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

Fitting an electric car charger at home usually costs between £800 and £1,300, with the unit and the installation included. That range comes from Heatable's cost guide and MyJobQuote's price data, both from September 2026.

How much you’ll actually pay for your home charger to be installed depends on which charger you choose, your fuse box, how far the charger sits from it, and whether you want a cable attached. Here's what makes up an EV charger installation cost, what pushes it up, which grants you can claim, and how you can get a charger with your car.

• A 7kW home charger can cost about £800 to £1,300 supplied and fitted.
• The EV charger alone can range from £450 to £900. A standard installation adds £350 to £500.
• A tricky job costs more. Long cable runs, a fuse box upgrade or digging under a drive can push it past £1,500.
• The government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, up to £500, but only for renters and flat owners. If you own a house with a driveway, you can't claim it.
• Some Octopus EV leases come with a free or discounted home charger, depending on the car. If you choose salary sacrifice, you can choose a £400 discount on an EV charger instead.

Most people pay between £800 and £1,300 to have a 7kW home charger supplied and fitted. That covers the unit and a standard installation. Heatable's cost guide puts the typical job at £800 to £1,200, while MyJobQuote's average is about £1,000. 

You're buying two things. There's the charger, a weatherproof box that bolts to your wall and talks to your car. And there's the work of wiring it safely into your home's electrics, testing it and signing it off.

Here's how that splits.

All costs checked September 2026. Every property is different, so treat these as a starting point rather than a quote. A qualified installer will survey your home, either in person or from photos, before giving you a firm price.

A standard job covers the survey, mounting the charger on your wall, running the cable from your fuse box, fitting the protective devices the wiring rules require, testing everything and issuing a certificate. Your installer also registers the charger with your local network operator. That last step is a legal requirement, not an optional extra.

Most quotes include a set length of cable. Go beyond it and you'll probably pay more. The fitting itself is quick, and MyJobQuote's data puts a straightforward job at two to four hours.

The charger you choose sets the initial cost. Everything after that comes down to your property. The bigger the gap between your fuse box and your parking space, and the older your electrics, the more you'll pay.

Six things can change what you pay for your EV charger:

• How far the charger sits from your fuse box. MyJobQuote flags extra electrical work where the charger is more than 20 metres away.
• The state of your consumer unit. An older fuse box may not have a spare way, or may need upgrading before it can take the load.
• Groundworks. Running a cable under a drive or path means digging and making good afterwards. Heatable lists trenching as a main reason a job goes above the typical range.
• What the cable has to pass through. Drilling a cavity wall is quick. Thick stone, rendered block or a listed frontage isn't.
• Tethered or untethered cable. A tethered cable is attached to the charger, so you don’t need to plug and unplug both ends each time. Just connect it to the car. These cost slightly more than ‘untethered’ chargers, which are those you need to plug in both ends of the cable, one to the charger, the other to the car. It sounds like a small difference but tethered chargers are less faff, so you’re paying for the convenience. 
• Where you live. Labour costs in London and the South East run 15% to 25% higher than the rest of the UK.

You can ignore 22kW chargers. They need three-phase power, which almost no UK home has. A 7kW unit adds 20 to 40 miles of range an hour, which is plenty overnight.

1. Where you'd want the charger, and how far that is from your fuse box.
2. Whether the cable run crosses a drive, a path or a flowerbed.
3. How old your fuse box is, and whether it has a spare slot. If it doesn’t, your fuse box may need to be upgraded.
4. Whether you own the property, or need permission from a landlord or freeholder.
5. Whether your car's charging port is on the left, the right or the nose. It might change where you want to put the charger.

A tethered charger has the cable permanently attached. An untethered one is a socket, and you plug in your own cable each time. MyJobQuote prices tethered units about £100 higher at both ends of the range. 

Is the extra worth it? It depends. A tethered charger is the easier daily habit, because the cable is always there and you never have to lift a wet one out of the boot.

An untethered unit looks tidier, but it’s a bit more of a faff. It depends on what’s most important to you.

Yes, if you rent your home or own a flat. The EV chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost of buying and fitting a socket, up to £500. If you own a house with a driveway, you can't claim it. The scheme that used to cover homeowners has closed. Here's who can claim what.

All figures are from GOV.UK, checked September 2026. 

Grant work has to be done by an approved installer, and the rules on who qualifies are detailed, so check the current terms before you book anything. Worth knowing if you're renting: it's your landlord's permission you need, but the grant is yours to claim, not theirs.

You need somewhere off-street to park, and permission if you don't own the property. A driveway, a garage or an allocated bay all usually work. If you park on the street, you’re more limited with home charging options, but kerbside or lamppost charging could be a good option for you. 

If you rent, ask your landlord in writing. Many say yes, because a charger adds value to the property and costs them nothing.

If you own a flat, you'll usually need the freeholder or the management company to agree, and they may want the work done under the landlord grant instead. It takes longer, so start the conversation early.

And if there's no off-street parking at all? You're not stuck. Recent YouGov research found that 44% say charger availability is a concern about switching to an EV. The public network has grown to meet that, with 115,000 charge points across 40,000 UK locations. An Electroverse card covers a large public network in the UK and Europe on one bill. It's also worth asking your council whether it allows a cable channel across the pavement.

The fitting itself can take two to four hours for a straightforward job. Getting to that day can take longer, because installers are in demand.

This isn't a job you should take on yourself. A home charger wires straight into your consumer unit, and it needs testing, certifying and registering with your network operator. Getting that wrong is a fire and shock risk, and it can invalidate your home insurance.

Use a qualified electrician who is signed off to fit chargers. If you're claiming a grant, they have to be an approved installer, so check that before you book.

The installation is a one-off. The saving repeats every time you plug in. A full charge at home can cost just £4.32 in a typical electric car, compared with £38.74 for the same amount of miles in an equivalent petrol car. That works out at as little as £157 a year, compared with £1,409 for petrol. 

Set a one-off cost of around £1,000 against a yearly gap of that size and you’ll see the savings pretty quickly. 

What you’ll actually pay depends on your tariff and when you charge. Our guide to what it costs to charge an electric car at home goes through the rates in detail.

You don't always have to pay for the charger separately. With Octopus EV, whether you get your electric car through salary sacrifice or a personal lease, you’ll get something towards it. Here’s what’s available: 

• With salary sacrifice, you get £400 off a home charger and its installation. If you can't fit one or you already have one, you can choose £400 of home or public charging credit instead. Not having a driveway doesn't rule you out.
• Choose a personal lease and selected models come with a free or discounted home charger. Which cars carry the offer changes, so check the current offers before you choose.

Our sister company, Octopus Energy Services, will install the Octopus Charge as part of either of the above offers. A standard installation covers a cable run of 10 metres. Longer runs can cost extra, and the wait is four to 10 weeks, depending on where you live.

Once the charger is in, you can also move to Intelligent Octopus Go - EV Saver, Octopus Energy's home charging tariff, which is exclusive to Octopus EV drivers. It gives you a discounted rate of 6.9p per kWh.

Between £800 and £1,300 for a 7kW charger supplied and fitted. The unit alone is £450 to £900 and standard fitting adds £350 to £500. A complex job with groundworks or a fuse box upgrade can cost £1,500 or more.

Sometimes, yes. Selected electric cars leased personally through Octopus EV come with a free or discounted charger while stocks last, and salary sacrifice drivers get £400 off one. Which cars include the offer changes, so check the current terms before you order.

There's a government chargepoint grant worth 75% of the cost, up to £500, but it's limited to people renting a home and to flat owners. Homeowners with off-street parking can't claim it. Landlords and workplaces have separate schemes with their own limits.

No. A home charger wires directly into your consumer unit, so it has to be fitted by a qualified electrician, tested, certified and registered with your local network operator. Fitting one yourself is a fire and shock risk, and it can invalidate your home insurance. Grant work needs an approved installer.

You need off-street parking of some kind, so a driveway, a garage or an allocated bay. You can't run a cable across a public pavement without your council's agreement. If you have nowhere off-street, public charging across 115,000 charge points with Electroverse is a practical alternative