursday 6th December 2007
"i disagree i paid my fee to niceic and had my inspection within 5 weeks it was a total of 5 and a half weeks from first contact to being registerd"
j dotwset
Date Added: Thursday 22nd November 2007
"The NICEIC has the highest standards of the bodies. The above prices are unrealistic for the job rates, there is no way you can price a job with out looking at it. If someone can tell you that over the phone, I would be very cautious."
Paul
Date Added: Wednesday 31st October 2007
"i have contacted the NICEIC with letters, emails, faxs and phone calls and have waited nearly 8 months just to get a date for my pre inspection, i had been trading for 6months before so there should of been no delay"
mark c
Date Added: Sunday 28th October 2007
"Why ONLY a "NICEIC Approved" link...... What about the other electrical approvals bodies / scheme providers such as NAPIT, ELECSA and ECA? There are many examples within the electrical industry where contractors who are members of bodies other than NICEIC are rejected by potential clients who are ignorant of the fact that there are other approvals bodies and that NICEIC does not have a monopoly on the trade. The single focus on NICEIC is a bit like saying that Barclays is the only bank in the UK."
Gareth
