EV Charging Points in E1

Tower Hamlets, England

Public chargers in the Tower Hamlets council area

Most of E1's postcodes are in the Tower Hamlets council area. On 1 July 2026, Tower Hamlets had 2,574 public EV chargers, including 82 rated 50kW or more. That is 775.6 per 100,000 people, 3rd of 361 UK local authorities (UK: 174.9). The Department for Transport does not publish figures for individual postcode districts, so these figures cover the whole council area.

Tower Hamlets council area, 1 July 2026

2,574

Public EV chargers

Rated 50kW or more

775.6

Per 100,000 people

3rd

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

96.7% of E1's postcodes are in Tower Hamlets. The rest are in City of London (2.4%) and Hackney (0.9%).

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Charge points listed near E1

Open Charge Map lists 66 sites with E1 postcodes, with 133 sockets between them. The 12 most recently checked are below. This is community-maintained data from October 2026 and is incomplete: across the UK it lists about 48 sockets for every 100 devices the Department for Transport counts. Check the network app before you travel.

Ultra Rapid EV Charging - Sainsbury's Whitechapel
Smart Charge by Sainsbury's (UK) · E1 5SD · up to 150 kW · 16 sockets
not recently verified
60 Arbour Square
Shell Recharge Solutions (UK) · E1 0PS · up to 3.7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Arbour Square O/S College
Shell Recharge Solutions (UK) · E1 0PS · up to 3.7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Seagrave Close
Char.gy · E1 0QL · up to 5.1 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
7 Clarke Street
Char.gy · E1 2HD · up to 5.1 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Ensign Youth Club
Char.gy · E1 8HY · up to 5.1 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Arbour Youth Centre
Char.gy · E1 4ST · up to 5.1 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Parmiter Street
Char.gy · E1 9NG · up to 5.1 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Opposite Ionian House
Char.gy · E1 4RE · up to 5.1 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
10 Deancross Street
Char.gy · E1 2QA · up to 5.1 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Opposite 27 Belgrave Street
Char.gy · E1 0NG · up to 5.1 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
6 Alie Street
Char.gy · E1 8DE · up to 5.1 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified

Charge point data from Open Charge Map contributors, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Some records contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in E1?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of E1's postcodes are in the Tower Hamlets council area. Figures cover the whole Tower Hamlets council area. It had 2,574 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 82 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Tower Hamlets compare with the rest of the UK?

Tower Hamlets had 775.6 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 3rd of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in E1?

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