Electrician in Oakwood, Leeds
Oakwood gathers around its 1904 clock and shopping parade at the foot of Roundhay Park, with stone villas, brick terraces and interwar semis behind.
Reviewed by Martin Day, NICEIC Approved Contractor. Updated 28 September 2026.
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What we’re asked for most in Oakwood
The jobs that come up again and again in Oakwood, each with a written estimate before work starts.
- Consumer unit upgradesThe semis around Gipton Wood were mostly built between 1920 and 1939. Where the fuse board is an older type without RCDs, a new one adds that protection.
- EICR testingSensible before buying one of the Victorian villas or the brick terraces off Oakwood Lane, where a century of alterations can hide older circuits.
- Attic and extension wiringExtensions have been added to a number of the interwar family houses here. New circuits for a loft room or rear extension are designed and certified with the rest.
- EV charger installationWhere an Oakwood house has its own drive, a charger starts with a check of the supply and earthing, neither of which was planned with a car in mind.
Something else? See every service or ring and describe what’s happening.
Electrical work in Oakwood
Between Gipton and Roundhay Park, in LS8, Oakwood grew from the Oakwood Building Estate, put up for sale in 1891. Its centre is the parade along Roundhay Road and, at the bottom end of the park, the clock, built in 1904 and first designed as the centrepiece of Kirkgate Market. Leeds City Council’s design statement for the ward records detached stone villas on Oakwood Grove, North Lane and Springwood Road, with mostly brick terraces from around 1900 near the junction of Roundhay Road and Oakwood Lane. Around Gipton Wood, three-bedroom semis and detached houses went up mainly between 1920 and 1939.
Each of those ages brings different electrical work. In the villas and terraces, the wiring is likely to have been replaced and extended more than once, so an EICR gives a clear picture before a sale or a renovation. The interwar semis were wired from the start, but a board fitted decades ago may have no RCDs at all, and a consumer unit upgrade is the usual fix. Where a family house has gained a loft room or a rear extension, the new circuits need to be designed with the existing ones in mind, which is where extension wiring comes in.
What Leeds customers say
Read all 268 reviewsRated 5 out of 5
Completed the EICR and remedial work to a great standard, leaving the property safe and tidy. Would happily use again and recommend.
Rated 5 out of 5
Martin was excellent. Carried out my EICR for my retail shop in a very professional manner. Really nice bloke to deal with. Many thanks.
From first call to certificate
The same four steps on every job in Oakwood, so you always know what happens next.
- 1
You ring or send the form
Tell us what’s happening. We aim to get back to you within 1 working day.
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We study it, then estimate
We work from the photographs and details you send, and give a written estimate before any work starts.
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We do the work
On the day agreed, by Martin’s own local team, and left tidy.
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You get the certificate
Tested and certified by an NICEIC Approved Contractor, notified where the regulations require it.
Questions from Oakwood
What people in Oakwood ask us most. Not covered here? Ring and ask.
Do you cover Oakwood Parade and the streets near the Oakwood Clock?
Yes. We cover Oakwood from the parade and clock on Roundhay Road out along Oakwood Lane, North Lane and Wetherby Road, plus the streets of semis around Gipton Wood. Get in touch with your address if you want to check.
Can you work on one of the older stone villas in Oakwood?
Yes. Several of the villas are listed and much of Oakwood sits in the Roundhay Conservation Area, so we agree cable routes with you before starting and keep disturbance to original plaster and joinery to a minimum. For listed homes, check with the council first.
Need an electrician in Oakwood?
Written estimates before work starts. We aim to book most jobs within the week.