EV Charging Points in SO45

New Forest, England

Public chargers in the New Forest council area

SO45 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 SO45

Open Charge Map lists 11 sites with SO45 postcodes, with 31 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.

Exbury Gardens
POD Point (UK) · SO45 1AF · up to 7 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Jones Lane Car Park 2
Joju Ltd · SO45 6AR · up to 120 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Jones Lane Car Park
Joju Ltd · SO45 6BZ · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
New Road Car Park
Joju Ltd · SO45 6XP · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Ladycross Road
Joju Ltd · SO45 3JW · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Calshot
Joju Ltd · SO45 1BR · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
ICUEVE900666
SO45 1AD · up to 7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Tesco Superstore-Hythe
POD Point (UK) · SO45 5JA · up to 7 kW · 4 sockets
not recently verified
Purlieu Construction Company
InstaVolt Ltd · SO45 3NR · up to 120 kW · 8 sockets
not recently verified
1 Coastguard Cottages
Joju Ltd · SO45 1AD · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway
Zero Carbon World · SO45 1AZ · 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 SO45?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. SO45 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 SO45?

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