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General electrical work in London costs £60 to £150 for a weekday call-out that includes the first hour, then £60 to £80 an hour, or £300 to £600 for a full day. Evenings and weekends are £77 to £150 for the first hour and a night emergency £100 to £200. Small jobs usually fit inside the first hour.
| Job | London low | London typical | London high | UK typical | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call-out, weekday daytime, including the first hour | £60 | £100 | £150 | Covers the first 30 to 60 minutes; most firms set a one-hour minimum | |
| Hourly rate after the first hour | £60 | £70 | £80 | £55 | Firms quote £45 to £100 an hour across London; Zones 1 and 2 sit at the top |
| Day rate, one electrician | £300 | £400 | £600 | Cheaper than hourly for a list of small jobs | |
| Evening or weekend call-out, first hour | £77 | £90 | £150 | 1.5 to 2 times the weekday rate; bank holidays are in the same band | |
| Night emergency, first hour | £100 | £150 | £200 | £90 | Then £70 to £120 an hour; roughly double the daytime rate |
| Electric shower, like-for-like replacement | £400 | £550 | £700 | £400 | More if the circuit or the fuse board does not meet current rules, common in flats untouched since the 1990s |
| Partial rewire, one room | £800 | £1,200 | £1,500 | £550 | A kitchen sits at the top; plastering and decorating are not included |
| Consumer unit replacement, 1 to 2 bed flat | £350 | £600 | £800 | £450 | Dual RCD board with 6 to 8 circuits; power off for 3 to 6 hours |
| EV charger, 7kW, fully fitted | £1,000 | £1,100 | £1,400 | £1,000 | £45 to £75 a metre beyond a 10m cable run; £450 to £1,200 more if the board needs upgrading |
General electrical work is the everyday list with no name of its own: a socket that has stopped working, a new light fitting, an extra double socket in the kitchen, a shower that needs its own circuit, or a fault that needs finding. London electricians price it by time: a call-out covering the first hour, an hourly rate after that, or a day rate for a list. Several jobs in one visit is the cheapest way to buy the time.
London runs 15 to 20 per cent above the national average. Firms build parking, the £18 daily Congestion Charge and the £12.50 ULEZ charge into inner-London quotes, and Zones 1 and 2 cost more than the outer boroughs. Evenings, weekends and bank holidays are 1.5 to 2 times the weekday rate.
Some of this work is notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations: a new circuit, a consumer unit change and alterations in a bathroom. A registered electrician self-certifies it and you receive the certificate. If a circuit trips, switch it back on once at the fuse board; if it trips again, leave it off and book an electrician. Never open the consumer unit.
Prices last checked: September 2026. Based on the published 2026 rate pages of four London electrical firms, a London cost guide, UK cost-guide snippets and the consumer unit and rewiring guides used for the sibling pages. PROS AI does not yet have enough completed general electrical jobs in London to publish its own averages.
£60 to £150 for a weekday call-out including the first hour, then £60 to £80 an hour; a full day is £300 to £600. A replacement socket or light fitting usually fits inside the first hour, so the call-out is the price. Evenings and weekends are £77 to £150 for the first hour and a night emergency £100 to £200, then £70 to £120 an hour.
Usually, but check. Most London firms quote a call-out of £60 to £150 that covers the first 30 to 60 minutes, then bill £60 to £80 an hour. Some set a one-hour minimum, one charges a fixed first half hour. Ask what the fee covers and whether parts and VAT are on top before you book, because the answer changes the price of a 20-minute job.
Evenings are £77 to £120 for the first hour, weekends £77 to £150, and a night call-out £100 to £200 for the first hour then £70 to £120 an hour. Firms describe out-of-hours work as 1.5 to 2 times the weekday rate and a middle-of-the-night visit as roughly double. If the fault is not dangerous and you can isolate the circuit at the fuse board, waiting until morning saves most of the premium.
Under Part P a new circuit, a consumer unit replacement and work in a bathroom are notifiable in England. An electrician registered with a competent-person scheme self-certifies and you receive the certificate; if not, building control must be told and charges £120 to £200. Ask before work starts which of your jobs are notifiable; a like-for-like socket or light fitting on an existing circuit usually is not.
London electricians charge 15 to 20 per cent above the national average, and Zones 1 and 2 more than the outer boroughs. The reasons are parking, the £18 daily Congestion Charge, which runs 07:00 to 18:00 on weekdays and 12:00 to 18:00 at weekends, the £12.50 ULEZ charge and travel time between jobs. A day rate for several jobs spreads those costs over more work.
Written by Shay Hazan, PROS AI.
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