Public EV chargers in Cornwall
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Cornwall had 1,372 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 235.2 for every 100,000 people. That is above the UK average of 174.9.
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1,372
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
264
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
235.2
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
60th
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Cornwall rose by 5% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 1,305 | 257 | 223.7 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 1,331 | 250 | 228.2 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 1,372 | 264 | 235.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cornwall | 235.2 | 45.3 |
| England | 172.7 | 40.7 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Cornwall
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Northumberland | 790 | 238.4 |
| 58 | Inverclyde | 187 | 237.1 |
| 59 | West Suffolk | 445 | 236.1 |
| 60 | Cornwall | 1,372 | 235.2 |
| 61 | Hounslow | 699 | 233.4 |
| 62 | East Ayrshire | 278 | 228.8 |
| 63 | Hertsmere | 252 | 228.7 |
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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.