EV Charging Points in Canterbury

Kent, South East

How many public chargers are there around Canterbury?

We count each postcode district listed for Canterbury under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 4 selected council areas together had 804 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 263 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
Canterbury 263 59 162.2 134th
Dover 164 73 136.9 189th
Folkestone and Hythe 237 82 210.8 73rd
Thanet 140 49 98.1 276th
Total 804 263

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Standard: 3kW to under 8kW
Standard plus: 8kW to under 50kW
Rapid: 50kW to under 150kW
Ultra-rapid: 150kW and above

Map points come live from Open Charge Map and may not include every charger.

Postcode areas in Canterbury

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Canterbury?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Canterbury under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe and Thanet. Together they had 804 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 263 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Canterbury has the most chargers per person?
Folkestone and Hythe had the most, with 210.8 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Canterbury?
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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