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
Precision Electrical Services Ltd
Walton South, Walton-On-Thames
Electrician, NICEIC5.0196 reviews
Ben Ascough
Hersham Village, Hersham
Electrician, NAPIT5.04 reviews
FASEL
Kingston upon Thames, Chessington
Electrician, NICEIC
JAYSPARKS
Thornhill
Electrician, NICEIC
Regents Electrical Ltd
Millbrook
Electrician, NICEIC5.03 reviews
Ace
Millbrook
Electrician, NICEIC
Sparkys and Co (Hampshire) Ltd T/A Sparkys and Co
Bitterne Park
Electrician, NICEIC5.015 reviews
Mainly Sparks Ltd
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams
Electrician, NICEIC5.016 reviews
WE-FIX ELECTRICS LTD
Old Heath and The Hythe
Electrician, NICEIC
CES Essex Ltd T/A Caravan Electrical Services Ltd
Alresford & Elmstead
Electrician, NICEIC
Orchard Electrical Services
New Town and Christ Church
Electrician, NICEIC5.01 review
Sidmar Electrical Ltd
The Colnes
Electrician, NAPIT4.826 reviews
GRAYLOGIC
Castle
Electrician, NICEIC
S E Electrical Services
Highwoods
Electrician, NICEIC5.02 reviews
R.H. Foster Ltd
Brookvale & Kings Furlong
Electrician, NICEIC
Toms Electrical Contractors Ltd
Chineham
Electrician, NICEIC
Luke French t/a LF Electrical & Property Maintenance
Tadley & Pamber
Electrician, NAPIT
DBE Contracting Ltd
Hedge End South
Electrician, NAPIT4.58 reviews
KCT Electrics Ltd
Hedge End South
Electrician, NICEIC
Brighter Electrical Ltd
Hedge End South
Electrician, NICEIC5.035 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