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A rewire replaces every fixed wiring circuit in your home — sockets, lighting, cooker, shower, immersion, electric heating where present — with new cable, a modern RCBO consumer unit, new faceplates and switches, and a full test schedule. The result is a home that meets BS 7671:2018 (the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations as amended in 2022), holds a current NICEIC Electrical Installation Certificate, and won't trigger Code C1 / C2 findings on a future EICR.
You don't always need a full rewire. If your existing cabling tests within tolerance on insulation resistance and earth-loop impedance, a consumer unit upgrade from £450 is often enough. The starting point is always an EICR (from £120) — it tells you whether the wiring itself needs replacing or just the distribution board.
Fixed price after a free survey. Every figure includes new circuit cabling end-to-end, a modern RCBO consumer unit, all RCBOs, full test schedule, NICEIC certificate, Building Control notification, and rubbish removal.
| Property type | Typical circuits | Fixed price | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bed flat | 4–6 | £2,800–£3,500 | 3–4 days |
| 2-bed terraced | 6–8 | £3,200–£4,000 | 4–5 days |
| 3-bed semi | 8–12 | £3,800–£5,000 | 5–7 days |
| 4-bed detached | 12–16 | £5,500–£7,000 | 7–9 days |
| 5-bed / large detached | 16+ | From £7,000 | 8–10+ days |
| Partial rewire (kitchen / bathroom / first-floor only) | 2–6 | From £1,500 | 2–4 days |
Period properties (Edwardian terraces, Victorian villas, listed buildings) typically add £500–£1,500 for heritage-finish containment and feature preservation. Rural farms with three-phase supplies are quoted individually.
Bournemouth has its own dedicated page with BCP-specific FAQs, postcode coverage and recent jobs. Other Dorset towns are quoted via this hub — same fixed pricing applies in every postcode.
Three triggers create the case for a full rewire over a board-only upgrade:
If none of those apply, a consumer unit upgrade from £450 is the right fix and we'll tell you so — we don't quote rewires that the EICR doesn't justify.
A full domestic rewire across Dorset starts from £2,800 for a 1-bed flat and runs to £7,000+ for a 5-bedroom detached. The price includes new circuit cabling end-to-end (sockets, lighting, cooker, shower, immersion), a modern RCBO consumer unit, all RCBOs, full test schedule, NICEIC Electrical Installation Certificate, and Building Control notification through the competent-person scheme. Period properties around Bournemouth's BH8 / BH9 (Charminster, Winton, Springbourne), Wimborne's listed Minster area, and parts of Christchurch's older village stock typically add £500–£1,500 for heritage-finish containment (brushed brass or painted steel rather than plastic trunking) and feature preservation work — cornicing, ceiling roses, lath-and-plaster walls all need slower, careful routing.
A 3-bed semi runs 5–7 working days. 1-bed flats are quicker (3–4 days). 4-bed detached homes need 7–9 days, and 5-bed period properties with feature preservation can run 10+ days. Partial rewires are 2–4 days. The first day is usually the messiest — lifting floorboards, chasing walls, pulling old cables. The middle days are pulling new cabling and first-fix terminations. The final day is the consumer unit, second-fix on faceplates and fittings, full test schedule, and certification. Power can usually be restored circuit-by-circuit through the job rather than the whole house being off the entire week.
An [EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report)](/services/testing/) from £120 is the definitive way to find out. The report tests every circuit's insulation resistance, earth-loop impedance, and continuity, and it grades faults as Code C1 (immediate danger), Code C2 (potentially dangerous), or Code C3 (improvement recommended). If the cabling itself tests within tolerance and only the board is non-compliant, a [consumer unit upgrade from £450](/services/consumer-unit-upgrade/) is the right fix. If the cabling fails insulation testing — common with rubber-sheathed wiring in pre-1955 properties or PVC degraded by heat in 1960s estate housing — the only safe fix is full or partial rewiring. We don't recommend a full rewire unless the EICR justifies it.
Most homeowners stay in for 3-bed semi and smaller jobs. We work room-by-room so the kitchen and at least one bathroom remain functional throughout, and power is restored circuit-by-circuit each evening. Larger jobs (4–5 bed full rewires) and homes with young children sometimes choose to stay elsewhere for the worst 2–3 days when the upstairs floors are up. Empty properties are easier and quicker — typically saving 1–2 days off the schedule because we can leave floorboards up overnight. We don't add a surcharge for occupied properties; we just plan the sequencing differently.
Less than most people expect. Modern rewiring uses existing cable routes wherever possible — we re-pull new cable through old conduits, reuse existing ceiling-rose drops, and lift floorboards rather than chase walls where we can. The unavoidable making-good is around socket and switch positions where the back-boxes are deepened, and at the consumer unit where new tails come in. Plastering is normally needed at 5–10 points around the house, not whole walls. We coordinate with your decorator (or recommend one) for the final make-good. For period properties around Bournemouth, Wimborne and Christchurch we use heritage-finish containment to avoid surface-mounted plastic trunking on visible interior walls.
Every rewire quote includes: all new circuit cabling (sockets, lighting, cooker, shower, immersion, electric heating where present), a modern metal-enclosed RCBO consumer unit with one RCBO per circuit, all faceplates and switches in standard white plastic finish (or brushed chrome / brass on request — typically +£200–£400 for a whole house), full test schedule and NICEIC Electrical Installation Certificate, Building Control notification through the competent-person scheme, six-year workmanship guarantee, and rubbish removal. Excluded: the building work to make-good plaster after we've finished, decorator costs, and any structural alterations. We can quote both at the same time if you want to bundle.
Free survey, fixed price, NICEIC certified, six-year workmanship guarantee — anywhere in Dorset. Call 07809 680068, WhatsApp Tim, or email.
