Downlight & lighting installation cost in Poole
What downlight & lighting installation costs, what the price includes and what can add to it.
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What the price includes
Lighting work covers the fitting, the cable that feeds it and the switch that controls it. Check the lists below against the room you have in mind.
From £70 an hour for Sockets, lighting, cookers and smoke alarms
from £70 an hour
Included
- Supply and fit of pendants, wall lights, downlights and outdoor fittings where the circuit allows
- New lighting circuits, extra switches and two way switching for stairs and long rooms
- Replacement of failed fittings, cracked roses and tired flexes
- Linking smoke alarms to the lighting circuit where that is part of the same visit
- Testing of the circuit and a written record of the work
Priced separately
- Decorative lampshades and furniture lighting that is not hard wired
- Full house rewires, which sit on a separate service
- Decorative plaster repair around a rose after a fitting comes down
Ways to pay


- Pay by bank
- Bank transfer
What changes the price of downlight & lighting installation
Sockets, lighting, cookers and smoke alarms start from £70 an hour. That hour covers the fitting, the wiring to it and the test before we leave.
- The £70 an hour figure is a starting price, not a fixed total.
- A run of downlights or a new kitchen circuit takes more time than swapping one pendant.
- We give the written price before any lighting work begins.
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Why choose MX2 Electrical
You see the price before you call
Starting prices for the common jobs are published on this site, not held back until someone visits.
Registered work, certificated properly
MX2 Electrical is NAPIT registered, and notifiable work is notified through that registration.
The fault gets found before the repair gets priced
Testing establishes what is actually wrong rather than replacing parts in sequence.
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- Rating
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- Trading since
- 2024
“With over 20 years in the trade behind us, we are a fully qualified, NAPIT registered team covering Poole and the Dorset area, domestic and commercial. We turn up when we say we will, explain what needs doing before we do it, and leave the place as we found it.”
Mohsen Nazari, MX2 Electrical
Book NowHow much does downlight & lighting installation cost in Poole?
MX2 Electrical charges £70 per hour for Sockets, lighting, cookers and smoke alarms — the rate we quote from, confirmed on survey, not a lead-generation estimate.
How much are spotlights to install UK?
Our rate for this work is £70 per hour for Sockets, lighting, cookers and smoke alarms. The price moves with access, the age and condition of the existing installation, and how much making good the job leaves behind — all of which we confirm before work starts.
How much do spotlights cost to install?
Our rate for this work is £70 per hour for Sockets, lighting, cookers and smoke alarms. The price moves with access, the age and condition of the existing installation, and how much making good the job leaves behind — all of which we confirm before work starts.
How much does lighting installation cost?
Sockets, lighting, cookers and smoke alarms start from £70 an hour. A single pendant swap is usually a short visit. A new kitchen run or a set of downlights takes longer and the total follows the hours on site.
Can you replace a light fitting without rewiring the house?
Yes, when the existing circuit is sound. We change the fitting and the flex, then test the circuit. If the cable is damaged or undersized we say so before we go further.