EV Charging Points in KA8

South Ayrshire, Scotland

Public chargers in the South Ayrshire council area

KA8 is in the South Ayrshire council area. On 1 July 2026, South Ayrshire had 230 public EV chargers, including 53 rated 50kW or more. That is 204.9 per 100,000 people, 79th 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.

South Ayrshire council area, 1 July 2026
230
Public EV chargers
53
Rated 50kW or more
204.9
Per 100,000 people
79th
Rank of 361 councils (per person)

Charge points listed near KA8

Open Charge Map lists 6 sites with KA8 postcodes, with 18 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.

  • Tesco Extra-Ayr

    POD Point (UK) · KA8 0QA · up to 7 kW · 4 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Allison Street Retail Park

    Osprey Charging · KA8 8HD · up to 75 kW · 4 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Ayr College, Dam Park, Ayr

    Chargeplace Scotland · KA8 0EH · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Bannatyne's Leisure, Ayr

    InstaVolt Ltd · KA8 9SH · up to 50 kW · 4 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Ayrshire College

    Chargeplace Scotland · KA8 0EU · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets

    not recently verified

  • University of West Scotland, Ayr Campus

    Chargeplace Scotland · KA8 0SX · up to 11 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.

Live charger map near KA8

Standard: 3kW to under 8kW
Standard plus: 8kW to under 50kW
Rapid: 50kW to under 150kW
Ultra-rapid: 150kW and above

Map points come live from Open Charge Map and may not include every charger.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in KA8?
The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. KA8 is in the South Ayrshire council area. Figures cover the whole South Ayrshire council area. It had 230 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 53 chargers rated 50kW or more.
How does South Ayrshire compare with the rest of the UK?
South Ayrshire had 204.9 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 79th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in KA8?
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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