EV Charging in Essex

South East

How many public chargers are there in Essex?

We count each postcode district listed for Essex under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 19 selected council areas together had 3,208 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 1,150 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
Babergh 159 43 163.9 132nd
Barking and Dagenham 233 45 100.1 270th
Basildon 120 51 62.0 339th
Braintree 146 58 88.9 292nd
Brentwood 77 37 97.1 278th
Castle Point 38 26 42.0 360th
Chelmsford 199 86 105.4 260th
Colchester 181 73 90.4 288th
East Hertfordshire 211 30 134.5 197th
Epping Forest 173 118 125.9 213th
Harlow 73 15 74.3 315th
Havering 261 104 94.5 283rd
Maldon 42 17 60.8 344th
Redbridge 637 73 198.3 90th
Rochford 68 33 75.7 311th
Southend-on-Sea 95 49 51.3 356th
Tendring 131 94 83.6 298th
Thurrock 208 104 114.9 242nd
Uttlesford 156 94 164.0 131st
Total 3,208 1,150

2 of the 90 postcode districts listed for Essex 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 Essex?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Essex under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Babergh, Barking and Dagenham, Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Castle Point, Chelmsford, Colchester, East Hertfordshire, Epping Forest, Harlow, Havering, Maldon, Redbridge, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea, Tendring, Thurrock and Uttlesford. Together they had 3,208 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 1,150 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Essex has the most chargers per person?
Redbridge had the most, with 198.3 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Essex?
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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