EV Charging Points in WF8

Wakefield, England

Public chargers in the Wakefield council area

Most of WF8's postcodes are in the Wakefield council area. On 1 July 2026, Wakefield had 361 public EV chargers, including 241 rated 50kW or more. That is 98.2 per 100,000 people, 275th 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.

Wakefield council area, 1 July 2026

361

Public EV chargers

241

Rated 50kW or more

98.2

Per 100,000 people

275th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

96.6% of WF8's postcodes are in Wakefield. The rest are in North Yorkshire (3.1%) and Doncaster (0.3%).

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Charge points listed near WF8

Open Charge Map lists 7 sites with WF8 postcodes, with 37 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.

Wentbridge House Hotel
(Unknown Operator) · WF8 3JH · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
checked July 2026
Barnsdale Bar Services Southbound
Evolt Network (Swarco E.Connect) · WF8 3JF · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
checked May 2026
Wentbridge Southbound Services
InstaVolt Ltd · WF8 3JF · up to 160 kW · 14 sockets
checked April 2026
Stuart Road car Park (1)
The GeniePoint Network ( EQUANS EV Solutions ) · WF8 4PQ · up to 50 kW · 6 sockets
checked April 2026
Stuart Road car Park (2)
The GeniePoint Network ( EQUANS EV Solutions ) · WF8 4PQ · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
checked April 2026
South Baileygate Retail Park
Osprey Charging · WF8 2LN · up to 50 kW · 6 sockets
checked April 2026
Aspire in the park
The GeniePoint Network ( EQUANS EV Solutions ) · WF8 4RA · up to 22 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 WF8?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of WF8's postcodes are in the Wakefield council area. Figures cover the whole Wakefield council area. It had 361 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 241 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does Wakefield compare with the rest of the UK?

Wakefield had 98.2 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 275th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in WF8?

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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