EICR certificates in Greenwich, SE10

Greenwich Town & Park is the census neighbourhood behind this page, and 60% of its homes are flats, against 54% across London. Terraced houses make up 30% of homes, against 21%. Council tax records date nearly half of all homes to before 1919, with 22% from 1945 to 1972. An older terraced house may have been rewired at least once, sometimes only in part. The EICR looks at where old and new circuits meet, at RCD protection and at the condition of any older consumer unit.

Listed buildings are the local fact that stands out. There are 67 within 300 m of Greenwich town centre, 4 of them grade I and 1 grade II*. The grade I buildings include the Church of St Alfege and the Cutty Sark. Grade II examples include the Coach and Horses Public House and the Market Entrance, and Greenwich Church Street, Nelson Road, Nevada Street and Burney Street all have listed buildings along them. Remedial work that touches historic fabric in a listed home can need listed building consent, so the method matters as much as the fix.

Flats above shops or in other converted buildings make up 7% of homes, more than twice London's 3%. Over a shop, the flat's meter can sit in a rear passage or a cupboard shared with the business, so access needs arranging before the day. In a terraced house, note any loft conversion or rear extension, since each adds circuits to the inspection. Where the house has been split into flats, each flat usually has its own meter and consumer unit, and the shared hall lighting runs from a separate landlord supply.