EV Charging Points in Kirkwall

Highland, Scotland

How many public chargers are there around Kirkwall?

We count each postcode district listed for Kirkwall under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 2 selected council areas together had 1,003 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 250 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
Highland 918 235 386.9 22nd
Orkney Islands 85 15 386.0 24th
Total 1,003 250

1 of the 17 postcode districts listed for Kirkwall cannot be matched to council areas with the ONS postcode lookup, so they are not used to choose council areas.

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Postcode areas in Kirkwall

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Kirkwall?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Kirkwall under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Highland and Orkney Islands. Together they had 1,003 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 250 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Kirkwall has the most chargers per person?
Highland had the most, with 386.9 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Kirkwall?
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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