EV Charging Points in Blackburn

Lancashire, North West

How many public chargers are there around Blackburn?

We count each postcode district listed for Blackburn under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 6 selected council areas together had 561 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 172 rated 50kW or more. Council areas usually cover more than the town itself, so these totals include surrounding places.

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Public EV chargers by council area, 1 July 2026
Council area Public chargers 50kW or more Per 100,000 people Rank of 361
Blackburn with Darwen 129 45 79.4 303rd
Burnley 107 22 107.8 253rd
Hyndburn 50 19 58.1 347th
Pendle 63 34 63.1 337th
Ribble Valley 81 5 123.1 220th
Rossendale 131 47 179.3 114th
Total 561 172

5 of the 18 postcode districts listed for Blackburn cannot be matched to council areas with the ONS postcode lookup, so they are not used to choose council areas.

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Standard plus: 8kW to under 50kW
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Postcode areas in Blackburn

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Blackburn?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Blackburn under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale. Together they had 561 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 172 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Blackburn has the most chargers per person?
Rossendale had the most, with 179.3 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Blackburn?
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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