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EICR · Dorchester

EICR electrical checks in Dorchester. 11.4% 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 Dorchester: a Homie illustration
  • 19.9%of homes here built before 1919
  • 5.5%of homes here have damp
  • 28 daysto give tenants a copy
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The short answer

Electrical Installation Condition Report in Dorchester, 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 Dorchester
19.9% of homes here were built before 1919, close to the England average of 20.4%.

Local homes

How Dorchester’s homes compare with England

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

  • Built before 191919.9%
    of homes · England 20.4%
  • Damp5.5%
    of homes have a damp problem · England 5.5%
  • Serious hazard11.4%
    of homes have a Category 1 hazard · England 8.4%
  • Below standard18.1%
    of homes fail the Decent Homes Standard · England 14.8%

FAQ

Electrical Installation Condition Report in Dorchester: 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 Dorchester?

Official estimates put 19.9% of homes in Dorchester before 1919, and 5.5% have damp.

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