EV charger installers in Northern Ireland
21,561 plug-in cars are now kept by households and individuals in Northern Ireland — 49% more than a year ago. Here's what a home charger costs here, who runs your local network, the grants that apply in Northern Ireland, and how to get quotes from accredited installers who cover your postcode.
Data checked 10 October 2026: DfT vehicle licensing (end of June 2026) and public charging statistics (1 July 2026).
Northern Ireland in numbers
- Privately kept plug-in cars
- 21,561
- 50,786 including company-registered cars
- Growth in a year (private)
- +49%
- UK: +44%
- Public chargers per 100,000 people
- 60
- UK average: 175
- Plug-in cars per public charger
- 43.9
- 1,156 public chargers, 372 rapid
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What a home charger costs in Northern Ireland
Most homes pay £850–£1,100 for a smart charger fitted by an accredited electrician, or £400–£500 to install a charger you already own. National providers charge much the same here as elsewhere in Great Britain. The price only rises much when the cable has a long way to go, your fuse board needs replacing or the network operator has to upgrade your supply.
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Your electricity network operator
Your network operator (DNO) owns the cables into your home — it isn't your energy supplier. Your installer notifies it about the new charger. If your home shares a supply with a neighbour (a "looped" supply) or your main fuse is too small, the operator does the upgrade, usually free of charge but with a wait.
- NIE Networks — the whole of Northern Ireland
Network areas don't follow regional boundaries exactly. Check your postcode on the ENA 'find my network operator' tool or ask your installer.
Grants in Northern Ireland
OZEV grants apply in Northern Ireland; no NI-specific home charger grant found. The Department for Infrastructure runs a cross-pavement permission route but no funding.
No driveway?
32% of households in Northern Ireland live in a flat or terraced house (Census), where off-street parking is often missing. Cross-pavement channels, on-street chargers and the £500 on-street grant are the alternatives.
Your options without a driveway · How cross-pavement charging works
Where the electric cars are
| Local authority | Privately kept plug-in cars |
|---|---|
| Belfast | 3,252 |
| Ards and North Down | 2,964 |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 2,840 |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 2,384 |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | 2,224 |
Company cars are counted where the leasing or fleet company is registered, which inflates the totals for a few areas, so we rank by privately kept cars.
Cities in Northern Ireland
- Belfast: 15,429 plug-in cars (+29% in a year), 273 public chargers (78 per 100,000 people).
Other regions
Questions people ask
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Sources
- DfT Vehicle licensing statistics — VEH0142 Licensed plug-in vehicles by body type, fuel type, keepership and local authority (Cars), UK Government (read 10 October 2026)
- DfT Vehicle licensing statistics — VEH0105 Licensed vehicles by body type, fuel type, keepership and local authority (Cars, all fuels), UK Government (read 10 October 2026)
- DfT Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics (official statistics in development; data: Zapmap) — EVCI0101 Public EV chargers by country and region, UK Government (read 10 October 2026)
- DfT Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics (official statistics in development; data: Zapmap) — EVCI0102 Public EV chargers by local authority, UK Government (read 10 October 2026)
- Connecting electric vehicles and heat pumps, Energy Networks Association (read 10 October 2026)
Get a home charger fitted in Northern Ireland
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