EV Charging Points in NE8

Gateshead, England

Public chargers in the Gateshead council area

NE8 is 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)

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Charge points listed near NE8

Open Charge Map lists 12 sites with NE8 postcodes, with 48 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.

Gateshead College Baltic Campus
POD Point (UK) · NE8 3BE · up to 3.7 kW · 2 sockets
checked October 2026
MFG Swallow
MFG EV Power · NE8 4BL · up to 300 kW · 8 sockets
checked April 2026
E.ON Drive
E.ON Drive · NE8 3EJ · up to 300 kW · 6 sockets
checked April 2026
McDonalds Park Road
InstaVolt Ltd · NE8 3EJ · up to 120 kW · 4 sockets
checked April 2026
Gateshead Leisure Centre 2
Monta · NE8 4DT · up to 45 kW · 6 sockets
checked April 2026
Gateshead District Energy Centre
POD Point (UK) · NE8 3BE · up to 7 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Tesco Extra-Gateshead Trinity Square
POD Point (UK) · NE8 1AG · up to 50 kW · 6 sockets
not recently verified
The Sage Gateshead
Charge Your Car · NE8 2JR · up to 7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Gateshead Library Leisure
BP Pulse (UK) · NE8 4HA · up to 7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Gateshead Library
Charge Your Car · NE8 4HA · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Swinburne Street Car Park
Charge Your Car · NE8 1AX · up to 3 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Northern Design Centre
Charge Your Car · NE8 3DF · up to 7 kW · 6 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 NE8?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. NE8 is 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 NE8?

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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