Fuel prices
Petrol and diesel prices in East of England
Average pump prices across 760 filling stations in East of England, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 31 Oct, 19:32.
- Average unleaded petrol 172.0p 0.5p above the UK average
- Average diesel 198.8p 0.1p above the UK average
- Cheapest petrol 160.9p BP Karan Meredith Service Station
- Filling stations 760 214 at supermarkets
Unleaded petrol averages 172.0p a litre across 552 forecourts in East of England, 0.5p above the UK average. Diesel averages 198.8p, 0.1p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at BP Karan Meredith Service Station in Ipswich, 160.9p; the dearest is 197.9p. The cheapest diesel is at Murco Station Garage Thurston, 187.9p.
Cheapest petrol and diesel in East of England
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| BP Karan Meredith Service Station Ipswich | 160.9p |
| Murco Station Garage Thurston Bury St Edmunds | 161.9p |
| Murco Woolpit Service Station Bury St. Edmunds | 161.9p |
 Esso Capel Service Station Ipswich | 162.9p |
| BP Karan Norton Service Station Bury St. Edmunds | 162.9p |
| Pace Nedging Autocentre Ipswich | 162.9p |
 Sainsbury's Apsley Mill Hemel Hempstead | 162.9p |
| BP Karan Lake Street Service Station Bedfordshire | 163.7p |
| Gulf Mayland Naservice Stations Chelmsford | 163.9p |
| Kessingland Kessingland | 164.6p |
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Murco Station Garage Thurston Bury St Edmunds | 187.9p |
| Murco Woolpit Service Station Bury St. Edmunds | 187.9p |
| Esso Rontec Watford Watford | 188.9p |
 Tesco Watford Extra Watford | 188.9p |
 Asda Ipswich Superstore Ipswich | 189.9p |
 Costco Wholesale Stevenage Stevenage | 189.9p |
| Shell EG Bury Road Huntington | 189.9p |
| BP Karan Meredith Service Station Ipswich | 189.9p |
| Shell Little Waitrose Sceptre Watford | 189.9p |
| Asda Bury St Edmunds Superstore Bury St Edmunds | 190.9p |
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Supermarkets against other forecourts
Supermarket petrol is 1.6p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in East of England.
| Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 170.7p | 196.3p | 155 |
| Motorway services | 184.4p | 212.5p | 10 |
| Other forecourts | 172.3p | 199.3p | 387 |
Council areas, cheapest first
| Area | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich | 167.3p | 193.6p |
| Mid Suffolk | 167.6p | 194.2p |
| Dacorum | 168.5p | 196.9p |
| Babergh | 168.5p | 198.4p |
| Maldon | 168.9p | – |
| Great Yarmouth | 169.3p | 196.8p |
| Braintree | 169.4p | 200.0p |
| East Suffolk | 169.5p | 197.6p |
| West Suffolk | 169.6p | 197.8p |
| Castle Point | 169.8p | 199.9p |
| Watford | 170.2p | 190.9p |
| Rochford | 170.3p | 198.8p |
| Basildon | 170.6p | 197.0p |
| Stevenage | 170.9p | 193.9p |
| Southend-on-Sea | 171.1p | 200.7p |
| East Cambridgeshire | 171.2p | 199.4p |
| Norwich | 171.2p | 198.8p |
| Huntingdonshire | 171.5p | 199.4p |
| Peterborough | 171.9p | 196.7p |
| Thurrock | 171.9p | 198.1p |
| Fenland | 172.0p | 198.7p |
| Central Bedfordshire | 172.2p | 199.5p |
| Broadland | 172.2p | 198.1p |
| Hertsmere | 172.3p | 201.5p |
| Chelmsford | 172.4p | 201.4p |
| Tendring | 172.4p | 198.0p |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 172.7p | 199.5p |
| South Cambridgeshire | 172.8p | 200.9p |
| South Norfolk | 172.8p | 201.2p |
| Colchester | 173.3p | 198.8p |
| Luton | 173.5p | 198.7p |
| Bedford | 173.7p | 198.9p |
| Cambridge | 173.7p | – |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 173.7p | 200.0p |
| Breckland | 174.0p | 200.4p |
| Epping Forest | 174.3p | 199.4p |
| North Norfolk | 174.5p | 200.1p |
| North Hertfordshire | 175.0p | 199.3p |
| Broxbourne | 175.2p | 200.3p |
| Three Rivers | 175.5p | 198.8p |
| St Albans | 176.0p | 201.1p |
| East Hertfordshire | 177.0p | – |
| Harlow | 177.5p | 199.9p |
| Brentwood | 178.6p | 200.9p |
| Uttlesford | 179.6p | 209.9p |
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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. 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.