EICR certificates in Cricklewood, NW2

In North Cricklewood, the census neighbourhood used for this page, semi-detached houses make up 44% of homes, more than twice London's 19%. Council tax records date the bulk of the housing to between the wars. Houses from that period were wired for far lighter loads than a modern kitchen or home office, and most have been rewired since, in full or in part. The EICR establishes how far that work went. It shows whether older circuits remain, whether the consumer unit gives RCD protection where the current standard expects it, and how earthing and bonding compare with that standard.

Nearly half of households rent privately, at 47% against 30% across London, so a large share of homes here are let. Heating by electricity alone is also above the London level, at 20% of homes against 13%. Where storage heaters do the work, they often run from a separate off-peak circuit, sometimes with its own meter, and they put long, heavy loads on their wiring. The electrician checks those circuits, their protective devices and the connections at each heater. Flats in converted houses add 15% of homes, against 11% in London.

A let house with several bedrooms needs every room open on the day. Where rooms are let separately, as in a house let as an HMO, arrange for locked doors to be opened. A room that cannot be inspected becomes a limitation on the report. Three-bedroom homes are 35% of the total and homes with four or more bedrooms 23%, so larger homes are common. Each extra floor, extension or second consumer unit adds time, and the electrician plans the visit around what you describe.