EICR certificates in Bermondsey, SE16
London Borough of Southwark
Landlord and homeowner EICRs across Bermondsey and the rest of Southwark. 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
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42EICRs arranged in SE postcodes since August 2025, the latest in September 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 SE16
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
All of London and inside the M25.
Pick bedrooms and add the postcode to see your exact price.
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£142.80
Homes in Bermondsey
Almost every home around Bermondsey is a flat: 87% in purpose-built blocks. 47% were built since 2000, more than twice the London figure of 18%.
- Council
- Southwark
- Households
- 5,393
- Rent from a private landlord
- 27%
- London 30%
- Built before 1919
- 2%
- London 29%
- Heated by electricity only
- 24%
- London 13%
- Listed buildings within 300 m
- 5
- Including 1 grade II*
Households, tenure, home types, heating and bedrooms: ONS Census 2021, for the Bermondsey East neighbourhood (ONS area Southwark 004), which includes SE16 3GD. Build periods: Valuation Office Agency council tax records, March 2025, same area. Listed buildings within 300 m of the centre of Bermondsey 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 Bermondsey
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.
Bermondsey East, the census neighbourhood used for this page, has 5,393 households, and 91% of its homes are flats. Council tax records show homes from several decades. 18% of homes date from 1919 to 1939 and 23% from 1945 to 1972, above London's 17%, while only 2% predate 1919. A block from between the wars or just after has usually been rewired since, though not always every flat at the same time. A newer block has younger wiring. There the EICR turns to condition, later alterations and how much RCD protection the flat has, which depends on when it was finished.
Heating sets this neighbourhood apart. 24% of homes rely on electricity alone, almost twice London's 13%, and 11% are on communal or district heating, against 3%. In a flat heated by electricity, storage heaters often charge overnight from a separate off-peak circuit. The EICR checks that circuit's cable, protection and connections as closely as the rest, because it carries a heavy load for hours. Electric-only heating doesn't rule out gas elsewhere in the building. On a communal system, the boilers and pipework belong to the building, not to your flat.
Social renting runs at 45% of households, against 23% across London, and only 21% own their home. If you let a leasehold flat in a block owned by a council or housing association, the building's own testing programme doesn't cover your flat. Its EICR is yours to arrange, and the freeholder usually controls the entrance and meter cupboards, so agree access well before the day.
Booking a visit in Bermondsey
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 Southwark
From Southwark Council's own pages, checked 13 October 2026.
Southwark licenses shared homes across the borough until 1 March 2027, and single-household lets in 19 wards, from Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks to Peckham, Camberwell and Dulwich.
Around Bermondsey, most addresses are in North Bermondsey and South Bermondsey wards. South Bermondsey is inside the selective licensing area, so a home let to a single household there generally needs a licence; North Bermondsey is not. Ward boundaries don't follow postcodes, so check the exact address with the council.
Southwark asks for an electrical safety certificate with licence applications.
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 Bermondsey
How much does an EICR cost in Bermondsey?
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.
Is there a Central London fee for SE16?
No. The £21.60 Central London fee only applies to EC and WC postcodes, W1, SE1 and SW1. SE16 pays the standard price.
Do I need a licence to let a property in Southwark?
In most of Southwark, yes. Selective licensing covers 19 wards and smaller shared homes need an additional licence anywhere in the borough (that scheme runs to 1 March 2027).
Is the heat interface unit in my Bermondsey flat part of my EICR?
Its electrical supply is. A heat interface unit links your flat to a communal or district heating network, and it is usually powered from your flat's consumer unit through a fused connection. The EICR tests that circuit like any other. The unit's valves, pumps, pipework and internal controls are heating equipment rather than fixed wiring, and they are serviced under the building's heating arrangements.
How soon can you visit Bermondsey?
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 Bermondsey
Fixed price from £142.80 including VAT, qualified electricians and your report by email, usually within 24 hours of the visit.