EV Charging in Hampshire

South East

How many public chargers are there in Hampshire?

We count each postcode district listed for Hampshire under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 13 selected council areas together had 2,594 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 679 rated 50kW or more. Council boundaries do not always match county names, so check the council list below.

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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
Arun 283 44 166.4 130th
Chichester 223 39 173.0 123rd
East Hampshire 109 49 83.9 297th
Eastleigh 167 35 116.8 236th
Fareham 71 28 61.5 341st
Gosport 83 34 100.1 270th
Havant 92 48 72.4 317th
Isle of Wight 191 36 134.8 196th
New Forest 311 118 176.6 117th
Portsmouth 434 43 202.5 84th
Southampton 181 35 69.8 324th
Test Valley 160 62 118.3 230th
Winchester 289 108 213.1 71st
Total 2,594 679

7 of the 65 postcode districts listed for Hampshire 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 Hampshire?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Hampshire under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Arun, Chichester, East Hampshire, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Isle of Wight, New Forest, Portsmouth, Southampton, Test Valley and Winchester. Together they had 2,594 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 679 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Hampshire has the most chargers per person?
Winchester had the most, with 213.1 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Hampshire?
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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