From Meads to Sovereign Harbour
Fuse Box Replacement in Eastbourne
Eastbourne's homes span grand Victorian villas, seafront hotels turned into flats and harbourside new builds, and each brings its own kind of fuse box. We replace old boards with modern consumer units at a fixed price, test the whole property and leave you with a certificate you can rely on.
- Part P registered installers
- Fitted and certified in a day
- Surge protection as standard
- Fixed prices, no surprises
- 17+ YearsEst. 2009 in Brighton & Hove
- 6 Year GuaranteeWorkmanship, every board
- Specialist TeamDirectly employed installers
- Free QuotationSurvey or photo, no call out fee
- 2,400+Boards replaced since 2009
What we do in Eastbourne
Consumer unit services across Eastbourne
Whether it is a split level flat in a converted Meads villa or a three bed semi in Hampden Park, the board options are the same: a fixed price, Type 2 surge protection included and the full property tested before we leave.
RCBO Consumer Units
AFDD Consumer Units
Surge Protection
Fuse Box Relocation
Landlord Fuse Box Upgrades
EICR Testing
Transparent Pricing
Free Fixed Quotes
Our standard installationFull RCBO board with surge protection
Eastbourne housing
A planned resort with a long building history
Much of central Eastbourne was laid out in the Victorian era as a planned resort on the Duke of Devonshire's land, so Meads, Upperton and the streets behind the seafront are full of tall villas and terraces. Many have been rewired more than once, often in stages, and it is common to find an older board feeding a newer extension, with circuits that have never had RCD protection.
Further out, Hampden Park, Roselands and Langney are dominated by twentieth century semis and estate housing, while Sovereign Harbour is largely 1990s and later. Older estate homes often still have rewireable fuses or early plastic boards; harbour properties tend to need an upgrade when owners add EV charging or a bigger kitchen.
- Victorian villas in Meads and Upperton
- Staged rewires with mixed wiring ages
- Estate semis in Hampden Park and Langney
- Newer homes at Sovereign Harbour
- Rewireable fuses still in many older boards
- Plastic boards replaced with metal enclosures
C1 & C2 defects clearedPaperwork to your agent within 48 hours
Letting in Eastbourne
Converted flats, retirement blocks and family lets
A large share of Eastbourne's rented homes are flats carved out of former hotels, guest houses and big Victorian houses. Conversions like these frequently have a separate board in each flat plus a landlord supply for hallways, lighting and door entry, and those communal boards are easy to forget. An unsatisfactory EICR on any one of them can hold up a tenancy.
Private landlords in England need an EICR at least every five years under the 2020 rented sector regulations. If a report flags the board, we can replace it at a fixed price, add an EICR for £99 alongside the work and keep tenant disruption to a single day. For a building with several flats, send a photo of each board and we will quote them together.
- Hotel and guest house conversions
- Landlord supplies for communal areas
- Retirement and purpose built flats
- EICR for £99 with any board
- Standalone EICR from £175
- Keys collected from your agent
Specified for EastbourneSeafront conversions
Seafront conversions
Shared risers and old meter cupboards
Converted seafront buildings in Eastbourne often run each flat's supply up through a shared riser or from a bank of meters in a basement cupboard. Over decades of alterations, tails get extended, boards get moved and labelling disappears. Before we change a board in a building like this, we confirm which supply feeds which flat and check the main earthing and bonding back at the intake.
If the meter cupboard is crowded or damp, we will tell you, and where the board itself is badly placed we can relocate it as part of the job for an extra £250. Any issue with the supply side is passed to UK Power Networks. Labelling at the meter position is updated so the next electrician knows which supply is which.
- Supplies traced flat by flat
- Meter cupboards checked for damp
- Earthing and bonding verified
- Board labelling written up clearly
- Relocation with new board add £250
- Supply issues referred to UK Power Networks
Getting to you
Board failed in Eastbourne? Call us first
A tripping main switch, a scorched fuse carrier or a buzzing board needs looking at quickly. Our phones are answered 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, and we aim to attend Eastbourne the same day where possible. We will make the installation safe, explain what we found, and give you a fixed price to replace the board if that is what it needs.
Text a photo of your fuse box to 0333 360 8691 and we can usually tell you what you have and what a replacement will cost before anyone travels over from Brighton. If the fault is on the supply side, we will tell you and help you report it to UK Power Networks.
Eastbourne at a glance
- PostcodesBN20, BN21, BN22, BN23
- Typical homesVictorian villas, converted flats, estate semis, harbour new builds
- CouncilEastbourne Borough Council
- Common board issueOlder boards feeding later extensions without RCD cover
- Earthing we seePME on most homes, older cable sheath earths in central streets
- Getting to youEast along the A27 from Brighton
How long does it take?
A new consumer unit, fitted in a day
- 01The first hour
Protect, isolate, strip out
- 02Hours two to four
Fit and terminate the new board
- 03Hour five
Test every single circuit
- 04The final hour
Energise, label, walk through
Not sure how many ways your board needs?
Text a photo of your current fuse box to 0333 360 8691 and we will tell you, with a fixed price, today.
Pricing guide
Fixed fuse box prices in Eastbourne
The same published prices we charge everywhere in Sussex, no travel supplement. Every figure includes the board, a Type 2 surge protection device, full testing, your certificate and Part P notification.
Dual RCD board
6 way, from£425Two RCDs each covering a bank of MCBs. The budget friendly route to full RCD protection for flats and smaller homes.
- Ideal for 1 to 2 bed flats
- 10 way from £495
- Surge protection included
High integrity
12 way, from£575Dual RCD protection plus dedicated RCBO ways for freezers, alarms and smart home kit, so the circuits that matter never share a trip.
- 3 to 4 bed houses
- Critical circuits isolated
- Surge protection included
Most popular
Full RCBO board
8 way, from£625One RCBO per circuit. A fault trips only that circuit, fault finding is faster and nuisance tripping all but disappears. Our recommendation.
- 10 to 12 way from £695
- 14 to 16 way from £795
- Our recommendation
RCBO + AFDD
10 way, from£1,095RCBOs plus arc fault detection devices for the highest level of fire protection available. The right choice for HMOs and period property.
- 14 way from £1,295
- HMOs & period terraces
- Selected circuits from £845
Surge protection retrofit £165
Relocation with a new board add £250
Standalone relocation £395
EICR with any board £99
Standalone EICR £175 to £350
Full breakdown by number of ways on the pricing page.
Where we work in Eastbourne
Where we work in Eastbourne
We cover every part of the town, from the hillside streets of Meads and Old Town down to the seafront and across to the harbour and the estates on the Pevensey Levels side. If your postcode starts BN20 to BN23, we can quote by photo today.
Phones answered 8am to 8pm, 7 daysInstallation slots typically 3 to 5 working days out
BN20Meads and downland edge
Meads, Old Town, Willingdon, East Dean, Friston
BN21Centre and Upperton
Town centre, Upperton, Little Chelsea, Ratton, Motcombe
BN22North and Seaside
Hampden Park, Roselands, Seaside, Willingdon Trees
BN23Langney and the harbour
Langney, Shinewater, Kingsmere, Sovereign Harbour
Meads
Old Town
Upperton
Little Chelsea
Ratton
Motcombe
Hampden Park
Roselands
Seaside
Willingdon Trees
Langney
Shinewater
Kingsmere
Sovereign Harbour
Willingdon
East Dean
Friston
Eastbourne questions
Fuse box questions from Eastbourne
Still not sure?
Call for a straight answer from an installer, not a call centre. No pressure, no hard sell.
Call 0333 360 8691Usually, yes. Your flat's consumer unit can be replaced on its own, provided the supply feeding it is sound. We check the incoming tails, the main earth and the bonding before we start, and if anything at the meter position or in the shared riser needs attention we will explain who is responsible for it, whether that is the freeholder, the managing agent or UK Power Networks. The whole flat is then tested and certified.
It can. Modern RCD and RCBO protection is far more sensitive than old fuses, so a circuit with a hidden fault or poor insulation may trip once it is on a new board. That is why we test every circuit before and during the change. If something fails, we tell you what it is and what it would cost to put right before we go any further, so there are no surprises.
Not always. Many harbour homes are recent enough to have RCD protected boards already, but some lack a spare way, surge protection or the capacity for a charger circuit. We look at the board, the main fuse and the earthing arrangement, then tell you whether the existing unit can take it or whether a board change makes more sense. A photo by text is a good starting point.
Yes. Most board changes take 4 to 6 hours and the power is off for most of that time, so we agree a date with you and your tenant in advance. We can collect keys from your letting agent, and the Electrical Installation Certificate is emailed within 48 hours so you have it on file for your next EICR or inspection.
Eastbourne Borough Council is the local authority, but you do not need to contact them. As a Part P registered contractor we notify the work to Building Control ourselves, and you receive the compliance certificate by post afterwards. Keep it with your Electrical Installation Certificate, as both are useful when you sell or remortgage.
Around Eastbourne
Villages we cover near Eastbourne
4 smaller places around Eastbourne each have their own page. Same installers, same fixed prices, no travel charge.
Nearby
Also covering towns near Eastbourne
Ready when you are
Get a fixed price for your Eastbourne fuse box
Text a clear photo of your board to 0333 360 8691 and we will send back a fixed price, usually the same day. Photo quotes are always free.
- Call, 8am to 8pm0333 360 8691
- CoverageEastbourne: BN20, BN21, BN22, BN23