Sittingbourne sits at the centre of north Kent — a market town with strong transport connections along the A2 and M2 corridor between Maidstone and the Thames Estuary, and a surrounding area that stretches from the Isle of Sheppey to the north through to the orchards and agricultural land of the Swale hinterland to the south. The town’s housing stock reflects its long history as an industrial and commercial centre — Victorian and Edwardian terraces in the older parts of town, substantial post-war estate development across Kemsley, Murston and Milton Regis, and more recent residential development spreading outwards along the A2 corridor and towards Teynham and Newington.
At Sittingbourne Electricians, we provide registered electrical services across the full area — house rewires, consumer unit upgrades, EICRs, EV charger installations, lighting installations and all general electrical work. We are registered with a government-approved competent person scheme, which means every job we carry out is self-certified and notified to building control on your behalf.
We know the housing stock across Sittingbourne and the surrounding north Kent area well and bring that local knowledge to every job. Get in touch and we will come out to take a look at what you need.
The older residential streets of Sittingbourne town and the adjacent area of Milton Regis contain a mix of Victorian terraces, Edwardian semis and post-war housing that between them represent a wide range of electrical installation eras. Many properties in these streets have never had their installation formally assessed — original or patchwork wiring from different decades sitting alongside each other without a comprehensive review of the whole system. EICRs, consumer unit upgrades and full rewires are consistently the most common jobs we carry out across this part of the town, alongside socket additions and lighting upgrades as homeowners modernise older properties.
The post-war residential development across Kemsley, Murston and the northern parts of Sittingbourne produced a significant volume of semi-detached and terraced housing from the 1950s through to the 1970s. Electrical installations in properties from this era are now approaching or exceeding 50 to 70 years old in many cases. Consumer unit upgrades are the most frequently requested job we carry out across these estates — replacing old rewireable fuse boards or early RCD boards with modern metal consumer units that provide the level of protection required by current standards. EV charger installations have also increased considerably as more households in these areas acquire electric vehicles.
The Isle of Sheppey — connected to the mainland by the Kingsferry Bridge and the Sheppey Crossing — is firmly within our working area. The island has its own distinct housing stock, ranging from older terraced properties in Sheerness town centre through post-war residential development in Minster and the newer builds spreading across the island’s higher ground. The island’s coastal environment — salt air, higher humidity and greater exposure to weather — means electrical installations can deteriorate more quickly than in inland properties, making regular EICR assessments particularly worthwhile. We cover the full island for all types of domestic electrical work.
Faversham, to the east of Sittingbourne, is a historic market town with a distinctive housing stock — medieval and Georgian buildings in the town centre, Victorian terraces spreading outwards, and a mix of older and newer properties in the surrounding villages of Ospringe, Boughton, Selling and Throwley. Period properties in and around Faversham can have electrical installations of considerable age and complexity — older wiring, non-standard construction and in some cases listed building considerations that affect what work can be carried out and how. We are experienced with electrical work in older and period properties and approach it with the care it requires.
Sittingbourne Electricians covers Sittingbourne and a wide area of north Kent. Here is a summary of where we regularly work:
Sittingbourne town and surrounds Milton Regis, Murston, Kemsley, Bobbing, Borden, Tunstall, Bapchild
Isle of Sheppey Sheerness, Minster, Leysdown-on-Sea, Eastchurch, Queenborough, Rushenden, Halfway
Faversham and surrounds Faversham, Ospringe, Boughton under Blean, Selling, Throwley, Teynham, Lynsted
Rainham and the Medway fringe Rainham, Newington, Upchurch, Lower Halstow, Iwade, Bobbing, Hartlip
Swale villages Doddington, Newnham, Eastling, Rodmersham, Tunstall, Bredgar, Milstead
Maidstone corridor Gillingham, Rainham, Sittingbourne Road, Bredhurst, Boxley, Detling
If your area is not listed, get in touch — we cover a wide area across north Kent and are likely to be able to help.
We carry out EV charger installations as a complete managed package — assessment, cable routing, installation, testing and certification — with no separate process required from you and no hidden additions on the day.
We cover Sittingbourne and the surrounding north Kent area, including:
Sittingbourne and surrounds — Bobbing, Borden, Tunstall, Milton Regis, Murston, Kemsley Isle of Sheppey — Sheerness, Minster, Leysdown, Eastchurch, Queenborough Faversham and surrounds — Faversham, Ospringe, Boughton, Selling, Throwley Rainham and the Medway fringe — Rainham, Gillingham, Newington, Upchurch, Lower Halstow
A consumer unit upgrade replaces an old fuse board with a modern metal unit incorporating RCD and RCBO protection — significantly improving the safety of the installation without the disruption of a full rewire. For most Sittingbourne properties this is a single day’s work. If your property has a rewireable fuse board, an early split-load board without adequate RCD protection, or a modern unit that has run out of spare ways for new circuits — including a dedicated EV charger circuit — a consumer unit upgrade is a practical and cost-effective improvement. We manage the assessment, replacement, testing and certification as a complete package.
Home EV charger installations are one of the most frequently requested electrical jobs across Sittingbourne and the surrounding north Kent area. A 7kW smart charger installed at your property allows overnight charging at significantly lower cost than public charging points, with scheduling to take advantage of off-peak electricity tariff rates. We handle the complete installation — assessing the consumer unit, planning the cable route to the charger position, mounting and wiring the unit, and providing a fully certified registered installation. We advise on the right charger brand and specification for your vehicle, your tariff and your property.
An EICR — Electrical Installation Condition Report — is a formal inspection and test of the electrical installation in your property, grading any deficiencies by urgency from immediate danger requiring action through to recommendations. For landlords it is a legal requirement every five years. For homeowners it is a sensible periodic check every ten years, or when moving into a property where the installation history is uncertain. Given the age of the housing stock across much of Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey, an EICR is a worthwhile baseline for any property that has not been formally inspected in recent years. We issue reports within 24 hours.
Covering Sittingbourne and the surrounding area — get in touch for a free, no-obligation quote from a registered local electrician.