Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation · South West
Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation in Tewkesbury
Social landlords in Tewkesbury can use us to install interlinked alarm systems and keep accurate alarm records for compliance.
We take on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Tewkesbury for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Tewkesbury belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Tewkesbury at a glance
- Council
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Region
- South West
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 96,624 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.02 (our estimate)
Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Tewkesbury?
Most social homes in Tewkesbury are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Tewkesbury Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Tewkesbury?
- Mains-wired interlinked smoke and heat alarms
- Sealed-battery and radio-interlinked options
- Carbon monoxide alarms near fixed combustion appliances
- Alarm upgrades during voids, rewires and planned works
- Replacement of alarms reaching end of life

How do we deliver it?
Where alarms are mains-wired, the electrical work is certified, and residents are shown how to test and silence them.
Which rules apply in Tewkesbury?
The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 require social landlords in England to fit a smoke alarm on every storey with living accommodation, a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a fixed combustion appliance (excluding gas cookers), and to repair or replace faulty alarms once reported.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation
What does smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation cost in Tewkesbury?
Our guide range for mains-wired interlinked smoke, heat and CO alarms in Tewkesbury is £460–£920 per home. That is the UK range of £450–£900 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (our own estimate); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.
Questions about smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Tewkesbury
Does Tewkesbury Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Tewkesbury are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Tewkesbury Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Which housing standard applies in Tewkesbury?
Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.
Can you take on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Tewkesbury as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Tewkesbury can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Tewkesbury
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Window and door replacement
- Responsive repairs
- Damp and mould remediation
- Aids and adaptations
- External wall insulation
- Estate and external works
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Electrical remedial works and rewires