EICR certificates in Finsbury Park, N4
London Borough of Islington, with parts of N4 in Haringey and Hackney
Landlord and homeowner EICRs across Finsbury Park and the rest of Islington. Fixed prices from £142.80 including VAT. Qualified, vetted electricians, and your report usually within 24 hours of the visit.
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- From £142.80 inc VAT
- Report usually within 24h
47EICRs arranged in N postcodes since July 2025, the latest in October 2026.
613 EICRs across London since November 2021, carried out by qualified, vetted electricians. District figures are from our certificate records since June 2025, one job per address; the London total is from our invoices. Updated October 2026.
Your exact price in N4
Choose flat or house, the number of bedrooms and the postcode. The price includes VAT, and it's the price you pay. Full rate card on the EICR prices page.
- Fixed price, VAT included, no call-out fee
- Weekday visits, 9am to 12pm or 12pm to 4pm. Evenings and weekends on request.
- Report usually within 24 hours of the visit
- Shops, offices and blocks quoted separately
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Homes in Finsbury Park
Almost every home around Finsbury Park is a flat: 69% in purpose-built blocks and 16% in converted houses. 33% were built before 1919, close to London's 29%.
- Council
- Islington
- Parts of N4 are in Haringey and Hackney
- Households
- 3,957
- Rent from a private landlord
- 26%
- London 30%
- Built before 1919
- 33%
- London 29%
- Heated by electricity only
- 19%
- London 13%
- Listed buildings within 300 m
- 1
- Including 1 grade II*
Households, tenure, home types, heating and bedrooms: ONS Census 2021, for the Finsbury Park West neighbourhood (ONS area Islington 005), which includes N4 3HH. Build periods: Valuation Office Agency council tax records, March 2025, same area. Listed buildings within 300 m of the centre of Finsbury Park as mapped by Ordnance Survey: Historic England's list via planning.data.gov.uk, checked 13 October 2026.
What to expect from an EICR in Finsbury Park
An EICR tests the fixed wiring, consumer unit, sockets, switches and lights, and codes anything that falls short as C1, C2, C3 or FI. Here's what the local housing means for yours.
In Finsbury Park West, the census area used for these figures, 89% of homes are flats. Most were built after 1945, according to council tax records. Building from 1973 to 1999 accounts for 27% of homes, more than twice London's 13%, and 1945 to 1972 for 26%, against 17%. Flats from those decades have often been rewired, but some keep an older consumer unit or lack RCD protection on circuits where the current standard expects it. The EICR checks those points, along with the flat's earthing and any alterations made over the years.
Most households here rent from a social landlord: 58%, against 23% across London, and only 15% own their home. Small homes are common too, with 40% of homes having one bedroom, nearly double London's 21%. Where a leaseholder lets a flat in a mainly social block, the flat's installation is theirs to keep safe. The freeholder handles the stair lighting and entry system. Heating by electricity alone, at 19% of homes against 13%, adds long-running heater circuits to some inspections.
The one listed building within 300 m of the centre of Finsbury Park is the Rainbow Theatre, former cinema, grade II*. For a flat in a block, the practical question is usually the meter rather than the flat. It may be in a locked riser or a ground-floor room, and the electrician needs to reach it to check the incoming supply and the earthing arrangement. Where heating is electric, it also helps to know whether storage heaters have their own off-peak circuit or meter, so every supply is found and tested.
Booking a visit in Finsbury Park
Getting in
Tell us who holds the keys and whether a concierge, porter or managing agent needs notice. We need access to the flat and to its consumer unit, wherever that sits in the building.
Tenants
If the home is let, give us your tenant's name and number when you book and we'll agree the time with them directly.
Parking
If parking is restricted near the property, tell us when you book and whether a visitor permit is available.
Licensing and landlord rules in Islington
From Islington Council's own pages, checked 13 October 2026.
Islington licenses shared homes across the borough (additional HMO licensing, 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2031) and single-household lets in Finsbury Park, Tollington and Hillrise wards. From 23 November 2026, selective licensing extends to Barnsbury, Caledonian, Tufnell Park, Mildmay, Highbury, Junction and Laycock.
On the Islington side of Finsbury Park, addresses are mostly in Finsbury Park and Tollington wards, both inside the selective licensing area, so a home let to a single household there generally needs a licence. Part of the area is in Hackney: Brownswood ward is inside Hackney's selective licensing area, so a single-household let there generally needs a Hackney licence. Part of the area is in Haringey: Stroud Green ward is outside Haringey's selective licensing area. Ward boundaries don't follow postcodes, so check the exact address with the council.
Islington lists an EICR among the documents you need to apply for a licence.
Wherever you let in England, the Electrical Safety Standards Regulations require an EICR at least every 5 years, or sooner if the report says so. Give a copy to existing tenants within 28 days of the inspection and to new tenants before they move in. Any remedial work or further investigation the report requires must be done within 28 days, or sooner if it says so, and written confirmation that it's finished goes to the tenant and the council within 28 days of completion.
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Questions about EICRs in Finsbury Park
How much does an EICR cost in Finsbury Park?
From £142.80 including VAT for a studio flat to £250.80 for a house with 5 or more bedrooms. The price is fixed when you book, there's no call-out fee, and you pay when your report is ready.
Do I need a licence to let a property in Islington?
It depends on the ward. Shared homes need an additional HMO licence anywhere in Islington. Single-household lets need a selective licence in Finsbury Park, Tollington and Hillrise now, and in 7 more wards from 23 November 2026.
My Finsbury Park flat was rewired before I bought it and I have no paperwork: can the EICR still go ahead?
Yes. An EICR assesses the installation as it is, so it does not depend on earlier certificates. The electrician inspects and tests everything accessible and records how each circuit performs. Paperwork would show when work was done and by whom, but its absence is not a defect in itself. If part of the installation cannot be reached or assessed, the report says so, and anything marked FI needs investigating within 28 days or sooner.
How soon can you visit Finsbury Park?
Online booking shows days up to 2 weeks ahead. Standard arrival windows are 9am to 12pm or 12pm to 4pm, Monday to Friday; after 4pm and weekends are on request and may carry an additional charge. Pick the day that suits you or your tenant and we'll confirm the time. If you're up against a tenancy deadline, call 0203 811 8331.
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Book your EICR in Finsbury Park
Fixed price from £142.80 including VAT, qualified electricians and your report by email, usually within 24 hours of the visit.