Electricians in Wakefield: what to check

Electricians by area

Airedale 2 Alverthorpe 1 Calder Grove 2 Castleford 4 Chapelthorpe 1 Crigglestone 1 Crofton 3 Cutsyke 1 Darrington 1 Durkar 1 Ferrybridge 3 Flanshaw 1 Great Cliff 1 Hall Green 1 Hemsworth 1 Hollingthorpe 1 Hopetown 2 Horbury 5 Kettlethorpe 2 Micklefields 1 Middlestown 1 Normanton 3 Ossett 8 Overton 1 Painthorpe 1 Pontefract 2 Sharlston 2 Sharlston Common 2 Thornes 2 Wakefield 3 Whitwood 5 Wrenthorpe 2

A few to start with

MPT Electrical Contractors Electrician 42 Bank St, Ossett, WF5 8NW Closed now, opens 8am Call
Oldroyd Maintenance Services Electrician Oldroyd House, 24 Prospect Rd, Ossett, WF5 8AE Closed now Call
CD Electrical Automotive service 94, Beech Crescent, Castleford, WF10 3RN Call
CS Auto Electrics Auto parts store 86 Bridge St, Castleford, WF10 4LA Call
J and J Electrical Appliance store Raglan Works, Methley Rd, Castleford, WF10 1NX Call
A I Rimmington Electrical Electrician 11 Tenterfield Rd, Ossett, WF5 0RU Call
Active Electrical Electrician 27 The Heathers, Sharlston Common, WF4 1TQ Call
APB Electrical Electrician Brand Hill Dr, Crofton, WF4 Call
B C K Electrician Beverley Close, Normanton, WF6 Call
C a Electrical Electrician Cow Lane Unit D, Wakefield, WF4 Call
Calder Electrical Services Ltd. Auto electrical repair 2B Roundwood Industrial Estate, Wakefield, WF5 9SQ Call
Douglas Heating & Electrical Ltd. Electrician Craig Hopson Avenue, Castleford, WF10 Call
E 2 M Uk Electrician 18 Charlotte St, Wakefield, WF1 1UH Call
E G Electrical Electrician Kendal Croft, Castleford, WF10 Call
Freedom Electrician Ripley Dr Unit 1, Normanton, WF6 1QT Call
HBC Electrical Electrician Oates House, Millfield Rd, Horbury, WF4 5EA Call
Homecall-Plumbing Heating & Electrical Hvac service Ferndale Pl, Hemsworth, WF9 Call
JJ Electrical Solutions Ltd. Electrician Beech Crescent, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 Call
Key Electrical Electrician Roundwood Industrial Estate Unit 5C, Ossett, WF5 9SQ Call
LCA Electrical Contractors Ltd Electrician Conqueror Way, Pontefract, WF8 Call
Maegrace Electrician Spa St Works, Spa St Unit C, Ossett, WF5 0HJ Call
Maegrace Electrician Calder Island Way Unit 1, Wakefield, WF2 7AW Call
MAW Electrical Services Electrician Fishponds Dr, Crigglestone, WF4 Call
NDS Electrical & Security Ltd. Electrician The Old Woodyard, Midgley, Wakefield, WF4 Call

Before you book an electrician

Some work has to be signed off. Electrical work in homes in England and Wales comes under Part P of the Building Regulations. Bigger jobs, such as a new circuit, a new consumer unit (fuse box) or work near a bath or shower, are “notifiable”.
Use a registered electrician for those jobs. An electrician registered with a government-approved scheme, such as NICEIC, NAPIT, ELECSA or Stroma, can sign off their own work. Otherwise building control at the council has to be told before the work starts. Check an electrician on the Electrical Competent Person Register.
Ask for the certificate. You should get an Electrical Installation Certificate for new circuits or a Minor Works Certificate for smaller jobs, and for notifiable work a Building Regulations compliance certificate, usually sent by the scheme. Keep them: you’ll want them when you sell.
Get more than one quote. For anything bigger than a quick fix, ask two or three electricians for a written quote saying what’s included, and when they can start.
Power cut? Ring 105. If the power is off in your street, 105 is the free national number for your local electricity network. If it’s only your home, check the trip switches in your fuse box first.

More on when work needs approval at gov.uk.

Questions people ask

Does an electrician have to be registered?

There’s no single licence for electricians. But notifiable work in a home, such as a new circuit or fuse box, has to be either done by an electrician registered with a government-approved competent person scheme, who can certify it themselves, or reported to building control. You can check registration on electricalcompetentperson.co.uk.

What electrical work needs Building Regulations sign-off?

In England the main ones are a new circuit, replacing a consumer unit (fuse box) and adding to or changing circuits near a bath or shower, or in a swimming pool or sauna. Adding a socket or light to an existing circuit elsewhere, or replacing a switch, usually doesn’t need it.

How often do landlords need an electrical check?

Private landlords in England must have the electrics inspected and tested by a qualified person at least every five years, and give tenants a copy of the report, called an EICR. The rules are on gov.uk.

How many electricians are there in Wakefield?

We know of 32 electricians across Wakefield, and 31 of them list a phone number. Plenty work on their own without a shop front, so there may be more.

Electricians in Wakefield