EV Charging in Tyne and Wear

North East

How many public chargers are there in Tyne and Wear?

We count each postcode district listed for Tyne and Wear under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 7 selected council areas together had 3,337 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 838 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
County Durham 802 204 149.1 164th
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 3,337 838

12 of the 79 postcode districts listed for Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Tyne and Wear under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland. Together they had 3,337 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 838 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear?
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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