EV Charging Points in DG8

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Public chargers in the Dumfries and Galloway council area

Most of DG8's postcodes are in the Dumfries and Galloway council area. On 1 July 2026, Dumfries and Galloway had 800 public EV chargers, including 132 rated 50kW or more. That is 548.5 per 100,000 people, 13th 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.

Dumfries and Galloway council area, 1 July 2026

800

Public EV chargers

132

Rated 50kW or more

548.5

Per 100,000 people

13th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

99.9% of DG8's postcodes are in Dumfries and Galloway. The rest are in South Ayrshire (0.1%).

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Charge points listed near DG8

Open Charge Map lists 7 sites with DG8 postcodes, with 12 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.

Fast Charger
Evolt Network (Swarco E.Connect) · DG8 9EH · up to 22 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
SWARCO 7KW
Chargeplace Scotland · DG8 6JQ · up to 7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Penningham Centre, Newton Stewart
Chargeplace Scotland · DG8 6HD · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Creebridge Service Station
InstaVolt Ltd · DG8 6NP · up to 50 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Brewery House Bed & Breakfast
Tesla (Tesla-only charging) · DG86DQ · up to 13 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Newton Stewart Library
Chargeplace Scotland · DG8 6ER · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
Barholm Centre, Creetown
Chargeplace Scotland · DG8 7JE · up to 22 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 DG8?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of DG8's postcodes are in the Dumfries and Galloway council area. Figures cover the whole Dumfries and Galloway council area. It had 800 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 132 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Dumfries and Galloway compare with the rest of the UK?

Dumfries and Galloway had 548.5 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 13th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in DG8?

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