EV charger installers in Wales
57,840 plug-in cars are now kept by households and individuals in Wales — 55% more than a year ago. Here's what a home charger costs here, who runs your local network, the grants that apply in Wales, 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).
Wales in numbers
- Privately kept plug-in cars
- 57,840
- 77,651 including company-registered cars
- Growth in a year (private)
- +55%
- UK: +44%
- Public chargers per 100,000 people
- 186
- UK average: 175
- Plug-in cars per public charger
- 13.1
- 5,910 public chargers, 1,364 rapid
24,58657,840
What a home charger costs in Wales
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. Some national providers charge about £50 more in Scotland and South Wales than in London. 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.
- National Grid Electricity Distribution — South and West Wales
- SP Energy Networks — North and Mid Wales (SP Manweb)
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 Wales
No Welsh Government home-charger grant was found on gov.wales. Welsh residents use the UK-wide OZEV grants, which expressly cover Wales.
No driveway?
39% of households in Wales 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 |
|---|---|
| Cardiff | 6,312 |
| Swansea | 4,554 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 3,695 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 3,621 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3,503 |
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 Wales
- Cardiff: 8,165 plug-in cars (+40% in a year), 454 public chargers (118 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)
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