PAT testing in Balham
Portable appliance testing for landlords, HMOs, offices and shops. Priced per item, done out of hours.
From £75
minimum charge, then £2.50 per item. Out-of-hours at no extra cost.
Balham has a large furnished professional-share market around Bedford Hill and Balham High Road, with tenancies turning over each summer. Those are the properties that need annual testing. Du Cane Court has a high proportion of long-term owner-occupiers and lower turnover, so testing there is mostly for the minority of flats that are let. We can do a whole block's worth of lets in a day if the agent coordinates access.
The property types we see in Balham
The Heaver Estate — the grid between Nightingale Lane and Balham High Road — is 1890s to 1900s, and unusually for inner London a high proportion has stayed as single family houses rather than being converted. That means big installations: 12 to 16 circuits, loft conversions, side-returns and basement digs, each added at a different time and often by a different electrician. The Hyde Farm Estate to the south is smaller Edwardian workers' terraces, more often converted into flats. Du Cane Court is the outlier: 1930s, steel-framed, with shared risers, communal landlord supplies and a residents' management company whose consent is needed for anything touching common parts.
What pat testing involves
PAT testing is £2.50 per item with a £75 minimum, and we test out of hours so an office or shop does not lose a day. Landlords must ensure appliances they supply are safe; for a furnished let that usually means testing at the start of each tenancy.
You need us if
- You let a furnished or part-furnished property
- You run an HMO and the local authority licence requires it
- You employ people and need to meet your duty under PUWER
- Your insurer or landlord has asked for a current certificate
- You run a shop, salon, café or office with equipment in public reach
- Equipment is used on site, outdoors, or by the public
What's included
- Formal visual inspection plus full electrical test on every item
- Earth continuity, insulation resistance and polarity where applicable
- Pass/fail label on each item with the test date and next due date
- Itemised asset register you can reuse next year
- Failed items repaired on the spot where it is a plug, fuse or cord
- Certificate issued the same day
The standard we work to
Carried out in line with the IET Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment (5th Edition).
Getting to you in Balham
Balham is Wandsworth controlled parking and it is tight on the Heaver Estate grid, where the streets are narrow and residents-only for most of the day. We carry a trade permit. Du Cane Court has its own car park and porter, and jobs there need to be booked through the estate office — give us a few days' notice for anything beyond an emergency and we will arrange it.
Questions about pat testing in Balham
How quickly can you get to Balham?
Which parts of Balham do you cover?
How much does pat testing cost in Balham?
Do you cover Balham out of hours?
For the rest of the questions people ask about pat testing — cost, timing, certification and what happens if we find a problem — see our pat testing page. The prices and standards are the same wherever we work.
PAT testing in neighbouring areas
We cover the whole of south west London from our Clapham base. Same prices, same hours, same certification.
Minutes to reach Balham at best
minimum charge, then £2.50 per item. Out-of-hours at no extra cost.
One rate, day or night. No call-out fee, no weekend premium.
PAT testing in Balham?
We answer the phone 24 hours, 7 days a week and aim to be with you in 45–75 minutes. £75 — minimum charge, then £2.50 per item. Out-of-hours at no extra cost.