Electrician in Knowle
Local, NAPIT registered electrician in Knowle (BS4). EICRs, fuse board upgrades, rewires, emergency call-outs, EV chargers and solar for homes, landlords and businesses.
Electrical emergency in Knowle? Power off, a burning smell, sparking, or a trip switch that will not reset: call or WhatsApp 07943 951993 and we will tell you when we can get to you.
Want a price? WhatsApp us a photo of your fuse board and a few words about the job, and we will come back to you.
Your local electrician in Knowle
Kebbi Electrical Services is a NAPIT registered electrician based in Hanham, and we work in Knowle and across the BS4 area for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Whether you need an Electrical Installation Condition Report, a new fuse board, a full or partial rewire, an EV charger, solar panels or someone to find a fault today, you deal with the same local team from the first call to the certificate.
Knowing Knowle helps us plan the work properly. Knowle Park was built in 1920–24 as low-density Addison Act council cottages with parlours and gardens. Denser Wheatley Act semi-detached houses followed in the late 1920s; Broad Walk has typical inter-war semis. Knowle was one of four standardised showcase council estates, alongside Hillfields, Sea Mills and Shirehampton. Many homes here are older terraces and conversions. Older wiring and fuse boards often need checking or upgrading before new circuits, showers or EV chargers can be added, and we tell you up front if that applies.
An EICR in Knowle costs £195 for flats up to 2 bedrooms and £220 for houses up to 4 bedrooms. Larger homes are quoted. Everything else gets a clear price before anything is booked. Your report or certificate is emailed as soon as the work is done, often the same day, and notifiable work such as a new consumer unit or new circuits is registered with Bristol City Council building control through our NAPIT registration.
We are winners at the Quality Business Awards in 2025 and 2026, and our customers leave their reviews on our two Google Business Profiles. As well as Knowle, we regularly work in Brislington, Bedminster, Southville, Stockwood, Hengrove, Whitchurch, Keynsham and Saltford. Call or WhatsApp 07943 951993, or send an enquiry with your address and what you need, and we will confirm the price and a date.
Our electrical services in Knowle
These are the services we offer in Knowle. Each page explains what is involved, what it costs and what you get at the end.
EICR in Knowle
Electrical reports for homeowners, landlords and sellers.
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Reports for rented homes, every 5 years.
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Check the wiring before you buy.
View →Commercial EICR in Knowle
Inspection and testing for business premises.
View →Fuse Board Upgrades in Knowle
New consumer units with RCD protection.
View →House Rewiring in Knowle
Full and partial rewires, room by room.
View →Emergency Electrician in Knowle
Urgent faults, power loss and burning smells.
View →EV Charger Installation in Knowle
Home chargers fitted, tested and registered.
View →Solar Panels in Knowle
Solar panel installation and maintenance.
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EICR in Knowle
An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is a full inspection and test of your wiring, fuse board, sockets and earthing. You get a written report with any faults coded C1, C2, C3 or FI.
Older terraces and conversions often still have original circuits or an old fuse board, which is exactly what an EICR picks up.
Landlord EICR in Knowle
Private landlords in England must have the electrical installation inspected and tested at least every 5 years, and give a copy of the report to tenants. We arrange access with tenants and send the report quickly.
There are a lot of rented terraces, flats and shared houses here, so landlord EICRs are one of our most common jobs.
Homebuyer EICR in Knowle
A homebuyer EICR tells you the real condition of the electrics before you commit, so you can budget for any work or negotiate on price.
With older terraces it is common to find an old fuse board or original wiring, which is worth knowing before you buy.
Commercial EICR in Knowle
A commercial EICR inspects and tests the fixed wiring in shops, offices, workshops and other premises, so you can show the installation is safe for staff and customers.
We test shops, cafés, offices and flats above shops along the local high streets.
Fuse Board Upgrades in Knowle
A new fuse board (consumer unit) with RCD protection makes your home safer and is often needed before adding circuits, a shower or an EV charger. Every upgrade is tested, certified and registered with building control.
Many older homes here still have old fuse boards, which is one of the most common reasons we are called out.
More about fuse board upgrades →
House Rewiring in Knowle
A full or partial rewire replaces old cables, sockets and switches and brings the installation up to current standards. We plan the work room by room and make good as we go.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are the homes we rewire most often, usually when they are being renovated.
Emergency Electrician in Knowle
For urgent electrical faults such as power loss, tripping that will not reset, burning smells or water near electrics, call 07943 951993 and we will tell you when we can get to you.
More about our emergency electricians →
EV Charger Installation in Knowle
We fit home EV chargers on driveways and garages. We survey first, check your fuse board, earthing and supply, then fit, test, certify and notify the network operator.
Many streets here are terraced with on-street parking. A home charger needs a driveway or space you control, so we check that first.
More about EV charger installation →
Solar Panels in Knowle
We install and maintain solar panel systems for homes and businesses, and can advise on adding battery storage.
About Knowle
Knowle sits on the hill south of Totterdown, with Edwardian terraces, inter-war semis and council-built estates.
Many homes here are older terraces and conversions. Older wiring and fuse boards often need checking or upgrading before new circuits, showers or EV chargers can be added, and we tell you up front if that applies.
We cover Knowle and the surrounding BS4 area in Bristol.
- Knowle Park was built in 1920–24 as low-density Addison Act council cottages with parlours and gardens.
- Denser Wheatley Act semi-detached houses followed in the late 1920s; Broad Walk has typical inter-war semis.
- Knowle was one of four standardised showcase council estates, alongside Hillfields, Sea Mills and Shirehampton.
- The large estate around Inns Court and Filwood came to be known as Knowle West.
- Listed buildings include the octagonal Grade II Knowle Methodist Church of 1852 and the Grade II Knowle Water Tower of 1905.
- The modernist Broadwalk Shopping Centre opened in 1974 but later struggled against larger nearby retail parks.
- Redcatch Park, a 1930s recreation ground, is Knowle's main open space.
- The A37 crosses Knowle and is the main bus route into central Bristol; electric trams reached the top of Wells Road in 1904.
- Knowle appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Canole, a name from the Old English cnoll.
- Knowle sits on the broad Wells Road ridge about 2 miles from the city centre, with Brislington to the east.
Local facts from: en.wikipedia.org
The age and type of a building decide most of what we find when we open up the electrics. Here is what that means in Knowle.
Homes from the 1920s and 1930s
In Knowle: Knowle Park was built in 1920–24 as low-density Addison Act council cottages with parlours and gardens.
Many have been partly rewired over the years, so it is common to find old and new cable side by side. Original lighting circuits often have no earth, which limits the light fittings you can use. A new consumer unit with RCD protection is one of the most common upgrades.
Post-war houses and estates
In Knowle: Knowle was one of four standardised showcase council estates, alongside Hillfields, Sea Mills and Shirehampton.
Homes from this period often have older consumer units and fewer sockets than people need now. Before adding an electric shower, an EV charger or an extension, we check the supply, the earthing and the protection on the board.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
In Knowle: Listed buildings include the octagonal Grade II Knowle Methodist Church of 1852 and the Grade II Knowle Water Tower of 1905.
In listed buildings we plan cable routes and fittings to avoid damaging historic features, and some changes need listed building consent first. In conservation areas, external equipment such as solar panels or outside lights can have extra planning conditions.
We will tell you honestly what needs doing now and what can wait, and you get a clear price before anything is booked.
Why choose Kebbi Electrical in Knowle
Homeowners in Knowle
Fuse board upgrades, rewires, extra sockets and lighting, EV chargers and EICRs.
Fuse board upgrades →Landlords in Knowle
Landlord EICRs every 5 years, remedial work and urgent faults in rented homes.
Landlord EICR →Businesses in Knowle
Commercial EICRs, fit-outs, lighting and urgent faults, planned around your hours.
Commercial EICR →NAPIT registered
Work tested, certified and notified to building control where required.
Award winning
Quality Business Awards winner 2025 and 2026.
Clear prices
EICRs from £195. Fixed quotes for other work before anything is booked.
Local
Based in Hanham and working across Bristol and the surrounding towns.
Fast certificates
Customers say their EICR certificate arrived the same day.
Standards we work to
- NAPIT registered, so notifiable work is reported to building control (Part P of the Building Regulations) and you receive the certificate.
- Work is tested to BS 7671, the current UK wiring regulations, and certified when it is finished.
- Quality Business Awards winner in 2025 and 2026.
How we work in Knowle
1. Tell us what you need
Call or WhatsApp 07943 951993, or send an enquiry with your address in Knowle, the type of property and the job.
2. Clear price first
We confirm the price before anything is booked. Larger jobs get a written quote after a survey.
3. Booked in
We agree a date and time with you, and arrange access with you or your agent.
4. Work done and tested
We do the work, test it and leave the area tidy.
5. Certificates
You get the certificate or report for the job, and notifiable work is registered with building control through our NAPIT registration.
Some of our recent work
Real photos from recent Kebbi Electrical jobs around Bristol and the surrounding area.
What customers say
Azzedine was excellent in both service and customer care. We required our house to be rewired at very short notice due to a faster than anticipated house move, as well as complete electrical safety checks. His handy work with creating new sockets and switch locations around the house to meet our needs was outstanding. He kept the house tidy following his work, moved our fuse box to a better location and provided guidance on additional improvements when requested. He provided good quality sockets and switches and installed new outdoor lights/plugs too to help with our new setup. Would highly recommend to anyone who is looking to have trustworthy electrical work done on their homes.Thanks again Azzedine, will be using you again on our next projects!
Really efficient got on with the work and gave us an EICR certificate. Will be using again. Thank you
I needed 4 wall lights, a pull cord and plug socket disconnected and removed after moving into a place, as well as 2 new extractor fans fitted. Azzeddine was quick to respond and available at short notice, which suited the timeline of work I had. Communication was clear over phone/whatsapp, quote up front, work was good and he was happy to discuss different options and give a sense of what would be involved in potential jobs I had in mind down the line. He also procured the extractor fans I required, so all round professional, effective and amenable. Will be returning for further work when the time comes.
The service from Azzeddine was absolutely spot on. We had a number of quotes and his came out the best. It is a smaller company so I think you get a more personal experience. Our outdoor lights look fantastic and we get lots of compliments for them.They also spotted an issue with our electrics which we wouldn’t have known without their thorough testing. This really caught out our new build developers in their lies and made them look rather silly! Thank god for these guys though who had to patiently wait until It was rectified before they could come back and finish the job. I’d recommend them to a friend!
Azzeddine has just completed some work on a property we are moving in to. I've been incredibly impressed by his approach, response to question, explanations and cost. He made sure all the work he did caused as little disruption and damage to the property and has been ver neat and tidy - would highly recommend. He replaced a fusebox, installed updated, mains-linked smoke/heat/carbon monoxide monitors and replaced some external lights.
Kebbi Electric is fantastic! Arrived on time, worked efficiently, and solved the problem quickly. Friendly, knowledgeable, and professional — I wouldn’t hesitate to use them again. ★★★★★
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Electrician in Knowle: common questions
Do you cover Knowle?
Yes. We cover Knowle and the surrounding area (BS4 postcodes) for homes, landlords and businesses.
How much is an EICR in Knowle?
An EICR costs £195 for flats up to 2 bedrooms and £220 for houses up to 4 bedrooms. Larger homes are quoted.
Which electrical services do you offer in Knowle?
EICRs for homeowners, landlords, buyers and businesses, fuse board upgrades, rewiring, emergency call-outs, EV chargers and solar panels.
Are you registered?
Yes. Kebbi Electrical Services is NAPIT registered, and every job is tested and certified.
How do I book an electrician in Knowle?
Call or WhatsApp 07943 951993, or send an enquiry with your address and what you need, and we will confirm the price and a date.
Will the power be off during an EICR in Knowle?
Yes, in short spells while each circuit is tested. We tell you before it goes off.
What happens if an EICR in Knowle is unsatisfactory?
We explain each C1, C2 or FI item, quote for the work and issue the paperwork once it is fixed.
How often does a rental property in Knowle need an EICR?
At least every 5 years, or sooner if the previous report says so.
Can you test a rented home in Knowle while tenants live there?
Yes. We arrange access with you or your agent and tell the tenants before the power goes off.
Which council enforces landlord electrical safety rules in Knowle?
Bristol City Council is the local housing authority for Knowle. It enforces the 2020 rules and can ask for a copy of your EICR, which you must send within 7 days.
When should I book a homebuyer EICR in Knowle?
Before you exchange contracts, so you know the cost of any work while you can still negotiate.
How often does a business in Knowle need an EICR?
Most offices and shops every 5 years, but your insurer or the last report may set a shorter interval.
How long does a fuse board change take in Knowle?
Most are done in a day, with the power off for most of that time.
Who registers electrical work with building control in Knowle?
Notifiable work, such as a new fuse board or new circuits, is reported to Bristol City Council building control through our NAPIT registration, and you receive the certificate.
Can you rewire just part of a house in Knowle?
Yes. A partial rewire is sometimes enough. We tell you honestly after the survey.
What should I do if my power goes off in Knowle?
If your neighbours are off too, it is a power cut, so call 105. If it is only your home, switch off at the consumer unit if it is safe, keep away from anything damaged or wet, and call us on 07943 951993.
Do I need off-street parking for an EV charger in Knowle?
Usually, yes. A charging cable should not be trailed across a public pavement.
Do I need planning permission for solar panels in Knowle?
Bristol City Council is the planning authority for Knowle. Roof solar on a house is often permitted development, but there are limits and extra conditions, for example in conservation areas, and listed buildings need consent.
How quickly will I get my certificate in Knowle?
Your report or certificate is emailed as soon as the work is done, often the same day.
Are you local to Knowle?
We are based in Hanham (BS15) and work in Knowle and across Bristol. Call or WhatsApp 07943 951993 to check when we can come out.
Can I send photos for a quote in Knowle?
Yes. WhatsApp a photo of your fuse board and the area you want work done to 07943 951993, with your address in Knowle. It helps us give you a clearer price before we visit. Please do not take the cover off the fuse board yourself.
Book an electrician in Knowle
Tell us your address, the type of property and what you need. Call or WhatsApp 07943 951993, or send an enquiry and we will confirm the price and a date.