EV Charging Points in Manchester

Greater Manchester, North West

How many public chargers are there around Manchester?

We count each postcode district listed for Manchester under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 8 selected council areas together had 2,353 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 937 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
Bury 109 53 54.8 350th
Manchester 756 206 128.2 209th
Oldham 178 105 70.8 322nd
Rochdale 169 108 71.7 318th
Salford 283 65 96.1 281st
Tameside 142 100 59.3 345th
Trafford 455 189 188.8 107th
Wigan 261 111 75.7 311th
Total 2,353 937

4 of the 46 postcode districts listed for Manchester cannot be matched to council areas with the ONS postcode lookup, so they are not used to choose council areas.

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Postcode areas in Manchester

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Manchester?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Manchester under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan. Together they had 2,353 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 937 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Manchester has the most chargers per person?
Trafford had the most, with 188.8 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Manchester?
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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