Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in Manchester

Average pump prices across 44 filling stations in Manchester, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

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  • Average unleaded petrol 172.1p 0.6p above the UK average
  • Average diesel 198.1p 0.6p below the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 166.9p Gulf Cheetham Service Station
  • Filling stations 44 10 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 172.1p a litre across 34 forecourts in Manchester, 0.6p above the UK average. Diesel averages 198.1p, 0.6p below the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Gulf Cheetham Service Station, 166.9p; the dearest is 177.9p. The cheapest diesel is at Essar Tgc - Openshaw, 192.9p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in Manchester

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
Gulf Cheetham Service Station Manchester 166.9p
Texaco Redbank Service Station Manchester 167.9p
Asda Eastlands Supercentre Manchester 168.7p
MFG Morrisons Manchester Openshaw Openshaw 168.9p
Essar Tgc - Openshaw Manchester 168.9p
Tesco Manchester Gorton Extra Manchester 169.9p
Esso MFG Ardwick Ardwick / Manchester 169.9p
Esso MFG Levenshulme Manchester 169.9p
MFG Morrisons Manchester Chorlton Cum Hardy Chorlton-Cum-Hardy 169.9p
Texaco MFG Newton Heath Newton Heath 169.9p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
Essar Tgc - Openshaw Manchester 192.9p
Asda Eastlands Supercentre Manchester 193.7p
Sainsbury's Heaton Park Manchester 193.9p
Tesco Manchester Gorton Extra Manchester 194.9p
Asda Hulme Superstore Manchester 196.7p
Ardwick Green Esso Express Manchester 196.9p
MFG Morrisons Manchester Chorlton Cum Hardy Chorlton-Cum-Hardy 196.9p
Gulf Cheetham Service Station Manchester 197.9p
Manchester Rusholme Esso Express Manchester 197.9p
Texaco Redbank Service Station Manchester 197.9p

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Supermarkets against other forecourts

Supermarket petrol is 2.3p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in Manchester.

Average prices by type of forecourt in Manchester
Forecourts Petrol Diesel Stations
Supermarkets 170.4p 195.7p 9
Other forecourts 172.7p 199.2p 25

Council areas in Greater Manchester, cheapest first

Manchester is number 7 of 10 for petrol.

Council areas in Greater Manchester: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
Salford 168.8p 195.1p 27
Bolton 169.0p 195.3p 33
Wigan 169.4p 195.5p 32
Oldham 170.2p 195.9p 23
Tameside 170.6p 194.9p 22
Bury 170.7p 196.9p 20
Manchester 172.1p 198.1p 44
Rochdale 172.3p 201.3p 26
Trafford 172.3p 197.3p 23
Stockport 173.7p 199.5p 28

Every filling station in Manchester

Every filling station in Manchester and its prices
Filling station Petrol Diesel Updated
Gulf Cheetham Service Station Manchester · supermarket 166.9p 197.9p 29 Oct, 15:07
Texaco Redbank Service Station Manchester 167.9p 197.9p 30 Oct, 11:01
Asda Eastlands Supercentre Manchester · supermarket 168.7p 193.7p 29 Oct, 20:15
MFG Morrisons Manchester Openshaw Openshaw · supermarket 168.9p – 30 Oct, 23:03
Essar Tgc - Openshaw Manchester 168.9p 192.9p 30 Oct, 10:40
Tesco Manchester Gorton Extra Manchester · supermarket 169.9p 194.9p 30 Oct, 14:21
Esso MFG Ardwick Ardwick / Manchester 169.9p – 30 Oct, 23:58
Esso MFG Levenshulme Manchester 169.9p – 30 Oct, 23:42
MFG Morrisons Manchester Chorlton Cum Hardy Chorlton-Cum-Hardy · supermarket 169.9p 196.9p 30 Oct, 22:21
Texaco MFG Newton Heath Newton Heath 169.9p – 23 Oct, 23:59
Sainsbury's Heaton Park Manchester · supermarket 169.9p 193.9p 30 Oct, 05:50
Asda Hulme Superstore Manchester · supermarket 170.7p 196.7p 29 Oct, 08:25
Ardwick Green Esso Express Manchester 171.9p 196.9p 29 Oct, 15:07
Esso Asda Shirley Express Petrol Manchester 171.9p 199.9p 30 Oct, 20:41
Manchester Rusholme Esso Express Manchester 171.9p 197.9p 30 Oct, 15:07
Shell MFG Chorlton Chorlton-Cum-Hardy 171.9p – 30 Oct, 23:57
BP MFG Civic Centre Manchester 171.9p – 30 Oct, 23:53
Shell MFG Rusholme Manchester 171.9p – 30 Oct, 00:48
Shell Tgc - Styal Road Manchester 171.9p – 31 Oct, 10:05
Tesco Baguley Extra Manchester · supermarket 172.9p – 29 Oct, 15:03
Gulf Barlow Moor Manchester 172.9p 201.9p 30 Oct, 06:23
Esso MFG Didsbury Didsbury 172.9p 199.9p 30 Oct, 01:36
Esso MFG Fallowfield Manchester 172.9p – 30 Oct, 23:48
BP MFG Princess Fallowfield 172.9p – 30 Oct, 23:34
BP Airport City Sf Connect Manchester 173.9p 199.9p 24 Oct, 11:30
Asda West Didsbury Express Petrol Manchester 173.9p – 24 Oct, 15:19
Chorlton Esso Express Manchester 173.9p 200.9p 26 Oct, 15:08
Essar Kingfisher Manchester 173.9p – 24 Oct, 05:33
Shell Co-op Princess Parkway Whalley Range 173.9p 201.9p 31 Oct, 17:30
Texaco Kingsway Service Station Ltd Manchester 175.9p – 19 Oct, 18:23
Esso Rontec St Hildas Manchester 175.9p – 30 Oct, 09:38
Shell Gorton Service Station Manchester · supermarket 175.9p – 27 Oct, 10:45
Shell Kingsburn Manchester 176.9p 200.9p 30 Oct, 12:17
Shell Baguley Manchester 177.9p – 30 Oct, 11:59
Asda Harpurhey Superstore Manchester · supermarket – – 5 Oct, 15:15
BP Asda Royle Green Express Petrol Manchester – 199.9p 27 Oct, 18:03
Esso Asda Wilbraham Express Petrol Fallowfield – – 28 Sept, 20:40
Tesco Blackley Manchester Superstore Manchester – – 2 Oct, 18:57
Blackley Service Station Ltd Manchester – – 8 Oct, 12:33
Texaco Gorton Service Station Manchester – – 10 Oct, 10:02
Esso Kp Hill Service Station Manchester – – 28 Sept, 05:25
Texaco Mauldeth Service Station Manchester – – 29 Aug, 06:49
Esso MFG Oldham Manchester – – 12 Oct, 23:50
Murco Briscoe Lane Service Station Manchester – 198.9p 20 Oct, 07:19

A dash means no current price: none reported, not changed for over two weeks, or not believable.

Average prices in Manchester, day by day

Average petrol and diesel prices, 15 Sept 2026 to 31 Oct 2026

Average fuel prices in Manchester by day
Day DieselPetrol
15 Sept 2026 193.1p170.4p
16 Sept 2026 194.1p170.7p
17 Sept 2026 194.8p171.0p
18 Sept 2026 195.4p171.3p
19 Sept 2026 195.6p171.5p
20 Sept 2026 195.8p171.5p
21 Sept 2026 196.3p171.9p
22 Sept 2026 196.7p172.2p
23 Sept 2026 197.3p172.2p
24 Sept 2026 197.9p172.6p
25 Sept 2026 198.3p172.8p
26 Sept 2026 198.5p173.1p
27 Sept 2026 198.6p173.2p
28 Sept 2026 199.3p173.6p
29 Sept 2026 199.6p173.9p
30 Sept 2026 199.7p174.2p
1 Oct 2026 199.7p174.2p
2 Oct 2026 199.7p174.2p
3 Oct 2026 199.9p174.4p
4 Oct 2026 200.0p174.4p
5 Oct 2026 200.0p174.5p
6 Oct 2026 200.1p174.5p
7 Oct 2026 200.1p174.4p
8 Oct 2026 200.0p174.7p
9 Oct 2026 199.9p174.6p
10 Oct 2026 199.9p174.5p
11 Oct 2026 199.9p174.5p
12 Oct 2026 199.2p174.6p
13 Oct 2026 198.8p174.4p
14 Oct 2026 198.5p174.5p
15 Oct 2026 198.6p174.4p
16 Oct 2026 198.7p175.1p
17 Oct 2026 198.5p175.1p
18 Oct 2026 198.5p175.1p
19 Oct 2026 198.7p175.7p
20 Oct 2026 198.9p175.7p
21 Oct 2026 198.9p175.7p
22 Oct 2026 199.0p174.9p
23 Oct 2026 198.7p174.8p
24 Oct 2026 198.6p173.5p
25 Oct 2026 198.8p173.9p
26 Oct 2026 199.2p173.7p
27 Oct 2026 199.3p173.7p
28 Oct 2026 199.3p173.7p
29 Oct 2026 198.8p173.4p
30 Oct 2026 198.2p172.7p
31 Oct 2026 198.1p172.1p

Source:Fuel Finder,ONS Prices at 19:32 on 31 October 2026 Updated

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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 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.