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EV charger installation cost: the 7kW home job, broken down

A home charger is a new dedicated circuit, its protection and its certification — usually half a day of work. Here is what each part costs, what pushes the price up, and which GOV.UK grants still exist in 2026.

The 7kW home installation, item by item

ItemSimple installComplex install
Charger unit (7kW domestic)£250 – £700£400 – £1,100
Labour£250 – £400£400 – £700
Cable and accessories£50 – £100£150 – £400
Consumer unit work—£150 – £400
Testing and certification£50 – £80£50 – £80
Total installed£800 – £1,200£1,200 – £2,000

Sources: Elec-Mate (page updated 10 June 2026) for the component split, and Total Skills UK (last reviewed June 2026) for the £800–£1,200 installed total and the £900–£1,500 London and South East figure. Both checked 6 September 2026. Logic4training gives a slightly higher £950–£1,400, averaging £1,175 (updated 15 June 2026).

The grants that still exist in 2026

SchemeAmountWho can claim
EV chargepoint grant — renters and flat ownersup to £500Flat owners or renters with private off-street parking
EV chargepoint grant — households with on-street parkingup to £500Homeowners or renters with only on-street parking, installing a cross-pavement solution
EV chargepoint grant — landlordsup to £500 per socket (max 200)Private landlords, social housing providers, public sector, property managers
Workplace Charging Schemeup to £500 per socket (max 40)Businesses, charities and public sector organisations
Workplace Charging Scheme — state-funded educationup to £2,000 per socket (max 40)State-funded schools and education institutions

Source: GOV.UK, Government grants for low-emission vehicles, checked 6 September 2026. All the schemes above are listed as available until 31 March 2027. Note what is not on the list: there is no grant for a homeowner with a private driveway. Confirm your own eligibility and the current amounts on GOV.UK before you commit to an installer.

What the job involves

A home charger is a new dedicated circuit from your consumer unit to a wall-mounted unit, plus the protection that circuit needs and the certification at the end. Total Skills describes a straightforward home installation as typically half a day (last reviewed June 2026, checked 6 September 2026).

  1. Survey — checking the available supply capacity, the earthing arrangement, the consumer unit and the cable route.
  2. New circuit — running armoured or suitably protected cable from the board to the charger position, through the wall or along the outside as required.
  3. Protection — the charger circuit needs its own overcurrent and earth leakage protection, plus protection against an open-PEN fault, which is either built into the charger or provided by a separate device or an earth electrode.
  4. Mounting and commissioning — fixing the unit, connecting it to your wi-fi where it is a smart charger, and setting it up.
  5. Testing and certification — an Electrical Installation Certificate for the new circuit and notification under Part P, since a new circuit is notifiable in England.

What drives the price

  • Cable run length. The biggest variable. Elec-Mate prices 15m of 6mm² armoured cable at around £60 to £90 and 25m of 10mm² at £120 to £180 (page updated 10 June 2026), and the labour to route it climbs with every metre.
  • Where the board is versus where the car parks. A board in the garage next to the drive is a cheap job. A board in an understairs cupboard at the front and a parking space at the back is not.
  • Consumer unit capacity. If there is no spare way or the board is not suitable, that work gets added. Elec-Mate puts a consumer unit upgrade at £300 to £800 on top; Total Skills puts it at £500 to £1,200.
  • Earthing arrangement. A TT system needs an electrode and its own testing. Open-PEN protection is required either way.
  • Groundwork. Trenching to a detached garage or across a drive, with reinstatement, changes the job substantially.
  • Tethered or untethered. Total Skills notes untethered units — socket only, you supply the cable — are typically slightly cheaper.
  • Region. Total Skills puts London and the South East at £900 to £1,500 against £800 to £1,200 nationally.
Check grant figures at source, always. While researching this page we found a well-ranked 2026 cost guide still quoting the old grant as 75% capped at £350. The current GOV.UK figure is up to £500 per socket, and the schemes run until 31 March 2027. Grant rules change more often than cost guides get updated — take the number from GOV.UK, not from a price page (including this one: the table above is our reading of GOV.UK on 6 September 2026, and you should confirm it before you rely on it).

Why 22kW is almost never the answer at home

A 22kW charger needs a three-phase supply. Total Skills states that around 97% of UK homes are single-phase, and puts a three-phase supply upgrade at £3,000 to £15,000 (last reviewed June 2026, checked 6 September 2026). For a domestic driveway, 7kW is the sensible specification: overnight it will fill almost any car from empty, and it is what the grants and the standard installation price assume.

For workplaces the maths is different. Elec-Mate prices a 22kW three-phase unit at £1,000 to £2,500 and a workplace 22kW installation at £2,500 to £5,000 per point (page updated 10 June 2026, checked 6 September 2026).

What a fair quote looks like

  1. It follows a survey or a detailed set of photos. Board, meter position, proposed charger position, and the route between them.
  2. It names the charger — make, model, kW rating, tethered or untethered, and cable length if tethered.
  3. It states the cable run in metres and the cable size. This is the item most likely to change on the day, so pin it down first.
  4. It says what happens if the consumer unit needs work, with a price rather than a shrug.
  5. It names the certification — an Electrical Installation Certificate for the new circuit and Part P notification through a competent-person scheme.
  6. It states whether a grant is being claimed and by whom. Grant-funded installations must go through an installer authorised for the relevant scheme, so confirm that before you commit.
  7. It includes commissioning and a handover — setting up the app, showing you the scheduling, explaining what happens in a power cut.

Red flags

  • A fixed price quoted online with no survey and no question about your cable run or your board.
  • No mention of open-PEN protection or the earthing arrangement. This is a core safety requirement for an EV circuit, not an upgrade.
  • No Part P notification. The charger is a new circuit and is notifiable in England.
  • A grant promised without any check that you are eligible or that the installer is authorised for the scheme.
  • A price so low it can only be a spur off an existing circuit rather than a new dedicated one.
  • No certificate at the end, or a certificate that does not include the test results for the new circuit.

What you should be left with

  • An Electrical Installation Certificate for the new circuit, with its test results.
  • A Building Regulations Compliance Certificate for the Part P notification.
  • The charger manufacturer documentation, warranty registration and app set-up details.
  • An updated circuit chart on the consumer unit showing the new circuit.
  • If a grant was claimed, the paperwork confirming it, and confirmation of what you actually paid after it was applied.

If the installation also triggered a board change, keep those certificates too — the consumer unit guide sets out what that job should include.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to install an EV charger at home in the UK?

Total Skills quotes £800 to £1,200 fully installed for a 7kW home charger, rising to £900 to £1,500 in London and the South East (last reviewed June 2026). Elec-Mate gives the same £800 to £1,200 for a simple installation and £1,200 to £2,000 for a complex one (page updated 10 June 2026). Logic4training quotes £950 to £1,400, averaging £1,175 (last updated 15 June 2026). All checked 6 September 2026.

Is there still a grant for a home EV charger?

Yes, but not for everyone. GOV.UK lists chargepoint grants of up to £500 for renters and flat owners with private off-street parking, up to £500 for households with only on-street parking installing an approved cross-pavement solution, and up to £500 per socket for landlords (up to 200 sockets). The Workplace Charging Scheme gives up to £500 per socket for businesses, and up to £2,000 per socket for state-funded education institutions. All are listed as available until 31 March 2027 (checked 6 September 2026). Confirm eligibility on GOV.UK before you commit.

Do I need a 22kW charger?

For a home, almost certainly not. A 22kW charger requires a three-phase supply, and Total Skills states around 97% of UK homes are single-phase, with a three-phase upgrade costing £3,000 to £15,000 (last reviewed June 2026, checked 6 September 2026). A 7kW unit will fully charge nearly any car overnight.

Why is my quote higher than the headline price?

Usually the cable run, the consumer unit, or the earthing. Elec-Mate puts a consumer unit upgrade at £300 to £800 on top and Total Skills at £500 to £1,200, and long cable runs, trenching to a detached garage and TT earthing systems all add cost (both checked 6 September 2026). A survey before the quote should identify all of it.

Does an EV charger installation need Part P notification?

In England, yes — it is a new circuit, which is notifiable. Either your electrician self-certifies through a competent-person scheme, or the work goes through building control before it starts. You should receive an Electrical Installation Certificate and a Building Regulations Compliance Certificate.

How long does the installation take?

Total Skills describes a straightforward home installation as typically half a day, with complex jobs taking longer (last reviewed June 2026, checked 6 September 2026). Trenching, a board change or a long cable run can push it to a full day or more.

Sources

Each checked on 6 September 2026.

  • GOV.UK — Government grants for low-emission vehicles

    The current chargepoint grant schemes and amounts: £500 per socket for renters and flat owners, on-street cross-pavement installs, landlords and the Workplace Charging Scheme; £2,000 per socket for state-funded education. All available until 31 March 2027.

  • Total Skills UK — EV Charger Installation Cost

    7kW unit, labour and installed totals, London and South East uplift, consumer unit upgrade costs, the three-phase supply upgrade range and the 97% single-phase figure, and half-day installation time. Last reviewed June 2026.

  • Elec-Mate — EV Charger Installation Cost UK 2026

    Unit costs by tier, simple versus complex labour, cable prices by size and length, testing costs, and commercial 22kW pricing. Page updated 10 June 2026. Its grant figures were out of date at the time of checking — we used GOV.UK instead.

  • Logic4training — Electrician Day Rates in the UK

    Quotes EV charging installation at £950 to £1,400, averaging £1,175. Page last updated 15 June 2026.

Are you the electrician? Total Skills puts EV charger installation day rates at £300 to £500 (last reviewed April 2026, checked 6 September 2026) — but a market day rate is not the same as one you can afford. Work yours out from your own overheads on the day rate calculator.

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