Pricing
How much does garden lighting cost in Eastbourne?
Garden lighting in Eastbourne starts at around £500 for a small rear garden with a few focal points. A typical front garden and driveway scheme runs £2,500 to £4,500, and a whole-garden design across front, rear and facade is £5,000 and upwards. Every figure below is a guide band; the price you are given after a design visit is fixed, itemised and payable only once you have approved the plan.
Guide prices by scheme size
| Scheme | Guide price | What it typically covers |
|---|---|---|
| Small rear garden | From £500 | A handful of focal points — two or three uplights on planting or a small tree, plus a transformer and controls. Suited to courtyards and compact town gardens. |
| Mid-sized garden | £1,200 – £2,500 | Borders, a patio or seating area and one feature, zoned so you can run part of the scheme on its own. The most common starting point for a family garden. |
| Front garden & driveway | £2,500 – £4,500 | Driveway edges, steps and level changes, path lighting and usually some facade or porch lighting. Cable runs under existing hard landscaping are the main variable. |
| Whole-garden design | £5,000+ | Front, rear and facade treated as one layered scheme with multiple zones, feature trees and architectural lighting. Larger plots on the Downs' edge sit here. |
What moves the price
Pushes cost up
Existing hard landscaping
Cable routed under a laid drive, patio or resin surface costs more than cable into soft ground. Where possible we route through borders and lift the fewest slabs we can.
Pushes cost up
240 V work
Any mains circuit has to be tested and certified to BS 7671. That certification is a legal requirement and it carries a cost that a purely 12 V scheme does not.
Pushes cost up
Coastal specification
Within a mile of the sea we specify 316 marine-grade stainless, solid brass or bronze with sealed IP65+ housings. It costs more per fitting and it is the reason the scheme is still working in ten years.
Brings cost down
Fewer, better-aimed fittings
Garden lighting works through contrast. A scheme with eight well-placed fittings usually looks better — and costs less — than one with twenty.
Brings cost down
Phasing the work
Rear garden first, driveway and facade the following year. We size the transformer and lay spare capacity at the first visit so the second phase is cheaper.
What is included in the price
- Service area: Eastbourne and roughly 5 miles either side
- Typical cost: From £500 for a small scheme; £2,500–£4,500 for a typical front garden and driveway; £5,000+ whole-garden
- Corrosion guarantee: 10 years on fitting bodies, 25 years on solid bronze, lenses for life
- Workmanship guarantee: 2 years, with LED modules covered for 5
- Certification: Every 240 V installation tested and certified to BS 7671
- Fittings: 316 marine-grade stainless steel, solid brass and bronze, sealed IP65 or better
- Deposit: Nothing to pay until you have approved the plan and the fixed price
- Call-out: Free if the fault is our workmanship, otherwise £75 agreed before travelling
Parts, labour and materials are itemised separately from any call-out charge, and nothing is ordered or started until you have approved the quote.