Public EV chargers in Bedford
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Bedford had 291 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 149.2 for every 100,000 people. That is below the UK average of 174.9.
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291
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
94
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
149.2
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
163rd
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
The number of public chargers in Bedford was the same on 1 July 2026 as on 1 January 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 291 | 91 | 149.2 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 289 | 93 | 148.2 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 291 | 94 | 149.2 |
Against England 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 149.2 | 48.2 |
| England | 172.7 | 40.7 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Bedford
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | Wychavon | 207 | 150.0 |
| 161 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 238 | 149.7 |
| 162 | Gloucester | 207 | 149.4 |
| 163 | Bedford | 291 | 149.2 |
| 164 | County Durham | 802 | 149.1 |
| 165 | Stafford | 209 | 147.6 |
| 166 | North West Leicestershire | 165 | 147.5 |
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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.