Public EV chargers in Southwark
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Southwark had 1,945 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 617.9 for every 100,000 people. That is above the UK average of 174.9.
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1,945
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
70
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
617.9
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
10th
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Southwark rose by 2% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 1,902 | 55 | 604.2 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 1,950 | 75 | 619.5 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 1,945 | 70 | 617.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southwark | 617.9 | 22.2 |
| England | 172.7 | 40.7 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Southwark
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Richmond upon Thames | 1,263 | 642.2 |
| 8 | Hackney | 1,701 | 637.7 |
| 9 | Kensington and Chelsea | 921 | 637.3 |
| 10 | Southwark | 1,945 | 617.9 |
| 11 | East Lothian | 691 | 599.9 |
| 12 | Watford | 603 | 562.7 |
| 13 | Dumfries and Galloway | 800 | 548.5 |
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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.