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

JFS Electrical Services
Poole
Electrician5.024 reviews

M S Budd Electrical Ltd
Penn Hill, Poole
Electrician5.055 reviews

Lilliput Electrical Ltd
Creekmoor, Poole
Electrician5.071 reviews

ElectriciansNearYou
Creekmoor, Poole
Electrician5.021 reviews

Electrisafe Your Local Bournemouth Electrician
Bournemouth
Electrician5.094 reviews

LET Electrical Services
Poole Town, Poole
Electrician

NSP Electrical
Broadstone, Poole
Electrician

P & P Electrical ltd
Crawley
Electrician5.0849 reviews

Shine Electrics
Nork, Banstead
Electrician4.9883 reviews

WP Concepts Electrical
Totton Central, Totton
Electrician5.041 reviews

Dorling Electrical Services Ltd
Totton North, Totton
Electrician4.927 reviews

Eclipse Electrical Services Ltd
Alresford and Itchen Valley, New Alresford
Electrician5.04 reviews

Wimborne Home Electricians Ltd
Wimborne Minster
Electrician5.044 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