Old county town, careful work
Fuse Box Replacement in Lewes
Lewes is full of homes that have been rewired in stages over a century or more, and the fuse box is often where that history shows. We replace old boards with modern RCD or RCBO consumer units at a fixed price, test the whole property and leave you with a certificate.
- 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 Lewes
Consumer unit services in Lewes
Whether it is a rewirable fuse box under the stairs of a Southover terrace or a tired plastic board in a Landport flat, every option below comes at a fixed price with Type 2 surge protection fitted as standard.
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
Lewes housing
From twittens to post-war estates
Lewes packs a lot of building history into a small town. Timber-framed and flint houses line the High Street and the twittens running down from it, Georgian frontages hide much older structures, and Victorian terraces fill the streets around Southover, the Wallands and the Pells. Further out, the Nevill and Landport estates bring council-built semis and terraces from the interwar and post-war decades. Each era tends to leave its own kind of fuse box behind.
In the older houses it is common to find wiring added a room at a time, circuits that do not match their labels and boards sitting in awkward cellars or cupboards. On the estates, the original board has usually been swapped once already, but many still lack RCD protection on every circuit. Either way, testing comes before any final decisions.
- Rewirable fuse boxes replaced
- Cellar and understairs boards
- Mixed-era wiring tested first
- RCD protection on every circuit
- Circuits relabelled clearly
- Whole house tested and certified
C1 & C2 defects clearedPaperwork to your agent within 48 hours
Letting in Lewes
Rentals for commuters and students
Lewes has a busy rental market for its size. The mainline station brings in London and Brighton commuters, the University of Sussex is a short train ride away, and Plumpton College students look for rooms locally too. Much of the stock is older terraced housing converted to flats or let as shared houses, which means boards that have been extended several times and circuits serving more people than they were designed for.
Landlords need a satisfactory EICR at least every five years under the private rented sector regulations. If yours flags a C1 or C2 on the board, we can replace it and add an EICR for £99, or carry out a standalone EICR from £175 to £350, and from £350 for an HMO.
- EICR £99 with any board change
- Standalone EICR from £175
- HMO inspections from £350
- C1 and C2 codes cleared
- Tenant access arranged with you
- Certificates emailed in 48 hours
Specified for LewesListed buildings
Listed buildings
Working in a conservation town
Much of central Lewes lies within a conservation area, the town sits inside the South Downs National Park, and a large number of its buildings are listed. Replacing a consumer unit is internal electrical work, but in a listed building any change that affects the character of the historic fabric can need listed building consent, so we plan new cable routes and the board position with that in mind.
In practice that usually means reusing existing cable routes, keeping the new board where the old one was, and avoiding chasing into historic plaster or panelling. If you are unsure whether your plans need consent, check with the planning authority before work starts and we will work around their answer.
- Existing cable routes reused
- Board kept in its original spot
- No chasing into historic plaster
- Neat surface trunking where needed
- Dust sheets and careful access
- Clear plan agreed before we start
Getting to you
Getting to Lewes
Lewes is a short run from our Brighton base along the A27, so it sits well inside our regular working area. If your fuse box has failed, looks scorched, or keeps tripping with no obvious cause, ring us between 8am and 8pm any day and we will aim to have someone with you the same day where possible. Planned board changes are booked at a time that suits you, and most are finished in 4 to 6 hours.
Parking in the centre of Lewes can be tight, especially on the narrow streets off the High Street. If you can tell us about permits or the nearest place to unload when you book, it saves time on the day and keeps the job on schedule.
Lewes at a glance
- PostcodesBN7, BN8
- Typical homesListed townhouses, Victorian terraces, estate semis
- CouncilLewes District Council
- Common board issueOld rewirable fuses and partial RCD cover
- Earthing we seeTN-S in older streets, TN-C-S on the estates
- Getting to youShort drive 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 Lewes
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 Lewes
Lewes neighbourhoods we cover
We cover the whole of Lewes and the villages around it, from the streets either side of the Ouse to the downland parishes north and south of the town. If you are near Lewes and not sure whether we reach you, send a photo of your board and ask.
Phones answered 8am to 8pm, 7 daysInstallation slots typically 3 to 5 working days out
BN7Lewes and southern villages
Cliffe, Southover, Wallands, Pells, Nevill, Landport, Malling, Winterbourne, Kingston near Lewes, Iford, Rodmell
BN8North and east of town
Ringmer, Barcombe, Barcombe Cross, Cooksbridge, Hamsey
Cliffe
Southover
Wallands
Pells
Nevill estate
Landport
Malling
Winterbourne
Kingston near Lewes
Iford
Rodmell
Ringmer
Barcombe
Cooksbridge
Lewes questions
Fuse box questions from Lewes
Still not sure?
Call for a straight answer from an installer, not a call centre. No pressure, no hard sell.
Call 0333 360 8691Yes. A consumer unit change is internal work and is notified to Building Control under Part P like any other. Where a building is listed, though, alterations that affect its character can need listed building consent, so we keep to existing cable routes and the existing board position wherever we can. If your plans involve moving the board or running new cables through historic fabric, check with the planning authority first.
If your property is in a part of Lewes near the Ouse that has flooded before, board height is worth thinking about. We can relocate the consumer unit as part of the replacement for an extra £250, placing it higher up where the layout allows. Raising sockets and other accessories is a bigger job, and we would price that separately after a look.
Yes. Ringmer, Barcombe, Cooksbridge, Kingston, Iford and Rodmell are all within our area, along with the rest of the Lewes district. Village houses can have older supplies than those in the town centre, so we check the earthing arrangement before fitting and tell you if anything needs the network operator, UK Power Networks, to look at it.
For a shared house, a full RCBO board is the sensible choice, because a fault on one circuit will not knock out power to the rest of the house. Prices start at £625 for 8 ways, £695 for 10 to 12 ways and £795 for 14 to 16 ways, with an EICR added for £99 if you need one for the tenancy.
Usually not. A straightforward board change connects the existing circuits to the new unit, so floors stay down. The exception is when testing shows a circuit is faulty or the cables will not reach a new board position. In that case we explain what we found, what it would take to put right and what it would cost, before doing anything further.
Around Lewes
Villages and hamlets we cover near Lewes
29 smaller places around Lewes each have their own page. Same installers, same fixed prices, no travel charge.
- Ashton GreenHamlet
- BarcombeVillage
- Barcombe CrossVillage
- Barcombe MillsHamlet
- BeddinghamHamlet
- Broyle SideVillage
- CliffeVillage
- CooksbridgeVillage
- East ChiltingtonVillage
- FalmerVillage
- FirleVillage
- GlyndeVillage
- GlyndebourneHamlet
- HamseyHamlet
- IfordVillage
- Kingston near LewesVillage
- Little NorlingtonVillage
- LittledeneHamlet
- North EndHamlet
- Offham (Hamsey)Village
- PlumptonVillage
- RingmerVillage
- RodmellVillage
- South ChaileyVillage
- South MallingVillage
- SoutherhamHamlet
- SouthoverVillage
- SwanboroughHamlet
- Wick StreetHamlet
Nearby
Also covering towns near Lewes
Ready when you are
Send us your Lewes fuse box photo
Text a clear photo of your board to 0333 360 8691 and we will reply with a fixed price. No visit is needed for the quote, and nothing changes on the day unless testing finds a fault.
- Call, 8am to 8pm0333 360 8691
- CoverageLewes: BN7, BN8