House Rewiring by County

Rewire cost check

What will your rewire cost?

Six quick taps. You see our price range for your home and whether it sounds like a full rewire, a partial one, a new fuse board or an inspection first. Want a written price? One Safe Electric registered electrician who covers your county rings you.

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When was it built, or last rewired?

A rough guess is fine. The age of the wiring matters more than the age of the house.

Do you see any of these?

Tick all that apply.

An old fuse boxFuses you pull out or rewire, not trip switchesNo RCD on the boardNo switch with a test buttonLights flicker or dimOr fuses blow and switches trip oftenScorch marks or a burning smellOr a socket or switch that feels warmRound-pin or two-pin socketsOr old brown or black switchesBlack rubber or fabric cableSeen behind a socket or in the atticNone of theseOr I haven't looked

The whole house, or part of it?

A partial rewire only makes sense when the rest is sound.

The whole housePart of itA kitchen, an extension, one floorNot sureTell me what it needs

Will you be living in it during the work?

An empty house is quicker and costs less.

We'll be living in itWork goes room by roomIt'll be emptyRenovating, just bought, between tenants

Our price range

€7,000 to €14,500

A full rewire of a 3-bed house: new cables, a new fuse board, testing and the Safe Electric certificate.

Answer the six questionsYou'll see whether it sounds like a full rewire, a partial one, a new fuse board or an inspection first.

About 4 to 10 days on site for a 3-bed house.
A new fuse board on its own: €350 to €1,400.
An inspection and report: €150 to €350.
A guide, not a quote. The written price comes after the electrician has seen and tested the house.

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Census 2022

Older homes by county

County	Households	Built before 1981	Built before 1961
Tipperary	62,056	47%	28%
Dublin	518,490	49%	26%
Cork	210,918	44%	25%
Kilkenny	36,685	41%	24%
Leitrim	13,589	37%	24%
Limerick	76,295	44%	24%
Offaly	28,702	42%	24%
Roscommon	25,975	39%	24%
Monaghan	22,855	43%	23%
Waterford	47,682	42%	23%
Carlow	22,174	38%	22%
Mayo	51,996	39%	22%
Sligo	26,801	39%	22%
Cavan	28,776	35%	21%
Louth	49,332	42%	21%
Westmeath	34,003	39%	21%
Wicklow	54,059	42%	21%
Kerry	58,179	40%	20%
Longford	16,206	37%	20%
Wexford	59,081	35%	20%
Clare	46,441	40%	19%
Laois	31,112	33%	19%
Donegal	61,575	33%	16%
Galway	98,654	33%	16%
Meath	72,549	31%	14%
Kildare	82,543	29%	11%

Sorted by the share of homes built before 1961. Shares leave out homes whose year wasn't given. CSO, Census 2022.

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