EICR certificates in Swiss Cottage, NW3
London Borough of Camden
Landlord and homeowner EICRs across Swiss Cottage and the rest of Camden. 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
36EICRs arranged in NW postcodes since August 2025, the latest in August 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 NW3
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 Swiss Cottage
Almost every home in Swiss Cottage is a flat: 69% in purpose-built blocks and 18% in converted houses. 41% were built between 1945 and 1972, more than twice the London figure of 17%.
- Council
- Camden
- Households
- 3,083
- Rent from a private landlord
- 46%
- London 30%
- Built before 1919
- 29%
- London 29%
- Heated by electricity only
- 15%
- London 13%
- Listed buildings within 300 m
- 13
Households, tenure, home types, heating and bedrooms: ONS Census 2021, for Swiss Cottage (ONS area Camden 017), which includes NW3 6HY. Build periods: Valuation Office Agency council tax records, March 2025, same area. Listed buildings within 300 m of Swiss Cottage: Historic England's list via planning.data.gov.uk, checked 13 October 2026.
What to expect from an EICR in Swiss Cottage
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 the Swiss Cottage census neighbourhood, purpose-built blocks hold 69% of homes, against 40% across London. Council tax records for the same area date 41% of homes to the years 1945 to 1972, the largest of the five periods, and 29% to before 1919, the same share as London. Flats in blocks from those years have often had at least one rewire or consumer unit change, while keeping some older circuits. So the report often has a mix to judge: some circuits renewed, some original, and earthing that may date from the block's first arrangement.
Heating is the other notable point. 12% of homes rely on communal heating only, four times London's 3%, and 15% use electricity alone. With communal heating, the boilers and pumps belong to the building, and the freeholder maintains them. Equipment inside your flat that takes power from your consumer unit, such as heating controls or a heat interface unit, falls within your EICR. Where the heating is electric, the circuits feeding heaters and the water cylinder are checked for heat damage.
Private renting is high: 46% of households, against 30% across London. Blocks tend to keep meters in risers and to control who comes through the main door, so access is worth sorting out with the managing agent before the day. There are 13 listed buildings within 300 m of Swiss Cottage, including Swiss Cottage Library (grade II), with listed buildings on Eton Avenue and College Crescent. An EICR in any of them needs no consent; only remedial work that alters historic fabric can.
Booking a visit in Swiss Cottage
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 Camden
From Camden Council's own pages, checked 13 October 2026.
Camden licenses shared homes across the whole borough. Its third borough-wide additional HMO scheme runs from 8 December 2025 to 8 December 2030. There is no selective licensing, so a flat or house let to a single household does not need a Camden licence.
Around Swiss Cottage, most addresses are in Belsize and Primrose Hill wards. Camden Council has no selective licensing, so a home let to a single household there doesn't need one. Ward boundaries don't follow postcodes, so check the exact address with the council.
Camden's licence conditions require a current test certificate for the fixed electrical installation.
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.
Customer feedback
What our customers say
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“Engineer was polite and on time. Visit was efficient and the report was produced within 24 hours.”
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“Terrific support from these guys ... they keep their promises and are very responsive.”
Questions about EICRs in Swiss Cottage
How much does an EICR cost in Swiss Cottage?
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 Camden?
Only if it's shared. A home let to people from more than one household usually needs an HMO licence anywhere in Camden (additional licensing runs to 8 December 2030). A flat let to one household doesn't need a licence, but it still needs a valid EICR.
My Swiss Cottage flat is in a block built between 1945 and 1972. What will the EICR look at?
The flat's installation as it stands today. The electrician checks the age and condition of the consumer unit, whether RCD protection is present where the current standard expects it, and how the flat is earthed. In blocks of this age, the earthing and the bonding to pipework can date from the original arrangement. The report records any shortfall and codes it by risk. If the consumer unit or meter is in a riser, arrange access first.
How soon can you visit Swiss Cottage?
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 Swiss Cottage
Fixed price from £142.80 including VAT, qualified electricians and your report by email, usually within 24 hours of the visit.