EV Charging in Greater Manchester

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How many public chargers are there in Greater Manchester?

We count each postcode district listed for Greater Manchester under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 15 selected council areas together had 3,928 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 1,652 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
Bolton 170 91 54.8 350th
Bury 109 53 54.8 350th
Calderdale 212 88 100.5 267th
Cheshire East 520 189 123.4 218th
High Peak 99 28 107.7 254th
Manchester 756 206 128.2 209th
Oldham 178 105 70.8 322nd
Rochdale 169 108 71.7 318th
Rossendale 131 47 179.3 114th
Salford 283 65 96.1 281st
Stockport 350 234 115.2 240th
Tameside 142 100 59.3 345th
Trafford 455 189 188.8 107th
West Lancashire 93 38 76.2 310th
Wigan 261 111 75.7 311th
Total 3,928 1,652

8 of the 103 postcode districts listed for Greater Manchester 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 Greater Manchester?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Greater Manchester under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Bolton, Bury, Calderdale, Cheshire East, High Peak, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Rossendale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, West Lancashire and Wigan. Together they had 3,928 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 1,652 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Greater Manchester 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 Greater Manchester?
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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