EV Charging Points in Basildon: Where to Charge (2026)

Where can I charge an electric car in Basildon?

Zapmap's Basildon page lists ten locations, a total of 31 devices and 40 connectors at the time of writing (September 2026), and other Zapmap listings for the town also show charge points at Basildon Hospital and Festival Leisure Park. The list changes as networks add and remove chargers, so treat this guide as a starting map and check live status on Zapmap before you drive. Essex County Council recommends Zapmap because it can be filtered by connector type, EV type and charging speed and shows the status of the charger, which is what you need to avoid a wasted trip.

Are there rapid chargers in Basildon?

Zapmap lists ultra rapid points at Mayflower Retail Park (SS14 3HZ, six devices on the GRIDSERVE Electric Highway network), at Basildon SF Connect on Nethermayne (SS16 5NN, BP Pulse) and at East Mayne SF Connect (SS13 1BW, BP Pulse). Lidl on High Road (SS15 5TQ) is listed with fast and rapid charging on the Lidl network. If you need a quick top-up on the way through, these are the places to look first.

Where are the supermarket and shopping-centre chargers?

Tesco Extra at Hazelmere, off High Road in Pitsea (SS13 3JU), has slow Pod chargers, and other Zapmap listings show Pod points at Tesco Extra Basildon on Mayflower Retail Park and at the Tesco store in Langdon Hills on Mandeville Way. The Eastgate Shopping Centre on Southernhay (SS14 1AG) is listed with twelve fast devices on the Go Zero Charge network. Slow chargers suit a long shop or a day at work rather than a quick top-up, so check the power and any time limits before you plug in.

Is there charging at Festival Leisure Park?

Zapmap has a listing for Basildon Festival Leisure at Festival Leisure Park (SS14 3WB) on the EO Charging network, showing multiple devices. Festival Leisure Park also has its own page about EO electric car charging points, but we could not confirm the current tariff or opening arrangements from it, so check the EO Charging app or Zapmap before your visit.

Can I charge at Basildon Hospital?

Zapmap lists five 7kW Type 2 devices at Basildon Hospital on Nethermayne (SS16 5NL) on the MyEVS network. The listing says the tariff is 30p per kWh plus a £1 connection fee with a four-hour maximum stay, and gives a helpline of 08008654755. Prices and rules are set by the operator and may change, so check the listing before you rely on them.

What about council car parks and residential streets?

Basildon Council has worked with Rochford District Council on charge points in car parks. Swarco eVolt announced, in July 2020, rapid and 22kW fast chargers in car parks in Billericay and Hockley plus taxi chargers in Basildon town centre, Billericay and Wickford. Zapmap now lists several Billericay sites: Rose Lane on the High Street (CM12 9AT, PoGo Charge, two rapid devices), Lake Meadows car park (CM12 0BW, PoGo Charge, rapid), Meadows surface car park on the High Street (BP Pulse, rapid), plus Barleylands Road (CM11 2UF, PoGo Charge, fast) and Aldi on Queens Park Avenue (CM12 0UA). We did not find a Basildon Council page listing its car park chargers, so we have not stated which of its own car parks in Basildon town have public points; use Zapmap's map.

If you have no driveway, Essex County Council's EV page says it does not currently permit cross-pavement cable channels or covers, and that trailing cables across pavements is prohibited under the Highways Act 1980. It says residents without off-street parking can suggest a charge point location through an online form, and the county has received £8.38 million in government grants to install over 5,000 new public charging sockets.

Quick answers

Ultra rapid: Mayflower Retail Park, Nethermayne and East Mayne. Shopping: Eastgate, Lidl, Tesco. Leisure: Festival Leisure Park. Hospital: Nethermayne, five 7kW devices. Billericay car parks: Rose Lane, Lake Meadows and Meadows. Always check live availability, price and connector type on Zapmap before you set off.