EV Charging Points in KW16

Orkney Islands, Scotland

Public chargers in the Orkney Islands council area

KW16 is in the Orkney Islands council area. On 1 July 2026, Orkney Islands had 85 public EV chargers, including 15 rated 50kW or more. That is 386.0 per 100,000 people, 24th 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.

Orkney Islands council area, 1 July 2026

Public EV chargers

Rated 50kW or more

386.0

Per 100,000 people

24th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

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Charge points listed near KW16

Open Charge Map lists 5 sites with KW16 postcodes, with 16 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.

Stromness Ferry Road (West) Long Stay Car Par
Chargeplace Scotland · KW16 3AD · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Old Academy
Chargeplace Scotland · KW16 3AW · up to 11 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Ferry Road (West) Car Park
Chargeplace Scotland · KW16 3AD · up to 50 kW · 5 sockets
not recently verified
Stromness Care Home Ac22 Dual
Chargeplace Scotland · KW16 3BW · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Stromness Ferry Terminal Rapid (triple Outlet)
Chargeplace Scotland · KW16 3BH · 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in KW16?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. KW16 is in the Orkney Islands council area. Figures cover the whole Orkney Islands council area. It had 85 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 15 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Orkney Islands compare with the rest of the UK?

Orkney Islands had 386.0 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 24th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in KW16?

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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