EICR certificates in Sydenham, SE26
London Borough of Lewisham, with parts of SE26 in Bromley
Landlord and homeowner EICRs across Sydenham and the rest of Lewisham. 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
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 SE26
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 Sydenham
Most homes around Sydenham are flats: 54% in purpose-built blocks and 10% in converted houses. 46% were built between 1945 and 1972, more than twice the London figure of 17%.
- Council
- Lewisham
- Parts of SE26 are in Bromley
- Households
- 2,913
- Rent from a private landlord
- 22%
- London 30%
- Built before 1919
- 22%
- London 29%
- Heated by electricity only
- 7%
- London 13%
- Listed buildings within 300 m
- 6
Households, tenure, home types, heating and bedrooms: ONS Census 2021, for the Upper Sydenham neighbourhood (ONS area Lewisham 028), which includes SE26 6JJ. Build periods: Valuation Office Agency council tax records, March 2025, same area. Listed buildings within 300 m of the centre of Sydenham 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 Sydenham
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 Upper Sydenham, which supplies this page's census figures, two-bedroom homes make up 40%, against 31% across London. Council tax records date 22% of homes to before 1919, but the larger group, 46%, dates from between 1945 and 1972. A flat in a block of that age may have been rewired, or may keep early circuits behind a replacement consumer unit. Two flats on one landing can differ by decades. The EICR records which you have, how far RCD protection reaches, and where earthing or bonding falls short of the current standard.
Tenure leans social. 32% of households rent from a social landlord, against 23% across London, while private renting is lower, at 22% against 30%. In a block with mixed tenure, a leaseholder who lets a flat is responsible for its installation. The freeholder looks after the stair lighting, door entry and other shared supplies. In flats of this kind, the consumer unit often sits in a hallway cupboard, and the meter may be in a separate cupboard outside the flat, sometimes locked.
There are 6 listed buildings within 300 m of the centre of Sydenham, including High Street Buildings and Farnboro House, both grade II. If your flat is in one, the EICR needs no consent, although remedial work that alters historic fabric can. SE26 also reaches into Bromley, but the EICR duty is the same on both sides of the boundary. Before the visit, find the key to any outside meter cupboard and clear the space around the consumer unit, because the electrician starts there.
Booking a visit in Sydenham
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 Lewisham
From Lewisham Council's own pages, checked 13 October 2026.
Lewisham licenses shared homes across the borough until 4 April 2027, and single-household lets almost everywhere since 1 July 2024. The selective scheme covers every area except Telegraph Hill and a small part of Blackheath, so check the exact address with the council.
Lewisham asks for an EICR with selective 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 Sydenham
How much does an EICR cost in Sydenham?
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 Lewisham?
Almost certainly. Selective licensing covers all of Lewisham except Telegraph Hill and a small part of Blackheath until 1 July 2029, and smaller shared homes need an additional licence anywhere in the borough.
The consumer unit in my Sydenham flat still has rewireable fuses. Will the EICR fail?
Not on that alone. An older consumer unit with rewireable fuses is not by itself a reason for an unsatisfactory report. The electrician checks that each fuse suits its circuit, and records where RCD protection is missing where the current standard expects it. Some of those findings are coded C3, an improvement recommended. Where the gap creates a real risk, the code is C2, and remedial work is needed within 28 days or sooner.
How soon can you visit Sydenham?
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 Sydenham
Fixed price from £142.80 including VAT, qualified electricians and your report by email, usually within 24 hours of the visit.