Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in Bedford

Average pump prices across 16 filling stations in Bedford, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

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  • Average unleaded petrol 173.7p 2.2p above the UK average
  • Average diesel 198.9p 0.2p above the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 171.9p MFG Morrisons Bedford
  • Filling stations 16 5 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 173.7p a litre across 11 forecourts in Bedford, 2.2p above the UK average. Diesel averages 198.9p, 0.2p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at MFG Morrisons Bedford, 171.9p; the dearest is 177.9p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 196.9p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in Bedford

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
MFG Morrisons Bedford Bedford 171.9p
Tesco Bedford Extra Bedford 172.9p
Tesco Bedford Riverfield Dr Superstore Bedford 172.9p
Shell EG Kempston Bedford 172.9p
BP Elstow Bedford 172.9p
Murco Wootton Garage Ltd Bedford 172.9p
BP Kempston Bedford 173.0p
Esso Asda Southgate Express Petrol Bedford 173.9p
Sainsbury's Fairfield Park Bedford 173.9p
BP Newnham Avenue Sf Connect Bedford 175.9p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
MFG Morrisons Bedford Bedford 196.9p
Tesco Bedford Extra Bedford 197.9p
Tesco Bedford Riverfield Dr Superstore Bedford 197.9p
Jet Putnoe Bedford 198.9p
Sainsbury's Fairfield Park Bedford 198.9p
BP Newnham Avenue Sf Connect Bedford 199.9p
BP Bedford Sf Connect Bedford 201.9p

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Supermarkets against other forecourts

Supermarket petrol is 1.3p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in Bedford.

Average prices by type of forecourt in Bedford
Forecourts Petrol Diesel Stations
Supermarkets 172.9p 197.9p 4
Other forecourts 174.2p 200.2p 7

Council areas in East of England, cheapest first

Bedford is number 6 of 6 for petrol.

Council areas in East of England: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
Southend-on-Sea 171.1p 200.7p 14
Peterborough 171.9p 196.7p 25
Thurrock 171.9p 198.1p 21
Central Bedfordshire 172.2p 199.5p 40
Luton 173.5p 198.7p 17
Bedford 173.7p 198.9p 16

Every filling station in Bedford

Every filling station in Bedford and its prices
Filling station Petrol Diesel Updated
MFG Morrisons Bedford Bedford · supermarket 171.9p 196.9p 29 Oct, 23:53
Tesco Bedford Extra Bedford · supermarket 172.9p 197.9p 30 Oct, 14:33
Tesco Bedford Riverfield Dr Superstore Bedford · supermarket 172.9p 197.9p 30 Oct, 14:33
Shell EG Kempston Bedford 172.9p – 26 Oct, 14:02
BP Elstow Bedford 172.9p – 29 Oct, 09:07
Murco Wootton Garage Ltd Bedford 172.9p – 27 Oct, 10:45
BP Kempston Bedford 173.0p – 24 Oct, 13:31
Esso Asda Southgate Express Petrol Bedford 173.9p – 27 Oct, 18:10
Sainsbury's Fairfield Park Bedford · supermarket 173.9p 198.9p 31 Oct, 05:48
BP Newnham Avenue Sf Connect Bedford 175.9p 199.9p 30 Oct, 11:00
BP Bedford Sf Connect Bedford 177.9p 201.9p 29 Oct, 16:30
BP Bromham Service Station Bedford · supermarket – – 24 Sept, 22:07
Jet Putnoe Bedford – 198.9p 18 Oct, 11:39
Sainsbury's Kempston Bedford – – 8 Apr, 23:29
Shell Souldrop Bedford – – 6 Oct, 16:45
Welcome Break Wyboston Wyboston – – 25 Sept, 12:33

A dash means no current price: none reported, not changed for over two weeks, or not believable.

Average prices in Bedford, day by day

Average petrol and diesel prices, 15 Sept 2026 to 31 Oct 2026

Average fuel prices in Bedford by day
Day DieselPetrol
15 Sept 2026 194.2p171.2p
16 Sept 2026 194.8p171.5p
17 Sept 2026 195.6p172.2p
18 Sept 2026 195.9p172.4p
19 Sept 2026 196.2p172.4p
20 Sept 2026 196.2p172.4p
21 Sept 2026 196.2p172.4p
22 Sept 2026 196.6p172.8p
23 Sept 2026 196.6p172.8p
24 Sept 2026 197.0p173.0p
25 Sept 2026 197.8p173.3p
26 Sept 2026 198.2p173.5p
27 Sept 2026 198.6p173.8p
28 Sept 2026 199.8p174.0p
29 Sept 2026 199.4p174.7p
30 Sept 2026 200.0p174.8p
1 Oct 2026 200.1p175.1p
2 Oct 2026 200.1p175.1p
3 Oct 2026 200.3p175.2p
4 Oct 2026 200.3p175.3p
5 Oct 2026 200.1p175.3p
6 Oct 2026 200.4p175.3p
7 Oct 2026 200.4p175.6p
8 Oct 2026 200.4p175.4p
9 Oct 2026 200.3p175.1p
10 Oct 2026 200.4p175.1p
11 Oct 2026 200.2p175.3p
12 Oct 2026 200.3p175.2p
13 Oct 2026 200.2p175.1p
14 Oct 2026 199.9p175.1p
15 Oct 2026 200.3p175.1p
16 Oct 2026 200.0p174.7p
17 Oct 2026 200.0p174.8p
18 Oct 2026 199.2p174.9p
19 Oct 2026 199.2p174.8p
20 Oct 2026 198.7p174.8p
21 Oct 2026 198.7p174.8p
22 Oct 2026 198.7p174.9p
23 Oct 2026 198.9p174.9p
24 Oct 2026 198.9p174.6p
25 Oct 2026 199.1p173.9p
26 Oct 2026 199.1p173.7p
27 Oct 2026 199.1p173.5p
28 Oct 2026 199.1p173.5p
29 Oct 2026 198.9p174.4p
30 Oct 2026 198.9p173.8p
31 Oct 2026 198.9p173.7p

Source:Fuel Finder,ONS Prices at 19:32 on 31 October 2026 Updated

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Forecourt prices Fuel Finder open data Fuel Finder statutory scheme
ONS Postcode Directory Office for National Statistics
Prices at 19:32 on 31 October 2026 8,148 filling stations 31 October 2026
  • Averages use unleaded (E10) and standard diesel (B7) prices at open forecourts, leaving out prices unchanged for over two weeks or far from every other forecourt. They count each forecourt once, not by how much fuel it sells.
  • Forecourts are placed in council areas from their postcode, using the ONS Postcode Directory.

Source: Fuel Finder, the UK government’s statutory fuel price scheme.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.