EV Charging in Gwent

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How many public chargers are there in Gwent?

We count each postcode district listed for Gwent under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 6 selected council areas together had 1,635 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 341 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
Blaenau Gwent 155 35 228.4 64th
Caerphilly 191 36 108.0 252nd
Monmouthshire 269 71 283.4 39th
Newport 509 106 303.2 35th
Powys 365 63 270.3 45th
Torfaen 146 30 155.1 151st
Total 1,635 341

20 of the 44 postcode districts listed for Gwent cannot be matched to council areas with the ONS postcode lookup, so they are not used to choose council areas.

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Newport

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South GlamorganPowysConwyWest Glamorgan

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Gwent?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Gwent under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Powys and Torfaen. Together they had 1,635 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 341 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Gwent has the most chargers per person?
Newport had the most, with 303.2 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Gwent?
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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