EV Charging Points in RG1

Reading, England

Public chargers in the Reading council area

Most of RG1's postcodes are in the Reading council area. On 1 July 2026, Reading had 346 public EV chargers, including 54 rated 50kW or more. That is 189.2 per 100,000 people, 106th 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.

Reading council area, 1 July 2026

346

Public EV chargers

Rated 50kW or more

189.2

Per 100,000 people

106th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

99.8% of RG1's postcodes are in Reading. The rest are in Wokingham (0.2%).

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Charge points listed near RG1

Open Charge Map lists 22 sites with RG1 postcodes, with 199 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.

Tesco Extra - Reading
POD Point (UK) · RG1 8DF · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
checked October 2026
Forbury Place
POD Point (UK) · RG1 3JH · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Reading Railway Station Car Park
APCOA Parking · RG1 8BT · up to 7 kW · 158 sockets
not recently verified
The Oracle Shopping Centre-the Riverside Car Park
POD Point (UK) · RG1 2AG · up to 22 kW · 6 sockets
not recently verified
Q-Park Chatham Place, Reading 7
Blink Charging (UK) · RG1 7JF · up to 22 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Q-Park Chatham Place, Reading 1
Blink Charging (UK) · RG1 7JF · up to 22 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Civic Offices Bridge Street
The GeniePoint Network ( EQUANS EV Solutions ) · RG1 2LU · up to 22 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
Reading Civic Centre, outside Car Park
Evolt Network (Swarco E.Connect) · RG1 6QF · up to 44 kW · 6 sockets
not recently verified
Area
BP Pulse (UK) · RG1 1NB · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
DRAX_00105
Drax Energy Solutions Limited · RG1 1DP · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Tesco Extra - Reading
POD Point (UK) · RG1 8DF · up to 7 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Thames Promenade Car Park
MER · RG1 8BD · up to 7 kW · 2 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 RG1?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of RG1's postcodes are in the Reading council area. Figures cover the whole Reading council area. It had 346 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 54 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Reading compare with the rest of the UK?

Reading had 189.2 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 106th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in RG1?

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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