EV Charging Points in NE38

Sunderland, England

Public chargers in the Sunderland council area

Most of NE38's postcodes are in the Sunderland council area. On 1 July 2026, Sunderland had 554 public EV chargers, including 147 rated 50kW or more. That is 192.0 per 100,000 people, 103rd 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.

Sunderland council area, 1 July 2026

554

Public EV chargers

147

Rated 50kW or more

192.0

Per 100,000 people

103rd

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

98.6% of NE38's postcodes are in Sunderland. The rest are in County Durham (1.4%).

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Charge points listed near NE38

Open Charge Map lists 5 sites with NE38 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.

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POD Point (UK) · NE38 7SD · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
checked October 2026
ROLLS_ROYCE WASHINGTON 2
ChargePoint · NE38 9DA · up to 22 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Fergusons Transport Haulage
BP Pulse (UK) · NE38 8QT · up to 7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
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POD Point (UK) · NE38 7SD · up to 7 kW · 8 sockets
not recently verified
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POD Point (UK) · NE38 7SD · up to 7 kW · 8 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 NE38?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of NE38's postcodes are in the Sunderland council area. Figures cover the whole Sunderland council area. It had 554 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 147 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Sunderland compare with the rest of the UK?

Sunderland had 192.0 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 103rd of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in NE38?

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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