Fuel prices
Petrol and diesel prices in Charnwood
Average pump prices across 23 filling stations in Charnwood, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 16 Sept, 16:47.
- Average unleaded petrol 171.6p 0.1p below the UK average
- Average diesel 194.7p 0.1p above the UK average
- Cheapest petrol 163.9p Costco Wholesale Leicester
- Filling stations 23 5 at supermarkets
Unleaded petrol averages 171.6p a litre across 21 forecourts in Charnwood, 0.1p below the UK average. Diesel averages 194.7p, 0.1p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Costco Wholesale Leicester, 163.9p; the dearest is 181.9p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 184.9p.
Cheapest petrol and diesel in Charnwood
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
 Costco Wholesale Leicester Leicester | 163.9p |
| Fass Six Hills Service Station Melton Mowbray | 165.9p |
 Asda Thurmaston Superstore Leicester | 168.9p |
 Tesco Loughborough Extra Loughborough | 168.9p |
 MFG Morrisons Loughborough Maxwell Drive | 168.9p |
| Epinal Way Service Station Loughborough | 169.7p |
 Esso Asda Hathern Turn Express Petrol Loughborough | 169.9p |
 Sainsbury's Loughborough Loughborough | 169.9p |
| Goscote Services Leicester | 170.9p |
| Shell Tgc - Syston Syston | 170.9p |
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Leicester Leicester | 184.9p |
| Asda Thurmaston Superstore Leicester | 188.7p |
| Sainsbury's Loughborough Loughborough | 188.9p |
| Epinal Way Service Station Loughborough | 189.7p |
| Tesco Loughborough Extra Loughborough | 189.9p |
| MFG Morrisons Loughborough Maxwell Drive | 189.9p |
| Fass Six Hills Service Station Melton Mowbray | 191.9p |
| Esso Asda Hathern Turn Express Petrol Loughborough | 192.9p |
| Barrow Service Station Loughborough | 195.9p |
| Goscote Services Leicester | 195.9p |
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Supermarkets against other forecourts
Supermarket petrol is 2.4p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in Charnwood.
| Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 169.3p | 189.4p | 5 |
| Other forecourts | 171.7p | 196.0p | 15 |
Council areas in Leicestershire, cheapest first
Charnwood is number 3 of 7 for petrol.
| Area | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Melton | 169.7p | 196.1p |
| Harborough | 171.0p | 191.2p |
| Charnwood | 171.6p | 194.7p |
| Oadby and Wigston | 172.9p | 193.2p |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 173.7p | 197.4p |
| Blaby | 175.9p | 195.9p |
| North West Leicestershire | 177.1p | 196.5p |
Every filling station in Charnwood
| Filling station | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Leicester Leicester | 163.9p | 184.9p |
| Fass Six Hills Service Station Melton Mowbray | 165.9p | 191.9p |
| Asda Thurmaston Superstore Leicester · supermarket | 168.9p | 188.7p |
| Tesco Loughborough Extra Loughborough · supermarket | 168.9p | 189.9p |
| MFG Morrisons Loughborough Maxwell Drive · supermarket | 168.9p | 189.9p |
| Epinal Way Service Station Loughborough · supermarket | 169.7p | 189.7p |
| Esso Asda Hathern Turn Express Petrol Loughborough | 169.9p | 192.9p |
| Sainsbury's Loughborough Loughborough · supermarket | 169.9p | 188.9p |
| Goscote Services Leicester | 170.9p | 195.9p |
| Shell Tgc - Syston Syston | 170.9p | 197.9p |
| BP Branstons Sf Connect Leicester | 171.9p | 198.9p |
| Barrow Service Station Loughborough | 172.9p | 195.9p |
| BP Harvest Energy Elms Park Loughbourgh | 172.9p | 197.9p |
| Hilltop Garage Leicester | 172.9p | 195.9p |
| BP MFG St. Pauls Birstall | 172.9p | 195.9p |
| Shell Loughborough Loughborough | 172.9p | 197.9p |
| Esso MFG Ashby Road Loughborough | 173.9p | 197.9p |
| BP MFG Charnwood Loughborough | 173.9p | 197.9p |
| Esso MFG Shepshed Shepshed | 173.9p | 197.9p |
| Shell Thrussington Thrussington | 175.9p | 197.9p |
| Shell Little Waitrose Thurcaston Birstall · motorway | 181.9p | 199.9p |
| Marcol Ltd, Wolds Garage Loughborough | – | 197.9p |
| R.e.mills Motor Engineers Leicester | – | – |
A dash means no current price: none reported, not changed for over two weeks, or not believable.
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 16:47 on 16 September 2026 | 8,070 filling stations | 16 September 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.