EV Charging Points in EH16

City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Public chargers in the City of Edinburgh council area

Most of EH16's postcodes are in the City of Edinburgh council area. On 1 July 2026, City of Edinburgh had 1,020 public EV chargers, including 229 rated 50kW or more. That is 192.2 per 100,000 people, 102nd 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.

City of Edinburgh council area, 1 July 2026

1,020

Public EV chargers

229

Rated 50kW or more

192.2

Per 100,000 people

102nd

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

99.8% of EH16's postcodes are in City of Edinburgh. The rest are in Midlothian (0.2%).

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Charge points listed near EH16

Open Charge Map lists 6 sites with EH16 postcodes, with 31 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.

Lidl-Craigmillar
POD Point (UK) · EH16 4GN · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
FC18127
Chargeplace Scotland · EH16 5EB · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
East Neighbourhood Office
Chargeplace Scotland · EH16 4DS · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
Mortonhall Crematorium, Howden Hall Road, Edinburgh
Chargeplace Scotland · EH16 6TX · up to 7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
4 Hay Avenue, Edinburgh
Chargeplace Scotland · EH16 4AQ · up to 7 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Pollock Halls of Residence, University of Edinburgh
Chargeplace Scotland · EH16 5AY · up to 22 kW · 18 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 EH16?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of EH16's postcodes are in the City of Edinburgh council area. Figures cover the whole City of Edinburgh council area. It had 1,020 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 229 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does City of Edinburgh compare with the rest of the UK?

City of Edinburgh had 192.2 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 102nd of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in EH16?

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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