Electrician Services in Basingstoke
Electrical Services We Provide in Basingstoke
Domestic Electrical Services
We carry out the full range of domestic electrical work across Basingstoke and the surrounding area. Every job is certified to the current 18th Edition wiring regulations (BS 7671) and registered with Building Control through our NICEIC membership.
- Emergency Electrician Lost power, burning smell, sparking, or a fuseboard that will not reset. We aim to be with you the same day. Basingstoke is 20 minutes from our base.
- Fuseboard Upgrades Replacing old fuse boxes with modern consumer units. Dual RCD or RCBO protection, tested and certified in a single day.
- Electrical Rewires Full and partial house rewires for properties with outdated or deteriorated wiring. We work room by room to minimise disruption.
- EICR Testing Electrical inspection reports for homeowners and landlords. A legal requirement for all rental properties. We handle the inspection, remedial work, and certification.
- Fault Finding Tripping breakers, dead sockets, flickering lights, intermittent power loss. Diagnosed with specialist testing equipment, usually within the first hour.
- LED Lighting Recessed downlights, kitchen lighting schemes, bathroom lighting, garden and outdoor lighting. Cut your lighting energy bills by up to 80%.
- Smart Home Installation Hardwired Ring and Nest doorbells, CCTV systems, smart switches and dimmers. Professionally installed so they work reliably.
- TV Wall Mounting TVs mounted with all cables hidden inside the wall or in neat trunking. Power socket behind the screen.
- General Maintenance Additional sockets, light fitting replacements, outdoor sockets, extractor fans, smoke alarm upgrades, USB sockets, and any other small jobs.
EV Charger Installation
We have been OZEV-approved since 2018 and install Rolec, Hypervolt, Zappi (Myenergi), Andersen, and OHME across Basingstoke. Every installation includes the charger supplied and fitted, a dedicated circuit from your consumer unit, full electrical testing, and NICEIC certification. If you have solar panels or are considering them, a Zappi charger can automatically use your surplus solar to charge your car. See our pricing page for current EV charger costs.
Solar Panel Installation
MCS-certified domestic solar PV systems designed and installed. We handle everything from the initial roof survey through to panel installation, battery storage (GivEnergy, Tesla Powerwall, Fox ESS), grid connection, and Smart Export Guarantee registration. See our pricing page for current solar system costs.
Commercial Electrical Services in Basingstoke
We provide commercial electrical services to offices, retail units, and commercial premises across Basingstoke and Hampshire. Our commercial work includes planned maintenance contracts, LED lighting upgrades, data cabling (Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a), office fit-outs, commercial EICR testing, and emergency lighting installation. We hold NICEIC Approved Contractor status and carry multi-million pound public liability insurance.
Why Choose Downlight Electrical in Basingstoke
We are a local company based in Church Crookham, Fleet – not a national franchise dispatching subcontractors. When you call us for work in Basingstoke, you are speaking to someone who knows the area, can usually arrange a visit within 48 hours, and will carry out the work personally. We do not subcontract.
- NICEIC Registered Regularly assessed against industry standards. All domestic work self-certified under Part P.
- OZEV Approved Approved since 2018 for EV charger installations.
- MCS Certified Accredited for solar PV installations. Required for Smart Export Guarantee eligibility.
- Transparent Pricing Fixed quotes on every job. No estimates, no surprises. See our pricing page for guide prices.
- 5-Star Google Rating Over 100 reviews from customers across Hampshire, Surrey, and Berkshire.
- Fully Insured Multi-million pound public liability insurance on every job.
Local knowledge: Basingstoke
Basingstoke Housing and Electrical Needs
Basingstoke is about 20 minutes from Fleet along the M3 corridor, and it is a town where we see strong demand across all our service areas. The town has grown enormously since the 1960s, creating a distinctive pattern: large residential estates from the 1960s–80s that now need electrical upgrading, surrounded by newer developments where the demand is for EV chargers, solar panels, and smart home technology.
1960s–80s Estates (South Ham, Popley, Brighton Hill, Kempshott)
The large estates built during Basingstoke's rapid expansion are now 40–60 years old. Much of this housing still has its original wiring – consumer units without RCD protection, cable insulation that is approaching the end of its reliable life, and socket provision that was designed for an era before computers, chargers, and home offices. Fuseboard upgrades, partial rewires, additional sockets, and EICR inspections are our most common jobs across these estates.
Newer Developments (Beggarwood, Hatch Warren, Manydown)
The newer estates on the southern and western edges of Basingstoke are where we see the strongest EV charger demand. Basingstoke's excellent rail link to London Waterloo (under an hour) makes it popular with commuters, and commuters are among the fastest adopters of electric vehicles. These developments have modern consumer units, good-sized driveways, and garages – ideal for home EV charger installation. We already rank at position 10 on Google for "EV charger installation Basingstoke."
Old Basing, Lychpit, and Chineham
The areas east and north of the town centre – Old Basing, Lychpit, and Chineham – have a mix of period properties (Old Basing), 1980s–90s estates (Lychpit), and mixed-era housing around Chineham. The work here is varied: rewires and fuseboards in the older Old Basing properties, EV chargers and LED lighting on the newer estates, and commercial electrical work around Chineham Business Park.
Commercial Basingstoke (Basing View, Chineham Business Park)
Basingstoke has a significant commercial sector. Basing View business district in the town centre and Chineham Business Park to the north generate demand for commercial electrical maintenance, LED lighting upgrades, data cabling, and office fit-outs. We provide planned maintenance contracts and hold NICEIC Approved Contractor status for commercial work.
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Areas we cover
Across Surrey, Hampshire & Berkshire
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Downlight Electrical16 Northfield Road, Church Crookham, Fleet, Hampshire, GU52 6ED
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