EV Charging in West Midlands

West Midlands

How many public chargers are there in West Midlands?

We count each postcode district listed for West Midlands under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 19 selected council areas together had 8,108 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 2,014 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
Birmingham 1,600 406 135.2 194th
Bromsgrove 194 155 190.8 105th
Cannock Chase 130 89 124.9 215th
Coventry 2,644 129 716.5 4th
Dudley 345 157 103.9 262nd
Hinckley and Bosworth 99 20 84.8 296th
Lichfield 84 36 75.0 314th
North Warwickshire 92 41 137.1 187th
Nuneaton and Bedworth 84 50 59.3 345th
Rugby 195 98 159.3 143rd
Sandwell 310 121 87.6 294th
Shropshire 515 111 154.9 152nd
Solihull 614 148 277.5 42nd
South Staffordshire 137 97 119.7 228th
Stratford-on-Avon 293 107 200.3 86th
Walsall 196 59 66.3 332nd
Warwick 311 70 200.8 85th
Wolverhampton 193 91 68.6 327th
Wyre Forest 72 29 69.3 326th
Total 8,108 2,014

16 of the 132 postcode districts listed for West Midlands cannot be matched to council areas with the ONS postcode lookup, so they are not used to choose council areas.

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Towns in West Midlands

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in West Midlands?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for West Midlands under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, Coventry, Dudley, Hinckley and Bosworth, Lichfield, North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, South Staffordshire, Stratford-on-Avon, Walsall, Warwick, Wolverhampton and Wyre Forest. Together they had 8,108 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 2,014 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around West Midlands has the most chargers per person?
Coventry had the most, with 716.5 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in West Midlands?
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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