Homes installing EV charging points are increasing rapidly as the adoption of EVs in the UK continues to boom, according to Digging Up Britain 2026, the annual report from safe digging expertsLSBUD. Data shows online search requests for installing services skyrocketed by a massive 397% in 2025, while searches for driveway works also grew by 36%.

Further to this, EV sales continue to grow, with the latest SMMT data showing that in July’s year to date, more than 1.2 million EVs were registered in the UK – up 9.5% on the previous year.

Google Trends Data echoes this. Google searches for ‘EV at home chargers’ and ‘How to install an EV charger at home’ have both increased by more than 5,000% over the past year. This comes at a time where EVA England reports that charging vehicles at home is significantly cheaper, with public charging coming in up to 10 times more expensive in some cases.

As the number of EV registrations increases year on year, the spike in home charger installations is only going to grow. Indeed, according to Zapmap, there are around 19 million households in the UK with a dedicated parking spot or driveway. At the end of 2025, only approximately 1.4 million EV chargers had been installed in homes with driveways. This shows the room for rapid growth.

Richard Broome, Managing Director of LSBUD, says: “There is no question that the EV market has reached a tipping point. There is real change in how consumers are behaving and an appetite like never before to install EV chargers at home.

“We expect this trend to continue into 2027 and beyond as more people look to EVs as a viable option. With this surge comes the need for proper installation, and as part of that, there simply must be an underground asset search. By doing so, people can ensure that when it comes to installing their EV charger, they, and their home, remain safe.”

Find out more about LSBUD and its safe digging service and read the full Digging up Britain 2026 report.