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Electrician in West End

Seven in ten West End homes were built in 1960 or earlier, and Colony is the newer exception, so Sparxx matches the job to the neighbourhood and the year the house was built.

When you hire a West End electrician, the house is usually an older one. Across the West End’s nine neighbourhoods, 69.8% of homes were built in 1960 or earlier, according to the 2021 census. The nine are Armstrong’s Point, Colony, Daniel McIntyre, Minto, Sargent Park, Spence, St. Matthews, West Broadway and Wolseley.

Built in two waves

The West End was developed as a residential area in two growth periods, 1890 to 1895 and 1900 to 1912, and development continued through the 1920s. West Broadway’s original homes were built between 1890 and 1913. Homes from that era may still have knob and tube wiring or a small, original panel, so we look at what is there and explain your options before recommending anything.

The age varies by neighbourhood. Share of homes built in 1960 or earlier:

  • Sargent Park: 81.7%
  • Minto: 79.2%
  • West Broadway: 52.1%
  • Colony: 10.6%

Sargent Park and Minto are mostly older houses, so the panel and the wiring come first. West Broadway is about half and half. Wolseley, one of the nine, has its own Wolseley page.

Colony has newer streets

Colony has the newest housing in the West End. More than a quarter of its homes (27.4%) were built between 2016 and 2021. EV chargers and new garage circuits are likelier questions on those streets. Elsewhere in the West End, the first conversation is about the panel and the wiring.

Heritage district

Armstrong’s Point was designated a heritage conservation district by Council on April 25, 2019. Owners must get a heritage permit before work within the boundary. If your house is inside it, check with the City whether your job needs one, and tell us when you call.

What we do in the West End

The City of Winnipeg issues electrical permits here, and when a job needs one we take care of it and the inspection that follows. On service and panel upgrades we also arrange the Manitoba Hydro disconnect and reconnect.

Call us

We are open every day from 7 AM to 8 PM. Tell us your neighbourhood and the year the house was built, and we will tell you where to start.

Neighbourhoods We Serve in West End

  • Armstrong's Point
  • Colony
  • Daniel McIntyre
  • Minto
  • Sargent Park
  • Spence
  • St. Matthews
  • West Broadway
  • Wolseley

Our Services in West End

West End Electrician Questions

Does the Armstrong's Point heritage district affect electrical work?

The City designated Armstrong's Point a heritage conservation district on April 25, 2019, and says owners need a heritage permit before work inside the boundary. If your house is in it, check with the City whether your job needs one and mention it when you call us.

Are all West End houses old?

No. Across the nine neighbourhoods about 70% of homes were built in 1960 or earlier, but Colony has the newest housing, with 27.4% built from 2016 to 2021. For a newer home we think about EV chargers and garage circuits. For an older one we start with the panel and the wiring.

Serving West End and Nearby

Call or message us about electrical work in West End. You get a straight answer on what the job needs.

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