Power cut affecting Thornton Heath and nearby areas

What happened?

An underground electricity cable faulted on our high voltage network, causing an area wide power cut.

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

CR7 8NE, CR7 8NB, CR7 8ND, CR7 8NH, CR7 8NG, CR7 8NZ, CR7 8JQ, CR7 8NN, CR7 8NL, CR7 8NP, CR7 8NJ, CR7 8QH, CR7 8JF, CR7 8NY, CR7 8QL, CR7 8NF, CR7 8JT, CR7 8JN, CR7 8NS, CR7 8JP, CR7 8PU, CR7 8QN, CR7 8LL, CR7 8JX, CR7 8XL, CR7 8SD, CR7 8FR, CR7 8

Latest updates

• 01 Nov, 12:15

  Power cut reported

  We are aware of an incident caused by 11kV UG Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 01-NOV-2026 15:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 01 Nov, 14:15

  Power restored

  We are aware of an incident caused by 11kV UG Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 01-NOV-2026 15:00. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 01 Nov, 14:55

  Power restored

  We have repaired the problem with the electricity supply in your area. There may still be some tidying up to do, and any details have been passed to our Maintenance department, who will attend to it as soon as possible. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.