Consumer unit upgrade cost in Port Talbot
How much a consumer unit upgrade really costs in Port Talbot. Fixed-price 2026 figures with no per-circuit surcharges.
Cost guide is easy to get quoted badly and hard to get quoted honestly without looking at the installation first. The point of a proper test is that the result is repeatable by anyone else with the same instrument. Neither of us benefits from finding that out halfway through. Conditions locally play a part — exposure, damp and the way older steelworks-era terraces in Aberavon and Sandfields were built all affect what we find. The paperwork explains it in the same words we would use on site. This page covers cost guide for property in Port Talbot and the SA12–SA13 postcodes around it.
- All-RCBO 14-way board: from £900 fitted We flag it rather than assume you know.
- Practically speaking — earth rod / TT install add-on if needed
- Most Port Talbot homes don't need a new earthing. The symptom is the same whichever cause is behind it, so we measure.
- In Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council housing of this age, meter tails older than ~15 years are often replaced accounts for a good share of cases.
- The Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council housing stock throws up rCBO-per-circuit (rather than two big RCDs) is now regularly.
What's different about Port Talbot
Meter tails older than ~15 years are often replaced as part of the job — small cost on the day, but expensive to revisit later. We flag it rather than assume you know.
Practically speaking — rCBO-per-circuit (rather than two big RCDs) is now the default spec we recommend for SA12–SA13 addresses with multiple lighting and socket circuits.
Where the property has been altered or extended, standard 10-way RCD board is the common finding.
All-RCBO 14-way board. In practice that is confirmed with a meter, not a torch.
How we'd do it
- 1SurveyThe visit covers all-in price written before any work starts without a separate charge.
- 2Fixed quotePractically speaking — all-in price written before any work starts.
- 3InstallBS 7671 cert and Part P notification, which is the difference between a repair and a patch.
- 4CertifyBS 7671 cert and Part P notification. Checked at first fix and again at test.
Common questions
How do I know the price will not change?
Because it is set after testing, not before. Extra work is only ever agreed with you first.
What if I disagree with a finding?
You are welcome to get a second opinion. The readings are on the certificate so anyone can repeat them.
Will you show me what you found?
Always. Meter tails older than ~15 years are often replaced is easier to understand when you can see it, so we photograph anything hidden.
Do you work on commercial premises too?
Yes, across SA12–SA13 and the wider area. The testing regime differs but the approach is the same.
Do you cover Port Talbot for cost guide?
Yes — Port Talbot and the surrounding SA12–SA13 postcodes are part of our regular working area, including Neath and Bridgend, and Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council notification is handled by us where the work requires it. Nothing here is optional.
Do you offer scheduled repeat visits?
Yes. Where an installation needs periodic checks we diary it rather than leaving you to remember.
Booking is by phone or form; either way you speak to the person who would carry out the work. We cover Port Talbot and the SA12–SA13 postcodes, including Maesteg, for cost guide. Describe what the property is doing and when it started. We will tell you whether it is urgent or plannable. We cover Port Talbot and the SA12–SA13 postcodes, including Neath, for cost guide.