Fuel prices
Petrol and diesel prices in Hertfordshire
Average pump prices across 124 filling stations in Hertfordshire, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 31 Oct, 19:32.
- Average unleaded petrol 173.0p 1.5p above the UK average
- Average diesel 198.4p 0.3p below the UK average
- Cheapest petrol 162.9p Sainsbury's Apsley Mill
- Filling stations 124 32 at supermarkets
Unleaded petrol averages 173.0p a litre across 87 forecourts in Hertfordshire, 1.5p above the UK average. Diesel averages 198.4p, 0.3p below the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Sainsbury's Apsley Mill in Hemel Hempstead, 162.9p; the dearest is 193.9p. The cheapest diesel is at Esso Rontec Watford, 188.9p.
Cheapest petrol and diesel in Hertfordshire
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
 Sainsbury's Apsley Mill Hemel Hempstead | 162.9p |
 Esso Asda Hall Park Express Petrol Berkhamsted | 164.9p |
| Esso Asda Dacorum Express Petrol Hemel Hempstead | 166.9p |
 Costco Wholesale Stevenage Stevenage | 166.9p |
 Tesco Hemel Hempstead Extra Hemel Hempstead | 166.9p |
| Esso MFG Apsley Hemel Hempstead | 166.9p |
| EG Flamstead St. Albans | 167.9p |
| Esso MFG Potters Bar Potters Bar | 167.9p |
| Esso MFG Primrose Kings Langley | 167.9p |
| Tesco Potters Bar Superstore Potters Bar | 167.9p |
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Esso Rontec Watford Watford | 188.9p |
| Tesco Watford Extra Watford | 188.9p |
| Costco Wholesale Stevenage Stevenage | 189.9p |
| Shell Little Waitrose Sceptre Watford | 189.9p |
 Asda Stevenage Supercentre Stevenage | 192.7p |
| Essar Oil UK Letchworth Service Station Letchworth Garden City | 192.9p |
| Sainsbury's Coreys Mill Stevenage | 192.9p |
| Sainsbury's Letchworth Letchworth | 192.9p |
| South Oxhey Esso Express Watford | 192.9p |
| Asda Elstree Allum Lane Borehamwood | 193.7p |
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Supermarkets against other forecourts
Supermarket petrol is 3.0p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in Hertfordshire.
| Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 170.6p | 194.6p | 20 |
| Other forecourts | 173.6p | 198.5p | 66 |
Council areas, cheapest first
| Area | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Dacorum | 168.5p | 196.9p |
| Watford | 170.2p | 190.9p |
| Stevenage | 170.9p | 193.9p |
| Hertsmere | 172.3p | 201.5p |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 172.7p | 199.5p |
| 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 | – |
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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.