Free written quote, no hidden costs, NAPIT-registered inspections for homeowners and landlords in Alcester and the surrounding area.
Alcester is a town where Roman-era buildings and Victorian terraces sit alongside newer permitted-development estates on the fringes. Whatever era your property was built in, the fixed wiring inside it ages on its own timetable. An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) gives you a clear, documented picture of whether that wiring is safe, up to current standards, and legally compliant. We carry out the full inspection and testing, produce a written report, and can handle any remedial work ourselves without you needing to find a second contractor.
We are based on Alcester Road in Beoley, so Alcester is practically on our doorstep. That means no inflated travel time, no delays, and an electrician who knows the local property stock. We are NAPIT-registered, fully insured, and we work across domestic and landlord properties throughout the town and surrounding villages. Every quote is free, written, and itemised before any work begins.
What's included
A thorough visual inspection of the consumer unit, all circuits, sockets, switches, and accessible wiring, carried out to the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations standard so nothing is glossed over.
Dead testing and live testing of every circuit, including continuity, insulation resistance, polarity, and earth-fault loop impedance, with all readings logged against the original installation date.
A completed EICR certificate issued on the same visit where possible, clearly stating whether the installation is Satisfactory, or listing any C1, C2, or C3 coded observations that need attention.
A plain-English summary of any remedial items, explaining what each finding means for safety and what action is needed, so you are never left staring at technical codes you cannot interpret.
In-house remedial work quoted and carried out by the same NAPIT-registered electrician if the report reveals C1 or C2 items, meaning one call, one contractor, no referrals to a third party.
A landlord-ready copy of the completed certificate suitable for submission to your local authority or sharing directly with your tenants, compliant with current private rented sector regulations.
Local knowledge
Alcester's town centre is a designated conservation area, and a significant proportion of the housing stock here is genuinely old. Timber-framed and Georgian buildings in the centre often contain wiring that has been extended and adapted across multiple decades rather than replaced in one go. It is not unusual to find rubber-insulated cables or early PVC wiring that has hardened with age sitting behind sockets in these properties, sometimes alongside more modern additions. An EICR is the only reliable way to understand what you actually have, because the condition of the wiring behind the plaster rarely matches what is visible at the fittings.
On the edges of Alcester, particularly around the newer developments built under permitted development and outline planning permissions, the properties are younger but the wiring is not automatically problem-free. Poor workmanship during construction, inadequate earthing arrangements, and consumer units that were compliant when installed but no longer meet current standards are all common findings in properties built between the 1980s and early 2000s. A property can pass a visual check and still carry C2-coded faults that only show up under proper testing. The Town itself sits within Warwickshire, and landlords here are subject to the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, which require a valid EICR every five years and before any new tenancy begins.
The rural and semi-rural properties around Alcester, including farmhouses and converted outbuildings in the surrounding villages, frequently present older installation styles: fused spur boards, TN-C-S earthing arrangements that have degraded, and circuits that were added for agricultural use and never properly documented. These properties require an experienced inspector who knows how to assess non-standard configurations rather than simply tick a box. Our team has worked across exactly this kind of property throughout the Redditch and Alcester corridor, and we approach every inspection as a thorough condition assessment rather than a compliance formality.
Why Alcester
Alcester homeowners and landlords choose us because we are close, NAPIT-registered, and we do the remedial work ourselves rather than leaving you with a report and no next step.
NAPIT registration means every EICR we issue is backed by a recognised industry body and is accepted by local authorities, letting agents, and mortgage lenders without question.
Our Beoley base on Alcester Road puts us within a short drive of virtually every street in the town, which means we can often offer faster booking slots than electricians travelling from Redditch or Stratford.
We carry out in-house remedial work on any C1 or C2 items found during the inspection, so you deal with one contractor from start to finish rather than sourcing a second electrician to action the report.
Every quote is free, written, and itemised with no hidden costs. You know exactly what the inspection covers and what any follow-up work will cost before we schedule anything.
We are fully insured and produce landlord-ready certificates on the day of inspection wherever possible, meaning you can meet legal deadlines without chasing paperwork days later.
How it works
Give us your Alcester postcode and we confirm coverage straight away. We cover the whole town and the surrounding villages from our Beoley base, so this step rarely takes more than a minute.
We arrange a convenient time to assess the property, the age of the installation, the number of circuits, and the consumer unit type. This lets us give you an accurate, itemised written quote rather than a ballpark figure over the phone.
You receive a clear written quote covering the full EICR inspection and, if relevant, any likely remedial categories. No hidden costs are added later. You accept in your own time with no pressure.
Once you confirm, we agree a date and time that works for you. Landlords with tenants in situ can discuss access arrangements at this point so the inspection day runs smoothly for everyone.
We carry out the full inspection and testing, issue the EICR certificate on the day where possible, and send you before and after photos of any remedial work completed. Landlord certificates are formatted ready to pass straight to tenants or the local authority.
Often booked together
If the EICR reveals C1 or C2 faults, remedial electrical work is needed before the installation is deemed satisfactory. Booking us for both means the same NAPIT-registered electrician completes the full job without a second call-out.
Many Alcester homeowners use the EICR visit as the starting point for an EV charger installation, since the charger survey requires an understanding of the existing consumer unit capacity and earthing arrangement already assessed during the inspection.
Where an EICR uncovers a C1 immediate danger, remedial work cannot wait. Having our emergency electrician available means the fault can be made safe the same day rather than leaving the circuit isolated until a follow-up appointment.
Worth knowing
Conservation area properties in Alcester's town centre may have restricted wall penetration or require careful cable routing to avoid disturbing historic fabric. If remedial work is needed after an EICR, agree the routing approach before work begins to ensure it does not create planning issues.
Landlords in the private rented sector must serve a copy of the EICR on existing tenants within 28 days of the inspection, on new tenants before they occupy, and on the local authority within 7 days if requested. Keep digital copies of every certificate issued.
Older Alcester properties with lead water pipes may have historically used the water pipe as the main earthing conductor. Current standards generally prohibit this arrangement. An EICR will flag it, and you will need a separate earth electrode or a PME connection arranged with the DNO before remedial work is complete.
FAQs
It depends on the size of the property and the number of circuits. A standard two or three-bedroom house typically takes two to four hours. Older Alcester properties with more complex or extended wiring installations, or larger period buildings in the conservation area, can take longer. We assess this during the free survey and quote stage so you know how long to allow before we book the date. We never rush an inspection to hit an arbitrary time target.
We are strictly quote-gated, which means we do not publish fixed prices or ballpark ranges. Every property is different: the number of circuits, the age of the installation, the consumer unit type, and the condition of the wiring all affect the scope of the inspection. We carry out a free survey, produce a written itemised quote with no hidden costs, and you decide whether to proceed. There is no obligation and nothing to pay until you confirm the booking.
Yes. Under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, all private landlords must have a valid EICR carried out by a qualified person every five years, or more frequently if the report specifies. You must provide a copy to existing tenants within 28 days, to new tenants before they move in, and to the local authority within 7 days if they request it. Penalties for non-compliance can be significant. We produce landlord-ready certificates on the day of inspection wherever possible.
An EICR does not pass or fail in the traditional sense. It returns a rating of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory, alongside coded observations: C1 for immediate danger, C2 for potentially dangerous, C3 for improvement recommended, and FI for further investigation required. A Satisfactory result with C3 observations is still a valid certificate. If C1 or C2 items are found, remedial work is required before the installation can be signed off as satisfactory. We carry out that remedial work in-house, so you do not need to find a separate contractor. We quote for any remedial items before starting.
Some disruption is unavoidable because we need to isolate circuits during testing. Power to sections of the property will be off for short periods throughout the inspection. We plan the testing sequence to minimise inconvenience, and for tenanted properties we discuss the access arrangements with you in advance. The inspection itself does not involve opening walls or lifting floorboards in most cases, though older properties where wiring is concealed may occasionally require limited access to junction points. We always explain what is needed before we begin.
Yes. Alcester's conservation area includes a number of listed and historic properties, and we have experience inspecting fixed wiring in exactly this type of building. The inspection process itself does not alter the fabric of the building. If remedial work is subsequently needed, we discuss cable routing and fixing methods with you in advance to ensure any work respects the historic fabric and does not create planning or listed-building consent issues. Where consent may be required, we will flag this clearly in the quote rather than proceeding without your awareness.
Our commitment
We keep our diary structured so that each inspection gets the time it deserves. A thorough EICR on a period property in Alcester's conservation area or a larger rural property outside the town takes longer than a quick walk-around, and we plan for that rather than squeezing in extra jobs. You get a complete, properly documented inspection, not one that has been rushed to fit a packed schedule.
Who we are
Djuka Electrics is based in Beoley, just off Alcester Road, and we work across Alcester and the surrounding Warwickshire and Worcestershire area. We are NAPIT-registered electricians with experience across the full range of local property types. Every inspection is carried out by a qualified electrician, and our completed work is backed by real customer reviews and site photographs, not stock images.
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