Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in Merseyside

Average pump prices across 143 filling stations in Merseyside, 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 171.4p 0.1p below the UK average
  • Average diesel 196.2p 2.5p below the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 161.9p Texaco West End Road Service Station
  • Filling stations 143 41 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 171.4p a litre across 105 forecourts in Merseyside, 0.1p below the UK average. Diesel averages 196.2p, 2.5p below the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Texaco West End Road Service Station in St. Helens, 161.9p; the dearest is 179.9p. The cheapest diesel is at Costco Wholesale Liverpool, 186.9p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in Merseyside

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
Texaco West End Road Service Station St. Helens 161.9p
Costco Wholesale Haydock Haydock 162.9p
Asda Hunts Cross Superstore Liverpool 164.7p
Essar Brewster Street Service Statrion Bootle 164.9p
Asda Haydock East Lancashire Road Haydock 165.7p
Tesco Liverpool Allerton Rd Superstore Liverpool 165.9p
Asda Aintree Superstore Liverpool 166.7p
Asda Bootle Orrell Lane Supermarket Bootle 166.9p
Asda Bootle Superstore Bootle 166.9p
Asda Breck Road Superstore Liverpool 166.9p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
Costco Wholesale Liverpool Liverpool 186.9p
Costco Wholesale Haydock Haydock 188.9p
Asda Bootle Orrell Lane Supermarket Bootle 189.9p
Asda Bootle Superstore Bootle 189.9p
Asda Breck Road Superstore Liverpool 189.9p
Sainsbury's Liverpool Great Homer Street Liverpool 189.9p
Sainsbury's Rice Lane Liverpool 189.9p
Asda Aintree Superstore Liverpool 190.7p
Tesco Litherland Superstore Litherland 190.9p
Texaco West End Road Service Station St. Helens 190.9p

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Supermarkets against other forecourts

Supermarket petrol is 2.8p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in Merseyside.

Average prices by type of forecourt in Merseyside
Forecourts Petrol Diesel Stations
Supermarkets 169.6p 193.9p 35
Other forecourts 172.4p 197.6p 70

Council areas, cheapest first

Council areas: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
St Helens 168.3p 194.3p 22
Liverpool 171.1p 195.5p 43
Knowsley 171.5p 198.3p 16
Sefton 171.6p 195.7p 32
Wirral 174.0p 199.5p 30

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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.