EV Charging Points in NE16

Gateshead, England

Public chargers in the Gateshead council area

Most of NE16's postcodes are in the Gateshead council area. On 1 July 2026, Gateshead had 401 public EV chargers, including 165 rated 50kW or more. That is 197.8 per 100,000 people, 91st 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.

Gateshead council area, 1 July 2026

401

Public EV chargers

165

Rated 50kW or more

197.8

Per 100,000 people

91st

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

78.1% of NE16's postcodes are in Gateshead. The rest are in County Durham (21.9%).

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Charge points listed near NE16

Open Charge Map lists 5 sites with NE16 postcodes, with 20 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.

Sands Road Car Park
Electra · NE16 3DJ · up to 300 kW · 12 sockets
checked April 2026
Lidl-Swalwell
POD Point (UK) · NE16 3AF · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
Derwenthaugh Road
Charge Your Car · NE16 3BL · up to 7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Front Street Carpark
Charge Your Car · NE16 4AB · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Gibside Hall
Charge Your Car · NE16 6BG · 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 NE16?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of NE16's postcodes are in the Gateshead council area. Figures cover the whole Gateshead council area. It had 401 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 165 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Gateshead compare with the rest of the UK?

Gateshead had 197.8 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 91st of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in NE16?

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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