EV Charging Points in Reading

Berkshire, South East

How many public chargers are there around Reading?

We count each postcode district listed for Reading under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 7 selected council areas together had 1,997 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 628 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
Basingstoke and Deane 273 79 141.4 177th
Bracknell Forest 208 69 159.0 145th
Hart 217 125 210.3 74th
Reading 346 54 189.2 106th
South Oxfordshire 189 38 120.8 225th
West Berkshire 467 194 282.8 41st
Wokingham 297 69 158.7 146th
Total 1,997 628

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Postcode areas in Reading

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Reading?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Reading under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Basingstoke and Deane, Bracknell Forest, Hart, Reading, South Oxfordshire, West Berkshire and Wokingham. Together they had 1,997 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 628 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Reading has the most chargers per person?
West Berkshire had the most, with 282.8 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Reading?
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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