Harbour town, every kind of home
Fuse Box Replacement in Newhaven
Newhaven mixes Victorian streets above the harbour, post-war housing on the slopes of Denton and South Heighton, and newer flats along the river. Whatever is behind your meter cupboard door, we fit a modern consumer unit at a fixed price, test the property fully and email your certificate within 48 hours.
- 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 Newhaven
Fuse box and consumer unit work in Newhaven
Pick the board that suits your home and budget. Prices are fixed before we arrive, every board includes Type 2 surge protection, and our own directly employed installers do the work rather than subcontractors.
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
Newhaven homes
Hillside terraces and post-war estates
The older part of Newhaven climbs the west side of the Ouse, with Victorian and Edwardian terraces packed onto steep streets above the town centre. Across the river, Denton and South Heighton grew through the twentieth century with a large share of council and post-war housing, much of it semis and short terraces. More recently, blocks of flats have gone up close to the river and the harbour.
Post-war homes in Denton and South Heighton have often had one board change already, commonly to an early split-load unit with a single RCD covering only some circuits. Upgrading to a high integrity or RCBO board brings every circuit under RCD protection and stops one fault cutting power to half the house.
- Split-load boards upgraded
- Steep-street terraces covered
- Post-war semis and flats
- Every circuit RCD protected
- Labelled, tidy new board
- Full test and certificate
C1 & C2 defects clearedPaperwork to your agent within 48 hours
Renting in Newhaven
Flats, conversions and older terraces
Newhaven has a sizeable rental sector, from flats over shops in the town centre to converted terraces and newer apartments by the river. Lower prices than Brighton and the railway along the coast make it popular with people working in the city, at the port or across the Lewes district, and that keeps landlords busy with tenant turnover and paperwork.
If you let a property here, the private rented sector rules require an EICR at least every five years. We can carry out the inspection on its own from £175 to £350, or add it to a board change for £99. Where a report codes the consumer unit C2, replacing it clears that item.
- Flats over shops
- Converted terraces
- EICR from £175
- £99 EICR with a new board
- Keys and access arranged
- Certificates sent by email
Specified for NewhavenFlats and meter cupboards
Flats and meter cupboards
Consumer units in blocks of flats
A lot of Newhaven living happens in flats, whether purpose built, converted from houses or newly finished along the riverside. In a flat the consumer unit is often some distance from the meter, which may sit in a shared cupboard on a landing or at ground level, with long meter tails or a sub-main running up to the flat. That affects what we can do and where the new board can go.
Before we quote for a flat, we ask where the meter and isolator are, and whether access to communal cupboards goes through a managing agent. If the supply cables look undersized or there is no isolator, we flag it and explain who is responsible for putting it right, so there are no surprises on the day.
- Meter in a communal cupboard
- Long meter tails checked
- Managing agent access sorted
- Isolator present or flagged
- Compact boards for small cupboards
- Neat finish on shared landings
Getting to you
Same day help in Newhaven
Newhaven is along the coast road from Brighton, through Rottingdean, Saltdean and Peacehaven, so it is well within our usual area. If your board is buzzing, smells hot or keeps tripping and will not reset, call us between 8am and 8pm, any day of the week. We will aim to get an installer to you the same day where possible, make it safe and talk you through the options.
For planned work, a board change in a flat or small terrace usually fits comfortably into one working day, typically 4 to 6 hours. You will be without power for part of that time, and we tell you roughly when before we start.
Newhaven at a glance
- PostcodesBN9
- Typical homesVictorian terraces, post-war semis, flats
- CouncilLewes District Council
- Common board issueSplit-load boards with partial RCD cover
- Earthing we seeMostly TN-C-S, some TN-S in older streets
- Getting to youAlong the A259 coast road 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 Newhaven
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 Newhaven
Covering all of Newhaven
We work on both sides of the Ouse in Newhaven, from the town centre and the streets up towards the fort to Denton, South Heighton and the villages along the valley. If your address has a BN9 postcode, you are in our area.
Phones answered 8am to 8pm, 7 daysInstallation slots typically 3 to 5 working days out
BN9West of the river
Town centre, High Street, Fort Road, West Quay, Meeching Road, Harbour Heights, Piddinghoe
BN9East of the river
Denton, South Heighton, Denton Island, Tarring Neville
Newhaven town centre
High Street
Denton
South Heighton
Denton Island
West Quay
Fort Road
Harbour Heights
Meeching Road
Piddinghoe
Tarring Neville
Newhaven questions
Fuse box questions from Newhaven
Still not sure?
Call for a straight answer from an installer, not a call centre. No pressure, no hard sell.
Call 0333 360 8691Not usually. The new consumer unit goes in your flat where the old one was, and the meter stays where it is. What we check is the cable between the two and whether there is a way to isolate the supply safely. If the cupboard is locked or controlled by a managing agent, let us know when you book so access is arranged before the day.
Often, yes. A single RCD protecting several circuits means one fault can switch off lights and sockets together, and some circuits may not be RCD protected at all. A dual RCD board from £425 covers everything, while a full RCBO board from £625 goes further by giving every circuit its own protection, so a fault only affects the circuit it is on.
Yes. Flats above shops are common in the town centre and the work is the same in principle, though the supply arrangements can be less tidy, with shared intakes or tails running through the shop below. We check how the flat is supplied before confirming the details and keep disruption to the business downstairs to a minimum.
Send us a photo of the board and we will tell you what it is and what a replacement would cost at a fixed price, which can help with negotiating. Once you own the property, we can fit the new board, test the whole installation and email the Electrical Installation Certificate within 48 hours.
Yes. Piddinghoe and the homes along the valley road between Newhaven and Lewes are in our area. Rural properties can have overhead supplies and a different earthing setup from houses in town, so we confirm that at the start and include an earth electrode test if the property relies on one.
Around Newhaven
Villages and hamlets we cover near Newhaven
6 smaller places around Newhaven each have their own page. Same installers, same fixed prices, no travel charge.
Nearby
Also covering towns near Newhaven
Ready when you are
Get a Newhaven fuse box price
Text a photo of your consumer unit to 0333 360 8691. We will come back with a fixed price and a slot that suits you, with Type 2 surge protection included as standard.
- Call, 8am to 8pm0333 360 8691
- CoverageNewhaven: BN9