EV Charging Points in ME17

Maidstone, England

Public chargers in the Maidstone council area

Most of ME17's postcodes are in the Maidstone council area. On 1 July 2026, Maidstone had 156 public EV chargers, including 81 rated 50kW or more. That is 83.1 per 100,000 people, 299th 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.

Maidstone council area, 1 July 2026

156

Public EV chargers

Rated 50kW or more

83.1

Per 100,000 people

299th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

99.8% of ME17's postcodes are in Maidstone. The rest are in Ashford (0.2%).

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Charge points listed near ME17

Open Charge Map lists 5 sites with ME17 postcodes, with 22 sockets between them. 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.

Roadchef Maidstone Services
Electric Highway (UK) · ME17 1SS · up to 237 kW · 11 sockets
not recently verified
The Cock Inn
ME174JD · up to 22 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
BP Pulse Lenham SF Connect
BP Pulse (UK) · ME17 1BP · up to 150 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Sutton Valance Village hall
Connected Kerb · ME17 3HS · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Ionity Maidstone
Ionity · ME17 1SS · up to 350 kW · 4 sockets
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 ME17?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of ME17's postcodes are in the Maidstone council area. Figures cover the whole Maidstone council area. It had 156 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 81 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Maidstone compare with the rest of the UK?

Maidstone had 83.1 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 299th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in ME17?

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