Electrician in Ashford

Some parts of Ashford are mostly new. In the Godinton, Repton and Orchard Heights area, 56% of homes were built in 2000 or later. As part of the South of Ashford Garden Community, Chilmington Green is planned for up to 5,750 homes in four phases, and its secondary school and first primary school are already open.

Newer homes generally have modern consumer units, which makes them a good starting point for an EV charger, solar panels or a home battery. We check spare capacity, earthing and cable routes before we quote. If something in a new home stops working, our fault finding service can track down the cause.

Renting is much more common in some parts of town. At the 2021 Census, 32.9% of households in Victoria ward rented privately and 33.8% lived in purpose-built flats. Across Ashford borough, 17.7% of households rented privately.

Ashford Borough Council licenses HMOs with five or more people from two or more households whatever the number of storeys, including those above shops and restaurants, and asks for a fire risk assessment with every application. Whatever the type of let, the electrics need a full inspection and test at least every five years.

Ashford's historic core is protected as the Town Centre conservation area, designated in 1986, which contains around 90 listed buildings. In the Ashford Central area, 30% of homes were built before 1919.

An EICR is the best way to check an older installation. If a rewire is needed, we work room by room and keep you informed, and we'll flag anything that may need listed building consent before work starts.