EV Charging Points in KW8

Highland, Scotland

Public chargers in the Highland council area

KW8 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 KW8

Open Charge Map lists 3 sites with KW8 postcodes, with 14 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.

  • Helmsdale, Car Park Dunrobin Street

    Chargeplace Scotland · KW8 6JA · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Coupers Yard Car Park

    Chargeplace Scotland · KW8 6HH · up to 50 kW · 8 sockets

    not recently verified

  • Dunrobin Street Car Park

    Chargeplace Scotland · KW8 6JD · up to 43 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 KW8

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 KW8?
The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. KW8 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 KW8?
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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