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Electricians, solar and EV charging in Consett
Consett's elevation and open skies actually provide excellent solar irradiance figures, and the town's post-industrial heritage means many homes are due for energy efficiency upgrades.
What we do in Consett
Six services, one NICEIC approved team
The town has predominantly semi-detached and terraced properties, with newer estates offering good potential for solar and battery storage installations.
Electricians in Consett
Sockets, lighting, consumer unit upgrades, fault finding and outdoor power across Consett. NICEIC approved, call-outs from £85.
Find out moreHouse rewires Consett
Full and partial rewires for Consett homes, planned room by room so you can stay in. Building Control notified, certificate issued.
Find out moreEICR reports in Consett
Landlord and homebuyer EICRs across Consett from £150. Plain-English report within 48 hours and fixed-price remedials.
Find out moreEV charger installation Consett
NICEIC approved 7kW home charger installation in Consett from £799. OZEV grant handled where eligible.
Find out moreSolar panels Consett
3,150–3,500 kWh typical annual generation from a 4kW system in Consett. Free roof survey, installed by our own electricians from £4,999.
Find out moreBattery storage in Consett
Tesla, SigenStor and Fox ESS batteries. Standalone or solar-paired in Consett, with EPS backup option.
Find out moreLocal context
Why Consett matters for electrical and renewable
Consett’s elevation is genuinely advantageous for solar. Once you get past around 200m, atmospheric haze and pollution thin out, which can lift annual yields by 3-5% versus a comparable installation at sea level. We’ve measured this in practice: the 4kW arrays we’ve installed in Consett and the surrounding ridge villages consistently outperform our lower-altitude installs in the same calendar year, on the order of 100-200 kWh extra annually.
Council
Durham County Council
Net-zero target 2030
Population
27,400
Town within County Durham (ONS Census 2021)
Avg EPC
D
most common band
Housing stock in Consett
38%
Terraced
35%
Semi-detached
15%
Detached
12%
Flats
Conservation areas to be aware of
- • Shotley Bridge
Listed-building density: low
Local landmarks
- • Hownsgill Viaduct
- • The Project (Genesis Project sculpture)
- • Allensford Country Park
- • Derwent Valley
Economic context
Consett was an iconic steel town until the closure of the Consett Steelworks in 1980. The site has since been comprehensively redeveloped, but the town’s post-industrial housing stock means a high proportion of homes built between 1900 and 1960 — typically with single-glazed legacy windows and uninsulated cavities that have since been retrofitted.
Energy context
Consett sits at around 270m elevation — one of the highest towns in our service area. That elevation, combined with open surroundings free of urban shading, gives Consett surprisingly strong solar yields.
Neighbourhoods and surrounding areas we cover in Consett
We install across the whole of Consett and its surrounding County Durham catchment — including the following neighbourhoods, villages and outlying postcodes (and many more not listed):
Not seeing your area? Call us — coverage extends well beyond named areas across the wider County Durham region.
Why North 85 in Consett
Local electricians, forty years in the trade
We have been wiring homes and businesses across County Durham since 1985. Our electricians are directly employed, NICEIC approved and based twenty minutes from most of Consett, so faults get seen quickly and bigger jobs get the same people from survey to handover.
- NICEIC Approved Contractor and Part P registered
- Free survey and fixed-price written quote
- 10-year workmanship guarantee on every installation
- Northern Powergrid (Northern Powergrid) notifications handled for solar, battery and EV
- Own electricians, never subcontracted
Nearby towns we also cover
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Customer reviews
Recent customers around Consett
5.0 from verified reviews
Paying next to nothing for electricity now
“Had solar panels and a battery fitted in February. By summer we were barely using any grid electricity at all. The monitoring app is great — you can see exactly what the panels are generating and where the energy is going.”
DDavid R.
Sunderland
Smooth install, paperwork done properly
“North 85 surveyed the roof carefully (some installers had quoted me without measuring) and the layout they came back with put 12 panels where I expected 10. Net export to Octopus Outgoing is paying back faster than I had budgeted for.”
AAndrew F.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Great communication start to finish
“From the quote through to the final commissioning, the North 85 team kept me in the loop. Scaffold up Monday, install Tuesday-Wednesday, commissioned Thursday. Even helped me register for the SEG tariff. Highly recommend.”
LLinda S.
Gateshead
Our accreditations
Accredited, certified, and backed by independent standards
NICEIC Approved
D124458
Electrical contractor
Part P
Building Regs
Domestic electrical
SafeContractor
Approved
H&S accredited
ISO 9001
2015
Quality management
ISO 14001
2015
Environmental management
ISO 45001
2018
OH&S management
Established
1985
Family run for 40 years
NICEIC Approved
D124458
Electrical contractor
Part P
Building Regs
Domestic electrical
SafeContractor
Approved
H&S accredited
ISO 9001
2015
Quality management
ISO 14001
2015
Environmental management
ISO 45001
2018
OH&S management
Established
1985
Family run for 40 years
Every accreditation listed is independently verified. We carry the registration numbers — ask for any on request.
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Free survey, fixed-price written quote, NICEIC approved electricians. Covering Consett and all of County Durham from our base in Washington.