EV Charging Points in KW1

Highland, Scotland

Public chargers in the Highland council area

KW1 is in the Highland council area. On 1 July 2026, Highland had 918 public EV chargers, including 235 rated 50kW or more. That is 386.9 per 100,000 people, 22nd 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.

Highland council area, 1 July 2026
918
Public EV chargers
235
Rated 50kW or more
386.9
Per 100,000 people
22nd
Rank of 361 councils (per person)

Charge points listed near KW1

Open Charge Map lists 12 sites with KW1 postcodes, with 36 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.

  • Norseman Hotel

    Go Zero (GB) · KW1 4NL · up to 40 kW · 4 sockets

    checked September 2026

  • Wick Bay Appartments

    Go Zero (GB) · KW1 5JB · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets

    checked September 2026

  • John O'Groats Visitors Centre

    Electric Highway (UK) · KW1 4YR · up to 35 kW · 2 sockets

    not recently verified

  • John O'groats

    Osprey Charging · KW1 4YX · up to 75 kW · 6 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Tesco Superstore-Wick

    POD Point (UK) · KW1 4QS · up to 50 kW · 6 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Wick, Victoria Place Car Park

    Chargeplace Scotland · KW1 4AP · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Wick Police Station (1)

    Chargeplace Scotland · KW1 5LB · up to 7 kW · 1 socket

    not recently verified

  • Caithness Hospital, Wick - NHS Highland

    Chargeplace Scotland · KW1 5NS · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Seaview Hotel

    Zero Carbon World · KW1 4YR · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Wick Railway Station, Wick

    Chargeplace Scotland · KW1 4QT · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Victoria Place Car Park

    Chargeplace Scotland · KW1 4AR · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Gill's Bay Ferry Terminal

    Chargeplace Scotland · KW1 4YB · up to 50 kW · 3 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 KW1

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 KW1?
The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. KW1 is in the Highland council area. Figures cover the whole Highland council area. It had 918 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 235 chargers rated 50kW or more.
How does Highland compare with the rest of the UK?
Highland had 386.9 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 22nd of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in KW1?
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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