EV Charging Points in SO42

New Forest, England

Public chargers in the New Forest council area

SO42 is in the New Forest council area. On 1 July 2026, New Forest had 311 public EV chargers, including 118 rated 50kW or more. That is 176.6 per 100,000 people, 117th 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.

New Forest council area, 1 July 2026

311

Public EV chargers

118

Rated 50kW or more

176.6

Per 100,000 people

117th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

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Charge points listed near SO42

Open Charge Map lists 11 sites with SO42 postcodes, with 29 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.

New Park Manor Hotel-Luxury Family Hotels
POD Point (UK) · SO42 7QH · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Beaulieu Car Park
Joju Ltd · SO42 7UX · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Brookley Road
Joju Ltd · SO42 7RR · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Rhinefield House Hotel
BP Pulse (UK) · SO42 7QB · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
The Drift Inn Pub and Restaurant
BP Pulse (UK) · SO42 7YQ · up to 50 kW · 5 sockets
not recently verified
Beaulieu Hotel / The Drift Inn
Zero Carbon World · SO42 7YQ · up to 3 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Cottage Lodge
Zero Carbon World · SO42 7SH · up to 3 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Beaulieu National Motor Museum
BP Pulse (UK) · SO42 7ZN · up to 7 kW · 6 sockets
not recently verified
Brand New Forest Twizy Hire Centre
Zero Carbon World · SO42 7RR · up to 3 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Balmer Lawn Hotel
Zero Carbon World · SO42 7ZB · up to 3 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
New Forest Activities Booking Centre
Zero Carbon World · SO42 7YA · up to 3 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 SO42?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. SO42 is in the New Forest council area. Figures cover the whole New Forest council area. It had 311 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 118 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does New Forest compare with the rest of the UK?

New Forest had 176.6 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 117th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in SO42?

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