Heatherton was built mainly in the late 1980s and 1990s, with its own village centre of shops, a pond and green space, surrounded by cul-de-sacs of detached and semi-detached family homes. Wiring in houses of that age is generally sound, but the original consumer units are now around thirty years old and often lack the protection today's regulations ask for. Upgrading the board is a common job, as is swapping tired halogen downlights for LEDs. For anything new, from a garage supply to a car charger, we give you a written quote.
Electrician in Heatherton
Electrical work in Heatherton Village, the 1990s estate on the south-west edge of Littleover. Chargers, new boards and lighting, with a written price and a tidy finish.
Electrical work in Heatherton
- DE23 postcodes
- About 4 miles from our Chaddesden base
- NAPIT registered, every job certified
Homes in Heatherton
Heatherton Village was built in the 1990s at the south end of Littleover, and was known as Hollybrook while it was going up. It was built by Birch plc, since bought by Miller Homes. Griffe Field Primary School on Grosvenor Drive opened with the estate in 1999, and the shops are on Hollybrook Way. Houses of this age were wired in PVC cable that usually still tests well. The original boards are the dated part. Most have one RCD covering half the circuits, in a plastic case that would not be allowed on a new installation today.
Heatherton in numbers
From the 2021 Census, for the 3,643 households in the streets around Heatherton.
- 57%of homes are detached (England: 23%). Bigger houses usually mean more circuits and longer cable runs, so a rewire or a new board takes a little more planning. Rewires
- 31%of households own their home outright (England: 33%). If you’ve lived somewhere for years and never had the wiring tested, an EICR tells you where it stands. Ours start at £150 plus VAT. EICRs and fuse boxes
- 54%of households have two or more cars or vans (England: 35%). Fitting a home charger you’ve bought yourself costs £450 plus VAT, and one well-placed charger can serve both sides of a drive. EV chargers
- 47%of homes have four or more bedrooms (England: 21%). Larger homes often outgrow their original board as kitchens, offices and garden rooms are added. Consumer unit upgrades
Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, under the Open Government Licence.
The jobs we do most here
Heatherton jobs are often EV chargers, replacement boards for the 1990s originals, and lighting upgrades.
Covering Heatherton and nearby
We cover Heatherton and the surrounding DE23 roads, with Littleover, Mickleover and Sunnyhill on the doorstep. Most houses here have driveways and garages, which usually makes for a neat charger installation, and we confirm the supply can take it before you commit.
Asked in Heatherton
When the RCD trips on my Heatherton board, half the house goes off. Can that be fixed?
Yes. That is a split-load board, where one RCD covers several circuits at once. A new board with a separate RCBO on every circuit means a fault on one only switches off that one. We test the circuits first, then swap the board in a day.
Can you swap the old halogen downlights in our Heatherton kitchen for LED?
Yes. Many 1990s kitchens have low-voltage halogens with transformers above the ceiling. We take those out and fit mains LED downlights, fire-rated where the ceiling needs it. They run cooler and use far less power, and we check the dimmer is compatible.
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A huge thank you to Josh for helping me install the charger, the whole service was absolutely excellent! Not only was the installation professional and meticulous, but he also carefully cleaned everything up afterward…
We’ve used Josh twice now and have been very happy both times. He was punctual, responsive, and easy to communicate with throughout the process. The work was done efficiently and to a high standard. Highly recommended!
Josh was recommended to me by a friend, and I’m very glad I got in touch. From the initial quote through to completing the work, he was professional, reliable, and easy to deal with. He provided helpful advice along the way and did all the jobs to a high quality…
Josh was punctual, very professional and clearly knew his stuff. Fitted a new consumer unit which we are very happy with. A courteous neat and tidy worker and standard of work is very good indeed…
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