Electrical Contractor · Longford
Electrical Contractor in Longford
We cover Longford's N39 postcodes, working on the older farmhouses and bungalows out around Granard and Ballymahon that often need a full rewire, and the newer housing going up in Longford Town and Edgeworthstown. Every job is tested and certified to IS 10101 on completion.
Why Choose Us in Longford
The only county we cover where one-off houses outnumber estate houses, 56% against 28%.
Longford is further from our Wexford base, but for development-scale projects and larger domestic jobs the distance is never a barrier. Much of the county is rural, so a lot of the work is rewires and consumer unit upgrades on older properties, with full first-fix-to-handover packages on the new estates in the towns. We plan our Longford work efficiently, often combining it with other midlands jobs to keep costs competitive, and every install is certified to IS 10101. We also cover neighbouring Westmeath on the same trips.
What makes Longford different
Longford is the only county we cover where the estate house is not the default. 56% of the homes completed here between 2023 and 2025 were one-offs and just 28% were built as part of a scheme, the lowest scheme share on our patch including Dublin, and the only place where one-off houses outnumber estate houses. The county also builds less against what is already standing than anywhere else we work: 22 completions per 1,000 existing homes, against 78.7 in Louth. Two things follow from that. There is no volume builder here setting a going rate, so a Longford job gets priced from the drawing rather than off the last phase of somebody's estate. And with 343 new homes in three years against 15,623 already standing, almost all the electrical work in this county is on houses that are already lived in, 93.6% of which predate 2011.
Longford Housing Stock
What decides the job here is when the house was built
The wiring rules are national. What actually changes the work is the decade, and Longford’s stock has its own shape: 47.2% of homes here were built 1991 – 2010. Find your era below and follow it through to the detail.
| Built | Homes in Longford | Share | What that usually means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1961 | 3,133 | 20.1% | Rubber or lead-sheathed cable. Usually a genuine rewire. |
| 1961 – 1990 | 4,113 | 26.3% | Depends which end of the band. Fuse wire and no RCD are common. |
| 1991 – 2010 | 7,369 | 47.2% | Sound cable, dated board. Almost never a rewire. |
| 2011 onward | 1,008 | 6.4% | Nothing degrading. Capacity for a charger or a heat pump is the question. |
Source: CSO Census 2022, table FY033A, period of construction of occupied dwellings in Longford. 15,623 dwellings stated. Data pulled 2026-08-05.
343
New homes, 2023–2025
Completed across Longford
192
Were one-off houses
56% of the county's completions
122
Built around Longford
The busiest town in Longford
Where the building is happening in Longford
Longford (122) · Granard (118) · Ballymahon (104). New dwelling completions 2023–2025, CSO. Newer stock changes what a job looks like: a house finished in the last few years needs capacity added rather than cable replaced.
Not sure which era yours is?
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Costs are not repeated on county pages. For the full picture see what a house rewire costs in Ireland and what a fuse board upgrade costs.
On The Ground In Longford
The job is not the same across the county
The most evenly split county on our patch
Longford's completions divide almost equally across its three electoral areas: 122 around Longford town, 118 around Granard and 104 around Ballymahon. A 1.2-point gap between the two busiest is the tightest of any three-area county we cover, against 3.7 in Carlow, 17.1 in Offaly and 37.2 in Laois. Most counties have a centre of gravity. Longford does not, and the work is genuinely spread across it, which is why we plan Longford as a day in the county rather than a call to one town.
One-offs are the normal build here, not the exception
192 of Longford's 343 new homes were one-offs on their own sites. That inverts what we see everywhere else, and it changes what a new-build quote covers. A rural site usually needs a wastewater treatment plant with its own pump and aerator, often a well or borehole with a pressure system, and an ESB Networks connection quoted for that site alone. Those are real circuits with real controls, and they are on the schedule before anyone counts a socket. The full rural build package is written up on our Wexford new build page, and it reads the same in Longford.
Why there is no going rate in Longford
343 completions in three years across the whole county works out at roughly two new homes a week, county-wide. There is no developer here running repeat phases of the same house type, so there is no local benchmark price for a first fix and no spec sheet doing the rounds. That cuts both ways honestly. It means we cannot quote you off somebody else's estate, and it means the quote has to be built from your drawings, your site and your services. It also means the questions we ask before pricing are longer than they would be in Kildare, and that is deliberate.
The existing stock is where nearly all the work is
3,133 Longford homes predate 1961 and another 4,113 went up between 1961 and 1990, together 46.4% of the county. That is the stock behind most of what we do here: farmhouses and bungalows out around Granard and Ballymahon where rubber cable, rewireable fuse carriers and lighting circuits with no earth are all still found. The other 47.2% of the county went up between 1991 and 2010, and that stock is a different conversation, usually a fuse board rather than a rewire. Which of the two you are in decides the job, and twenty minutes of testing decides it more reliably than the year on the deeds.
Our Services
Electrical Services in Longford
We deliver the full range of electrical services across Longford. Every job is Safe Electric certified.
Residential electrical packages for new developments
Full house rewires and consumer unit upgrades
EV charger installation for homes and businesses
Commercial and retail electrical fit-outs
Periodic testing and Safe Electric certification
Areas We Cover
Serving Longford & Surrounding Areas
Who You’re Dealing With
Why this job is safe with us
J Cowman Electrical Contractors is based in Wexford and covers Longford as part of our Leinster service area. Same crew, same registration, same certificate on completion.
Safe Electric registered
Registration A6700
Verifiable on the public register
Public liability insurance
Up to €6.5M
Cover in place on every job
Crew size
10 electricians
Trading since 2021
Fixed-price quote
Within 48 hours
WhatsApp replies within the hour, Mon–Fri
Track Record.
Accreditations
Safe Electric A6700
SEAI Registered
Fully InsuredFAQ
Common Questions: Longford
Do you cover all of Longford?
Yes, we cover Longford and surrounding areas. Whether you're in the town centre or a more rural part of Longford, we can reach you. Contact us and we'll confirm availability for your exact location.
How quickly can you get to me in Longford?
We respond within 1 hour for urgent jobs in Longford. For planned work, we'll schedule a convenient time that suits you, usually within 48 hours of your initial enquiry.
Are you Safe Electric registered for work in Longford?
Yes. J Cowman Electrical Contractors is fully Safe Electric registered, Safe Electric certified, and carries full public liability insurance. Every installation in Longford is tested and certified to IS 10101.
Do you provide free quotes in Longford?
Yes. Send us the details of your project (photos, plans, or a quick description) and we'll return a fixed-price quote within 48 hours. For larger jobs, we'll arrange a free site visit in Longford.
What types of projects have you completed in Longford?
We've delivered a range of projects in Longford including full house rewires, EV charger installations, new build electrical packages, and commercial fit-outs. Every project comes with full Safe Electric certification.
From a Single Rewire to Full Developments: Send Us the Details.
Send us your plans or a quick description. We return a fixed-price quote within 48 hours, no obligation, no sales calls.