EV Charging Points in LE1

Leicester, England

Public chargers in the Leicester council area

Most of LE1's postcodes are in the Leicester council area. On 1 July 2026, Leicester had 342 public EV chargers, including 101 rated 50kW or more. That is 88.1 per 100,000 people, 293rd 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.

Leicester council area, 1 July 2026

342

Public EV chargers

101

Rated 50kW or more

88.1

Per 100,000 people

293rd

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

96% of LE1's postcodes are in Leicester. The rest are in Blaby (4%).

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Charge points listed near LE1

Open Charge Map lists 9 sites with LE1 postcodes, with 134 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.

St Georges Retail Park
ChargePoint · LE1 1SG · up to 300 kW · 12 sockets
not recently verified
Ibis Leicester
POD Point (UK) · LE1 1PL · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Leicester Community Sports Arena (Morningside Arena)
The GeniePoint Network ( EQUANS EV Solutions ) · LE1 3UD · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
Highcross Roof Top Car Park ( C)
POD Point (UK) · LE1 4FY · up to 7 kW · 6 sockets
not recently verified
Leicester Community Sports Arena
The GeniePoint Network ( EQUANS EV Solutions ) · LE1 3UD · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
University of Leicester
Charge Your Car · LE1 7RH · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Dover Street Car Park
BP Pulse (UK) · LE1 6NU · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Granville Road Car Park
The GeniePoint Network ( EQUANS EV Solutions ) · LE1 7RU · up to 7 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Highcross Shopping Centre
(Business Owner at Location) · LE1 4AN · up to 3 kW · 100 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 LE1?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of LE1's postcodes are in the Leicester council area. Figures cover the whole Leicester council area. It had 342 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 101 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Leicester compare with the rest of the UK?

Leicester had 88.1 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 293rd of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in LE1?

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