EV Charger Installation in Barnet

Barnet is one of London's most populous boroughs, with around 389,000 residents at the 2021 Census, and its housing looks very different from inner London: long runs of 1930s semis in Finchley, Mill Hill and Edgware, Edwardian houses in Whetstone and New Barnet, larger detached homes around Totteridge and Hadley. Many have a driveway, which makes Barnet one of the simplest places in the capital to fit a home charger: no pavement cable, no lamppost queue, just a wall box on the side of the house.

Auto E designs and manufactures EV charging stations in the UK and, through our authorised partner installer, fits them across the borough, from Golders Green and Hendon to Whetstone, Totteridge and High Barnet. Our repair service covers any brand in Barnet too.

What we install in Barnet

Home wall boxes: 7 kW and 22 kW

Most Barnet houses have a single-phase supply, so a 7 kW wall box is the usual choice; it refills a typical EV overnight on an off-peak tariff of 7 to 10p per kWh. Where a property has three-phase power, as some larger detached houses in Totteridge, Mill Hill and Hadley Wood do, we install our own 22 kW units: the single-socket EF AC-WW22M (£1,449 ex VAT list) or the dual-socket EF AC-W22x2M (£1,649 ex VAT) for two-car households. See our home charging stations and home installation guide. Our portable chargers start at £399.

Commercial posts and DC rapid

For offices, hotels, dealerships and car parks along the A1, A41 and Edgware Road corridors we supply dual 22 kW commercial stations (44 kW per unit) run through our management platform. Our Charging Complex DC rapid units (£21,000 to £23,000 list before civils and grid connection) suit forecourts, retail parks and fleet depots near the M1 and A406.

Barnet property types and what they mean for installation

• Semis and detached houses with a driveway (Finchley, Mill Hill, Edgware, Whetstone, Totteridge, East Barnet). The easiest case: the wall box goes on the side or front wall near the consumer unit, the cable run is short, and the job sits in the standard price band below.
• Terraces and converted flats with on-street parking (East Finchley, Hendon, Golders Green, Cricklewood). Barnet Council does not currently permit charging cables to be run across the footway, even under a cable cover, and says it will set out a position on cross-pavement channels in its forthcoming EV Infrastructure Strategy. Its on-street answer is lamppost charging: a partnership with char.gy is adding up to 1,000 points of up to 5 kW, taking the borough to about 2,500 on-street chargepoints, after an earlier contract with Trojan Energy for over 500 flat-and-flush units. In streets with controlled parking, a rear access lane or shared car park is sometimes the answer.
• Purpose-built flats and new estates (Colindale, Brent Cross, Grahame Park). Charging goes into the communal car park via the landlord or managing agent, who can claim the £500 grant on up to 200 sockets. See parking EV charger installation.
• Conservation areas. Hampstead Garden Suburb, Totteridge, Mill Hill and Monken Hadley have Article 4 directions that remove some permitted development rights. We keep the wall box off principal elevations where possible and flag any case needing planning advice.

Prices in Barnet

Installation	Typical cost (ex VAT)
Home 7 kW wall box, standard driveway install	£900 to £1,200
Home install with consumer-unit upgrade, earthing work or a long cable run	up to £1,800
Commercial 22 kW posts, per socket	from about £1,500
DC rapid, installed	from about £25,000

These are market ranges; we give a fixed quote after a free site survey. Our London cost guide explains what pushes a job into the upper band.

Grants in 2026

From 1 April 2026 the EV chargepoint grant pays £500 per socket for renters, flat owners, landlords (up to 200 sockets) and households with on-street parking using an approved cross-pavement solution. Because Barnet has not yet approved such solutions, in this borough the grant mostly helps renters with a drive and flat owners with allocated parking. Businesses can use the Workplace Charging Scheme: £500 per socket, up to 40 sockets, 75% of costs, open to March 2027, plus 100% first-year capital allowances on the equipment; state schools applying after 1 April 2026 get £2,000 per socket.

Areas we cover

Finchley (Central, East and North), Whetstone, Totteridge, High Barnet, New and East Barnet, Mill Hill, Edgware, Burnt Oak, Hendon, Colindale, Golders Green, Cricklewood, Childs Hill and Friern Barnet. Neighbouring boroughs: Enfield, Camden, the rest of North London, and London-wide for commercial projects.

How it works

1. Free site survey at your Barnet address, in person or by photos.
2. Fixed quote covering charger, installation and any extras.
3. Installation by our authorised partner installer, usually in one visit.
4. DNO notification to UK Power Networks and your electrical certificate.
5. Three-year warranty on Auto E stations.

FAQ

Do I need planning permission for a home charger in Barnet?

Usually not for a wall-mounted unit on a house with off-street parking. In Hampstead Garden Suburb, Totteridge, Mill Hill and other Article 4 areas the position on the building matters more, and we tell you at survey if planning advice is needed.

I park on the street in Finchley. Can you install a charger for me?

Not one that crosses the pavement, because the council does not allow cables over the footway. Your options are the char.gy lamppost points, a charger in a rear car park if your building has one, or a portable Auto E charger for use at work.

Is 22 kW worth it at home?

Only with three-phase power and a car that accepts 11 or 22 kW AC. Most Barnet homes are single-phase, so 7 kW is the practical maximum and enough for overnight charging.

How long does installation take?

A standard driveway install is usually done in half a day; a consumer-unit change or a long cable run can take a full day.

Ready for a fixed quote in Barnet? Call 020 3393 4113 or send us your details for a free survey.