Socket installation
Adding or moving mains sockets and switches, priced per accessory once the first one on a circuit has been done. Electricians carry out Socket installation nationally, with 254 businesses offering the work. London accounts for 122 businesses, followed by Eastleigh with 12, Birmingham with 10, Sheffield with 8 and Leeds with 7. The national median of published prices across 9 UK towns is £90, based on research in August 2026. Socket installation cost guide
Why people have it done
- Power reaches where it is used, so appliances stop running on trailing extension leads.
- Sockets move as a room changes use, rather than the furniture working around the wiring.
What needs fixing?
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Electricians who do socket installations
Holts Electrical Contractors Ltd
Bishopsworth, Bristol
Electrician, Part P
Ron Clark Electrical & Sons
Hillfields, Kingswood and Fishponds
Electrician, Part P4.26 reviews
Rook Electrical
Long Ashton
Electrician, Part P5.021 reviews
Wired Bristol Electrical Services
Filwood, Bristol
Electrician, Part P5.042 reviews
Basingstoke Electrical 247
Norden, Basingstoke
Electrician5.01 review
Parker's Electrical
Harefield, Southampton
Electrician5.040 reviews
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
Electrisafe Your Local Bournemouth Electrician
Bournemouth
Electrician5.094 reviews
LET Electrical Services
Poole Town, Poole
Electrician
P & P Electrical ltd
Crawley
Electrician5.0849 reviews
Shine Electrics
Nork, Banstead
Electrician4.9883 reviews
W.A.F. Electrical
Skegness
Electrician4.422 reviews
Wimborne Home Electricians Ltd
Wimborne Minster
Electrician5.044 reviews
Worth knowing
- The work is also known as plug socket installation, extra sockets, socket and switch installation and double socket.
- Published local prices range from £60 to £125 in Birmingham, £65 to £180 in Croydon, £100 to £145 in Bristol, £80 to £150 in Ealing and £75 to £150 in Hackney.
- The businesses have 6128 reviews in total. Ratings run from 4.0 to 5.0, with a median rating of 5.0 across 196 rated businesses; the most-reviewed business has 293 reviews.
- Among the businesses, 216 of 254 are on a trade register. This includes 141 registered as installers and 65 registered as inspectors.
- The named schemes include 128 with NICEIC, 61 with NAPIT and 27 with Part P.
- Trading history includes 56 of 254 active companies at Companies House, incorporated between 1991 and 2025, with a median year of 2018.
Common problems
Socket Making A Buzzing Noise
A plug socket in your home is making a buzzing, crackling, or humming noise.
Burning Smell From A Socket
You can smell burning coming from a plug socket: a sign of potential electrical fire.
Socket Sparking
A plug socket is sparking, arcing, or producing flashes of light during normal use.
Socket Loose Or Wobbly
A plug socket is loose on the wall and moves or wobbles when you plug something in or pull a plug out.
Socket Hot To Touch
A plug socket in your home feels hot when you touch it, even when nothing is plugged in.
Plug Sparks When Switched On
You see a spark or flash at the socket when you turn the switch on with a plug inserted.
Where we cover
Popular
London
- Socket installation in Enfield 11
- Socket installation in Bromley 10
- Socket installation in Croydon 10
- Socket installation in Barnet 9
- Socket installation in Wandsworth 8
- Socket installation in Brent 7
- Socket installation in Havering 6
- Socket installation in Sutton 6
- Socket installation in Waltham Forest 6
- Socket installation in Ealing 5
- Socket installation in Haringey 5
- Socket installation in Lewisham 4
- Socket installation in Merton 4
- Socket installation in Bexley 3
- Socket installation in Hackney 3
- Socket installation in Lambeth 3
- Socket installation in Redbridge 3
- All of London 122