Electrician Stoke Newington (N16) — Local, NICEIC, Same-Week Booking
F & A Electrical is based on Markfield Road in Tottenham (N15), 15 minutes from Stoke Newington. We’ve been doing electrical work across N16 for years — the Victorian terraces on Cazenove Road, the Peabody blocks off Stamford Hill, the Newington Green conversions, the cafes and barber shops on Church Street, and the HMOs above the shops on Stoke Newington High Street. We know the area, we know what’s behind the walls, and we know the council enforcement quirks specific to Hackney’s N16 patch.
Call 07407 627542 or WhatsApp us for a quote, callout, or EICR booking.
What we do in Stoke Newington
- EICRs for landlords — Hackney Council requires selective licensing across most of N16. Every privately rented property needs a current EICR before licensing renewal. Same-week inspection, same-day PDF report.
- Fuse board replacement — most pre-2008 N16 flats have plastic boards flagged as C3 on modern EICRs. We swap for metal-clad RCBO units in half a day.
- Emergency callouts — tripped RCDs, dead sockets, immersion faults, burning smells. Same-day attendance.
- Full and partial rewires — the Victorian terraces around Cazenove, Brooke Road, Defoe were built 1880-1900 and a lot still have 1960s-70s rewires past their design life.
- EV charger installation — Ohme, Easee, Hypervolt, Andersen, Pod Point. OZEV grant covers leaseholders in mansion blocks.
- Period-property lighting — replacing pendants and adding spotlights in Victorian cornicing without damaging plasterwork.
N16 property types — what we usually find
Victorian terraced houses (Cazenove, Brooke Road, Defoe)
2-3 storey, often converted to flats. Usually one previous 1970s-80s rewire with patched circuits and missing earth bonding. Common remedials: all-RCBO board, supplementary bathroom bonding, kitchen circuit re-pull. Surface trunking saves £1,500+ in plasterer’s invoice.
Peabody / housing association blocks (Stamford Hill, Olinda Road)
Built 1900-1930, shared meter cupboards. Communal supply well-maintained but flat-level installations dated. EICRs catch missing earth bonding and red/black wiring. Leaseholder: freeholder consent needed — we liaise directly.
Modern conversions (Church Street, Bouverie Mews)
Post-2000 splits. Compact RCBO boards already fitted but undersized. Common remedial: split kitchen onto its own dedicated circuit.
Mixed-use commercial above shops (High Street, Church Street)
Shop downstairs, residential flat upstairs. Often shared supplies — separate EICRs needed for each. We handle commercial fit-outs, kitchen rewires for restaurants.
Hackney selective licensing — N16
Hackney runs one of London’s tougher selective licensing schemes, covering almost every privately rented N16 property. You need: current EICR (5-yearly, tenant copy within 28 days), smoke alarms every storey, CO alarms by gas appliances, Gas Safety, EPC. Hackney enforcement is active — we’ve fitted urgent 48-hour EICRs for letting agents when council had threatened fines.
Stoke Newington pricing
| Job | N16 price (inc. VAT) |
|---|---|
| EICR — 1-bed flat | £180 |
| EICR — 2-bed conversion | £220 |
| EICR — 3-bed Victorian terrace | £280 |
| Fuse board replacement (RCBO) | £450 – £650 |
| Emergency (Mon-Fri 9-5) | £90 first hr + parts |
| Emergency (eve/wknd) | £120 first hr + parts |
| Full rewire — 2-bed flat | £4,500 – £6,500 |
| EV charger 7kW | £700 – £900 (less £350 OZEV) |
Parts at trade cost.
Areas of Stoke Newington we cover daily
- Church Street and around — cafe/restaurant fit-outs
- High Street / Common — Victorian terraces, mixed-use
- Cazenove / Defoe / Brooke Road — period properties
- Stamford Hill — large family houses
- Newington Green — Georgian, mansion-block
- Clissold Park edges — premium properties
- Shacklewell / east N16 — newer conversions, EV chargers
Get in touch
Phone: 07407 627542 (24/7 for emergencies)
WhatsApp: click to message
Email: info@faelectrical.co.uk
Address: Ten 87 Studios, Markfield Road, London N15 4QA
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