CCTV Installation Chelsea: Residential and Commercial Security Camera Systems From £650
✓ NICEIC Approved | ✓ 4K IP Camera Systems | ✓ Remote Viewing | ✓ Conservation Area Compliant | ✓ Free Survey | ✓ Fixed Price
A Cadogan Square resident called us in March. She had returned from six weeks in Switzerland to find that her ground-floor study window had been forced and her laptop and two pieces of jewellery had been taken. The property had no CCTV. She assumed the neighbourhood wouldn’t require it.
Chelsea SW3 is the second most burgled residential postcode in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The property type that accounts for the majority of residential break-ins across SW3 and SW1X is the Victorian terrace with a side-access passage and a rear garden gate, precisely the property type that fills Cadogan Square, Flood Street, Paultons Square, and Cheyne Walk.
We surveyed the Cadogan Square property on a Thursday. We specified four cameras: one above the front door covering the entrance and the pavement to the left and right, one covering the side-passage gate, one covering the rear garden at the point of highest approach risk, and one internal corridor camera at the top of the basement stairs. All four 4K IP cameras are connected to a network video recorder with 28 days of local storage and remote viewing to her smartphone from Switzerland. Cable routed through the Victorian terrace internally with no visible external conduit. RBKC conservation area compliance confirmed before a single bracket was drilled.
System installed in one day. She can see her front door from Zurich.
CCTV installation Chelsea from £650 for a single camera. Residential 4-camera systems from £1,800. Commercial systems from £3,500. Free survey. Fixed price. NICEIC approved. All prices exclude VAT.
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CCTV installation in a Chelsea Victorian terrace, Knightsbridge mansion block, or Belgravia Grade II listed townhouse is not the same installation as a modern semi-detached in Sutton. The specific complications are consistent across every period property in SW3 and SW1X, and a CCTV installer without period property experience creates three problems that a specialist avoids.
The first is cable routing. A Victorian terrace has solid masonry walls between 400mm and 600mm thick, no cavity, no internal wall void, and original lathe and plaster on the inside face. Cable cannot be chased into the wall without damaging the original fabric; the correct approach is to route cable internally through ceiling voids, floor voids, and existing conduit runs, surfacing at camera positions where the fixing bracket conceals the exit point. The result is a clean installation with no visible external conduit. A non-specialist runs cable in white trunking on the external face of a Grade II listed Victorian terrace in the Chelsea conservation area. This is both incorrect and potentially a planning breach.
The second is conservation area compliance. Approximately 70% of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea falls within one of 38 designated conservation areas. Planning permission is not normally required to install CCTV cameras under permitted development rights. However, on a listed building, mounting a camera bracket to the exterior may require Listed Building Consent; the drilling and fixing itself is an alteration to a listed structure. We confirm the planning and consent position at the free survey stage before any brackets are drilled or cables are run.
The third is camera specification. A Victorian terrace in Cadogan Square has a front elevation facing a narrow street with passing pedestrians at all hours. A 4K camera with a wide-angle lens covering the full street width will capture footage of every person walking past. Under UK GDPR, footage of identifiable individuals captured outside the property boundary is personal data, and the homeowner becomes a data controller with legal obligations. The correct specification is a camera with a field of view designed to cover the property entrance and the immediate approach, with privacy masking applied electronically to areas outside the property boundary. We configure privacy masking on every residential installation as standard.
CCTV installation Chelsea from £650 for a single camera. A free survey confirms the correct specification, planning position, and cable routing before any price is quoted. Fixed price. NICEIC approved. Call 020 7129 7418.
All prices include the supply of camera equipment, cable, network video recorder where applicable, all installation labour, system configuration, remote viewing app setup, and a handover demonstration. All prices exclude VAT. Free survey and fixed price before any work begins.
Single 4K IP camera installed from £650
2-camera residential system from £1,100
4-camera residential system from £1,800
6-camera residential system from £2,600
8-camera residential system from £3,400
Network video recorder (NVR) with 28-day storage included in system price
Remote viewing smartphone app configuration included in all systems
Privacy masking configuration included as standard on all residential systems
Additional camera added to existing system from £380 per camera
Small commercial (retail, office, restaurant) 4-8 cameras from £3,500
Medium commercial 8-16 cameras from £6,500
Large commercial or multi-site price on application
ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) camera from £950 per camera
PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) camera from £1,200 per camera
4K wide-area external camera from £750 per camera
Commercial NVR with 28-day minimum storage included in the system price
Annual CCTV maintenance contract from £150 (residential) / from £500 (commercial)
Additional storage upgrade from £120
Cloud storage configuration from £10 per camera per month ongoing
Hard drive replacement from £95
System health check from £95
Conservation area and listed building:
Listed Building Consent assessment confirmed at a free survey
Discreet mini-dome camera for listed building facades from £750 per camera installed
Internal cable routing through ceiling and floor voids included in fixed price
No additional charge for conservation area installations where permitted development applies
All prices exclude VAT. Parking and congestion charges additional. Call 020 7129 7418.
Protecting Victorian terraces, mansion blocks, and listed townhouses. Residential CCTV installation Chelsea covers five property types with five different installation approaches.
The most common residential property type across Chelsea. Ground-floor side-passage access is the most common point of entry for residential burglaries in SW3. Correct camera coverage: one camera above the front entrance covering the pavement approach and the side-passage gate, one camera at the rear garden covering the back wall or gate, one internal camera at the basement or ground-floor level for post-entry identification. Cable routed internally. 4K IP cameras. 28-day NVR storage. Remote viewing. From £1,800 for a 4-camera system.
Lateral apartments and upper-floor flats. Coverage typically focused on the flat entrance door in the shared corridor, with building management company consent required for any camera mounted in a shared area. We manage the consent application as part of the installation package. Internal cameras for the flat interior. Wireless cameras available where cable routing through shared fabric is not feasible. From £650 for a single entrance camera.
Grade I, Grade II*, and Grade II listed properties across Eaton Square, Chester Square, and Belgrave Square. Camera brackets mounted to listed fabric require Listed Building Consent assessment before any fixing. We confirm the consent position at the free survey. Where consent is not required, discreet mini-dome cameras in period-appropriate finishes are specified to minimise visual impact on the listed facade. From £750 per camera installed.
Lower ground level and single-storey garages at mews properties. Camera coverage focused on the garage entrance, the shared mews approach, and the upper-floor residential entrance. Cable typically routed through the original mews conversion structure. From £1,100 for a 2-camera system.
Concrete-frame and steel-frame buildings. Cable routing typically simpler than in period properties. IP camera systems with a building management company liaison, where cameras cover shared areas. Wireless options available. From £650 per camera.
CCTV installation Chelsea residential: Free survey. Fixed price. NICEIC approved. 020 7129 7418.
Commercial CCTV installation Chelsea retail, office, restaurant, and hospitality.
Commercial CCTV installation Chelsea covers the range of commercial property types that occupy the ground floors and lower ground floors of Chelsea period buildings: retail boutiques, restaurants, professional offices, private members’ clubs, and commercial properties across King’s Road, Sloane Square, Fulham Road, and Brompton Road.
The commercial CCTV requirement in Chelsea is driven by three specific factors that residential installations do not encounter.
Westminster recorded 45,224 shoplifting offences in the first six months of 2026, a 54% year-on-year increase. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea saw similar trends. A King’s Road boutique with a high-value stock profile and an open retail layout is a high-target property. Commercial CCTV systems for Chelsea retail must cover every customer-accessible area, the stockroom and service areas, and the point of sale; typically 6-10 cameras for a standard boutique. 4K resolution is the minimum standard for identification footage in retail. From £3,500 for a 4-8 camera retail system.
Commercial operators using CCTV that captures identifiable customers and passing pedestrians are data controllers under UK GDPR. Legal obligations include ICO registration, a written CCTV policy, visible signage, a defined retention period (typically 28-31 days), and a Subject Access Request process for individuals requesting footage of themselves. We configure every commercial CCTV system to comply with UK GDPR requirements and provide a standard CCTV policy template at handover. GDPR compliance is not optional. ICO enforcement for CCTV GDPR breaches has increased significantly since 2024.
Commercial CCTV systems in the UK are designed against BS EN 62676, the video surveillance systems standard. This sets minimum requirements for image quality, recording duration, camera positioning, and system documentation. Insurance underwriters and commercial landlords increasingly require BS EN 62676 compliance as a condition of cover. Every Chelsea PR&M commercial CCTV installation is designed and documented to this standard.
Commercial CCTV installation Chelsea from £3,500. Free survey. Fixed price. NICEIC approved. 020 7129 7418.
Planning permission for CCTV Chelsea
What conservation area and listed building owners need to know. Planning permission for CCTV in Chelsea: the position is more specific in RBKC than in most London boroughs because approximately 70% of the borough falls within one of 38 conservation areas, and the borough contains over 1,300 listed buildings.
Under permitted development rights, planning permission is not normally required to install external CCTV cameras on a residential property. Cameras must be kept to a reasonable size and number the Planning Portal sets specific limits on dimensions. Where cameras fall within permitted development limits, installation can proceed without a planning application.
The Chelsea conservation area designation restricts external alterations that affect the character of the conservation area. CCTV cameras installed in accordance with permitted development rights generally do not require planning permission in a conservation area. Article 4 directions in specific streets may impose additional restrictions. We confirm the Article 4 position at the free survey before any installation begins.
Any alteration to the external fabric of a listed building, including drilling a bracket hole for a camera mounting, may require Listed Building Consent from RBKC. The specific position is property-dependent and confirmed by RBKC’s PlanningLine or pre-application advice. We assess the Listed Building Consent position at the free survey stage. Where consent is required, we advise on the application process and specify camera positions that minimise the visual impact on the listed facade.
External CCTV cameras that capture identifiable images of individuals outside the property boundary neighbours, passing pedestrians make the homeowner a data controller under UK GDPR. Privacy masking, an electronic mask applied to the footage of areas outside the property boundary, is the standard solution. We configure privacy masking on every external camera as standard. This eliminates the UK GDPR obligation for footage outside the boundary while maintaining full coverage of the property.
Planning assessment confirmed at every free survey. Listed Building Consent position confirmed before any brackets are drilled. Call 020 7129 7418.
CCTV Systems
We install 4K IP cameras, NVR, remote viewing, and access control CCTV installation in Chelsea: the system components that determine image quality, storage reliability, and remote viewing capability.
The standard specification for all Chelsea PR&M CCTV installations. 4K (8MP) resolution provides footage quality sufficient to identify faces, read number plates, and zoom digitally into specific areas of the frame after an incident. The minimum commercial standard for new installations in 2026. IP cameras connect over the property network and transmit footage to the NVR digitally more reliable transmission, better image quality, and easier expansion than analogue CCTV. Hikvision and Dahua IP cameras are the specified products for residential and standard commercial systems. Axis IP cameras for premium commercial and institutional environments.
CCTV Systems
PAT testing Chelsea £105 + VAT, including 12 items. Additional appliances £5 + VAT each. Certificate issued same day. NICEIC approved. Same-week availability.
For a standard furnished one- to two-bedroom Chelsea flat: £105 + VAT covers the majority of properties comfortably within the 12-item threshold.
For a larger furnished property with more appliances, the additional charge per appliance is confirmed at the time of booking once the approximate number of appliances is known.
PAT testing and EICR single visit, both certificates same day. PAT testing, EICR, and Gas Safety Inspection single visit, all three certificates same day.
Combined pricing confirmed at the time of booking.
Portfolio pricing for three or more properties. Expiry alert service free with every certification programme.
All prices exclude VAT. Parking and congestion charges are additional and fully chargeable.
The landlord had the faulty microwave and floor lamp both showing insulation resistance faults, both replaced before tenants used them.
The cost of the PAT test that found them: £105 + VAT.
The cost of a fire caused by a faulty appliance in a Chelsea furnished flat in property damage, insurance excess, potential liability, and the conversation with an insurer about why there was no PAT test certificate in place: immeasurable. The certificate costs £105 + VAT. What it protects is the property, the tenant, and the landlord’s insurance position.
Areas We Cover for PAT Testing
PAT testing across Chelsea SW3: King’s Road, Sloane Street, Fulham Road, Old Church Street, and all SW3 addresses. NICEIC approved. Certificate same day. Same-week availability. £105 + VAT. Call 020 7129 7418.
PAT testing across Knightsbridge SW1X. Furnished flats, mansion blocks, and period properties. Same-week availability. Certificate same day. £105 + VAT. Call 020 7129 7418.
PAT testing across Belgravia SW1. Furnished lets, Georgian terraces, mews properties. Same-week availability. Portfolio pricing for multiple properties. Certificate same day. Call 020 7129 7418.
PAT testing across South Kensington SW7. Furnished flats, Victorian conversions, mansion blocks. Same-week availability. Certificate same day. £105 + VAT. Call 020 7129 7418.
PAT testing across Kensington W8. Furnished properties, Victorian villas, period lets. Same-week availability. Portfolio pricing. Certificate same day. Call 020 7129 7418.
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289 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW3 2DY
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What Our Chelsea Clients Say About Our PAT Testing.
Read testimonials from satisfied homeowners across Chelsea, Knightsbridge, and Belgravia who trust us with their property renovation and maintenance needs.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Stars
“Chelsea Property Renovation manages all four of my properties for EICR certificates, Gas Safety Inspections, and PAT testing on the two furnished flats. I had not realised my PAT certificates were three years overdue until they attended. Two appliances failed and were replaced before my tenants could use them. The expiry alert service means I will never be in that position again. One contractor. Every certificate. Every renewal managed.”
Richard Ashworth - Knightsbridge SW1X
Portfolio Landlord Four Properties Annual Certification Programme
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Stars
“PAT testing and EICR certificates completed in a single visit on both my Belgravia furnished properties. All certificates issued the same day. The NICEIC engineer was thorough, efficient, and explained the results for every appliance clearly. Two appliances flagged for replacement were both dealt with before the tenancy began. Expiry alerts set up for both properties. Exactly the standard you need when managing furnished properties in this market.”
Helena Cavendish - Belgravia SW1
Landlord Two Furnished Properties PAT Testing and EICR Combined
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Stars
“Six properties across South Kensington and Chelsea. Chelsea Property Renovation handles PAT testing on the three furnished properties, EICR certificates across all six, and Gas Safety Inspections annually. Everything tracked. Expiry alerts 30 days before every renewal. I have not had to think about certification since moving to their programme. Certificate same day on every visit. Outstanding service.”
James Forsythe - South Kensington SW7
Landlord - Six Properties - Full Portfolio Certification Programme
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We’ve completed home renovations in Central London since 2000. Over 150 projects across Chelsea, Belgravia, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Marylebone, Bloomsbury, Fitzrovia, and Westminster.
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£10M public liability insurance, £10M employers' liability insurance, and professional indemnity coverage. All work is fully guaranteed. Building control certificates provided. Electrical and Gas Safe certificates where applicable. Written guarantees on all home renovation services Central London. Insurance certificates available on request.
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What is PAT testing, and do I need it for my Chelsea rental property?
PAT testing is the professional safety inspection of portable electrical appliances; every appliance that connects to a socket rather than being permanently wired in. For Chelsea landlords with furnished rental properties, PAT testing is required by most specialist landlord insurance policies as a condition of cover. It also demonstrates compliance with the general duty of care under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. If your property is furnished, PAT testing is required. £105 + VAT, including 12 items. Certificate same day. Call 020 7129 7418. PAT testing for landlords
How much does PAT testing cost in Chelsea?
PAT testing Chelsea £105 + VAT, including 12 items. Additional appliances £5 + VAT each. Certificate issued same day. NICEIC approved. All prices exclude VAT. Parking and congestion charges additional. Portfolio pricing for three or more properties. Combined with EICR and Gas Safety Inspection in a single visit combined pricing confirmed at booking. Call 020 7129 7418. PAT testing Chelsea
How often does PAT testing need to be done for a Chelsea rental property?
Annual PAT testing is the standard and widely accepted requirement for furnished residential rental properties, required by most specialist landlord insurance policies and by most letting agents as a condition of property management. Our expiry alert service tracks every certificate we issue and sends a renewal notification 30 days before the annual renewal date. Free with every certification programme. Call 020 7129 7418.
What appliances are included in the £105 + VAT PAT test?
The first 12 appliances in the property are included within the standard £105 + VAT fee. For a standard furnished one to two-bedroom Chelsea flat, this typically covers television, washing machine, dishwasher, fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster, lamps, and other portable appliances. A larger furnished property will have more than 12 appliances; additional items are charged at £5 + VAT each, confirmed at booking once the approximate appliance count is known. Call 020 7129 7418.
Can you combine PAT testing with EICR and Gas Safety Inspection?
Yes. Where EICR, Gas Safety Inspection, and PAT testing are all due at a property, all three can be completed in a single coordinated visit. All three certificates issued on the same day. One access request to the tenant. One engineer attendance. Significantly less disruptive than three separate visits. Combined pricing confirmed at booking. Portfolio pricing for three or more properties. Call 020 7129 7418.
What happens if an appliance fails the PAT test?
A failed appliance is listed on the certificate with the nature of the fault. The appliance must be removed from service and either repaired by a qualified electrician or replaced before being returned to use. We advise on the appropriate action for each failed appliance at the time of testing. We have found faults in appliances that showed no visible signs of damage, including insulation resistance faults in a microwave and a floor lamp at a Knightsbridge property. Those faults were identified and both appliances replaced before the tenants used them. Call 020 7129 7418.
What is the correct order to renovate a house in Knightsbridge?
For a Knightsbridge listed building, consent first, then roof and structure, then first fix services, then plastering and period feature reinstatement, then kitchen and bathrooms, then second fix services, then decoration, then flooring last. Consent must be obtained before any physical work begins. Period feature reinstatement is carried out alongside plastering rather than as a separate stage, because both involve the wall and ceiling surfaces and sequencing them together is more efficient than treating them separately. Call 020 7129 7418.
Is PAT testing a legal requirement for Chelsea landlords?
PAT testing is not a statutory legal requirement under specific rental property legislation in the same way as EICR certificates and Gas Safety Inspections. However, the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 impose a general duty of care on landlords to ensure that electrical appliances provided to tenants are safe. PAT testing is the accepted method of demonstrating compliance with that duty, and it is required by most specialist landlord insurance policies as a condition of cover for furnished properties. Call 020 7129 7418.
How do I set up annual PAT testing for my Chelsea portfolio?
Call 020 7129 7418. We will take the details of every furnished property in your portfolio, confirm the approximate number of appliances at each, and issue a fixed-price programme covering all PAT testing for the next 12 months. Expiry alert service included free 30-day notification before every annual renewal. Portfolio pricing for three or more properties. All certificates issued same day. One contractor. Every property. Every certificate. Managed.
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Address:
289 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London, SW3 2DY
Email:
info@chelseapropertyrenovation.co.uk
Phone number:
020 7129 7418
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 6 pm
Saturday -Sunday - Emergency only
Areas We Serve:
- Belgravia
- Pimlico
- Mayfair
- Marylebone
- Victoria
- Paddington
- Hammersmith & Fulham
- ower Hamlets
- Lambeth
- Plus Hackney
- Chelsea
- South Kensington
- Knightsbridge
- Notting Hill
- Earl's Court
- Camden Town
- Barbican
- Bank
- Liverpool Street
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