Simpson & Partners Home 7

Who the Simpson & Partners Home 7 suits

The Home 7 is the charger to pick when how it looks matters as much as what it does. It’s a die-cast aluminium unit made in the Cotswolds, hand powder-coated in a choice of 15 colours with a lid in aluminium or real Accoya wood — over 100 combinations, so it can match a front door or period brickwork rather than fight them. At 286 × 196 × 111mm it’s smaller than an A4 sheet, and the enclosure carries a 10-year warranty, the longest on the UK market — though the electronics inside are covered for 5 years, not 10.

The trade-off is software. The app handles scheduling, cost-per-kWh tracking and cable locking, but it’s more basic than the best in class: there’s no automatic tariff tracking for the likes of Octopus Agile, only manual price monitoring. If software is your priority, look at the Ohme’s Home Pro; if you want the best-looking wall box in Britain with a solid hardware story behind it, this is it.

Key features

• British build: UK-manufactured aluminium enclosure, hand powder-coated, with the Accoya wood lid carrying a 50-year anti-rot guarantee.
• 10 + 5 warranty: 10 years on the enclosure and lid, 5 years on the electronics, across all V3 models and supported by a UK team.
• Intelligent Octopus Go, officially: Generation 2 and 3 units integrate via OCPP through the Octopus app (V1 chargers need a hardware upgrade).
• Solar charging on the Plus: with an Energy Manager, Eco+ mode charges only from exported surplus above a 1.4kW threshold and stops when it falls away — genuine surplus charging, while the separate Eco mode tops up from the grid instead.
• No earth rod needed: built-in open-PEN protection with a 30mA Type A RCD and 6mA DC detection.
• Tethered or untethered: an integrated cable (retailer-listed at 6.8m or 9.6m) or an integrated socket, which Simpson & Partners says is its most popular option.
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, with Ethernet as an optional paid module on Plus models (standard on the freestanding post). There’s no 4G option — the chargers don’t use mobile data.
• V2G upgrade path: Simpson & Partners lists all V3 units as compatible with a future vehicle-to-grid upgrade module — a roadmap promise, not a feature you can use today.

What to check before you buy

• Basic vs Plus: the from-£649 price is the Basic, which includes a wired Energy Manager for load balancing but no solar. Solar integration, wood or metal lids and the wider colour range need the Plus, at roughly £738–£775 unit-only from retailers.
• Installed cost: installer packages run from about £1,069 to £1,190 installed — see how to choose an EV charger installer before comparing quotes. A standard installation includes a 10m cable run, a pre-installation survey and the DNO application.
• Tariff fit: Intelligent Octopus Go is manufacturer-confirmed. OVO’s Charge Anytime compatible-charger list (updated April 2026) does not include Simpson & Partners — you’d need to connect via a compatible car instead.
• Cable choice: see our guide to going tethered or untethered, and confirm cable length at order — the manufacturer doesn’t publish lengths on its product page.
• Weatherproofing: the installation manual specifies IP54, fine outdoors when installed as directed — treat that as the definitive figure.
• Three-phase homes: a 22kW Home 22 Plus exists, but most UK homes are single-phase, so the 7kW unit is the right fit.

Evova doesn’t sell chargers. Check whether your household qualifies for a grant (eligible renters and flat owners can get up to £500), then find a home charger installer to survey your property and fit the unit.