Consumer unit replacement
Replacing the consumer unit, still widely called the fuse box, with a board carrying RCD or RCBO protection for each circuit. Electricians carry out Consumer unit replacement nationally, with 522 businesses offering the work. The businesses are concentrated in London, with 279, followed by Birmingham with 22, Bristol with 19, Sheffield with 15 and Eastleigh with 14. Ratings run from 2.8 to 5.0, while the median rating is 5.0 across 415 rated businesses. Published prices have national medians of £180 to £700 for 2 variants across 12 UK towns, researched August 2026. Consumer unit replacement cost guide
Why people have it done
- A modern board carries the additions an older fuse box had no way to take.
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Electricians who do consumer unit replacements
On Electrical & Fire Alarm Ltd
Enfield Lock, Enfield
Electrician, NICEIC5.021 reviews
SJConnolly Electrical Ltd
Loughton Fairmead, Loughton
Electrician, NAPIT5.0123 reviews
Chase Electrical Services Ltd
Waltham Abbey West, Waltham Abbey
Electrician, NAPIT4.939 reviews
Safe Secure Electrical
Chigwell with Lambourne, Chigwell
Electrician, NAPIT5.024 reviews
Luminex Electrical Services LTD
Goodmayes, Ilford
Electrician, NAPIT5.033 reviews
Fuse Wise Electrical Ltd
Woodside, London
Electrician, NICEIC4.933 reviews
RES Electrical & Fire Alarm Services
South Norwood, London
Electrician, NICEIC
SparkPlus Ltd
Addiscombe East, Croydon
Electrician, NICEIC
Tim's Electrical
Bromley, Beckenham
Electrician, NICEIC
Cre8 Electricity Ltd
Shirley North, Croydon
Electrician, NICEIC4.9388 reviews
Smart Electrical London Ltd
Bromley, Beckenham
Electrician, NICEIC5.047 reviews
M K P Electric Limited
Croydon, London
Electrician, NICEIC5.05 reviews
1 Eleven Electrical
Croydon, London
Electrician, NICEIC4.769 reviews
SMK Electrical
Bromley, Beckenham
Electrician, NICEIC5.0138 reviews
Current Company
Fairfield, Croydon
Electrician, NICEIC
DW Electrics Ltd
Broad Green, Croydon
Electrician, NAPIT5.060 reviews
Flawless Electrical
Bromley, Beckenham
Electrician, NICEIC
David Lancini Electrical Limited
Shirley South, Shirley
Electrician, NICEIC5.05 reviews
Collins Electrical
Bromley, Beckenham
Electrician, NICEIC4.911 reviews
Wattox Electrical
Waddon, Croydon
Electrician, NAPIT5.042 reviews
Worth knowing
- The work is also called fuse box replacement, fuse board replacement, consumer unit upgrade and fuse box upgrade.
- Businesses also offer rewires, EICR, fault finding, EV chargers, lighting, partial rewire, socket installation, emergency callouts and 29 other services, with the supplied counts for each service.
- The five supplied local price ranges are £85 to £720 in Birmingham, £145 to £560 in Croydon, £155 to £800 in Bristol, £150 to £800 in Ealing and £85 to £1,050 in Leeds.
- The work resolves problems including Burning Smell From The Fuse Box, Fuse Box Sparking, Old Fuse Box, Failed EICR, Signs Your Fuse Box Needs Upgrading, House Not Up To Electrical Regulations and Fuse Box In The Bathroom.
- The businesses have 14427 reviews in total, and the most-reviewed business has 725 reviews.
- There are 257 businesses with NICEIC, 131 with NAPIT, 52 with Part P and 2 with REFCOM.
Common problems
Where we cover
Popular
- Consumer unit replacement in London 279
- Consumer unit replacement in Birmingham 22
- Consumer unit replacement in Bristol 19
- Consumer unit replacement in Sheffield 15
- Consumer unit replacement in Eastleigh 14
- Consumer unit replacement in Leeds 13
- Consumer unit replacement in Southampton 12
- Consumer unit replacement in Manchester 11
London
- Consumer unit replacement in Bromley 26
- Consumer unit replacement in Croydon 22
- Consumer unit replacement in Enfield 18
- Consumer unit replacement in Barnet 14
- Consumer unit replacement in Brent 13
- Consumer unit replacement in Ealing 13
- Consumer unit replacement in Sutton 13
- Consumer unit replacement in Wandsworth 13
- Consumer unit replacement in Havering 12
- Consumer unit replacement in Lewisham 12
- Consumer unit replacement in Waltham Forest 12
- Consumer unit replacement in Bexley 9
- Consumer unit replacement in Haringey 9
- Consumer unit replacement in Hounslow 9
- Consumer unit replacement in Kingston upon Thames 9
- Consumer unit replacement in Islington 7
- Consumer unit replacement in Lambeth 7
- Consumer unit replacement in Redbridge 7
- Consumer unit replacement in Richmond upon Thames 7
- Consumer unit replacement in Merton 6
- Consumer unit replacement in Newham 5
- Consumer unit replacement in Camden 4
- Consumer unit replacement in Greenwich 4
- Consumer unit replacement in Hackney 4
- Consumer unit replacement in Hammersmith and Fulham 4
- Consumer unit replacement in Hillingdon 4
- Consumer unit replacement in Kensington and Chelsea 4
- Consumer unit replacement in Southwark 3
- Consumer unit replacement in Tower Hamlets 3
- Consumer unit replacement in Westminster 3
- All of London 279