EV Charging Points in MK42

Bedford, England

Public chargers in the Bedford council area

Most of MK42's postcodes are in the Bedford council area. On 1 July 2026, Bedford had 291 public EV chargers, including 94 rated 50kW or more. That is 149.2 per 100,000 people, 163rd 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.

Bedford council area, 1 July 2026

291

Public EV chargers

Rated 50kW or more

149.2

Per 100,000 people

163rd

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

99.2% of MK42's postcodes are in Bedford. The rest are in Central Bedfordshire (0.8%).

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Charge points listed near MK42

Open Charge Map lists 12 sites with MK42 postcodes, with 38 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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
POD Point (UK) · MK42 9DJ · up to 7 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Starbucks St Johns Retail Park
Osprey Charging · MK42 0DJ · up to 60 kW · 6 sockets
not recently verified
Duck Mill Lane Car Park
BP Pulse (UK) · MK42 0AU · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
Tesco Extra-Bedford
POD Point (UK) · MK42 0BG · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Bedford College
BP Pulse (UK) · MK42 9AH · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Bedford Park & Ride
BP Pulse (UK) · MK42 9XF · up to 7 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Borough Hall, Caudwell Street
BP Pulse (UK) · MK42 9AP · up to 4 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
Bedford Road
BP Pulse (UK) · MK42 8BH · up to 3.6 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Victoria Road
(Unknown Operator) · MK42 9DR · up to 7 kW · 6 sockets
not recently verified
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
POD Point (UK) · MK42 9DJ · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Glyn Hopkin Nissan
Nissan UK Dealer Network · MK42 7QN · up to 50 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Morrisons Bedford
The GeniePoint Network ( EQUANS EV Solutions ) · MK42 9JP · up to 50 kW · 3 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 MK42?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of MK42's postcodes are in the Bedford council area. Figures cover the whole Bedford council area. It had 291 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 94 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Bedford compare with the rest of the UK?

Bedford had 149.2 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 163rd of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in MK42?

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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