EICR Cost in Doncaster & South Yorkshire (2026 Prices)

An EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report) is priced mainly on the size of the property and the number of circuits the electrician has to test. For most South Yorkshire homes the 2026 going rate is straightforward: a 1-2 bed flat is typically £120-£150, a standard 3-bed house is £150-£220, and larger detached homes, HMOs or commercial units cost more because there are more circuits to dead-test and inspect.

Beware the national directory and 'EICR from £79' headline prices you'll see online. Those rates are usually one-bedroom flats with a single consumer unit, often add a separate call-out fee, and sometimes use sub-contracted testers you'll never meet. AMP Pro quotes you a single, honest figure up front based on your actual property — and there's no call-out charge on top.

For an exact figure, call 0333 577 5464 with your number of bedrooms and consumer units, or book a free assessment. See the full breakdown in the price table below.

An EICR is a formal inspection of the fixed electrical installation in a property — the consumer unit (fuse board), wiring, sockets, switches, bonding and earthing — carried out against BS 7671 (the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations). The electrician records the condition of every circuit and issues a report classifying any faults, plus an overall Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory result.

Several groups need one:

• Private landlords — legally required under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 to have a valid EICR at least every 5 years, give tenants a copy, and supply it to the council on request. City of Doncaster Council can request it under its private-rented enforcement powers.
• Home buyers and sellers — an EICR before a sale or purchase reveals hidden faults and avoids surprises during conveyancing.
• Homeowners — recommended every 10 years, or after a rewire, extension or if you've had nuisance tripping.
• Businesses — needed for insurance, lettings and health-and-safety compliance.

If you're a landlord, our dedicated landlord EICR service covers the full PRS 2020 requirement end to end.

The single biggest driver of EICR cost is circuit count — the more lighting, socket, cooker, shower and outbuilding circuits a property has, the longer the dead-testing takes. Doncaster's housing stock is mostly Victorian and inter-war terraces, post-war semis, and modern estates around Armthorpe, Bessacarr and Cantley, so a typical 3-bed comes in around the £150-£220 mark.

The table on this page sets out our honest 2026 ranges from a 1-2 bed flat through to commercial units. A few things to note:

• The price is for the inspection and certificate only — any remedial work to fix faults is quoted separately and you're never obliged to use us for it.
• Flats and new-build apartments are usually cheaper because they have fewer circuits and a single consumer unit.
• HMOs and larger detached homes are priced per consumer unit and circuit count, so we'll always confirm the figure before we start.
• We cover Doncaster, Rotherham, Barnsley, Sheffield, Wakefield, Worksop, Retford, Scunthorpe and the wider region with the same transparent pricing.

During an EICR our NICEIC-registered electrician carries out both a visual inspection and a series of dead and live tests — insulation resistance, earth fault loop impedance, RCD trip times, polarity and continuity — on every circuit. Each observation is then given an EICR classification code that tells you how serious it is:

• C1 — Danger present. Risk of injury, immediate action required (for example exposed live conductors). This makes the report Unsatisfactory and we'll make it safe straight away.
• C2 — Potentially dangerous. Urgent remedial work needed (for example missing earthing or bonding). Also makes the report Unsatisfactory.
• C3 — Improvement recommended. Not dangerous and does not fail the report — for example no RCD protection on an older circuit. Worth addressing but not mandatory.
• FI — Further investigation required. Something couldn't be fully assessed and needs follow-up; this also results in an Unsatisfactory outcome until resolved.

A property only passes (Satisfactory) when there are no C1, C2 or FI codes. We explain every code on your report in plain English so you know exactly what — if anything — needs doing.

Two properties with the same number of bedrooms can be quoted differently. The main factors are:

• Number of circuits and consumer units — the core cost driver. A property with a second board in a garage or annexe takes longer.
• Age and condition of the wiring — older installations (rubber, lead or early PVC cabling) take more care to test safely.
• Accessibility — loft circuits, boarded-over junction boxes and blocked consumer units add time.
• Property type — HMOs and commercial units have stricter requirements and more circuits.
• Whether it's tenanted — occupied properties need careful coordination around brief power-downs.

What does not change with AMP Pro is the headline honesty: no surprise call-out fee, no per-circuit upsells bolted on at the end, and no scare tactics. We quote the full figure before we arrive. If you also need a consumer unit upgrade or fault finding, we'll price that transparently and separately.

An Unsatisfactory result isn't a disaster — it simply means one or more C1, C2 or FI items need attention before the installation can be certified safe. Common remedials we see across Doncaster homes include upgrading an old fuse board to an 18th-Edition consumer unit with RCBO protection, adding or correcting main and supplementary bonding, replacing damaged accessories, and sorting out borrowed neutrals or incorrect polarity.

For landlords, the PRS 2020 regulations require remedial work flagged as C1, C2 or FI to be completed within 28 days (or sooner if specified), with written confirmation provided to tenants and the council. We give you a clear, itemised quote so you can decide what to do — and because we're the ones who inspected, the re-test after remedials is from £60, often free if we carried out the works.

You're never tied to using us for the fixes. But if you do, common jobs link straight through to our fuse board upgrades and rewiring pages so you can see honest pricing for those too.

AMP Pro Electrical is a NICEIC and NAPIT-registered electrical contractor based in Armthorpe, Doncaster (DN3 3BZ), run by owner-electrician Paul Carrick. We test to BS 7671 18th Edition and issue compliant reports that landlords, councils, insurers and conveyancers accept.

• Honest fixed quotes — one figure, no call-out charge, no per-circuit surprises.
• Same-day certificate and full report — you get the documentation, not a vague verbal pass.
• Plain-English explanations of every code, so you know exactly what (if anything) to act on.
• Local engineers covering Doncaster, Rotherham, Barnsley, Sheffield, Wakefield, Worksop, Retford and Scunthorpe — we know the area's housing stock and its distribution networks (Northern Powergrid across South and West Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire; NGED in north Nottinghamshire).
• One contractor for everything — if remedials are needed we can handle them, from a fuse board upgrade to a full rewire.

Call 0333 577 5464 or use our contact form for a free, no-obligation EICR quote. Landlords can go straight to our landlord EICR service, and for any other work see your local Doncaster electrician page.