Oxford · OX1 to OX4, plus OX2 north
Electrician in Oxford
Oxford is a half-hour run down the A40, and a lot of the work there is rental property and Victorian terraces that have been altered more than once.
Local wiring, local quirks
The terraces off the Cowley Road, through Jericho and around Iffley Fields were wired long before anyone owned a dishwasher, and most have been extended, converted or split into flats since. That combination produces the classic Oxford faults: borrowed neutrals between circuits, two consumer units where there should be one, and loft conversions fed from whatever circuit happened to be closest.
There is also a lot of letting here, so EICRs and remedial work make up much of it — student houses and HMOs in particular, where the certificate has to be right and the turnaround between tenancies is short. Worth saying: parking in central Oxford is what it is, so give me the postcode and I will tell you honestly what time I can be there.
Call-outs in Oxford
What has happened?
Tap the closest match and it comes through with your postcode and the problem already filled in.
Power off, or tripping
The fuse board will not reset, half the house is dead, or it trips whenever a certain appliance goes on.
Get a call back →UrgentBurning smell or scorch marks
A warm or discoloured socket, a buzzing switch, or the smell of hot plastic.
Get a call back →Same dayLights out or flickering
A room gone dark, lights flickering, or bulbs blowing again and again.
Get a call back →Services in Oxford
What I get called out for
Fault finding & repairs
Most call-outs start here: something has stopped working, or the fuse board keeps throwing the whole house into darkness and nobody knows why.
Fuse board upgrades
If one fault takes out the whole house, or the board still has rewirable fuses, it is doing a job that modern boards do far better.
EICRs & safety checks
An Electrical Installation Condition Report tells you the actual state of the wiring, with anything dangerous coded so you know what must be done and what can wait.
EV charger installation
A home charger is mostly an electrical job rather than a car one: what matters is the supply into the house, the main fuse, and how the cable gets to where you park.
Sockets & lighting
The small jobs that make a house easier to live in, and the ones most people put off for years because of the extension lead that has become furniture.
Rewires
A rewire is the job nobody wants and plenty of older properties round here eventually need — usually the ones still running rubber or fabric-insulated cable.
Need an electrician in Oxford?
Ring and you will get a straight arrival time, not a four-hour window.