EV Charging in Hertfordshire

South East

How many public chargers are there in Hertfordshire?

We count each postcode district listed for Hertfordshire under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 12 selected council areas together had 4,114 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 1,139 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
Buckinghamshire 818 147 141.3 179th
Central Bedfordshire 530 209 167.8 127th
Dacorum 257 89 159.2 144th
East Hertfordshire 211 30 134.5 197th
Hertsmere 252 163 228.7 63rd
North Hertfordshire 161 74 117.3 235th
South Cambridgeshire 353 124 204.6 80th
St Albans 167 69 110.6 251st
Stevenage 178 79 194.0 98th
Three Rivers 154 26 160.7 139th
Watford 603 78 562.7 12th
Welwyn Hatfield 430 51 350.1 29th
Total 4,114 1,139

15 of the 81 postcode districts listed for Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Hertfordshire under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Dacorum, East Hertfordshire, Hertsmere, North Hertfordshire, South Cambridgeshire, St Albans, Stevenage, Three Rivers, Watford and Welwyn Hatfield. Together they had 4,114 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 1,139 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Hertfordshire has the most chargers per person?
Watford had the most, with 562.7 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Hertfordshire?
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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