EICR certificates in Dulwich, SE21

Sydenham Hill is the census neighbourhood behind these figures, and 62% of its homes are flats, against 54% across London. By council tax records, the years from 1945 to 1972 account for the bulk of the housing, and only 6% of homes were built since 2000. Blocks of that age were wired for far fewer appliances than a household runs today. Many have since gained new consumer units, kitchen circuits and electric showers, often flat by flat. The EICR looks at how those later circuits join the original layout, and records where earthing or bonding falls short of the current standard.

Detached houses are more common here than across London. 13% of homes are detached, more than twice London's 6%, and 24% have four or more bedrooms, against 18%. A bigger house usually means more circuits, and often an extension, a loft room or a garden studio added over the years. Each addition brings its own circuit back to the consumer unit, and sometimes a second board. All of it is part of the fixed installation the EICR inspects, including any supply run out to an outbuilding. The only listed building within 300 m of the centre of Dulwich is the Dulwich Toll House, grade II.

Visit length depends mostly on size. For a flat in one of the blocks, the useful details are where the meter and consumer unit sit and whether a landing cupboard is kept locked. For a house, note the bedroom count, any loft conversion or extension, any outbuilding with power and the number of consumer units. That lets the electrician plan enough time and avoid a second visit. In a block, the electrician also needs to reach the meter position, where the main earthing and bonding connections are usually found.