Coventry Electricians

Coventry is a city of terraces and semis. At the 2021 Census, around 40% of households lived in a terraced house and 30% in a semi, and almost one in four rented privately. With Coventry University and the University of Warwick on its doorstep, the city also has a large student rental market.

The Blitz of November 1940 destroyed more than 4,000 homes in a single night, so much of Coventry was rebuilt or newly built after the war, alongside older streets in areas like Earlsdon and Chapelfields. That mix of ageing housing is why we do so many rewires and fuse board upgrades here, and the size of the rental market keeps us busy with EICRs for landlords and HMOs. We also work for businesses right across the city, from shops and offices in the city centre to the factories, warehouses and distribution sites on its industrial estates.

As well as its older streets, Coventry grew fast between the wars, in areas like Radford, Coundon, Canley and Cheylesmor, and again after 1945 in suburbs such as Tile Hill. Many of these homes have had their electrics updated a bit at a time, so we often find newer sockets and lights running on old wiring or a fuse board that was never replaced.

RCD protection for most socket circuits only became a standard requirement in 2008, so an older board may offer little or none. An EICR will show whether a new consumer unit is enough, or whether a partial or full rewire makes more sense. If you’re living in the house, we’ll plan the work room by room to keep disruption down.

For more information about our fuse board upgrades and housing rewiring services in Coventry, please get in touch for a quote.

Almost a quarter of Coventry households rent privately: 33,195 households at the 2021 Census. Under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, every one of those lets needs an EICR at least every five years, with a copy given to tenants within 28 days.

Coventry also has a city-wide additional licensing scheme, which has applied since the 4^th May 2025. It covers smaller HMOs, such as houses shared by three or four tenants from two or more households and runs until 3 May 2030. Licensed or not, the five-yearly EICR still applies.

Our electrical testing in Coventry covers the inspection, the report and any remedial work coded C1, C2 or FI. Homeowners can book the same inspection too, which is worth doing before you buy an older house or start a renovation.

For fit-outs, refurbishments and new installations, we work as your electrical contractor from design through to testing and certification. That includes offices, shops, restaurants, industrial units and warehouses across the city.

Many commercial jobs now include replacing fluorescent fittings with LED. Most fluorescent tubes have been phased out in the UK since 2023, so replacements are harder to find, and LED fittings cost less to run and maintain.