EV Charging Points in Newcastle upon Tyne

Tyne and Wear, North East

How many public chargers are there around Newcastle upon Tyne?

We count each postcode district listed for Newcastle upon Tyne under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 6 selected council areas together had 2,535 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 634 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
Gateshead	401	165	197.8	91st
Newcastle upon Tyne	392	90	122.3	222nd
North Tyneside	133	55	61.9	340th
Northumberland	790	160	238.4	57th
South Tyneside	265	17	175.0	121st
Sunderland	554	147	192.0	103rd
Total	2,535	634

12 of the 71 postcode districts listed for Newcastle upon Tyne cannot be matched to council areas with the ONS postcode lookup, so they are not used to choose council areas.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Newcastle upon Tyne?

The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Newcastle upon Tyne under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland. Together they had 2,535 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 634 chargers rated 50kW or more.

Which council area around Newcastle upon Tyne has the most chargers per person?

Northumberland had the most, with 238.4 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in Newcastle upon Tyne?

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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