EV Charging Points in WN6

Wigan, England

Public chargers in the Wigan council area

Most of WN6's postcodes are in the Wigan council area. On 1 July 2026, Wigan had 261 public EV chargers, including 111 rated 50kW or more. That is 75.7 per 100,000 people, 311th 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.

Wigan council area, 1 July 2026

261

Public EV chargers

111

Rated 50kW or more

75.7

Per 100,000 people

311th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

88.2% of WN6's postcodes are in Wigan. The rest are in West Lancashire (11.7%) and Chorley (0.1%).

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Charge points listed near WN6

Open Charge Map lists 3 sites with WN6 postcodes, with 23 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.

Golden Days Garden Centre
(Unknown Operator) · WN6 8RS · up to 120 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Lidl-Woodhouse Lane
POD Point (UK) · WN6 7NS · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
MFG BP/Costa Crow Orchard Service Station
MFG EV Power · WN6 9RB · up to 150 kW · 16 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 WN6?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of WN6's postcodes are in the Wigan council area. Figures cover the whole Wigan council area. It had 261 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 111 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Wigan compare with the rest of the UK?

Wigan had 75.7 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 311th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in WN6?

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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