EV Charging Points in PL5

Plymouth, England

Public chargers in the Plymouth council area

Most of PL5's postcodes are in the Plymouth council area. On 1 July 2026, Plymouth had 440 public EV chargers, including 165 rated 50kW or more. That is 161.7 per 100,000 people, 135th 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.

Plymouth council area, 1 July 2026

440

Public EV chargers

165

Rated 50kW or more

161.7

Per 100,000 people

135th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

98.8% of PL5's postcodes are in Plymouth. The rest are in South Hams (1.2%).

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Charge points listed near PL5

Open Charge Map lists 5 sites with PL5 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.

West Park Short Stay Car Park (Wenea)
Wenea · PL5 2HQ · up to 100 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
UK_PL_MANADOM_01
Wenea · PL5 3JG · up to 120 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
West Park 1
Connected Kerb · PL5 2HG · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Hornchurch Road 1
Connected Kerb · PL5 2TQ · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Transit Way
InstaVolt Ltd · PL5 3TW · up to 120 kW · 4 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 PL5?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of PL5's postcodes are in the Plymouth council area. Figures cover the whole Plymouth council area. It had 440 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 165 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Plymouth compare with the rest of the UK?

Plymouth had 161.7 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 135th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in PL5?

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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