NAPIT-registered electrician covering M3, M5, M6, M7, M27, M28, M30. 55 min south-west from our Bradford base. Free quote, fixed price, written guarantee.
Salford covers more ground than people expect: the apartment blocks at the Quays, Victorian terraces through Pendleton, Seedley and Weaste, the older suburbs of Eccles, Swinton and Monton, and the estates out towards Walkden and Little Hulton. Each one brings a different set of electrical problems.
The Quays and the newer blocks along the ship canal are modern installations, and the work there is usually straightforward: an EICR for a let flat, a board change, or additional sockets. The complication in apartments is rarely the wiring — it is establishing where your installation starts. The landlord's supply, the communal areas and the individual flat are separate installations with separate responsibilities, and a management company that cannot tell you which is which is a common cause of delay.
The harder work is in the converted houses. A three-storey Victorian house in Seedley or Pendleton split into flats decades ago frequently has circuits crossing between dwellings, a landlord's supply feeding something it was never intended to, and communal lighting nobody has tested in years. Before we touch anything we work out what belongs to which flat, because getting that wrong means leaving a neighbour without power.
The terrace stock through Weaste, Langworthy and Ordsall is the usual mix of part-rewires and original circuits. The findings repeat: no RCD protection on socket circuits, main bonding missing or undersized at 6mm where 10mm is now required, and metal back boxes with the earth never connected. None of it is dramatic and all of it is fixable — it is the reason the inspection is worth doing before a board change rather than after, because a modern board with RCBOs on every circuit will find those faults the day it goes in.
Salford has one of the larger private rented sectors in the region and operates selective licensing in a number of areas. National rules apply everywhere: an EICR at least every five years, a copy to tenants within 28 days, remedial work within 28 days of an unsatisfactory report, and fines up to £30,000 per breach. The licensed areas change, so confirm with the council.
Salford is Electricity North West territory. They own the street cable and the main fuse in your meter box, and they are who we apply to when a supply needs upgrading from 60A or 80A to 100A — usually for an EV charger. It is normally free on a domestic supply and takes a few weeks, so it is worth starting early rather than on the day.
Landlord EICRs and the remedial work that follows them, consumer unit replacements on the older terraces, EV charge points where there is off-street parking, and additional sockets and lighting in flats. Commercial inspection and testing too, on the units around Trafford Park and the canal.
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 Salford and surrounding Greater Manchester postcodes.
Old rubber/lead cabling replaced top to bottom. Most Salford 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 Salford. Load-balanced install, certificate issued same day.
£1,095–£1,150 Read more →Statutory 5-year EICR for Salford rentals. Most properties 2-3 hours, certificate issued.
From £200 Read more →No power, sparking, burning smell — same-day in Salford where possible.
£150 + £100/hr after Read more →Oven hardwires, extractor fans, smart-home wiring, commercial fits — all in Salford.
All services →55 min south-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 Salford registered with Building Control via NAPIT — certificate issued at handover.
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Your responsibility starts at your flat's own installation, which usually means from the landlord's supply or the meter serving your flat onwards. Communal areas and the landlord's supply are the freeholder or management company's responsibility. In practice the delay on flat EICRs is often working out which is which, so it is worth asking the management company before booking. Your flat still needs an EICR at least every five years.
It can be. Conversions done decades ago often have circuits crossing between dwellings, a landlord's supply feeding something it was never meant to, and communal lighting that has not been tested in years. We establish what belongs to which flat before doing anything, because getting that wrong means leaving a neighbour without power. It is the first job on a conversion rather than an afterthought.
Most often three things: no RCD protection on the socket circuits, main bonding missing or undersized — 6mm where 10mm is now required — and metal back boxes where the earth was never connected. None of that is dramatic and all of it is fixable. It is exactly why the inspection is worth doing before a board change, because a modern board with an RCBO on every circuit will find those faults the day it is fitted.
Yes, and possibly more besides. The national requirement applies everywhere in England: an EICR at least every five years, a copy to tenants within 28 days, and remedial work within 28 days of an unsatisfactory report. Selective licensing can add conditions on top. The licensed areas change over time, so confirm the position for your specific address with the council.
Yes. We cover the whole Salford patch (M3, M5, M6, M7, M27, M28, M30) from our Bradford base. Salford is roughly 55 min south-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 Salford 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 Salford where the schedule allows — call 0800 061 4526 first.
No. Our prices in Salford 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 Salford (fuse-board changes, rewires, EV chargers, bathroom circuits) is registered with Building Control via NAPIT and you receive the certificate at handover.
Salford is part of our wider Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester coverage via the M62 corridor — including Manchester, Bolton, Bury and the wider M62 corridor.