CCTV installation in London

A 4-camera HD system for a home starts from £1,250 including VAT, a 4-camera 4K system from £1,695 including VAT, and an 8-camera business system from £2,450 including VAT. The price covers the cameras, recorder and hard drive, cabling, installation and app setup. Your exact price depends on the number of cameras and the cable routes, and is fixed in writing after a free survey.

Most houses are well covered by four: the front door, the drive or parking, the back garden and the side return or rear door. Larger homes, shops and offices usually need six to eight. We plan each camera from the survey so that every approach is covered without filming more of the street or the neighbours than necessary.

HD (4MP/5MP) is enough for watching the garden and the drive. 4K (8MP) is worth it where you want to read a number plate or recognise a face further from the camera, such as a long drive or a shop entrance. Colour night-vision cameras keep the picture in colour after dark where there is some ambient light.

Yes. Every system we fit is set up on your phones before we leave, so you can watch live, play back recordings and receive alerts when a person or vehicle is detected. The recording stays on the recorder in your property, so there is no monthly subscription.

Typically around 30 days on a 4-camera system, depending on the number of cameras, resolution and the size of the hard drive. If you need longer — common for businesses — we fit a larger drive and confirm the expected recording time in the quote.

Home CCTV is legal, but if your cameras capture people beyond your own boundary — the pavement, the road or a neighbour's garden — you have responsibilities under data protection law, as explained in the Information Commissioner's Office guidance for domestic CCTV. We position and mask cameras so they cover your property and not more than they need to.

We recommend wired cameras for most homes and businesses: a cable to each camera provides both power and data, so there are no batteries to charge and no dropped Wi-Fi signals. Cable routes are planned to be as neat as possible, through lofts and voids and along existing lines.

Yes, including systems we did not install. We replace failed recorders and hard drives, swap old analogue cameras for HD or 4K, reset lost passwords where the manufacturer allows it, and set the system up on your phone. Where the existing cables are sound we reuse them, which keeps the cost down.

A 12-month guarantee on our installation work, alongside the manufacturer's warranty on the equipment we supply. You also receive a completion certificate for your records.