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?
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Electricians who do lighting installations
Orchard Electrical Services
New Town and Christ Church
Electrician, NICEIC5.01 review
Martin Kaine
Old Heath and The Hythe
Electrician, NICEIC5.0120 reviews
Zone Electrical Services Ltd
Prettygate
Electrician, NICEIC
Sanders Electrical Limited
Castle
Electrician, NAPIT5.01 review
A Jeavons Electrical
Old Heath and The Hythe
Electrician, NICEIC4.721 reviews
Elecbuild Ltd
New Town and Christ Church
Electrician, NICEIC4.98 reviews
A B ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD
Rural North
Electrician, NICEIC
Sidmar Electrical Ltd
The Colnes
Electrician, NAPIT4.826 reviews
GRAYLOGIC
Castle
Electrician, NICEIC
Hillz Electrical Limited
St Anne's and St John's
Electrician, NAPIT5.01 review
PowerTech Electrical Installers Ltd
St Anne's and St John's
Electrician, NAPIT4.951 reviews
CJH Electrical
Lexden and Braiswick
Electrician, NAPIT5.03 reviews
Web Electrical solutions ltd
Rural North
Electrician, NICEIC5.02 reviews
S E Electrical Services
Highwoods
Electrician, NICEIC5.02 reviews
JSB Electrical Services Ltd
Assington
Electrician, NAPIT5.026 reviews
PropCare Electrical Limited
Eastrop & Grove
Electrician, NAPIT
Toms Electrical Contractors Ltd
Chineham
Electrician, NICEIC
Luke French t/a LF Electrical & Property Maintenance
Tadley & Pamber
Electrician, NAPIT
Entric Services Ltd
Burghfield & Mortimer
Electrician, NICEIC4.02 reviews
AM Young Electrical Limited
Hedge End South
Electrician, NICEIC5.025 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