EV Charging in Somerset

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How many public chargers are there in Somerset?

We count each postcode district listed for Somerset under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 3 selected council areas together had 1,598 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 542 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
Bath and North East Somerset 179 35 89.5 290th
Somerset 804 258 136.7 191st
Wiltshire 615 249 117.4 234th
Total 1,598 542

3 of the 46 postcode districts listed for Somerset 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 Somerset?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Somerset under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset and Wiltshire. Together they had 1,598 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 542 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Somerset has the most chargers per person?
Somerset had the most, with 136.7 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Somerset?
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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