Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in Canterbury

Average pump prices across 14 filling stations in Canterbury, 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 172.4p 0.9p above the UK average
  • Average diesel 198.6p 0.1p below the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 167.9p Sainsbury's Herne Bay
  • Filling stations 14 4 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 172.4p a litre across 13 forecourts in Canterbury, 0.9p above the UK average. Diesel averages 198.6p, 0.1p below the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Sainsbury's Herne Bay, 167.9p; the dearest is 177.9p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 195.9p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in Canterbury

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
Sainsbury's Herne Bay Kent 167.9p
Jet MFG Crusader Whitstable 169.9p
Esso MFG Herne Bay Herne Bay 169.9p
Esso MFG Whitstable Whitstable 169.9p
Sainsbury's Whitstable Whitstable 169.9p
Valero Richmond Service Station Herne Bay 170.9p
Tesco Whitstable Extra Whitstable 170.9p
Asda Canterbury Superstore Canterbury 173.9p
Esso MFG Lakeside Canterbury 173.9p
MFG Morrisons Canterbury Wincheap 173.9p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
Sainsbury's Herne Bay Kent 195.9p
Asda Canterbury Superstore Canterbury 198.9p
Jet MFG Crusader Whitstable 198.9p
MFG Morrisons Canterbury Wincheap 198.9p
Esso MFG Whitstable Whitstable 198.9p
Esso MFG Lakeside Canterbury 199.9p

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Supermarkets against other forecourts

Supermarket petrol is not cheaper on average than at other forecourts in Canterbury.

Average prices by type of forecourt in Canterbury
Forecourts Petrol Diesel Stations
Supermarkets 172.4p – 4
Other forecourts 172.3p 198.4p 9

Council areas in Kent, cheapest first

Canterbury is number 3 of 12 for petrol.

Council areas in Kent: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
Thanet 167.1p 194.6p 14
Gravesham 172.2p 197.9p 11
Canterbury 172.4p 198.6p 14
Dartford 172.4p 199.9p 11
Sevenoaks 172.4p 200.6p 15
Tonbridge and Malling 173.6p 200.8p 23
Tunbridge Wells 173.7p 197.0p 12
Swale 174.2p 201.1p 20
Ashford 174.8p – 14
Dover 175.2p 199.3p 13
Folkestone and Hythe 175.3p 200.4p 15
Maidstone 175.3p 200.0p 22

Every filling station in Canterbury

Every filling station in Canterbury and its prices
Filling station Petrol Diesel Updated
Sainsbury's Herne Bay Kent 167.9p 195.9p 26 Oct, 05:35
Jet MFG Crusader Whitstable 169.9p 198.9p 28 Oct, 23:04
Esso MFG Herne Bay Herne Bay 169.9p – 27 Oct, 07:00
Esso MFG Whitstable Whitstable 169.9p 198.9p 28 Oct, 23:29
Sainsbury's Whitstable Whitstable 169.9p – 28 Oct, 05:50
Valero Richmond Service Station Herne Bay · supermarket 170.9p – 30 Oct, 08:24
Tesco Whitstable Extra Whitstable · supermarket 170.9p – 29 Oct, 13:57
Asda Canterbury Superstore Canterbury · supermarket 173.9p 198.9p 29 Oct, 20:10
Esso MFG Lakeside Canterbury 173.9p 199.9p 30 Oct, 23:40
MFG Morrisons Canterbury Wincheap · supermarket 173.9p 198.9p 30 Oct, 23:01
Esso Rontec Kingsmead Canterbury 175.9p – 29 Oct, 12:02
Esso Rontec Wincheap Canterbury 175.9p – 29 Oct, 14:34
Jet Barham Services Barham 177.9p – 31 Oct, 11:45
BP Harbledown Service Station Canterbury · motorway – – 22 Sept, 12:12

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

Average prices in Canterbury, day by day

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

Average fuel prices in Canterbury by day
Day DieselPetrol
15 Sept 2026 195.1p172.7p
16 Sept 2026 196.1p173.7p
17 Sept 2026 196.7p174.1p
18 Sept 2026 197.3p174.2p
19 Sept 2026 197.4p174.3p
20 Sept 2026 197.7p174.4p
21 Sept 2026 197.7p173.7p
22 Sept 2026 198.3p175.1p
23 Sept 2026 198.7p175.4p
24 Sept 2026 199.2p175.4p
25 Sept 2026 199.9p175.6p
26 Sept 2026 200.1p175.8p
27 Sept 2026 200.4p175.8p
28 Sept 2026 200.4p176.1p
29 Sept 2026 201.1p177.1p
30 Sept 2026 201.2p177.1p
1 Oct 2026 200.8p177.4p
2 Oct 2026 200.8p177.4p
3 Oct 2026 201.0p177.6p
4 Oct 2026 201.0p177.6p
5 Oct 2026 201.0p177.6p
6 Oct 2026 199.9p177.0p
7 Oct 2026 199.9p176.8p
8 Oct 2026 199.7p176.7p
9 Oct 2026 199.7p176.7p
10 Oct 2026 199.7p176.7p
11 Oct 2026 199.4p176.7p
12 Oct 2026 198.7p176.2p
13 Oct 2026 198.3p176.0p
14 Oct 2026 198.2p176.0p
15 Oct 2026 197.9p175.9p
16 Oct 2026 197.9p175.9p
17 Oct 2026 198.2p175.3p
18 Oct 2026 198.3p175.5p
19 Oct 2026 198.3p175.6p
20 Oct 2026 198.6p175.6p
21 Oct 2026 198.6p175.1p
22 Oct 2026 198.6p174.8p
23 Oct 2026 198.6p174.7p
24 Oct 2026 198.3p174.4p
25 Oct 2026 198.3p174.3p
26 Oct 2026 198.0p173.1p
27 Oct 2026 197.5p173.3p
28 Oct 2026 197.7p173.0p
29 Oct 2026 198.0p172.2p
30 Oct 2026 198.0p172.1p
31 Oct 2026 198.6p172.4p

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

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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.