Public EV chargers in Ards and North Down
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Ards and North Down had 81 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 49.0 for every 100,000 people. That is below the UK average of 174.9.
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81
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
42
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
49.0
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
357th
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Ards and North Down rose by 14% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 71 | 28 | 42.9 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 77 | 36 | 46.5 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 81 | 42 | 49.0 |
Against Northern Ireland and the UK
Per person figures let a small council be compared with a big one.
| Area | Chargers per 100,000 | 50kW+ per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards and North Down | 49.0 | 25.4 |
| Northern Ireland | 60.0 | 19.3 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Ards and North Down
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 354 | Mid Ulster | 80 | 52.4 |
| 355 | Hastings | 47 | 51.5 |
| 356 | Southend-on-Sea | 95 | 51.3 |
| 357 | Ards and North Down | 81 | 49.0 |
| 358 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 103 | 46.3 |
| 359 | Derry City and Strabane | 67 | 44.0 |
| 360 | Castle Point | 38 | 42.0 |
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Source and method
- Source
- Department for Transport, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics: data tables (EVCI) (tables EVCI0101, EVCI0102, EVCI0201 and EVCI0301)
- Figures as at
- 1 July 2026
- Published
- 27 August 2026. Next update due November 2026.
- Status
- Official statistics in development
- Licence
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
A charger is one public charging device. Rank compares all 361 councils by chargers per 100,000 people (ONS mid-2024 population). How we use the figures.
Every dataset we use is listed on our data sources page, with the credit lines on our attribution page.