EV Charging in Lancashire

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How many public chargers are there in Lancashire?

We count each postcode district listed for Lancashire under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 16 selected council areas together had 2,891 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 1,046 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
Blackburn with Darwen 129 45 79.4 303rd
Blackpool 160 42 111.0 249th
Burnley 107 22 107.8 253rd
Chorley 150 109 124.1 216th
Cumberland 439 132 156.5 148th
Fylde 114 58 133.4 199th
Hyndburn 50 19 58.1 347th
Lancaster 196 58 135.2 194th
Pendle 63 34 63.1 337th
Preston 129 64 79.2 305th
Ribble Valley 81 5 123.1 220th
Rossendale 131 47 179.3 114th
Sefton 175 83 61.1 343rd
South Ribble 194 85 167.1 129th
Westmorland and Furness 612 181 265.9 47th
Wyre 161 62 135.6 192nd
Total 2,891 1,046

19 of the 76 postcode districts listed for Lancashire 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 Lancashire?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Lancashire under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Cumberland, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, Sefton, South Ribble, Westmorland and Furness and Wyre. Together they had 2,891 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 1,046 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Lancashire has the most chargers per person?
Westmorland and Furness had the most, with 265.9 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Lancashire?
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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