House Rewiring

Safe, Modern Electrics for Your Peterborough Home

Your home’s electrical wiring is hidden behind walls and under floors, easy to forget until problems arise. But outdated wiring doesn’t just cause inconvenience—it poses genuine safety risks. Faulty electrics cause thousands of house fires each year, and old wiring without modern protection puts your family at risk of electric shock.

Peterborough has a diverse mix of properties spanning decades of construction. Victorian and Edwardian terraces near the city centre, inter-war housing across Longthorpe and Woodston, post-war developments throughout Bretton and Werrington, and modern family homes across Orton and the surrounding villages. Many older properties retain original or outdated wiring that no longer meets safety standards.

We complete full and partial house rewires across Peterborough, replacing old cables, installing modern consumer units with RCD protection, and bringing your entire electrical system up to current 18th Edition standards. Our NICEIC registered electricians handle every aspect of your rewire, from initial survey through to testing and certification.

Types of Domestic Rewiring

Full House Rewires

Protect your Peterborough home with a complete electrical rewire. A full rewire replaces all wiring throughout your property—cables, sockets, switches, light fittings, and the consumer unit—bringing everything up to current 18th Edition standards. We work methodically room by room, minimising disruption while ensuring your entire electrical system is safe and compliant. Older properties across the city centre, Longthorpe, and Woodston often retain original wiring with fabric-covered cables, outdated fuse boxes, and circuits without proper earthing. A full rewire addresses all these issues comprehensively, providing safe, reliable electrics backed by full NICEIC certification and peace of mind for decades to come.

Partial Rewires

Sometimes a full rewire isn’t necessary. If your Peterborough property has had some electrical updating but retains older circuits in certain areas, a partial rewire addresses problem zones without replacing everything. Common scenarios include rewiring upstairs while leaving a recently updated ground floor, replacing dangerous circuits in an older kitchen or bathroom, or upgrading wiring in a specific extension or addition. Our electricians assess your existing installation, test each circuit thoroughly, and recommend exactly what needs replacing. Properties across Bretton, Werrington, and Orton often benefit from this targeted approach—solving safety issues cost-effectively while preserving compliant existing work.

Rewiring for Renovations

Planning a renovation in Peterborough? It’s the perfect time to rewire. With walls open and floors lifted, running new cables becomes significantly easier and less disruptive than working in a finished property. Whether you’re renovating a Victorian terrace near the city centre, updating a 1930s semi in Longthorpe, or modernising a property in Stanground, we coordinate electrical work with your renovation schedule seamlessly. New circuits for kitchen appliances, bathroom zones, home offices, and modern lighting can all be incorporated without additional disruption. Rewiring during renovation saves money, minimises mess, and ensures your updated home has electrics to match its refreshed appearance.

Rewiring Older Properties

Older properties require specialist understanding. Victorian and Edwardian homes across Peterborough present unique challenges—lath and plaster walls, timber floors with limited access, and original features worth preserving. We rewire period properties sensitively, routing cables to minimise visible damage and making good carefully afterward. Older wiring often includes hazardous materials like rubber and fabric insulation that deteriorates over time, creating fire risks. Lead-sheathed cables, outdated earthing arrangements, and radial circuits without modern protection all need addressing. Properties near the Cathedral, around Priestgate, and throughout the older parts of the city require particular care. We work sympathetically while ensuring electrical safety meets modern standards.

Rewiring Specialists Across Peterborough

Rewiring your home is one of the most significant electrical projects you’ll undertake—choosing the right electrician matters. We bring years of experience to every rewire, combining technical expertise with the care your property deserves. From Victorian terraces requiring sensitive work around period features to modern homes needing efficient upgrades, we adapt our approach to suit each property.

We’re NICEIC registered, meaning our work meets the highest industry standards and all notifiable work is certified and reported to building control automatically. You receive full documentation including an Electrical Installation Certificate for insurance and property sales.

We understand rewiring disrupts daily life, so we work cleanly and efficiently, room by room, keeping mess to a minimum. We protect furniture and flooring, clean up daily, and treat your home with respect throughout the project.

We complete house rewires throughout Peterborough and surrounding areas including Werrington, Bretton, Orton, Longthorpe, Woodston, Stanground, Fletton, Eye, Thorney, Whittlesey, Yaxley, Sawtry, Stilton, and surrounding Cambridgeshire villages. Contact us for a free survey and quotation.

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Electrical Fault Finding

When circuits trip repeatedly, sockets stop working, or lights flicker without explanation, fault finding identifies the cause before deciding on solutions. Our Peterborough electricians trace electrical faults accurately using professional testing equipment, determining whether problems stem from deteriorated wiring, faulty connections, or damaged circuits. Sometimes faults indicate rewiring is needed; sometimes targeted repairs resolve issues. We diagnose honestly and recommend appropriate solutions based on findings rather than assumptions.

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EV Charger Installation

Adding an electric vehicle charger? Your electrical system needs adequate capacity. Many older properties lack the infrastructure to support 7kW charging safely. We assess your installation during EV charger surveys, identifying whether rewiring or upgrades are needed to support home charging. Combined rewiring and EV charger installation often proves more cost-effective than separate projects. Properties across Peterborough increasingly require this combination as electric vehicle ownership grows throughout Cambridgeshire.

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EICR Testing

Not sure whether your property needs rewiring? An Electrical Installation Condition Report reveals the true state of your electrical system. We complete EICR testing across Peterborough for homeowners, landlords, and property buyers, identifying deteriorated wiring, missing protection, and circuits that no longer meet standards. Your report clearly explains what’s found and what action is needed. A valuable first step before committing to rewiring work, providing evidence-based recommendations rather than guesswork about your installation’s condition.