EV Charging Points in Southend-on-Sea

Essex, South East

How many public chargers are there around Southend-on-Sea?

We count each postcode district listed for Southend-on-Sea under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 5 selected council areas together had 529 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 263 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
Basildon 120 51 62.0 339th
Castle Point 38 26 42.0 360th
Rochford 68 33 75.7 311th
Southend-on-Sea 95 49 51.3 356th
Thurrock 208 104 114.9 242nd
Total 529 263

1 of the 18 postcode districts listed for Southend-on-Sea 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 Southend-on-Sea

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Southend-on-Sea?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Southend-on-Sea under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock. Together they had 529 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 263 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Southend-on-Sea has the most chargers per person?
Thurrock had the most, with 114.9 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Southend-on-Sea?
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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