Chiswick is full of the kind of homes that reward a little planning: Victorian and Edwardian terraces, Thames-side flats, and family houses with side access and rear gardens. Those layouts shape which security and smart-home kit works best. This guide covers what we would look at first for a W4 property, with prices taken from our current packages. For fixed-price packages, see CCTV installation in Chiswick.
Start with the entrances
Most break-ins begin at the front door, a side gate or the back garden. Before buying anything, walk the property and list every way in: front door, side passage, rear door, ground-floor windows, and any basement or garage access. A good plan covers each of these with a mix of visible deterrents and quiet detection.
For a terrace with a front garden, a video doorbell is usually the best first step. Our Video Doorbell Pro package is £399 installed, or £129 if you have already bought the doorbell and just want it fitted properly and connected to your Wi-Fi.
CCTV for houses with gardens
Rear gardens and side passages are the blind spots in many Chiswick homes. Cameras with good night vision covering the back door and side access make a real difference, and they give you footage that is useful if you ever need it.
Our Home Starter CCTV package is £899 and suits a smaller home. Home Protect is £1,499 and adds more coverage for larger houses. If you are weighing up the options, our guide to wired versus wireless CCTV explains why a wired recorder is usually the more reliable choice in a brick-built home.
Alarms for flats and family homes
An alarm is the other half of the picture: cameras record, but an alarm alerts. For a flat, our Flat/Apartment alarm package is £699. For a family house with several floors and a garden door, the Family Home package is £1,099. If you are comparing costs more widely, see our burglar alarm price guide.
Wi-Fi that actually reaches the garden
Smart cameras and doorbells are only as good as the signal behind them. Older terraces with thick internal walls often leave dead spots in exactly the places you want a camera. A Wi-Fi Health Check is £149, and a Whole-Home Mesh Setup is £299 (the mesh hardware is quoted separately, or you can supply your own). For the most reliable result, wired cabling to key points is worth considering; see our Cat6 cabling guide.
Smart home touches that earn their place
Once the basics are secure, a few additions are worth it. Smart Essentials is £1,499 and puts smart lighting in the hallway and lounge and a smart thermostat under one app, with Alexa or Siri voice control. If heating is the priority, Heating Zones is £449 to fit and tune a thermostat plus up to six smart radiator valves (the hardware is supplied by you or quoted separately), and Smart Thermostat Setup is £179 to fit and set up a Hive, Nest or tado thermostat you have bought. Smart lighting that switches on when you are away is a gentle extra deterrent.
Finishing the room: TV mounting
If you are already having work done, it makes sense to have the television mounted at the same time. Our TV wall mounting packages are £149 for Basic, £229 for Standard and £349 for Premium, with cables concealed neatly at the higher tiers. See our TV wall mounting page for details.
Why a survey saves money
Every home is different, and a short survey avoids buying the wrong kit. Our Home Survey and Design visit is £99. We look at your property, your routines and your budget, then give you a clear recommendation rather than a long shopping list.
Next steps
If you live in Chiswick and want a straightforward quote for CCTV, alarms, a video doorbell, Wi-Fi or smart-home work, request a quote and we will come back to you with clear pricing. All prices on our packages are inclusive of VAT.