Public EV chargers in Colchester
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Colchester had 181 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 90.4 for every 100,000 people. That is below the UK average of 174.9.
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181
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
73
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
90.4
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
Joint 288th
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Colchester rose by 15% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 158 | 71 | 78.9 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 180 | 71 | 89.9 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 181 | 73 | 90.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colchester | 90.4 | 36.5 |
| England | 172.7 | 40.7 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Colchester
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | Middlesbrough | 142 | 90.9 |
| 286 | Hartlepool | 89 | 90.6 |
| 286 | Mid Devon | 77 | 90.6 |
| 288 | Colchester | 181 | 90.4 |
| 288 | East Cambridgeshire | 84 | 90.4 |
| 290 | Bath and North East Somerset | 179 | 89.5 |
| 291 | Kingston upon Hull | 246 | 89.3 |
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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.