PAT testing
PAT testing, or portable appliance testing, checks plug-in equipment rather than fixed wiring and is priced per item or per visit. PAT testing is carried out nationally by electricians, with businesses concentrated in London and smaller groups in Birmingham, Eastleigh, Loughton and Bristol. The work is also known as portable appliance testing and appliance testing. Published prices have a national median of £75 across 10 UK towns, researched August 2026. Ratings range from 2.8 to 5.0, with a median rating of 5.0 across 217 rated businesses. PAT testing cost guide
Why people have it done
- Plug-in equipment is checked and labelled item by item, which fixed-wiring testing does not cover.
- A record of what was tested, and when, exists for an insurer or an employer to read.
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Electricians who do PAT testing
R Phillips Electrical Ltd
East Ecclesfield, Chapeltown and High Green
Electrician, Part P
Sharples & Son Electrical Ltd
Dronfield North, Dronfield
Electrician, Part P4.69 reviews
W Burns & Son (Electrical) Ltd
Walkley, Sheffield
Electrician, Part P
RN Electrical Services
Manchester
Electrician5.0457 reviews
Adapt Property Solutions
Higher Blackley, Manchester
Electrician, Part P5.05 reviews
AH Electrical Services Limited
Whalley Range, Manchester
Electrician, Part P5.0406 reviews
Barlows (UK) Ltd
Chadderton South, Chadderton
Electrician, Part P4.312 reviews
Failsworth Electrical (NW) Ltd
Failsworth West, Failsworth
Electrician, Part P4.322 reviews
Hale Electrical Contractors
Stockport
Electrician, Part P5.0196 reviews
HT Compliance Services Ltd
Chadderton Central, Chadderton
Electrician, Part P4.97 reviews
J D Electrics
Stretford
Electrician, Part P4.994 reviews
Manchester Compliance
Ashton Waterloo, Ashton-under-Lyne
Electrician, Part P5.0539 reviews
Manchester EICR Limited
Ashton St Michael's, Ashton-under-Lyne
Electrician, Part P5.0634 reviews
Manchester Electric Ltd
Deansgate, Manchester
Electrician, Part P5.01 review
Your Electrical Services (NW) Limited
West Middleton, Middleton
Electrician, Part P5.01 review
Electrio Ltd
Boyd Valley, Kingswood and Fishponds
Electrician, Part P
Griffin Electrical Contractors
Stockwood, Bristol
Electrician, Part P4.99 reviews
Hills Electrical (South West) Ltd
Bristol
Electrician, Part P
J M Hazell Electrical Ltd
Bishopsworth, Bristol
Electrician, Part P
MJN Electrical & Electronic Service
Brislington East, Bristol
Electrician, Part P5.0128 reviews
Worth knowing
- The businesses collectively have 8714 reviews, while the most-reviewed business has 1142 reviews.
- Among the registered businesses, 196 are registered as installers and 108 as inspectors.
- Scheme affiliations include 163 with NICEIC, 72 with NAPIT, 27 with Part P and 2 with REFCOM.
- Trading records cover active companies incorporated between 1965 and 2025, with a median year of 2018.
- The national picture includes 14 businesses in Bromley, 14 in Croydon, 13 in Enfield, 12 in Barnet and 12 in Havering.
- Published local prices range from £40 to £50 in Birmingham, £40 to £45 in Manchester, £70 to £90 in Ealing, £60 to £175 in Leeds and £70 to £180 in Croydon.
Where we cover
Popular
London
- PAT testing in Bromley 14
- PAT testing in Croydon 14
- PAT testing in Enfield 13
- PAT testing in Barnet 12
- PAT testing in Havering 12
- PAT testing in Haringey 11
- PAT testing in Redbridge 11
- PAT testing in Sutton 10
- PAT testing in Ealing 6
- PAT testing in Lambeth 6
- PAT testing in Lewisham 6
- PAT testing in Merton 6
- PAT testing in Waltham Forest 6
- PAT testing in Barking and Dagenham 5
- PAT testing in Bexley 5
- PAT testing in Hounslow 5
- PAT testing in Hillingdon 4
- PAT testing in Kingston upon Thames 4
- PAT testing in Wandsworth 4
- PAT testing in Camden 3
- PAT testing in Greenwich 3
- PAT testing in Harrow 3
- PAT testing in Newham 3
- PAT testing in Tower Hamlets 3
- All of London 180