EV Charging Points in KW17

Orkney Islands, Scotland

Public chargers in the Orkney Islands council area

KW17 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 KW17

Open Charge Map lists 8 sites with KW17 postcodes, with 17 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.

Dounby Primary School (2)
Chargeplace Scotland · KW17 2JA · up to 7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Shapinsay Development Trust
Chargeplace Scotland · KW17 2DY · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Church Road Car Park
Chargeplace Scotland · KW17 2SR · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
Dounby Community School, Orkney
Chargeplace Scotland · KW17 2JA · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
Dounby Community School Ac7.4 Dual
Chargeplace Scotland · KW17 2JA · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Houton Ferry Terminal
Chargeplace Scotland · KW17 2RD · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Shapinsay Development Trust
Chargeplace Scotland · KW17 2DY · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Orkney Crofts
Zero Carbon World · KW17 2JX · up to 7 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 KW17?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. KW17 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 KW17?

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