EV Charging Points in Portsmouth

Hampshire, South East

How many public chargers are there around Portsmouth?

We count each postcode district listed for Portsmouth under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 9 selected council areas together had 1,775 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 429 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
Arun 283 44 166.4 130th
Chichester 223 39 173.0 123rd
East Hampshire 109 49 83.9 297th
Fareham 71 28 61.5 341st
Gosport 83 34 100.1 270th
Havant 92 48 72.4 317th
Isle of Wight 191 36 134.8 196th
Portsmouth 434 43 202.5 84th
Winchester 289 108 213.1 71st
Total 1,775 429

7 of the 41 postcode districts listed for Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Portsmouth?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Portsmouth under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Arun, Chichester, East Hampshire, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Winchester. Together they had 1,775 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 429 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Portsmouth has the most chargers per person?
Winchester had the most, with 213.1 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Portsmouth?
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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