Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Installation in Birmingham – Smart Home Charging, Fitted & Certified

At House Rewiring Birmingham, we install electric vehicle chargers for homes across Birmingham and the surrounding areas. Our team fits smart 7kW home chargers to driveways, garages and off-street parking, delivering safe, certified installations that charge your car many times faster than a three-pin plug. We also handle every part of the electrical side — dedicated charging circuits, consumer unit upgrades where extra capacity is needed, correct earthing arrangements, and notification to the electricity network operator — so your installation is done properly from the meter to the charging cable. Experienced domestic electricians assess your home's supply before recommending a charger, install tethered or untethered units from leading manufacturers, and set up the smart features that let you charge on cheap overnight tariffs.

With EV ownership growing rapidly across Birmingham and the Clean Air Zone making electric driving ever more attractive, a home charger is fast becoming an essential — and a valuable addition to any property. Charging at home overnight is by far the cheapest way to run an electric car, often costing a fraction of public charging prices, and a professionally installed smart charger is required to access the best EV energy tariffs. At House Rewiring Birmingham, we install every charger to BS 7671 and the IET Code of Practice for EV charging installations, fully certified and ready to charge the day we leave.

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Comprehensive EV Charger Installation Services

From choosing the right charger to the final test and handover, we manage the whole installation in Birmingham — including the electrical upgrades other installers quietly leave off the quote.

Free Survey and Honest Charger Advice

Every installation starts with a survey of your home — we check your incoming supply, main fuse, consumer unit and earthing arrangement, and look at where the charger and cable route will work best for how you park.

We’re not tied to a single manufacturer, so our advice is based on your car, your parking and your budget — tethered or untethered, and the smart features that actually matter — rather than whatever unit earns the biggest commission.

Smart 7kW Chargers, Properly Installed

We install smart chargers from leading brands, mounted neatly to your wall or on a post where no suitable wall exists. Every charger runs on its own dedicated circuit with the correct protective devices — never shared with other household wiring.

UK regulations require new home chargepoints to have smart functionality, and we set it all up before we leave: app connected, charging schedules configured for cheap overnight tariffs, and a full walkthrough of how everything works.

Fuse Board Upgrades and Safe Connection

A 7kW charger is a significant continuous load, and many older Birmingham homes need electrical work to support one safely — a consumer unit upgrade, a suitable protective device, or modern earthing protection for the charging circuit.

As rewiring specialists, this is exactly what we do all day. We assess it at the survey, include any upgrade in your fixed quote, and notify your electricity network operator (DNO) of the new charger as the rules require — no surprises and no shortcuts.

Testing, Certification and Aftercare

Every installation is tested and certified to BS 7671 and installed in line with the IET Code of Practice for electric vehicle charging equipment. You receive an Electrical Installation Certificate, and we handle any building control notification required.

Your paperwork also supports the manufacturer’s warranty — typically three years on quality units — and if you ever change car or need the charger moved or upgraded, the same team is a phone call away.

Home Charging for Every Situation

Every home parks differently. Here’s how we approach the most common EV charging setups across Birmingham.

Driveways and Garages

The classic setup: a wall-mounted charger beside your driveway or inside the garage, cabled back to your consumer unit along a neat, protected route. We position the unit so the cable reaches your charging port naturally, whichever way you park.

Where the parking sits away from the house, we install post-mounted chargers with armoured cable runs — buried or surface-clipped — built to the same standards as our garden and outbuilding power installations.

Flats, Rentals and Landlords

Government grants through the EV chargepoint grant scheme can cover part of the installation cost for flat owners, renters and landlords with eligible off-street parking — support that’s no longer available to most single-home owners, making it well worth claiming where it applies.

We install through approved schemes where eligible, handle the paperwork, and work with landlords adding chargers as a letting feature — an increasingly common request from tenants with electric cars.

Future-Proofed Installations

Thinking ahead saves money. If you’re planning solar panels, a battery, or a second EV, we design the installation around it — solar-compatible chargers that top up your car on surplus sunshine, and consumer unit capacity ready for what comes next.

And if you’re renovating or rewiring anyway, it’s the perfect moment to add a charging circuit — something we routinely build into our full and partial rewiring projects across Birmingham.

What Our Customers Say

EV drivers across Birmingham trust us to get their home charging right.

“Two other installers quoted for the charger alone and only mentioned the fuse board problem afterwards. House Rewiring Birmingham spotted it at the survey, included the upgrade in one fixed price, and fitted everything in a day at our home in Four Oaks.”

Richard T. — Four Oaks

“Our parking in Rednal is at the end of the garden, so the charger went on a post with an armoured cable run. Neat, tidy, and the app scheduling for the overnight tariff has cut our charging costs massively.”

Joanne C. — Rednal

“As a landlord I added a charger to my rental in Kingstanding after the tenants switched to an EV. They sorted the grant paperwork, fitted an untethered unit and sent me all the certificates. Tenants are delighted.”

Bal S. — Kingstanding

“We were having our house in Bartley Green partially rewired and asked about a charger at the same time. They added the charging circuit during the rewire and fitted the unit when our car arrived. Seamless and great value.”

Neil & Karen J. — Bartley Green

EV Charger Installation FAQs

How much does an EV charger installation cost in Birmingham?

A straightforward installation with a quality smart charger typically costs around £850–£1,200 fully fitted. Longer cable runs, post mounting or a consumer unit upgrade add to this — which is why we survey first and give one fixed quote covering everything, with no extras appearing on installation day.

How fast is a 7kW home charger?

A 7kW charger adds roughly 25–30 miles of range per hour, fully charging most EVs overnight — around three times faster than a three-pin plug, and without the fire risks of charging through domestic sockets long-term. 22kW units exist but need a three-phase supply, which very few Birmingham homes have; for almost everyone, 7kW is the right choice.

Will my fuse board need upgrading for an EV charger?

Not always, but it’s common in older homes — the charger needs a spare way, suitable protection and a healthy earthing arrangement, and a 7kW continuous load is a serious addition to an ageing board. We check all of this at the free survey and include any upgrade in your fixed quote, so you know the full cost before committing.

Are there any grants for home EV chargers?

The EV chargepoint grant can contribute towards installation costs for flat owners and renters with eligible off-street parking, and separate support exists for landlords. The old homeowner grant for standard houses closed in 2022, so most homeowners now pay the full cost. Eligibility rules change periodically — we’ll confirm what applies to you at the survey.

How long does the installation take?

Most installations are completed in half a day to a day, including testing, certification and setting up the smart features. Jobs involving a consumer unit upgrade or a long cable run to a detached garage or post can take a full day. Power is only off briefly while we make the final connection.