EV Charging in Cheshire

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How many public chargers are there in Cheshire?

We count each postcode district listed for Cheshire under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 9 selected council areas together had 2,578 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 943 rated 50kW or more. Council boundaries do not always match county names, so check the council list below.

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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
Cheshire East 520 189 123.4 218th
Cheshire West and Chester 412 107 110.9 250th
Flintshire 184 66 118.0 232nd
Halton 88 11 66.9 329th
Newcastle-under-Lyme 206 81 161.3 138th
St. Helens 135 75 71.5 319th
Trafford 455 189 188.8 107th
Warrington 344 145 159.7 140th
Wirral 234 80 71.2 321st
Total 2,578 943

22 of the 77 postcode districts listed for Cheshire cannot be matched to council areas with the ONS postcode lookup, so they are not used to choose council areas.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Cheshire?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Cheshire under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Flintshire, Halton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, St. Helens, Trafford, Warrington and Wirral. Together they had 2,578 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 943 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Cheshire 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 Cheshire?
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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