Southport is at the top of our patch and it is a straight run up the coast. Lord Street's grand Victorian buildings, the seafront flats, the guest houses and the big villas around Birkdale and Hillside all come with the wiring of their era. A lot of it has been divided into flats since.
Converted property is where the faults hide. Circuits that cross between flats, boards that nobody has labelled and landlord EICRs that come back with a list. We untangle it, put the findings in plain English and give you a fixed price to sort what matters.
Southport is the far north end of our patch. We come up from our base in St Helens.
Southport homes and their wiring
About 94,000 people lived in Southport at the 2021 Census. Lord Street was laid out in the early 1800s and runs for a mile. Birkdale was farmland in 1848. By 1894 it was streets of houses. Birkdale and Ainsdale joined Southport in 1912.
The town has 175 listed buildings and many of them are homes. Wellington Terrace dates from 1818. Manchester Road has villas from the 1830s to the 1850s. Park Crescent has villas from about 1870. Churchtown has old cottages on Roe Lane and Cotty's Brow.
Some big old buildings have been turned into flats. The old Promenade Hospital is now Marine Gate Mansions.
Old villas and flat conversions are where faults hide. Circuits can cross between flats and boards may have no labels. We trace each circuit and write down what feeds what.
What we get called out for in Southport
Shared house electrics
Sefton Council runs an extra HMO licence scheme in central Southport until 2028. Shared houses there need a licence. We do the electrical test and the repairs.
Landlord EICRs
Every rented home needs an EICR at least every 5 years. Tenants must get a copy within 28 days of the test.
Listed villas
Listed homes need cables routed with care. We plan the routes with you and keep changes small.
Flat conversions
We untangle shared circuits and label every board, so you know what feeds what.
Streets and areas we cover
- Birkdale
- Ainsdale
- Hillside
- Churchtown
- Hesketh Park
- High Park
- Blowick
- Kew
- Marshside
- Crossens
- Banks
- Meols Cop
- Woodvale
- Lord Street
- Promenade
What we do in Southport
Electrician in Southport, questions answered
How much does it cost to sort the wiring in a flat conversion?
It depends on how many flats there are and how the circuits are laid out. We look first, then give you one fixed price in writing. The quote is free.
Do I need an HMO licence in Southport?
Sefton runs an extra HMO licence scheme in central Southport until 2028. Check the map on the council website to see if your house is in it. A shared house with 5 or more people from 2 or more households needs a licence anywhere in England.
Is Southport in a selective licence area?
No. Sefton's selective licence scheme covers Bootle only. You still need an EICR at least every 5 years for any rented home.
Can you work on a listed villa?
Yes. We plan the cable routes with you and make good as we go. If the house is listed, ask the council first about any work that changes it.
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