Public EV chargers in Portsmouth
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Portsmouth had 434 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 202.5 for every 100,000 people. That is above the UK average of 174.9.
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434
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
43
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
202.5
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
84th
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Portsmouth rose by 13% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 385 | 47 | 179.6 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 434 | 47 | 202.5 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 434 | 43 | 202.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | 202.5 | 20.1 |
| England | 172.7 | 40.7 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Portsmouth
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | West Dunbartonshire | 182 | 204.2 |
| 82 | Wrexham | 282 | 204.0 |
| 83 | Cherwell | 347 | 203.6 |
| 84 | Portsmouth | 434 | 202.5 |
| 85 | Warwick | 311 | 200.8 |
| 86 | Stratford-on-Avon | 293 | 200.3 |
| 87 | East Devon | 316 | 199.7 |
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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.