EICR certificates in Surrey Docks, SE16
London Borough of Southwark
Landlord and homeowner EICRs across Surrey Docks 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.
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Homes in Surrey Docks
Almost every home around Surrey Docks is a flat: 83% in purpose-built blocks and 5% above shops or in other converted buildings. 33% were built between 1945 and 1972, well above London's 17%.
- Council
- Southwark
- Households
- 4,483
- Rent from a private landlord
- 33%
- London 30%
- Built before 1919
- 10%
- London 29%
- Heated by electricity only
- 20%
- London 13%
- Listed buildings within 300 m
- 1
Households, tenure, home types, heating and bedrooms: ONS Census 2021, for the Canada Water neighbourhood (ONS area Southwark 007), which includes SE16 7NB. Build periods: Valuation Office Agency council tax records, March 2025, same area. Listed buildings within 300 m of Surrey Docks: Historic England's list via planning.data.gov.uk, checked 13 October 2026.
What to expect from an EICR in Surrey Docks
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.
Canada Water is the census neighbourhood behind this page, and there 83% of homes are flats in purpose-built blocks. The blocks are of different ages. Council tax records date 33% of homes to between 1945 and 1972 and 31% to 2000 or later. Wiring installed from 2008 onwards usually has RCD protection wherever the current standard expects it, while a flat finished in the early 2000s may have it on the sockets only. In the older blocks, a flat may keep early circuits, or a consumer unit replaced on its own without a rewire.
Tenure here is unusual. 47% of households rent from a social landlord, against 23% across London, and only 18% own their home. A flat let privately in one of these blocks may be leasehold, with the installation inside it the leaseholder's responsibility and the communal electrics the freeholder's. Heating varies by block: 20% of homes rely on electricity alone and 12% on communal or district heating, against 13% and 3% across London. Each brings different circuits into the inspection, from heavy heater loads to supplies for heating controls.
Flats above shops or in other converted buildings make up 5% of homes, against 3% across London. For one of those, the meter may be inside the shop or in a shared service cupboard, so find out who holds the key. In a block, the consumer unit is usually in a hallway cupboard inside the flat, with meters on the landing or in a riser. Only 1 listed building stands within 300 m of Surrey Docks: the Swedish Seamen's Mission, which is grade II.
Booking a visit in Surrey Docks
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 Surrey Docks, most addresses are in Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks wards, both inside the selective licensing area, so a home let to a single household there generally needs a licence. 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 Surrey Docks
How much does an EICR cost in Surrey Docks?
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).
My Surrey Docks flat was built after 2000. Does it still need regular EICRs?
Yes, if it is let. Every privately rented home needs an EICR at least every 5 years, or sooner if the report says so, whatever its age. A newer flat usually has wide RCD protection, but that is not guaranteed: one finished in the early 2000s may protect the sockets only. The inspection also picks up later changes, such as extra sockets or lights, and wear on accessories. Existing tenants get a copy within 28 days of the inspection.
How soon can you visit Surrey Docks?
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 Surrey Docks
Fixed price from £142.80 including VAT, qualified electricians and your report by email, usually within 24 hours of the visit.