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EICR · Bletchley

EICR electrical checks in Bletchley. 6.1% of homes here have a serious hazard.

An EICR is an electrician’s test of a home’s wiring, sockets and consumer unit. Landlords need one every five years. Buyers should want one too: our surveyors refer electrics for testing more often than anything else.

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Electrical Installation Condition Report in Bletchley: a Homie illustration
  • 5.7%of homes here built before 1919
  • 4.3%of homes here have damp
  • 28 daysto give tenants a copy
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The short answer

Electrical Installation Condition Report in Bletchley, in 30 seconds

What it is
A registered electrician tests the fixed wiring, sockets, lights and consumer unit, and grades anything unsafe.
Who needs one
Landlords in England, at least every five years and before a new tenancy. Buyers of older homes, before they move in.
The result
Satisfactory, or unsatisfactory with coded faults to fix. C1 and C2 faults must be put right.
In Bletchley
5.7% of homes here were built before 1919, well below the England average of 20.4%.

Local homes

How Bletchley’s homes compare with England

The red bar is Bletchley. The tick is the England average.

  • Built before 19195.7%
    of homes · England 20.4%
  • Damp4.3%
    of homes have a damp problem · England 5.5%
  • Serious hazard6.1%
    of homes have a Category 1 hazard · England 8.4%
  • Below standard10.7%
    of homes fail the Decent Homes Standard · England 14.8%

FAQ

Electrical Installation Condition Report in Bletchley: your questions

What is an EICR?

An Electrical Installation Condition Report: a registered electrician’s test and inspection of a home’s fixed wiring.

How often do landlords need one?

In England, at least every five years, and tenants must get a copy within 28 days of the inspection.

What do the codes mean?

C1 is danger present, C2 potentially dangerous, both must be fixed. C3 is an improvement recommended. FI means further investigation.

Should a buyer get one?

For an older home, yes. Surveyors cannot test wiring, and our panel rate electrics 3 often, as the chart shows.

How old are homes in Bletchley?

Official estimates put 5.7% of homes in Bletchley before 1919, and 4.3% have damp.

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