Local KnowledgeWhy our work in Stockport is genuinely local
Stockport sits at the southern edge of Greater Manchester, dominated by its Grade II*-listed railway viaduct and the Old Town conservation area. We cover the SK1–SK7 postcodes — anything further out is a longer travel, but inside that ring our pricing is consistent.
Around 18 minutes from our Denton HQ in normal traffic. For genuine emergencies we aim to be on site the same hour.
The Old Town and Underbanks regeneration around Stockport Market has brought a wave of new flats above existing retail — a tricky environment for electrical work because the supplies are often shared, the consumer units are tucked into impossible cupboards, and any rewire has to deal with mixed-use fire compartmentation. We've worked enough of these to know which letting agents are doing it right.
Heaton Moor, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Chapel have a strong stock of Edwardian and 1920s villas — substantial homes where the original wiring is invariably long gone but the consumer unit position is still in the under-stair cupboard with a tiny door. Almost every job here involves either a relocation of the board to a more accessible spot or a full rewire as part of a refurbishment.
South Stockport — Cheadle, Hazel Grove, Bramhall — is detached-house country with high rates of EV charger demand. Most homes have generous driveways, off-road parking and the supply headroom for tethered 7kW units without a load study. Smart lighting upgrades are also more common here than anywhere else in our patch.
Stockport has no selective licensing and no additional HMO licensing, so most private landlords here need no licence at all - only mandatory HMO licensing at five or more occupants applies. Where Stockport is genuinely unusual is cost. The council adds a flat £735 plus VAT, so £882, to every building control job where the electrical work is not carried out by a Part P scheme-registered installer. Their own worked example puts a sub-10 square metre extension on a building notice at £1,155 with a registered electrician and £2,037 without. (Checked August 2026.)
Notifying electrical work to Stockport directly is priced separately again: £1,050 on full plans or £1,365 on a building notice for a full rewire or new installation, and £840 or £1,050 for other electrical work. Electrical is also the only category excluded from the council's 50 per cent discount for concurrent works - underpinning, thermal elements, internal alterations and windows all receive it, electrical does not.
On EV charging Stockport is explicit: it does not permit private charger installations in the highway, and that expressly includes gully chargers. What it does allow is a surface cable protector to a written specification - 10 metres maximum, 2.5 metres clear of lampposts and cabinets, under 32mm deep at a 1-in-5 gradient, non-slip, laid perpendicular to the kerb, and not on district centre, station or school footways. The policy runs as a three-year trial, and the council's own advice is to speak to a qualified electrician. (Checked August 2026.)
If you do run a licensable HMO in Stockport, the application asks for both an EICR and a PAT certificate, current originals with the tester's contact details, and there is a £110 charge for an incomplete application. The licence itself is £1,190, or £1,112 on renewal. The council's HMO standards also specify two 13A double sockets adjacent to the worktop in shared kitchens beyond the cooker point, and stair lighting independently switched at both levels.
