NAPIT-registered electrician covering OL1 to OL9. 25 min west from our Bradford base. Free quote, fixed price, written guarantee.
Oldham runs from dense terraces near the centre out to the Saddleworth villages, and the two ends of that range could not be more different to work in. We cover the lot, from Chadderton and Royton through to Uppermill, Delph, Diggle and Greenfield.
Central Oldham, Hollinwood, Failsworth and Royton are stone and brick terrace country, much of it built for the mills and much of it now rented. Meters are commonly in a cupboard by the front door or in a back-yard box, and the wiring is typically a patchwork: newer sockets downstairs, original lighting upstairs, and a board that may or may not have been changed in the last thirty years.
The town is also properly hilly, and that shows up in cellars and split levels. A board in a cellar sits in the dampest part of the building, and a property built into a slope can have its supply entering somewhere that makes no sense until you have seen the outside.
The Saddleworth villages are a different job altogether. Solid gritstone, listed and conservation-area properties in Uppermill, Delph and Dobcross, long plots with detached garages and outbuildings, and farms and converted barns further up the valleys.
Three things follow from that. Chasing is slow and sometimes a surface run is the better answer. Distances are long, so a supply to a garage or barn is sized for voltage drop rather than just load — past thirty metres the cable goes up a size, and at eighty it goes up again. And mobile and broadband signal can be poor, which matters more than it used to: a smart EV charger that needs wifi will not work reliably in a stone garage at the end of a plot. Units with a built-in SIM that run on 4G, such as Ohme, are usually the right specification up there, and it is worth deciding before the unit is bought rather than after.
Oldham has a large private rented sector and operates selective licensing in parts of the borough. The national rules apply regardless: an EICR at least every five years, a copy to tenants within 28 days, and remedial work completed within 28 days of an unsatisfactory report. Licensed areas change, so check with the council for a specific address.
Oldham is Electricity North West territory. They own the cable in the street and the main fuse in your meter box, and they handle supply upgrades from 60A or 80A to 100A. Normally free on a domestic supply, but it takes weeks — so on any EV charger job the application goes in as soon as the work is agreed.
Postcodes covered: the full local range. We bring our own kit, dust sheets and the right cable and board for the job — no second visits unless something genuinely changes.
The full Dixon Electrical service, available across Oldham and surrounding Greater Manchester postcodes.
Old rubber/lead cabling replaced top to bottom. Most Oldham terraces and semis 3-5 days.
Read more →RCBO 18th-Edition consumer-unit upgrade. Required for EV chargers + most modern alterations.
From £875 Read more →7kW home chargers in Oldham. Load-balanced install, certificate issued same day.
£1,095–£1,150 Read more →Statutory 5-year EICR for Oldham rentals. Most properties 2-3 hours, certificate issued.
From £200 Read more →No power, sparking, burning smell — same-day in Oldham where possible.
£150 + £100/hr after Read more →Oven hardwires, extractor fans, smart-home wiring, commercial fits — all in Oldham.
All services →25 min west from our Bradford base. We cover Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester via the M62 corridor — we know the Greater Manchester stock.
Every notifiable job in Oldham registered with Building Control via NAPIT — certificate issued at handover.
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The quote is the bill. No surprise extras at the end of a Oldham job. Insurance and competence checked at NAPIT.
Only if you choose the right unit. Chargers that rely on the house wifi are unreliable in a stone garage at the end of a plot, and signal in the villages can be patchy anyway. Units with a built-in SIM that run on 4G, such as Ohme, work without wifi and are usually the right specification up there. It is worth deciding before the charger is bought, not after it is on the wall.
Yes. Beyond roughly thirty metres the cable is sized for voltage drop rather than just the load, because the further electricity travels the more voltage is lost on the way. Undersize it and an EV charger sees too little voltage at the far end and either charges slowly or faults. On long Saddleworth plots we measure the actual run before quoting rather than guessing from a photo.
Yes, but consent is a separate question from the electrical work. Listed building consent may be needed for things that affect the fabric or the appearance, particularly on external elevations, and conservation-area rules can apply even where the building itself is not listed. We flag it at the quote stage so it is dealt with in advance rather than discovered on the day.
At least every five years, with a copy to tenants within 28 days and remedial work completed within 28 days of an unsatisfactory report. Parts of Oldham also operate selective licensing, which can add conditions on top, and the licensed areas change over time — so check the position for your specific address with the council.
Yes. We cover the whole Oldham patch (OL1 to OL9) from our Bradford base. Oldham is roughly 25 min west away — well within our standard service area. NAPIT-registered, fixed-price, written guarantee, and we don't charge a callout fee for quotes inside our coverage.
For booked work in Oldham we slot you in within a few days, typically 1-2 weeks for full rewires depending on the diary. For genuine emergencies (no power, sparking, burning smell) we aim for same-day attendance in Oldham where the schedule allows — call 0800 061 4526 first.
No. Our prices in Oldham are the same as Bradford. The drive is built into our day. You get the fixed price up front in writing — no hidden travel surcharges added at the end.
Yes. Dixon Electrical Solutions Ltd is fully NAPIT registered — every notifiable job in Oldham (fuse-board changes, rewires, EV chargers, bathroom circuits) is registered with Building Control via NAPIT and you receive the certificate at handover.
Oldham is part of our wider Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester coverage via the M62 corridor — including Rochdale, Manchester and the wider M62 corridor across into Yorkshire.