Get a competitive quote for your Teesside security system
Get a free, competitive quote for burglar alarm installation, wireless alarm systems, CCTV, alarm repairs and upgrades, smart alarms with app control and annual servicing across Middlesbrough, Stockton, Billingham, Redcar, Hartlepool and the wider TS area. Fixed written prices, a proper walk round the property, and a system you can actually live with.
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Security services in Teesside
Get a free, competitive quote for burglar alarm installation, wireless alarm systems, CCTV installation, alarm repairs and upgrades, smart alarms and app control, and alarm servicing.
Burglar Alarm Installation
Wired systems £400–£800 fitted. Panel, keypad, sounder, detectors, codes handed over.
From £400 →
Wireless Alarm Systems
£350–£700 fitted. No cable runs, one-day install, tidy in a finished house.
From £350 →
CCTV Installation
£300–£900 fitted. Two to four cameras, recorder, storage and app viewing.
From £300 →
Alarm Repairs & Upgrades
From £80. Beeping panels, false alarms, dead batteries, lost codes, panel swaps.
From £80 →
Smart Alarms & App Control
£500–£900 fitted. Arm from your phone, instant alerts, camera verification, user history.
From £500 →
Alarm Servicing & Maintenance
From £60 a visit. Walk test, battery checks, sounder test, dated service record.
From £60 →How it works
- Tell us about the property. Two minutes in the quote form, house or business, what you want protected, your postcode.
- Get your free quote. Your job is priced properly and competitively, with a fast turnaround.
- You decide. Talk the quote through, ask questions, take your time. No charge, no pressure.
What does an alarm system cost in Teesside?
A wired burglar alarm on a typical three-bedroom Teesside house, control panel, keypad, sounder, door contacts and a few detectors, lands at £400 to £800 fitted in 2026. A wireless equivalent sits slightly lower at £350 to £700 because the labour is shorter, a smart system with app control and remote arming runs £500 to £900, and a small CCTV set-up starts around £300 and climbs to £900 once you want four decent cameras and a recorder with real storage. Faults, panel swaps and battery work start from £80, and an annual service from £60.
Three things move the figure: how many rooms and openings you want covered, whether the kit is wired or wireless, and what happens when the alarm goes off. A bells-only system that simply makes noise is the cheapest end. Add app notifications, camera verification or a monitoring contract and the price and the ongoing cost both change, so it is worth deciding what you actually want to happen at 2am before comparing quotes.
| Job | Typical price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wired burglar alarm, three-bed house | £400 to £800 | Panel, keypad, sounder, detectors |
| Wireless alarm system | £350 to £700 | Less cabling, quicker fit |
| Smart alarm with app control | £500 to £900 | Remote arming and notifications |
| CCTV, two to four cameras | £300 to £900 | Recorder, storage, cabling |
| Repair, upgrade or panel swap | from £80 | Faults, batteries, keypads |
| Annual service visit | from £60 | Test, clean, battery check |
The full breakdown, including what pushes a house from the bottom of a range to the top, is in the Teesside alarm cost guide.
Teesside housing shapes the system you need
Security design here follows the streets. The tight terraced grids of central Middlesbrough, Stockton and Hartlepool have back lanes and shared yards, so rear doors, yard gates and ground-floor windows carry most of the risk and a camera on the back elevation earns its place. The interwar and postwar semis of Billingham, Acklam and Thornaby suit a straightforward panel-and-detector layout with contacts on the two external doors. The newer estates at Ingleby Barwick, Coulby Newham and Wynyard tend to be open-plan with integral garages and side gates, which adds a zone or two. Along the coast at Redcar and Saltburn the salt air is a genuine factor for external sounders and camera housings, and holiday-let owners want remote visibility rather than just a bell in the street.
What a serious alarm quote looks like
Security kit is easy to sell and hard to compare, so a good quote spells out the system rather than the brochure.
- A room by room schedule: every detector, contact, camera and sounder listed with where it goes, not just "alarm system fitted".
- Grade and standard named: most homes are Grade 2 to BS EN 50131 or PD 6662, which matters if your insurer asks.
- What happens on activation: bells only, app notification, or a monitoring contract with its own annual cost stated separately.
- Cabling and making good: where wires run, how they are hidden, and what gets patched afterwards.
- Ownership and codes: the panel unlocked and the engineer code handed over, so a future installer can work on it.
- Warranty and servicing: the parts and labour period in writing, plus the cost of the annual visit if you want one.
Where to start
Most people arrive with one of three questions: what will it cost, should it be wired or wireless, and how many cameras do I really need. The cost guide gives 2026 figures by job type, wired versus wireless settles the technology choice honestly, and home CCTV covers cameras without the overspend. If you already know roughly what you want, the quote form is the fastest route, or get in touch.
Get a competitive quote for your Teesside security system
Competitive pricing, quoted properly for your job. No charge, no pressure.
- ✓ Free quotes
- ✓ Competitive pricing
- ✓ All TS postcodes covered
Where we cover
Alarm and CCTV work across the whole Teesside patch, from the Redcar and Saltburn coast inland to Yarm and the Wynyard estates.
Full details on the areas we cover page.
Frequently asked questions
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Security guides for Teesside homeowners
Alarm and CCTV Costs in Teesside (2026)
Prices by system type, what moves the figure, and the ongoing costs to ask about.
Wired vs Wireless Alarms
Disruption, batteries, reliability and cost, compared without picking a favourite.
Home CCTV: What You Need
Camera count, positions, resolution versus storage, and the privacy rules.
Get a competitive quote for your Teesside security system
Competitive pricing, quoted properly for your job. No charge, no pressure.
- ✓ Free quotes
- ✓ Competitive pricing
- ✓ All TS postcodes covered