EV Charging in South Yorkshire

Yorkshire and the Humber

How many public chargers are there in South Yorkshire?

We count each postcode district listed for South Yorkshire under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 13 selected council areas together had 2,921 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 1,057 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
Barnsley 208 54 82.6 300th
Bassetlaw 182 98 145.7 168th
Bolsover 131 62 156.4 149th
Chesterfield 274 154 258.4 50th
Derbyshire Dales 129 31 179.8 113th
Doncaster 311 134 97.3 277th
East Riding of Yorkshire 403 66 113.2 245th
High Peak 99 28 107.7 254th
North East Derbyshire 40 7 37.5 361st
North Lincolnshire 180 50 105.1 261st
Rotherham 364 144 131.6 203rd
Sheffield 531 195 91.2 284th
West Lindsey 69 34 69.6 325th
Total 2,921 1,057

33 of the 103 postcode districts listed for South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for South Yorkshire under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Doncaster, East Riding of Yorkshire, High Peak, North East Derbyshire, North Lincolnshire, Rotherham, Sheffield and West Lindsey. Together they had 2,921 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 1,057 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around South Yorkshire has the most chargers per person?
Chesterfield had the most, with 258.4 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in South Yorkshire?
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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