Granville's story, electrically
A factory suburb
Granville grew around the railway, which arrived in 1855, and land was subdivided from 1862. Gas street lighting came in the 1880s and 1890s, and between 1921 and 1933 the number of homes rose by 54 per cent as workers' housing went up.
Post-war estates
After World War II, the NSW Housing Commission built estates here.
Flood history
On Anzac Day 1974, torrential rain flooded the Duck Creek stormwater channel and partially cut the suburb in two.
Endeavour Energy
Granville is split between Cumberland and Parramatta councils, both in Endeavour Energy's area. Faults: 131 003.
For Granville landlords: the electrical basics
- Enough electricity or gas outlets for lighting, heating and appliances
- Adequate lighting in each room except storage rooms and garages
- Smoke alarms checked every year and replaced within 10 years of manufacture
- Faulty smoke alarms fixed within two business days
- Every electrical fault treated as an urgent repair
- A CCEW on file for each job
In the older cottages
Houses from the early 1900s have usually had their wiring extended a piece at a time. If you're buying one, a pre-purchase electrical inspection tells you if a rewire comes with the house.
Tell us what's going on. Where we have a licence-checked electrician near Granville who does that job, we'll match you.
What we'd do
If you're a tenant with an electrical problem, report it in writing the same day and keep a copy. If you're a landlord, put the smoke alarm check in the same week every year so it never slips.
Want a specialist to sort it?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match the licence-checked local electrician who does this kind of work, and they call you. No ring-around, and your number goes to them alone.