Fuel brands
Esso petrol and diesel prices
Average prices across 1,446 Esso forecourts, from the prices every UK filling station must publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme.
- Average unleaded petrol 171.7p 0.2p above the UK average
- Average diesel 199.1p 0.4p above the UK average
- Forecourts 1,446 in the Fuel Finder data
- Rank for petrol 22 of 31 brands with 10+ forecourts; 1 is cheapest
Esso petrol averages 171.7p a litre, 0.2p above the UK average, making it number 22 of 31 large brands for petrol. 20 are at motorway services, where prices are usually higher.
Cheapest and dearest Esso forecourts
| Filling station | Petrol |
|---|---|
| Esso D S Dalgleish and Son Coldstream Ltd Coldstream, TD12 4AE | 161.9p |
| Esso D S Dalgleish and Son Ltd Galashiels, TD1 2BZ | 161.9p |
| Esso Capel Service Station Ipswich, IP9 2JT | 162.9p |
| Esso MFG Castleford Whitwood / Castleford, WF10 5NW | 163.9p |
| Esso MFG Riverside Castleford, WF10 2JU | 163.9p |
| Esso Hedworth Services Jarrow, NE32 4SL | 164.5p |
| Esso Asda Hall Park Express Petrol Berkhamsted, HP4 2NB | 164.9p |
| Esso Hylands Service Station Leatherhead, KT23 4RQ | 164.9p |
| Esso Leven Services East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 5PT | 164.9p |
| Esso MFG Courtfields Wellington, TA21 8SN | 164.9p |
| Filling station | Petrol |
|---|---|
| Esso Asda Bothwell Express Petrol Bothwell, G71 8BG | 198.9p |
| Esso Gloucester Services Southbound Gloucester, GL4 0WW | 197.9p |
| Esso Gloucester Services Northbound GL4, GL4 0DN | 197.9p |
| Esso Tebay Services Southbound Penrith, CA10 3SB | 193.9p |
| Esso Tebay Services Northbound Penrith, CA10 3SB | 193.9p |
| Esso Asda Baynards Green Express Petrol Bicester, OX27 7SG | 192.9p |
| Esso Asda Hamilton Express Petrol Hamilton, ML3 6JW | 191.9p |
| Esso Asda Kinmel Park West Express Petrol Bodelwyddan, LL18 5XW | 187.9p |
| Esso Asda Kinmel Park East Express Petrol Bodelwyddan, LL18 5XE | 187.9p |
| Esso MFG Thurrock (MSA) Grays, RM16 3BG | 185.9p |
Esso prices by nation
| Nation | Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,267 | 171.7p | 199.1p |
| Scotland | 111 | 171.6p | 199.8p |
| Wales | 68 | 172.8p | 199.1p |
A dash means fewer than three forecourts with a current price.
Fuel brands compared, cheapest petrol first
| Brand | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Go | 162.1p | – |
| Solo | 162.3p | 192.8p |
| Emo | 162.3p | 192.2p |
 Costco Wholesale | 163.8p | 190.5p |
 Circle K | 164.0p | 189.4p |
| Maxol | 164.4p | 191.8p |
 Applegreen | 168.4p | 194.4p |
 Asda | 169.3p | 195.4p |
 Texaco | 169.4p | 196.7p |
| Harvest Energy | 169.5p | 198.5p |
 Morrisons | 169.7p | 196.3p |
 Jet | 169.7p | 197.0p |
 Sainsbury's | 170.0p | 196.6p |
 Tesco | 170.6p | 194.8p |
 Valero | 170.7p | 199.0p |
| Pace | 170.7p | 199.4p |
| Murco | 170.8p | 197.1p |
 The Co-operative | 170.8p | 197.3p |
 Gulf | 171.1p | 199.2p |
 Essar | 171.2p | 197.8p |
| Asda Express | 171.6p | 197.7p |
| Esso | 171.7p | 199.1p |
| Highland Fuels | 171.7p | 201.0p |
 TotalEnergies | 171.7p | 197.8p |
| EG On The Move | 171.9p | 197.7p |
 Spar | 173.7p | – |
| BP | 174.0p | 202.3p |
| Shell | 174.2p | 200.3p |
| Gleaner | 175.2p | 201.5p |
| Central Convenience | 175.2p | 201.9p |
 Welcome Break | 198.7p | 222.7p |
Averages count each forecourt once. A brand with many motorway or rural sites will look dearer than one mostly in towns.
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Data sources and methodology
| 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.
- Brands are as each forecourt reports them to Fuel Finder; some dealer-run sites carry an oil company’s brand.
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.