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Elmbridge motoring statistics

How many cars and electric cars are registered in Elmbridge, which fuels they use, how many public chargers there are and how Elmbridge compares with the South East. From DVLA licensing records, DfT charger statistics and ONS population estimates.

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88,708 licensed vehicles in Elmbridge
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  • Licensed cars 78,628 +0.7% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 530 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 4,848 6.2% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 4.8% 12th highest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 257 181 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 4.3% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Elmbridge?

There were 78,628 licensed cars in Elmbridge at the end of June 2026, and 88,708 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 2.2% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 530 for every 1,000 residents, 104th highest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Elmbridge

Counts at the end of March each year, 2010 to 2026.

Licensed cars and vehicles in Elmbridge at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 88,04576,951
2011 89,31978,141
2012 91,91779,348
2013 93,80380,792
2014 94,89281,596
2015 94,90481,626
2016 95,15481,718
2017 95,03282,225
2018 94,86281,760
2019 95,68981,727
2020 93,47579,926
2021 93,82579,892
2022 93,67679,806
2023 93,51479,488
2024 88,72378,054
2025 88,33378,087
2026 88,70878,628

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Licensed vehicles by type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Cars per 1,000 residents

All licensed cars at the end of June, divided by the ONS mid-year population. Company fleets registered locally push this up.

Cars per 1,000 residents at mid-year, Elmbridge compared
Year ElmbridgeSouth EastUnited Kingdom
2011 595534–
2012 597535–
2013 600541–
2014 600547–
2015 599551473
2016 597559480
2017 601567488
2018 597570490
2019 596572493
2020 579561489
2021 573564493
2022 568565489
2023 563567489
2024 550570490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Elmbridge

64.6% of cars in Elmbridge run on petrol and 16.0% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 33.9% in 2017. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 8.8%, and cars that plug in 10.1%.

Cars by fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel mix over time

Share of licensed cars at the end of March each year.

Share of licensed cars by fuel type in Elmbridge, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 75.6%23.6%0.6%0.0%0.0%
2011 73.3%25.6%0.7%0.0%0.0%
2012 70.7%28.2%0.8%0.0%0.0%
2013 68.3%30.6%0.9%0.0%0.0%
2014 66.4%32.2%1.1%0.1%0.0%
2015 65.2%33.1%1.2%0.1%0.1%
2016 64.4%33.7%1.4%0.2%0.2%
2017 63.8%33.9%1.5%0.2%0.4%
2018 64.2%33.1%1.7%0.3%0.6%
2019 65.2%31.6%1.9%0.4%0.7%
2020 66.0%30.0%2.3%0.7%0.9%
2021 66.1%28.4%2.9%1.2%1.2%
2022 65.6%26.4%3.8%2.1%1.7%
2023 66.4%23.0%4.8%3.1%2.3%
2024 67.1%19.9%5.7%4.1%2.7%
2025 66.1%17.8%7.1%5.2%3.3%
2026 64.6%16.0%8.8%6.2%4.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Elmbridge

4,848 battery electric cars were licensed in Elmbridge at the end of June 2026, 6.2% of all cars, 24th highest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 7,975 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 4,045.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 4.8% are battery electric (3,617 cars), 2nd highest of 64 councils in the South East. Companies keep 25.4% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 4.3% of its cars overall. There are also 166 battery electric vans.

Battery electric share of licensed cars

End of March each year. Fleet re-registrations can move a single area’s line sharply.

Battery electric share of licensed cars, Elmbridge compared, end of March each year
Year ElmbridgeSouth EastUnited Kingdom
2016 0.2%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.2%0.1%0.1%
2018 0.3%0.2%0.1%
2019 0.4%0.3%0.2%
2020 0.7%0.5%0.4%
2021 1.2%1.1%0.8%
2022 2.1%2.2%1.5%
2023 3.1%3.3%2.3%
2024 4.1%4.5%3.2%
2025 5.2%6.4%4.4%
2026 6.2%9.3%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Elmbridge

There were 257 public chargers in Elmbridge on 1 July 2026, 119 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 181 for every 100,000 residents, 111th highest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 16.3% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 25.0 privately kept plug-in cars in Elmbridge (UK 12.9), 85th most of 361 councils. A higher number means more competition for each public charger, though many drivers charge at home.

Public chargers

Public EV chargers in Elmbridge by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 22195
Apr 2026 19594
Jul 2026 257119

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Elmbridge compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Elmbridge 18184
Surrey 18535
South East 15940
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Elmbridge has 18 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 4.7% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 6.4%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Elmbridge with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Elmbridge 018 6,016 384 6.4% 12.2%
Elmbridge 013 4,576 289 6.3% 10.9%
Elmbridge 002 3,877 223 5.8% 10.4%
Elmbridge 005 3,443 174 5.1% 9.2%
Elmbridge 009 5,203 259 5.0% 8.8%
Elmbridge 011 3,998 196 4.9% 8.0%
Elmbridge 016 4,466 217 4.9% 9.0%
Elmbridge 015 4,337 207 4.8% 8.6%
Elmbridge 006 3,431 160 4.7% 8.5%
Elmbridge 010 4,433 209 4.7% 8.1%
Lowest electric shares
Elmbridge 004 4,228 99 2.3% 4.3%
Elmbridge 003 4,015 102 2.5% 4.2%
Elmbridge 014 5,913 208 3.5% 6.5%
Elmbridge 001 3,603 127 3.5% 5.5%
Elmbridge 008 4,302 164 3.8% 6.4%

Privately kept licensed vehicles of all types at the end of June 2026.

Road traffic and collisions in Elmbridge

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Elmbridge, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 25260
2022 32266
2023 28262
2024 28074
2025 26472

Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Elmbridge

Unleaded petrol averages 172.4p a litre across 13 filling stations in Elmbridge, 0.9p above the UK average. Diesel averages 201.2p, 2.5p above the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Esso MFG Beech Stoke D'Abernon / Cobham 167.9p
  2. Esso MFG Oxshott Oxshott 167.9p
  3. Sainsbury's Cobham Cobham 167.9p

Every filling station and price in Elmbridge

How Elmbridge compares

Elmbridge compared with Surrey, the South East, England, the UK
Elmbridge 530 6.2% 4.8% 4.3% 181 25.0
Surrey 527 4.8% 4.0% 5.8% 185 19.2
South East 499 9.3% 3.5% 18.5% 159 17.7
England 440 6.2% 3.2% 10.7% 173 13.4
United Kingdom4445.8%3.1%10.0%17512.9

Private cars per 1,000 people use the ONS mid-2024 population. Chargers are counted at the latest date; plug-in cars at the end of June 2026.

Driving test centres in Elmbridge

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Elmbridge. The nearest centres are elsewhere in Surrey.

Centres in Surrey:

DVSA publishes pass rates by centre name, with no address, so centres are placed here by the place name in the name DVSA uses. See pass rates at every test centre.

Councils in Surrey

Sorted by battery electric share of cars. Select a column heading to sort by it.

Councils in Surrey
Elmbridge 530 6.2% 4.8% 4.3% 181 25.0
Guildford 501 5.1% 4.4% 4.8% 182 19.1
Waverley 569 5.0% 4.5% 2.9% 155 26.6
Epsom and Ewell 463 4.9% 4.0% 3.8% 131 24.3
Mole Valley 595 4.8% 3.9% 15.9% 286 13.6
Surrey Heath 576 4.7% 4.1% 3.4% 207 18.5
Reigate and Banstead 500 4.6% 3.6% 9.9% 123 25.6
Runnymede 498 4.6% 3.6% 5.9% 246 12.3
Tandridge 554 4.3% 3.6% 3.8% 138 25.3
Woking 516 4.1% 3.7% 3.2% 274 12.0
Spelthorne 496 3.3% 2.8% 3.8% 160 16.3

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 88,708 licensed vehicles in Elmbridge 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 8,237 plug-in vehicles 26 October 2026
Public chargers Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics Department for Transport 1 July 2026 121,171 public chargers (UK) 26 October 2026
Population Mid-year population estimates Office for National Statistics Mid-2024 404 areas 26 October 2026
Neighbourhoods Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 35,672 small areas (LSOAs) in England and Wales 26 October 2026
  • Coverage: licensing and charger figures cover the whole UK. Licensing figures in Elmbridge run from the end of 2009.
  • Vehicles are counted at the registered keeper’s postcode: for company cars that is the company’s address, not where the car is driven.
  • Battery electric and plug-in counts come from table VEH0142; petrol, diesel and hybrid counts from VEH0105. “Other fuels” is VEH0105’s other-fuel count less plug-in cars.
  • Charger counts are based on Zapmap data and are official statistics in development. In June 2026 one operator removed about 1,270 private chargers wrongly listed as public, so April and July are not strictly comparable.
  • Neighbourhood figures cover England and Wales only; Scottish data zones and Northern Irish super data zones cannot be placed in councils without lookups we do not hold.
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.