EV Charging Points in EC1

Islington, England

Public chargers in the Islington council area

Most of EC1's postcodes are in the Islington council area. On 1 July 2026, Islington had 861 public EV chargers, including 51 rated 50kW or more. That is 386.1 per 100,000 people, 23rd 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.

Islington council area, 1 July 2026

861

Public EV chargers

Rated 50kW or more

386.1

Per 100,000 people

23rd

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

Royal Mail splits EC1 into lettered sub-districts. These figures use the council area with the largest share of their postcodes (77.4%); the rest are in Camden (11.8%), City of London (8.7%) and Hackney (2.1%).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in EC1?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of EC1's postcodes are in the Islington council area. Figures cover the whole Islington council area. It had 861 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 51 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Islington compare with the rest of the UK?

Islington had 386.1 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 23rd of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in EC1?

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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