EV Charging Points in BL5

Bolton, England

Public chargers in the Bolton council area

BL5 is in the Bolton council area. On 1 July 2026, Bolton had 170 public EV chargers, including 91 rated 50kW or more. That is 54.8 per 100,000 people, 350th of 361 UK local authorities (UK: 174.9). The Department for Transport does not publish figures for individual postcode districts, so these figures cover the whole council area.

Bolton council area, 1 July 2026

170

Public EV chargers

Rated 50kW or more

54.8

Per 100,000 people

350th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

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Charge points listed near BL5

Open Charge Map lists 3 sites with BL5 postcodes, with 6 sockets between them. This is community-maintained data from October 2026 and is incomplete: across the UK it lists about 48 sockets for every 100 devices the Department for Transport counts. Check the network app before you travel.

Sainsburys Westhoughton
POD Point (UK) · BL5 3ZS · up to 3 kW · 2 sockets
checked October 2026
GMEV PAYG Charge Point
Be.EV · BL5 3DG · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Sainsburys Car Park
POD Point (UK) · BL5 3ZS · up to 3 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified

Charge point data from Open Charge Map contributors, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Some records contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in BL5?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. BL5 is in the Bolton council area. Figures cover the whole Bolton council area. It had 170 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 91 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Bolton compare with the rest of the UK?

Bolton had 54.8 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 350th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in BL5?

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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