Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in England

Average pump prices across 6,185 filling stations in England, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 16 Sept, 16:47.

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  • Average unleaded petrol 172.0p 0.3p above the UK average
  • Average diesel 194.9p 0.3p above the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 157.9p Asda Sheffield Supercentre
  • Filling stations 6,185 1,508 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 172.0p a litre across 6,022 forecourts in England, 0.3p above the UK average. Diesel averages 194.9p, 0.3p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Asda Sheffield Supercentre in Sheffield, 157.9p; the dearest is 199.9p. The cheapest diesel is at Texaco School Service Station, 172.9p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in England

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
Asda Sheffield Supercentre Sheffield 157.9p
Costco Wholesale Liverpool Liverpool 158.9p
Costco Wholesale Manchester Manchester 158.9p
Costco Wholesale Sheffield South Yorkshire 158.9p
Costco Wholesale Watford Watford 158.9p
Esso Capel Service Station Ipswich 158.9p
Kirks Korner Ltd Scunthorpe 158.9p
Murco Station Garage Thurston Bury St Edmunds 158.9p
Murco Woolpit Service Station Bury St. Edmunds 158.9p
Asda Dewsbury Superstore Dewsbury 159.7p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
Texaco School Service Station Shipley 172.9p
Asda Sheffield Supercentre Sheffield 176.9p
Costco Wholesale Watford Watford 177.9p
Kirks Korner Ltd Scunthorpe 178.9p
Costco Wholesale Sheffield South Yorkshire 179.9p
Asda Dewsbury Superstore Dewsbury 180.7p
Asda Quedgeley Supermarket Quedgeley 180.7p
Asda Watford Supercentre Watford 180.7p
Asda York Superstore York 180.7p
Costco Wholesale Oldham Oldham 180.9p

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Supermarkets against other forecourts

Supermarket petrol is 3.4p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in England.

Average prices by type of forecourt in England
Forecourts Petrol Diesel Stations
Supermarkets 169.0p 191.5p 1,489
Motorway services 192.2p 212.7p 135
Other forecourts 172.4p 195.5p 4,400

Regions, cheapest first

Regions: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
North East 170.4p 194.1p 305
Yorkshire and the Humber 170.4p 193.6p 661
North West 171.3p 194.3p 838
East Midlands 172.1p 194.5p 594
South West 172.1p 195.0p 779
East of England 172.2p 194.7p 756
West Midlands 172.5p 195.0p 695
London 172.5p 196.0p 504
South East 173.4p 196.1p 1,047

Data sources and methodology

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 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.