EV Charging in East Sussex

South East

How many public chargers are there in East Sussex?

We count each postcode district listed for East Sussex under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 9 selected council areas together had 2,522 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 355 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
Adur 109 31 168.0 126th
Arun 283 44 166.4 130th
Brighton and Hove 804 33 283.2 40th
Eastbourne 121 47 116.1 237th
Horsham 296 51 195.4 95th
Lewes 143 13 139.7 180th
Mid Sussex 284 59 175.6 119th
Wealden 192 47 115.0 241st
Worthing 290 30 254.7 51st
Total 2,522 355

14 of the 45 postcode districts listed for East Sussex 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 East Sussex?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for East Sussex under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Adur, Arun, Brighton and Hove, Eastbourne, Horsham, Lewes, Mid Sussex, Wealden and Worthing. Together they had 2,522 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 355 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around East Sussex has the most chargers per person?
Brighton and Hove had the most, with 283.2 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in East Sussex?
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