Public EV chargers in Bristol
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Bristol had 488 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 98.7 for every 100,000 people. That is below the UK average of 174.9.
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488
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
136
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
98.7
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
273rd
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Bristol rose by 57% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 310 | 132 | 62.7 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 413 | 126 | 83.5 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 488 | 136 | 98.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 98.7 | 27.5 |
| England | 172.7 | 40.7 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Bristol
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 270 | Barking and Dagenham | 233 | 100.1 |
| 270 | Gosport | 83 | 100.1 |
| 272 | Gedling | 119 | 99.0 |
| 273 | Bristol | 488 | 98.7 |
| 274 | Bradford | 555 | 98.5 |
| 275 | Wakefield | 361 | 98.2 |
| 276 | Thanet | 140 | 98.1 |
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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.