EV Charging Points in Bristol

Bristol, South West

How many public chargers are there around Bristol?

We count each postcode district listed for Bristol under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 5 selected council areas together had 2,207 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 759 rated 50kW or more. Council areas usually cover more than the town itself, so these totals include surrounding places.

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Public EV chargers by council area, 1 July 2026
Council area Public chargers 50kW or more Per 100,000 people Rank of 361
Bath and North East Somerset 179 35 89.5 290th
Bristol, City of 488 136 98.7 273rd
North Somerset 241 71 107.3 256th
Somerset 804 258 136.7 191st
South Gloucestershire 495 259 161.6 136th
Total 2,207 759

8 of the 49 postcode districts listed for Bristol cannot be matched to council areas with the ONS postcode lookup, so they are not used to choose council areas.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Bristol?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Bristol under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, City of, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Together they had 2,207 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 759 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Bristol has the most chargers per person?
South Gloucestershire had the most, with 161.6 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Bristol?
Prices are set by each charging network, not by area, so ChargeFinder does not publish an area average. Our network pages show prices where we have checked them against the operator's website, with the month checked. Otherwise, the page says the price has not been checked or that prices vary by site.

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