Lighting installation
Fitting light fittings, downlights or a new lighting circuit, including the switching that controls them. Electricians carry out Lighting installation across the national market, with 391 businesses offering the work. Businesses are concentrated in London, with 205, followed by Birmingham with 18, Colchester with 17, Eastleigh with 13 and Leeds with 12. The published national price band is £145 to £160. Ratings run from 4.0 to 5.0, while the median rating is 5.0 across 291 rated businesses. Lighting installation cost guide
Why people have it done
- Light is placed for how the room is used, with the switching arranged to match.
- A new lighting circuit carries the load an older one was never laid out for.
What needs fixing?
Tell us what's wrong. We'll tell you the price, then find a local electrician to do the job.
Electricians who do lighting installations
Lee McCarthy Electrical Services Limited
Long Ditton, Elmsbridge
Electrician, NAPIT4.937 reviews
Chrispol
New Malden Village, New Malden
Electrician, NICEIC5.09 reviews
Brooks Electrical London
Halliford and Sunbury West, Sundury On Thames
Electrician, NICEIC5.0168 reviews
Powertec
Ashford Common, Ashford
Electrician, NICEIC5.058 reviews
Tungsten Services Ltd
Walton North, Walton-on-Thames
Electrician, NAPIT5.054 reviews
Lapsley Electrical Contractors Ltd
Kingston upon Thames, Chessington
Electrician, NICEIC
ElectraWorks Limited
Ashford East, Ashford
Electrician, NAPIT5.055 reviews
Oneill Electrical Installations LTD
Walton Central, Walton-On-Thames
Electrician, NICEIC
Derek Clark Electrical
Hersham Village, Walton On Thames
Electrician, NICEIC4.932 reviews
Ben Ascough
Hersham Village, Hersham
Electrician, NAPIT5.04 reviews
FASEL
Kingston upon Thames, Chessington
Electrician, NICEIC
J Thorn Electrical
Peartree
Electrician, NICEIC4.714 reviews
JAYSPARKS
Thornhill
Electrician, NICEIC
Home Electrical Services Ltd
Millbrook
Electrician, NICEIC4.52 reviews
Mainly Sparks Ltd
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams
Electrician, NICEIC5.016 reviews
TCW Electrical Ltd
Swaythling
Electrician, NICEIC5.062 reviews
WE-FIX ELECTRICS LTD
Old Heath and The Hythe
Electrician, NICEIC
SV Electrics
Tolleshunt D'Arcy
Electrician, NICEIC
Tollgate Electrical
Stanway
Electrician, NICEIC4.823 reviews
P & R Chambers Ltd
Shrub End
Electrician, NICEIC5.02 reviews
Worth knowing
- The work is also called downlight installation, light fitting installation, spotlights and ceiling lights.
- Businesses use the work to resolve Dimmer Switch Buzzing, Light Switch Hot To Touch, Light Switch Sparking, Light Won't Turn Off, Wires Hanging From The Ceiling, LED Lights Flickering, Light Fitting Buzzing and Dimmer Switch Not Working.
- Published prices range from £80 to £145 in Birmingham, £90 to £440 in Bristol, £95 to £265 in Manchester, £100 to £220 in Croydon and £135 to £1,200 in Leeds.
- The national medians cover prices firms publish for 2 variants of this work across 12 UK towns, researched August 2026.
- London contains 205 businesses, including 22 in Bromley, 19 in Croydon, 13 in Barnet, 12 in Enfield and 10 in Waltham Forest.
- The businesses have 8805 reviews in total, and the most-reviewed business has 725 reviews.
Common problems
Why Is One Light Flickering?
Just one light in your home is flickering while all the others work perfectly.
Dimmer Switch Buzzing
Your dimmer switch makes a buzzing or humming noise, especially when the lights are dimmed.
Light Switch Hot To Touch
A light switch in your home feels hot or very warm to the touch.
Light Switch Sparking
You see sparks or a flash when you operate a light switch.
Light Won't Turn Off
A light in your home stays on permanently regardless of the switch position: you cannot turn it off.
Wires Hanging From The Ceiling
You have wires hanging down from the ceiling: left behind after a light fitting was removed or never completed.
Where we cover
Popular
London
- Lighting installation in Bromley 22
- Lighting installation in Croydon 19
- Lighting installation in Barnet 13
- Lighting installation in Enfield 12
- Lighting installation in Waltham Forest 10
- Lighting installation in Bexley 9
- Lighting installation in Wandsworth 9
- Lighting installation in Brent 8
- Lighting installation in Haringey 8
- Lighting installation in Havering 8
- Lighting installation in Lambeth 8
- Lighting installation in Lewisham 8
- Lighting installation in Redbridge 7
- Lighting installation in Sutton 7
- Lighting installation in Ealing 6
- Lighting installation in Hounslow 6
- Lighting installation in Merton 5
- Lighting installation in Kingston upon Thames 4
- Lighting installation in Barking and Dagenham 3
- Lighting installation in Greenwich 3
- Lighting installation in Hackney 3
- Lighting installation in Hammersmith and Fulham 3
- Lighting installation in Kensington and Chelsea 3
- Lighting installation in Richmond upon Thames 3
- Lighting installation in Southwark 3
- Lighting installation in Tower Hamlets 3
- All of London 205