EV Charging in Devon

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How many public chargers are there in Devon?

We count each postcode district listed for Devon under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 11 selected council areas together had 3,428 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 996 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
Cornwall 1,372 264 235.2 60th
East Devon 316 94 199.7 87th
Exeter 359 182 259.4 49th
Mid Devon 77 37 90.6 286th
North Devon 210 71 207.5 75th
Plymouth 440 165 161.7 135th
South Hams 134 26 145.4 170th
Teignbridge 204 66 147.2 167th
Torbay 136 50 97.1 278th
Torridge 75 9 107.4 255th
West Devon 105 32 178.2 116th
Total 3,428 996

6 of the 88 postcode districts listed for Devon 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 Devon?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Devon under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Cornwall, East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon, North Devon, Plymouth, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torbay, Torridge and West Devon. Together they had 3,428 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 996 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Devon has the most chargers per person?
Exeter had the most, with 259.4 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Devon?
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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