EV Charging Points in CM3

Chelmsford, England

Public chargers in the Chelmsford council area

Most of CM3's postcodes are in the Chelmsford council area. On 1 July 2026, Chelmsford had 199 public EV chargers, including 86 rated 50kW or more. That is 105.4 per 100,000 people, 260th 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.

Chelmsford council area, 1 July 2026

199

Public EV chargers

Rated 50kW or more

105.4

Per 100,000 people

260th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

65.3% of CM3's postcodes are in Chelmsford. The rest are in Maldon (17.9%), Braintree (15%) and Uttlesford (1.8%).

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Charge points listed near CM3

Open Charge Map lists 6 sites with CM3 postcodes, with 14 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.

Sainsbury's Chelmsford
POD Point (UK) · CM3 5QP · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
checked October 2026
Morrisons Chelmsford
The GeniePoint Network ( EQUANS EV Solutions ) · CM3 3FY · up to 11 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Chelmer Valley P&R 2
Blink Charging (UK) · CM3 3PR · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Sainsbury's-Chelmsford
POD Point (UK) · CM3 5QP · up to 7 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Woodham Ferrers Station Car Aprk
Chargemaster · CM3 5NQ · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
ASDA
BP Pulse (UK) · CM3 5SY · up to 7 kW · 2 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 CM3?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of CM3's postcodes are in the Chelmsford council area. Figures cover the whole Chelmsford council area. It had 199 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 86 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Chelmsford compare with the rest of the UK?

Chelmsford had 105.4 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 260th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in CM3?

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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