EV Charging Points in SG5

North Hertfordshire, England

Public chargers in the North Hertfordshire council area

Most of SG5's postcodes are in the North Hertfordshire council area. On 1 July 2026, North Hertfordshire had 161 public EV chargers, including 74 rated 50kW or more. That is 117.3 per 100,000 people, 235th 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.

North Hertfordshire council area, 1 July 2026

161

Public EV chargers

Rated 50kW or more

117.3

Per 100,000 people

235th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

64.1% of SG5's postcodes are in North Hertfordshire. The rest are in Central Bedfordshire (33.9%) and Stevenage (2%).

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Charge points listed near SG5

Open Charge Map lists 7 sites with SG5 postcodes, with 21 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.

Waitrose Hitchin 2
BP Pulse (UK) · SG5 1HF · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
BP Astwick filling station
BP Pulse (UK) · SG5 4BL · up to 150 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Shell Waitrose Hitchin
Shell Recharge Solutions (UK) · SG5 1HF · up to 175 kW · 7 sockets
not recently verified
Lairage Car Park
SG5 2JT · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Lairaige Multi Storey Carpark
The GeniePoint Network ( EQUANS EV Solutions ) · SG5 2JT · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Stotfold Town Council Car Park
BP Pulse (UK) · SG5 4LQ · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Lairaige Multi Storey Car Park
The GeniePoint Network ( EQUANS EV Solutions ) · SG5 2JT · 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 SG5?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of SG5's postcodes are in the North Hertfordshire council area. Figures cover the whole North Hertfordshire council area. It had 161 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 74 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does North Hertfordshire compare with the rest of the UK?

North Hertfordshire had 117.3 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 235th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in SG5?

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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