Almost 1,500 people in Chessington were without power last night.

UK Power Networks (UKPN) said a high voltage fault affected 1,472 people between 1.19am and 2.30am.

One Facebook user reported the blackout stretched “as far as the eye can see”.

A UKPN spokesman said: “Engineers responded quickly to fix the fault.

“We would like to thank customers for their patience and apologise for any inconvenience caused.”