EV Charger Installation in Richmond & Kingston
Home and commercial EV charger installation in Richmond, Twickenham, Kingston and Surbiton. UK-made units, 3-year warranty, £500 grant help. Free survey.
EV charger installers for Richmond upon Thames and Kingston
Richmond and Kingston sit side by side on the south-west edge of London. Auto E designs and manufactures EV charging stations in the UK and, through our authorised partner installer, fits and repairs them across Richmond, Twickenham, Teddington, Kew, Kingston, Surbiton and New Malden, and just over the borough line into Wimbledon and the rest of Merton.
The two boroughs mix Victorian terraces near the river, semi-detached streets in Teddington, Ham and New Malden, and plenty of flats and mansion blocks in Richmond, Kew and Surbiton. Which one you live in settles most of the installation questions, so this page covers what we fit, which council rules matter and what it costs.
What we install in Richmond and Kingston
- Home wall boxes: 7 kW units for single-phase houses, or our 22 kW EF AC-WW22M (£1,449 ex VAT) where a three-phase supply exists. Every Auto E station carries a 3-year warranty.
- Shared chargers for flats and mews: the dual-socket EF AC-W22x2M (£1,649 ex VAT) charges two cars from one feed, a sensible fit for Kew and Richmond Hill blocks with a few allocated bays.
- Portable chargers from £399 for households that split time between a driveway and the street.
- Commercial posts and wall units for Kingston town-centre offices, hotels around Twickenham and Richmond, and business parks along the A3.
- DC rapid: our Charging Complex from £21,000 (before civils and grid connection) for dealerships and destination car parks.
We also repair chargers of any brand. Browse the full station range.
Richmond and Kingston property types and what they mean for installation
Houses with a driveway or garage
Semi-detached and detached homes in Teddington, Hampton, Ham, New Malden and Chessington are the simplest jobs: a wall box on the house or garage wall, a short cable run, done in half a day. Where the consumer unit or earthing needs upgrading (common in pre-war stock) we price it into the quote.
Terraces and on-street parking
Many households in both boroughs park on the street, and both councils have leaned on lamp-post charging: Richmond is rolling out 525 five-kilowatt lamp-column points with ubitricity, and Kingston's lamp-column points move to the ubitricity Shell Recharge brand from February 2026 (a resident permit is needed where the column sits in a permit area). Useful as a back-up, but slow. For a proper 7 kW charge at home, Richmond runs a footway-channel scheme: £100 application fee, £250 for the council-installed channel and a £150 three-year Section 178 licence, after which you can claim the £500 chargepoint grant. Kingston takes a firmer line, warning that a cable across the pavement is a trip hazard for which you could be held liable, so we talk through the options before quoting.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Richmond upon Thames has 85 conservation areas, and some properties carry Article 4 directions, meaning alterations that would normally be permitted development can need planning permission. A wall box on a rear or side wall rarely raises questions; where it will be visible from the street we position it discreetly and tell you if a planning check is worth making.
Flats and mansion blocks
Riverside apartments in Kingston and Richmond, converted villas in Surbiton, mansion blocks around Kew: here the challenge is the supply route and the freeholder, not the charger. With the £500 grant now open to flat owners, renters and landlords (up to 200 sockets), we increasingly quote for a communal feed with several dual-socket units rather than one-off installs.
Businesses and public sites
Kingston already has 50 TotalEnergies 7 kW and 22 kW bays and four BP Pulse rapids on council land, and demand from shoppers, commuters and hotel guests keeps rising. See commercial installation and hotel charging.
Prices in Richmond and Kingston
| Installation | Typical price (ex VAT) |
|---|---|
| Home 7 kW wall box, straightforward run | £900 to £1,200 |
| Home installation with consumer-unit or earthing work | up to £1,800 |
| Commercial AC, per socket | from about £1,500 |
| DC rapid hub, installed | from about £25,000 |
These are market ranges; we give a fixed quote after a free site survey. Home charging costs around 26p per kWh on a standard tariff (7 to 10p off-peak) against 65 to 85p at public rapids. Full breakdown in our London cost guide.
Grants in 2026
The EV chargepoint grant pays £500 per socket from 1 April 2026 for renters, flat owners, landlords (up to 200 sockets) and households with on-street parking that use an approved cross-pavement solution such as Richmond's footway channel. Businesses can use the Workplace Charging Scheme: £500 per socket, up to 40 sockets and 75% of costs, extended to March 2027, and charge point equipment qualifies for 100% first-year capital allowances. See our WCS guide.
Areas we cover
Richmond, Kew, Barnes, East Sheen, St Margarets, Twickenham, Teddington, Hampton, Ham, Kingston, Surbiton, Tolworth, New Malden, Chessington, plus Wimbledon and Raynes Park in Merton. Neighbouring pages: South London, West London, Ealing, Croydon and Greater London.
How it works
- Free survey: photos of your fuse board and parking spot, or a visit for flats and commercial sites.
- Fixed quote, including any consumer-unit, earthing or groundwork items.
- Installation by our authorised partner installer, usually half a day for a home wall box.
- DNO notification to UK Power Networks and your electrical certificate.
- 3-year warranty on the Auto E station.
FAQ
Can I have a charger if I park on the street in Richmond?
Often yes, via the council's footway-channel scheme, which also unlocks the £500 grant. The council warns that many addresses are not suitable, so we check yours at the survey.
Does a wall box need planning permission in a conservation area?
Usually not, but with 85 conservation areas in Richmond we site the unit discreetly and flag any case where a check with the council is wise.
Do I need three-phase for a 22 kW Auto E charger?
Yes for the full 22 kW. Most local homes are single-phase, so 7 kW is the usual choice; 22 kW suits businesses and new-build blocks.
Do you repair chargers you did not install?
Yes, any brand, in both boroughs. See home repair and commercial repair.
Ready for a charger in Richmond or Kingston? Call Auto E on +44 20 3393 4113 or book a free survey online.