Fuel prices
Petrol and diesel prices in East of England
Average pump prices across 756 filling stations in East of England, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 16 Sept, 16:47.
- Average unleaded petrol 172.2p 0.5p above the UK average
- Average diesel 194.7p 0.1p above the UK average
- Cheapest petrol 158.9p Costco Wholesale Watford
- Filling stations 756 214 at supermarkets
Unleaded petrol averages 172.2p a litre across 730 forecourts in East of England, 0.5p above the UK average. Diesel averages 194.7p, 0.1p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Costco Wholesale Watford in Watford, 158.9p; the dearest is 196.9p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 177.9p.
Cheapest petrol and diesel in East of England
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
 Costco Wholesale Watford Watford | 158.9p |
 Esso Capel Service Station Ipswich | 158.9p |
| Murco Station Garage Thurston Bury St Edmunds | 158.9p |
| Murco Woolpit Service Station Bury St. Edmunds | 158.9p |
| Murco Stradishall Service Station Newmarket | 159.9p |
 Tesco Bedford Extra Bedford | 160.9p |
 The Co-operative Our Coop Stowupland Stowmarket | 160.9p |
 Asda Watford Supercentre Watford | 161.7p |
| Bournebridge Service Station IP2 | 161.9p |
| Tesco Stowmarket Superstore Stowmarket | 161.9p |
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Watford Watford | 177.9p |
| Asda Watford Supercentre Watford | 180.7p |
| The Co-operative Our Coop Stowupland Stowmarket | 181.9p |
 Sainsbury's Dome Roundabout Watford | 181.9p |
| Costco Wholesale Thurrock West Thurrock | 182.9p |
| Tesco Stowmarket Superstore Stowmarket | 182.9p |
| Tesco Waltham Abbey Superstore Waltham Abbey | 182.9p |
| Tesco Watford Extra Watford | 182.9p |
| Bournebridge Service Station IP2 | 183.9p |
| Costco Wholesale Stevenage Stevenage | 183.9p |
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Supermarkets against other forecourts
Supermarket petrol is 3.7p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in East of England.
| Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 169.4p | 191.7p | 214 |
| Motorway services | 182.0p | 205.4p | 13 |
| Other forecourts | 173.1p | 195.8p | 504 |
Council areas, cheapest first
| Area | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Watford | 166.6p | 187.0p |
| Ipswich | 167.6p | 190.1p |
| East Suffolk | 168.2p | 190.6p |
| Mid Suffolk | 168.2p | 192.0p |
| Basildon | 168.7p | 191.6p |
| Babergh | 168.8p | 192.8p |
| Maldon | 169.2p | 193.5p |
| Hertsmere | 169.4p | 193.0p |
| Great Yarmouth | 169.6p | 193.7p |
| Dacorum | 170.1p | 193.1p |
| Stevenage | 170.3p | 191.1p |
| Fenland | 170.9p | 194.0p |
| Castle Point | 170.9p | 195.6p |
| Norwich | 170.9p | 193.2p |
| West Suffolk | 171.0p | 194.8p |
| Peterborough | 171.1p | 193.3p |
| Thurrock | 171.2p | 192.5p |
| Tendring | 171.2p | 192.9p |
| East Cambridgeshire | 171.4p | 194.1p |
| Bedford | 171.5p | 194.8p |
| North Norfolk | 171.5p | 194.0p |
| Central Bedfordshire | 171.7p | 194.8p |
| Broadland | 171.7p | 194.5p |
| Braintree | 171.9p | 196.3p |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 172.1p | 196.0p |
| Rochford | 172.3p | 195.7p |
| Luton | 172.4p | 196.7p |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 172.5p | 195.3p |
| Southend-on-Sea | 173.3p | 198.0p |
| Chelmsford | 173.8p | 196.2p |
| Huntingdonshire | 174.1p | 195.3p |
| Three Rivers | 174.2p | 195.6p |
| St Albans | 174.3p | 195.2p |
| North Hertfordshire | 174.4p | 195.8p |
| Epping Forest | 174.5p | 196.2p |
| South Norfolk | 174.6p | 196.2p |
| South Cambridgeshire | 174.7p | 196.6p |
| East Hertfordshire | 175.2p | 197.2p |
| Colchester | 175.3p | 196.9p |
| Breckland | 175.5p | 197.9p |
| Brentwood | 175.7p | 198.0p |
| Harlow | 175.7p | 197.5p |
| Cambridge | 176.4p | 198.6p |
| Broxbourne | 177.5p | 198.7p |
| Uttlesford | 178.4p | 199.7p |
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.