EV Charger Installation in Ealing
Home and commercial EV charger installation across Ealing: Acton, Hanwell, Southall, Greenford, Northolt. Fixed quote after a free survey. Call 020 3393 4113.
Ealing is one of the busiest boroughs in west London for electric cars: the council reports more than 1,000 public charge points, a target of roughly 2,500 by 2030 and a share of the £7.5 million LEVI grant that Ealing is leading for six west and north-west London boroughs. That helps drivers without a driveway. For everyone else, from the Edwardian semis of Pitshanger and Hanger Hill to the terraces of Hanwell, Southall and Greenford, a charger at home still costs a fraction of public charging.
Auto E designs and builds EV charging stations in the UK and installs them across the borough through our authorised partner installer, from Ealing Broadway and Acton to Northolt, Perivale and Greenford. We also repair chargers of any brand.
What we install in Ealing
- Home wall boxes. A 7 kW single-phase charger is the standard choice for a house in Ealing. If your property has (or is getting) a three-phase supply, our 22 kW wall-mounted station EF AC-WW22M is £1,449 ex VAT list price. See our home charging range or read how to choose a home charger in 2026.
- Portable chargers from £399 for renters who charge from a garage socket or at a family address; see our portable chargers page.
- Commercial AC posts and wall units for offices, car parks, hotels and light-industrial sites along the A40 and Uxbridge Road corridors. Our dual 22 kW station EF AC-W22x2M (two Type 2 sockets, 44 kW total) is £1,649 ex VAT, and the three-car EF AC-W22M-J7x2 with built-in Type 1 and Type 2 cables is £1,799. See commercial stations and our management platform.
- DC rapid charging. Our Charging Complex units are £21,000-£23,000 ex VAT for the hardware, before civils and grid connection. Details on the Charge Complex page.
Ealing property types and what they mean for installation
Semis and terraces with a driveway. Ealing Council confirms that installing a charger on your own property is permitted development, so no planning application is needed for a standard wall box. Most 1930s semis in Greenford, Northolt and Perivale have a side path or front drive, which keeps cable runs short and costs at the lower end of the range.
Terraces without off-street parking. Southall and parts of Greenford and Hanwell are dominated by terraced streets. Ealing Council currently does not permit cross-pavement gullies or cables across the footway, citing safety, liability and cost, so the on-street version of the £500 chargepoint grant, which relies on an approved cross-pavement solution, cannot yet be used in Ealing. Without a driveway your options are the council's lamp-column network (three operators, over 1,000 more points planned), a charger at work, or a portable unit for use at a relative's property.
Flats. Flat owners and tenants with an allocated space can claim the £500 grant per socket, and landlords for up to 200 sockets. We install shared or individual chargers with the freeholder's consent; see our car park charging service.
Controlled parking zones. Ealing has more than 60 CPZs, from Zone W in Ealing Broadway to Zones J, K and M in Acton. Public charge points inside a CPZ are generally for permit holders only, and EV owners qualify for a lower-cost resident permit, but a CPZ has no bearing on installing your own charger on private land.
Conservation areas. Bedford Park, Ealing Common, Brentham Garden Estate and Hanwell are among Ealing's conservation areas. A wall box on the side or rear of a house is usually fine; where a front elevation is protected we site the unit discreetly and confirm any planning constraint first.
The local grid. Unlike most of London, much of Ealing is served by SSEN rather than UK Power Networks; SSEN is spending £5.4 million upgrading the Southfield Road substation, which serves around 20,000 customers, to support EVs, solar and heat pumps. Every charger we fit is notified to whichever DNO serves your address.
Prices in Ealing
| Installation type | Typical price (ex VAT) |
|---|---|
| Home 7 kW wall box, standard install | £900-£1,200 |
| Home install with new consumer unit, earthing or long cable run | up to £1,800 |
| Commercial 7-22 kW AC, per socket | from around £1,500 |
| DC rapid charger, installed | from around £25,000 |
These are market ranges. Every job in Ealing gets a fixed quote after a free site survey. For what drives the price, see our London installation cost guide.
Grants available in 2026
- EV chargepoint grant, £500 per socket for renters, flat owners and landlords (up to 200 sockets) from 1 April 2026; the on-street cross-pavement route is not yet available in Ealing.
- Workplace Charging Scheme, £500 per socket for up to 40 sockets, covering 75% of costs, extended to March 2027 with a digital application you submit yourself. State schools can claim £2,000 per socket. Read our WCS 2026 guide.
- 100% first-year capital allowances on charge point equipment for businesses.
Home charging on an off-peak EV tariff costs around 7-10p per kWh against roughly 80p per kWh at a public rapid charger.
Areas we cover in Ealing
Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Ealing Common, Pitshanger, Hanger Hill, Acton, Bedford Park, Hanwell, Southall, Greenford, Perivale and Northolt. We also cover the rest of west London, Richmond and Kingston, and Greater London as a whole.
How it works
- Free survey - by phone, photos or a visit, checking supply, fuse rating, earthing and cable route.
- Fixed quote - itemised, including any grant paperwork.
- Installation - normally a single visit for a home wall box; commercial sites are phased around your operations.
- DNO notification and certificate - SSEN or UK Power Networks is informed and you receive the electrical certification.
- 3-year warranty on Auto E stations, with our repair team available for any brand afterwards.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need planning permission for a home charger in Ealing?
Not on a private driveway: Ealing Council states this is permitted development. Listed buildings and some conservation area frontages are the exception, which we check during the survey.
I live in a terrace in Southall with no drive. Can I run a cable across the pavement?
Not at present. Ealing does not permit cross-pavement charging solutions, so the on-street chargepoint grant cannot be used here; the lamp-column network and workplace charging are the alternatives for now.
Can I get 22 kW at home?
Only with a three-phase supply, which is uncommon in Ealing's older housing; most homes are best served by 7 kW. See fast home charger installation.
Ready to charge at home or at work in Ealing? Call Auto E on 020 3393 4113 or request your free survey online.