Char.gy
Balfour Street
Kennington, SE17 1PL
5.1 kW AC, bring a cable
Balfour Street is a Char.gy charging site in Kennington, Greater London, with 1 charge point and a top speed of 5.1 kW. Bring your own Type 2 cable. Not every Tesla comes with one in the UK. The nearest Tesla Supercharger is Tesla Supercharger London – Camberwell Road, 0.7 miles away. At 5.1 kW you add roughly 18 miles of range per hour of charging.
- Address
- Balfour Street, Kennington, Greater London, SE17 1PL
- Coordinates
- 51.49198, -0.09081
- How to charge
- Bring your own Type 2 cable. Not every Tesla comes with one in the UK.
- Access
- Public
- Status
- Operational
- Cost
- Day (07:00-00:00): £0.65/kWh Night (00:00-0700): £0.29/kWh
- Phone
- 0800 086 9606
- Website
- char.gy/03844
Phone is the support line for the charging network.
Send it to your phone, sat-nav or Tesla
- Any map app (Android)
- Google Maps pin
- Apple Maps pin
- what3words square
- Bing Maps
- OpenStreetMap
- GPX (sat-nav)
- KML (Google Earth, My Maps)
Send to your Tesla: open the Google Maps or Apple Maps pin on your phone, tap Share and choose the Tesla app; the car picks it up as its next destination. The what3words link gives the exact 3-metre square, handy for meeting someone at the right bay or telling a breakdown service where you are.
Connectors
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Type 2 socket | 1 |
Fastest DC: Speed not listed. Fastest AC: 5.1 kW. 1 connectors in total. Listed as: 1x Type 2 (Socket Only) 5.1kW.
On-street charging in Kennington
This is a kerbside or residential Char.gy charge point, one of 208 Char.gy posts in Kennington. Posts like this suit an overnight or all-day top-up near home or work, at around 3 to 7 kW. Bring your own Type 2 cable, and check the bay signs before you leave the car: many on-street bays have time limits, are only for electric cars while charging, or need a residents' permit.
For a quicker stop, Kennington also has 6 rapid DC sites where you plug straight in.
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3 closest chargers to Balfour Street
If this charger is busy or out of action, these are the nearest alternatives.
- Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim & Seraphim Church0.0 miles north-east · Char.gy
- Address
- Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim & Seraphim Church, Kennington, SE17 1NY
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 1× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public
- Cost
- Day (07:00-00:00): £0.65/kWh Night (00:00-0700): £0.29/kWh
- Phone
- 0800 086 9606
- Website
- char.gy/02332
- 87 Rodney Road0.0 miles west · Char.gy
- Address
- 87 Rodney Road, Kennington, SE17 1AT
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 1× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public
- Cost
- Day (07:00-00:00): £0.65/kWh Night (00:00-0700): £0.29/kWh
- Phone
- 0800 086 9606
- Website
- char.gy/04026
- Opposite Blendon House0.0 miles south-west · Char.gy
- Address
- Opposite Blendon House, Kennington, SE17 1BX
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 1× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public
- Cost
- Day (07:00-00:00): £0.65/kWh Night (00:00-0700): £0.29/kWh
- Phone
- 0800 086 9606
- Website
- char.gy/00536
More chargers nearby
- 7 Henshaw Street7 Henshaw Street, Kennington, SE17 1PDAC, bring a cable, Char.gy0.0 miles
- 34 Chatham Street34 Chatham Street, Kennington, SE17 1NYAC, bring a cable, Char.gy0.1 miles
- Blendon HouseBlendon House, Kennington, SE17 1BSAC, bring a cable, Char.gy0.1 miles
- 39 Henshaw Street39 Henshaw Street, Kennington, SE17 1PDAC, bring a cable, Char.gy0.1 miles
- Block G Peabody EstateBlock G Peabody Estate, Kennington, SE17 1BLAC, bring a cable, Char.gy0.1 miles
Nearest rapid charger
Nearest Tesla Superchargers
- Tesla Supercharger London – Camberwell Road96-106 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell, SE5 0EGRapid DC, Tesla0.7 miles
- Tesla London Tower Supercharger / Tower HotelSt Katharine's Way, City of London, E1W 1LDRapid DC, Tesla1.3 miles
- Tesla Supercharger London – Canary WharfCanada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 5EWRapid DC, Tesla3.3 miles
Charger fault or car fault?
If a charge won't start, try another connector, then restart the session in the operator's app or call 0800 086 9606. If your Tesla fails at more than one charger, charges far slower than usual everywhere, or shows a charging alert, the car may need looking at. The nearest Tesla Service Centre is Tesla Service London Tottenham, about 8.5 miles away. For independent servicing, tyres and bodywork, find a Tesla specialist on TeslaService.co.uk.
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