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Burglar Alarms in Rayleigh

Burglar Alarms in Rayleigh

Sarum Systems fits Ajax wireless burglar alarms across Rayleigh, Hockley, Hullbridge and Rochford, designed and installed to BS EN 50131. Ajax runs from an app, so you can arm, disarm and check the system from anywhere, and it fits cleanly into new homes without chasing walls. We also take over alarms other companies installed and put them on a proper maintenance plan. Our engineers cover the area from Harlow, the survey is free, and you speak directly to the person doing the work.

Local knowledge

What we see on the ground in Rayleigh.

Rayleigh's housing ranges widely, and the alarm design has to follow it. Close to the High Street and Rayleigh Mount there are older properties and flats above shops sharing a street door. Around the centre are later estates, including those built on greenfield land in the 1990s, with semi-detached and detached houses, garages and side gates. Wolsey Park, on the western edge off Rawreth Lane, adds a large new estate of family homes from Countryside and Bloor, laid out around more than 50 acres of parkland. North of the town, Hullbridge grew from plotland holiday homes down towards the River Crouch, so the housing there is very mixed, while Hockley has grown until it joins neighbouring Hawkwell. Many residents commute from Rayleigh station on the line to Liverpool Street and leave homes empty for long days, which makes alerts to your phone more useful than a siren alone. External fittings have to respect local rules, and we always work to the guidance published by Rochford District Council.

For a Wolsey Park new build, an Ajax kit typically covers the front and back doors, patio doors, the internal garage door and the main downstairs rooms, with a motion detector on the landing. It is all wireless, so nothing is chased into new plaster and nothing ends up on the builder's snagging list. We set up night mode so the ground floor stays armed while you move around upstairs. On older Rayleigh and Hockley homes with garages, sheds or workshops, we add wireless contacts or outdoor detectors so the tools are covered as well as the house. For flats above High Street shops, we plan the entry route around the shared front door so a neighbour coming in late does not trigger anything. Every system is handed over with the app set up for each member of the household.

New-build homes

Burglar Alarms for new-build homes in Rayleigh.

Wolsey Park on the western edge of Rayleigh is the big one locally, with more than one builder working across the same estate. Plenty of new homes are handed over with no alarm, or a bell box with nothing behind it. We fit Ajax wireless, so nothing gets chased into new plaster and it all runs from your phone.

Why Sarum

Why Rayleigh customers choose Sarum Systems.

Specialists, not generalists

Fire and security is all we do — from design to long-term maintenance, across every system.

Local to East Anglia

An East Anglia-based team means faster surveys, quicker call-outs and engineers who know the area.

Looked after long-term

We don't disappear after install — ongoing maintenance keeps every system compliant and reliable.

FAQs

Burglar Alarms in Rayleigh: questions we hear.

Yes. Ajax has wireless door contacts and outdoor detectors that reach outbuildings, with range extenders where the signal needs help. It is worth considering on larger plots in Hullbridge and Hockley where bikes, tools and garden machinery are kept outside the house.
Most homes are fine at Grade 2 under BS EN 50131 and PD 6662. Grade 3 is generally for higher-risk commercial premises or where an insurer specifically asks for it. We check your policy wording at the survey before recommending a grade.
Yes. The Ajax app shows who armed or disarmed the system and when, sends instant alerts and lets you set it remotely if you forgot on the way to Rayleigh station. Each family member can have their own access.
Yes. We design commercial alarms for industrial units around Rayleigh, zoning offices, warehouse and yard separately, issuing individual user codes and matching the grade to your insurer's requirements. Maintained sites get our three hour response commitment.
We can usually reset the existing panel, change all user and engineer codes, and test every detector. If the system is old or no longer supported, we set out keeping it against switching to Ajax so you can decide.
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