EV charging in Leicester
There are 25 public charging sites with 140 chargers in and around Leicester on FillRadar, from Shell Recharge, Osprey Charging, MFG EV Power and Blink Charging and others. 10 have rapid charging (50 kW or more); the cheapest rapid price is 54p/kWh at Abbey Park Car Park, Leicester. At 23:04, 98 of 121 chargers with live data were free.
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ev_charger Charging points in and around Leicester
| Charger | Power | Price | Free now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Recharge Shell Branting HillGroby Road, Leicester, LE3 8GJ · Shell Recharge | 150 kW9 chargers · CCS (Type 2), CHAdeMO | 89p/kWh | 6 of 9 freeat |
| Shell Recharge Shell ThurcastonA6, A46 Trunk Road, Leicester, LE4 3BT · Shell Recharge | 150 kW8 chargers · CCS (Type 2), CHAdeMO | 89p/kWh | 8 of 8 freeat |
| Beaumont Shopping Centre, Leicester1 Bradgate Mall, Leicester, LE4 1DE · Osprey Charging | 150 kW13 chargers · CCS (Type 2), CHAdeMO | – | 11 of 13 freeat |
| Morrisons GlenfieldStation Road, Glenfield, LE3 8BQ · MFG EV Power | 100 kW2 chargers · CCS (Type 2) | 59p/kWh* | all 2 in useat |
| Abbey Park Car Park, LeicesterAbbey Park Road, Leicester, LE4 5AQ · Blink Charging | 50 kW6 chargers · CCS (Type 2), CHAdeMO, Type 2 (Socket Only) | 54p/kWh | 1 of 6 freeat |
| East Bond Street, Leicester1-3 East Bond Street, Leicester, LE1 4SX · Blink Charging | 50 kW5 chargers · CCS (Type 2), CHAdeMO, Type 2 (Socket Only) | 54p/kWh | 3 of 5 freeat |
| Humberstone Park Saltersford Road Car Park, LeicesterSaltersford Road, Leicester, LE5 4DF · Blink Charging | 50 kW7 chargers · CCS (Type 2), CHAdeMO, Type 2 (Socket Only) | 54p/kWh | 7 of 7 freeat |
| Victoria Park Car Park, LeicesterGranville Road, Leicester, LE1 7RU · Blink Charging | 50 kW7 chargers · CCS (Type 2), CHAdeMO, Type 2 (Socket Only) | 54p/kWh | 4 of 7 freeat |
| Morrisons LeicesterAlmond Lane, Leicester, LE2 7LT · MFG EV Power | 50 kW2 chargers · CCS (Type 2) | 59p/kWh* | 2 of 2 freeat |
| South Albion Street, Leicester17 East St, Leicester, LE1 6JL · Blink Charging | 50 kW6 chargers · CCS (Type 2), CHAdeMO, Type 2 (Socket Only) | 69p/kWh | 4 of 6 freeat |
| HMP LeicesterTower Street, Leicester, LE1 6WR · Connected Kerb | 22 kW4 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 51p/kWh | 3 of 4 freeat |
| The Nook, LeicesterThe Nook, Leicester, LE7 7AZ · Blink Charging | 22 kW8 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 54p/kWh | 8 of 8 freeat |
| Yeoman Street, Leicester19 Yeoman St, Leicester, LE1 1UT · Blink Charging | 22 kW4 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 54p/kWh | 3 of 4 freeat |
| Anstey Frith Car Park, LeicesterAnstey Frith Car Park, Leicester, LE7 7EB · Evolt | 22 kW4 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 49p/kWh | – |
| Championship Way Underground Car ParkChampionship Way, Leicester, LE3 8RN · Evolt | 22 kW4 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 49p/kWh | – |
| County Hall LeicesterGlenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA · Evolt | 22 kW3 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 49p/kWh | – |
| Rutland Car Park 1 - County Hall, Glenfield, LeicesterRutland Car Park, Leicester, LE3 8RA · Evolt | 22 kW2 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 49p/kWh | – |
| Visitors car Park - Leicestershire County HallVisitors Car park, Leicester, LE3 8RN · Evolt | 22 kW2 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 49p/kWh | – |
| Newarke Street Car Park, LeicesterNewarke Street Car Park, Newarke Street, Leicester, LE1 5SN · Blink Charging | 13 kW16 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 59p/kWh | 16 of 16 freeat |
| New Street Car Park, LeicesterNew St, Leicester, LE1 5NR · Blink Charging | 11 kW2 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 60p/kWh | 2 of 2 freeat |
| Hospital Close, Phase 143 Hospital Close, Leicester, LE5 4WP · Blink Charging | 8 kW6 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 55p/kWh | 5 of 6 freeat |
| Birstall Park & Ride, LeicesterBirstall Park & Ride Site, Loughborough Rd, Leicester, LE4 4NP · Blink Charging | 7 kW8 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 54p/kWh | 7 of 8 freeat |
| Dover Street Car Park, Leicester31-33 Dover St, Leicester, LE1 6PW · Blink Charging | 7 kW4 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 59p/kWh | 4 of 4 freeat |
| Banana Car park, Leicester County HallBanana Car park, County Hall, Leicester, LE3 8RN · Evolt | 7 kW4 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 49p/kWh | – |
| Meynell’s Gorse Park & Ride, LeicesterMeynell’s Gorse Park & Ride Site, Ratby Ln, Leicester, LE3 3LF · Blink Charging | 4 kW4 chargers · Type 2 (Socket Only) | 54p/kWh | 4 of 4 freeat |
* MFG EV Power: Price in the MFG EV Power app. Paying by card at the charger costs more.
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help Questions
Where can I charge an electric car in Leicester?
25 public charging sites are within about 5 miles and nearer Leicester than any other town, including Shell Recharge Shell Branting Hill (150 kW), Shell Recharge Shell Thurcaston (150 kW), Beaumont Shopping Centre, Leicester (150 kW), Morrisons Glenfield (100 kW) and Abbey Park Car Park, Leicester (50 kW).
Where is the nearest rapid charger in Leicester?
Shell Recharge Shell Branting Hill, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 8GJ (150 kW, Shell Recharge), Shell Recharge Shell Thurcaston, A6, A46 Trunk Road, Leicester, LE4 3BT (150 kW, Shell Recharge), Beaumont Shopping Centre, Leicester, 1 Bradgate Mall, Leicester, LE4 1DE (150 kW, Osprey Charging) and Morrisons Glenfield, Station Road, Glenfield, LE3 8BQ (100 kW, MFG EV Power).
What is the cheapest EV charging in Leicester?
Anstey Frith Car Park, Leicester (Evolt) at 49p/kWh including VAT. For rapid charging, Abbey Park Car Park, Leicester at 54p/kWh.
Where does the live availability come from?
From each operator's own open data feed, which UK law (the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023) requires them to publish. FillRadar stores a reading of every network about every half hour and shows it with the time it was read. A charger free then may be taken by the time you arrive.
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