EV Charging Points in BL6

Bolton, England

Public chargers in the Bolton council area

Most of BL6's postcodes are 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)

98.1% of BL6's postcodes are in Bolton. The rest are in Chorley (1.9%).

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Charge points listed near BL6

Open Charge Map lists 8 sites with BL6 postcodes, with 40 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.

Tesco Extra - Bolton Horwich
POD Point (UK) · BL6 6JS · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
checked October 2026
M61
Fuuse · BL6 5UZ · up to 180 kW · 12 sockets
not recently verified
Bolton Stadium Hotel
Evology Parking · BL6 6SF · up to 22 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Rivington Services Northbound (evPoint)
EG Group EV Point (UK) · BL6 5UZ · up to 60 kW · 7 sockets
not recently verified
Tesco Extra Bolton Horwich
POD Point (UK) · BL6 6JS · up to 7 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Middlebrook Retail & Leisure Park
BP Pulse (UK) · BL6 6JA · up to 50 kW · 7 sockets
not recently verified
Horwich Service Station
InstaVolt Ltd · BL6 6DT · up to 50 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Wright Street Car Park
Charge Your Car · BL6 7HX · up to 7 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 BL6?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of BL6's postcodes are 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 BL6?

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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