Home EV Chargers
Home EV Chargers — UK Costs, Grants & Installers (2026)
Quick answer: Home EV Chargers cost between £800 and £1200 installed in the UK (2026). Could save up to £900 per year on energy bills. The system typically pays back in around 2 years. The OZEV EV chargepoint grant provides £500 per socket towards a home charger in your area for eligible renters and flat owners.
Based on a typical system size, average energy prices and a typical home — your figure will differ.
Home EV Chargers Costs by UK Location (2026)
Prices vary slightly by region. Select your location below for local installer quotes, grant details and a full cost breakdown.
Aberdeen
£340–£1170
Could save up to £780/yr
Accrington
£340–£1100
Could save up to £770/yr
Altrincham
£330–£1170
Could save up to £750/yr
Armagh
£490–£1169
Could save up to £803/yr
Ashton-under-Lyne
£320–£1180
Could save up to £770/yr
Aylesbury
£549–£1308
Could save up to £803/yr
Ayr
£471–£1122
Could save up to £803/yr
Ballymena
£490–£1169
Could save up to £803/yr
Bangor
£490–£1169
Could save up to £803/yr
Barnsley
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Barrow-in-Furness
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Barry
£461–£1099
Could save up to £803/yr
Basingstoke
£549–£1308
Could save up to £803/yr
Bath
£380–£1240
Could save up to £860/yr
Bedford
£519–£1238
Could save up to £803/yr
Belfast
£350–£1140
Could save up to £770/yr
Birkenhead
£320–£1090
Could save up to £740/yr
Birmingham
£350–£1260
Could save up to £790/yr
Blackburn
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Blackpool
£330–£1190
Could save up to £790/yr
Bolton
£330–£1170
Could save up to £790/yr
Bootle
£320–£1180
Could save up to £750/yr
Bournemouth
£515–£1228
Could save up to £803/yr
Bradford
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Bridgend
£461–£1099
Could save up to £803/yr
Brighton
£390–£1360
Could save up to £910/yr
Bristol
£350–£1270
Could save up to £800/yr
Burnley
£350–£1130
Could save up to £740/yr
Burton upon Trent
£480–£1145
Could save up to £803/yr
Bury
£330–£1120
Could save up to £790/yr
Cambridge
£410–£1350
Could save up to £860/yr
Cardiff
£330–£1130
Could save up to £770/yr
Carlisle
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Chelmsford
£519–£1238
Could save up to £803/yr
Cheltenham
£380–£1250
Could save up to £830/yr
Chester
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Chesterfield
£475–£1133
Could save up to £803/yr
Chorley
£340–£1160
Could save up to £790/yr
Colchester
£390–£1410
Could save up to £900/yr
Coventry
£370–£1230
Could save up to £830/yr
Craigavon
£490–£1169
Could save up to £803/yr
Crawley
£549–£1308
Could save up to £803/yr
Cumbernauld
£471–£1122
Could save up to £803/yr
Cwmbran
£461–£1099
Could save up to £803/yr
Darlington
£456–£1087
Could save up to £803/yr
Derby
£360–£1250
Could save up to £760/yr
Derry
£340–£1120
Could save up to £790/yr
Doncaster
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Dundee
£320–£1090
Could save up to £780/yr
Dunfermline
£471–£1122
Could save up to £803/yr
East Kilbride
£471–£1122
Could save up to £803/yr
Eastbourne
£549–£1308
Could save up to £803/yr
Edinburgh
£340–£1170
Could save up to £790/yr
Exeter
£370–£1280
Could save up to £870/yr
Gateshead
£456–£1087
Could save up to £803/yr
Glasgow
£340–£1090
Could save up to £780/yr
Gloucester
£370–£1200
Could save up to £860/yr
Grimsby
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Guildford
£549–£1308
Could save up to £803/yr
Halifax
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Hamilton
£471–£1122
Could save up to £803/yr
Harlow
£519–£1238
Could save up to £803/yr
Harrogate
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Hartlepool
£456–£1087
Could save up to £803/yr
Hastings
£549–£1308
Could save up to £803/yr
Hemel Hempstead
£519–£1238
Could save up to £803/yr
Hereford
£380–£1280
Could save up to £810/yr
High Wycombe
£549–£1308
Could save up to £803/yr
Huddersfield
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Inverness
£340–£1130
Could save up to £770/yr
Ipswich
£410–£1320
Could save up to £940/yr
Kettering
£475–£1133
Could save up to £803/yr
Kidderminster
£480–£1145
Could save up to £803/yr
Kilmarnock
£471–£1122
Could save up to £803/yr
Kingston upon Hull
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Kingston upon Hull
£320–£1110
Could save up to £780/yr
Kirkcaldy
£471–£1122
Could save up to £803/yr
Lancaster
£320–£1170
Could save up to £760/yr
Leeds
£330–£1120
Could save up to £790/yr
Leicester
£340–£1250
Could save up to £840/yr
Lincoln
£475–£1133
Could save up to £803/yr
Lisburn
£490–£1169
Could save up to £803/yr
Liverpool
£320–£1140
Could save up to £730/yr
Livingston
£471–£1122
Could save up to £803/yr
Llanelli
£461–£1099
Could save up to £803/yr
London
£400–£1380
Could save up to £870/yr
Loughborough
£475–£1133
Could save up to £803/yr
Luton
£519–£1238
Could save up to £803/yr
Maidstone
£549–£1308
Could save up to £803/yr
Manchester
£320–£1090
Could save up to £800/yr
Mansfield
£475–£1133
Could save up to £803/yr
Merthyr Tydfil
£461–£1099
Could save up to £803/yr
Middlesbrough
£340–£1220
Could save up to £770/yr
Milton Keynes
£370–£1150
Could save up to £820/yr
Neath
£461–£1099
Could save up to £803/yr
Newcastle upon Tyne
£456–£1087
Could save up to £803/yr
Newcastle upon Tyne
£340–£1160
Could save up to £740/yr
Newcastle-under-Lyme
£480–£1145
Could save up to £803/yr
Newport
£461–£1099
Could save up to £803/yr
Newry
£490–£1169
Could save up to £803/yr
Newtownabbey
£490–£1169
Could save up to £803/yr
Northampton
£475–£1133
Could save up to £803/yr
Norwich
£350–£1140
Could save up to £750/yr
Nottingham
£350–£1160
Could save up to £800/yr
Nuneaton
£480–£1145
Could save up to £803/yr
Oldham
£320–£1180
Could save up to £740/yr
Oxford
£400–£1410
Could save up to £930/yr
Paisley
£471–£1122
Could save up to £803/yr
Perth
£471–£1122
Could save up to £803/yr
Peterborough
£390–£1290
Could save up to £910/yr
Plymouth
£380–£1260
Could save up to £870/yr
Poole
£515–£1228
Could save up to £803/yr
Portsmouth
£390–£1380
Could save up to £910/yr
Preston
£340–£1180
Could save up to £730/yr
Reading
£390–£1410
Could save up to £870/yr
Rochdale
£340–£1190
Could save up to £780/yr
Rotherham
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Salford
£350–£1140
Could save up to £770/yr
Salisbury
£390–£1300
Could save up to £880/yr
Scarborough
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Sheffield
£350–£1160
Could save up to £800/yr
Shrewsbury
£370–£1240
Could save up to £810/yr
Slough
£549–£1308
Could save up to £803/yr
Solihull
£480–£1145
Could save up to £803/yr
South Shields
£456–£1087
Could save up to £803/yr
Southampton
£400–£1340
Could save up to £910/yr
Southend-on-Sea
£519–£1238
Could save up to £803/yr
Southport
£340–£1090
Could save up to £760/yr
St Helens
£330–£1170
Could save up to £720/yr
Stevenage
£519–£1238
Could save up to £803/yr
Stirling
£471–£1122
Could save up to £803/yr
Stockport
£330–£1170
Could save up to £750/yr
Stockton-on-Tees
£456–£1087
Could save up to £803/yr
Stoke-on-Trent
£480–£1145
Could save up to £803/yr
Stoke-on-Trent
£340–£1190
Could save up to £770/yr
Sunderland
£350–£1120
Could save up to £750/yr
Swansea
£340–£1130
Could save up to £790/yr
Swindon
£515–£1228
Could save up to £803/yr
Taunton
£515–£1228
Could save up to £803/yr
Telford
£480–£1145
Could save up to £803/yr
Truro
£390–£1230
Could save up to £810/yr
Wakefield
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Wallasey
£340–£1130
Could save up to £780/yr
Walsall
£480–£1145
Could save up to £803/yr
Warrington
£465–£1110
Could save up to £803/yr
Watford
£519–£1238
Could save up to £803/yr
West Bromwich
£480–£1145
Could save up to £803/yr
Weston-super-Mare
£515–£1228
Could save up to £803/yr
Wigan
£320–£1150
Could save up to £740/yr
Wolverhampton
£360–£1200
Could save up to £820/yr
Worcester
£360–£1280
Could save up to £810/yr
Worthing
£549–£1308
Could save up to £803/yr
Wrexham
£461–£1099
Could save up to £803/yr
York
£350–£1110
Could save up to £810/yr
Home EV Chargers Costs in the UK (2026)
| Price range | Typical cost | Could save (est.) | Payback (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | £800 | up to £900/yr | ~2 yrs |
| Typical | £1000 | ||
| High | £1200 |
Source: Green Reach Energy research, June 2026. Prices are estimates and include installation and VAT. Actual costs may vary.
Available Grants for Home EV Chargers (2026)
The OZEV EV chargepoint grant provides £500 per socket towards a home charger in your area for eligible renters and flat owners.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much do home ev chargers cost in the UK?
Home EV Chargers in the UK cost between £800 and £1200 installed. A typical mid-range system costs around £1000 including installation and VAT (estimated, based on our research).
Is there a grant for home ev chargers in the UK?
The OZEV EV chargepoint grant provides £500 per socket towards a home charger in your area for eligible renters and flat owners.
How long is the payback period in the UK?
The estimated payback period for home ev chargers in the UK is typically around 2 years, based on estimated potential savings of up to £900 per year. Actual payback depends on your driving habits, electricity tariff and charging schedule.
Do I need planning permission for home ev chargers?
Most home ev chargers installations fall under permitted development rights and do not require planning permission. However, listed buildings, conservation areas and flats may need approval from your local council. Always check with your local planning authority before installation.
How do I find a good installer in the UK?
We recommend getting at least 3 quotes from qualified installers. Check online reviews and verify that the installer holds relevant qualifications before signing any contract.