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
MK Samuels Electrical Contractors Ltd
Hedge End North
Electrician, NICEIC4.85 reviews
Rohan Electrical Ltd
Botley
Electrician, NICEIC
TDZ electrical
Bishopstoke
Electrician, NICEIC5.043 reviews
MIH Electrical Solutions
Bishopstoke
Electrician, NICEIC
CEC Electrical Services
Hiltingbury
Electrician, NICEIC5.05 reviews
J Russell Electrical Ltd
Chandler's Ford
Electrician, NICEIC
Autumn Electrical Services Limited
Eastleigh North
Electrician, NICEIC5.015 reviews
D R J (Services) Ltd
Tiptree
Electrician, NICEIC
ALB Electrical Limited
Chandler's Ford
Electrician, NAPIT5.08 reviews
Premlex Ltd t/as Premlex Electrical
Hamble & Netley
Electrician, NICEIC
PCK Electrical Hampshire LLP
Hook-with-Warsash
Electrician, NAPIT
Barton Electrical
Castle Hill, Ipswich
Electrician4.746 reviews
Mac Electrical
Castle Hill, Ipswich
Electrician5.016 reviews
Inspirelec Ltd
Bromsgrove
Electrician5.018 reviews
LH Electrical Services (Midlands) Ltd
Birmingham
Electrician5.044 reviews
City Electrical Services (Midlands)
Moseley, Birmingham
Electrician5.076 reviews
Rightfix Electrical
Birmingham
Electrician5.071 reviews
Specialist Lighting & Electrical
King's Norton North, Birmingham
Electrician
Aces Security & Electrical Ltd
Birmingham
Electrician, NAPIT5.01 review
Bennett Electrical Services
Birmingham
Electrician, NAPIT5.041 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