EV Charging Points in SR5

Sunderland, England

Public chargers in the Sunderland council area

Most of SR5'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)

99.9% of SR5's postcodes are in Sunderland. The rest are in South Tyneside (0.1%).

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Charge points listed near SR5

Open Charge Map lists 24 sites with SR5 postcodes, with 58 sockets between them. The 12 most recently checked are below. 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.

Lidl - North Hylton Road
POD Point (UK) · SR5 3JJ · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
checked October 2026
Evans Halshaw Sunderland
POD Point (UK) · SR5 3RL · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
checked October 2026
Cellular Solutions
POD Point (UK) · SR5 3JN · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
checked October 2026
Nissan WEST NMUK Reception
POD Point (UK) · SR5 3NS · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
checked October 2026
Nissan Main Car Park 3
POD Point (UK) · SR5 3NS · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
checked October 2026
Gateshead College
GridServe · SR5 3HE · up to 60 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
Pulman Sunderland-Volkswagen
POD Point (UK) · SR5 1QE · up to 22 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Lidl-North Hylton Road
POD Point (UK) · SR5 3JJ · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
Future Technology Centre
BP Pulse (UK) · SR5 3NY · up to 7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service HQ
Charge Your Car · SR5 3QY · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Nissan Main Car Park
Nissan UK Dealer Network · SR5 3HZ · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Gateshead College Nissan Site
Charge Your Car · SR5 3NS · 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 SR5?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of SR5'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 SR5?

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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