Fuel prices
Petrol and diesel prices in North East
Average pump prices across 307 filling stations in North East, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 31 Oct, 19:32.
- Average unleaded petrol 169.9p 1.6p below the UK average
- Average diesel 197.7p 1.0p below the UK average
- Cheapest petrol 162.7p G W Holmes & Son
- Filling stations 307 77 at supermarkets
Unleaded petrol averages 169.9p a litre across 263 forecourts in North East, 1.6p below the UK average. Diesel averages 197.7p, 1.0p below the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at G W Holmes & Son in Bishop Auckland, 162.7p; the dearest is 194.9p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 189.7p.
Cheapest petrol and diesel in North East
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| G W Holmes & Son Bishop Auckland | 162.7p |
 Sainsbury's Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland | 162.9p |
 Costco Wholesale Gateshead Gateshead | 163.9p |
| Glendale Garage Wooler | 163.9p |
 Esso Hedworth Services Jarrow | 164.5p |
| Hartlepool Service Station Hartlepool | 164.6p |
 Asda Bishop Auckland Superstore Bishop Auckland | 164.7p |
| Asda Boldon Supercentre Newcastle Upon Tyne | 164.7p |
| Asda Hartlepool Superstore Hartlepool | 164.7p |
| EG Rainton Houghton Le Spring | 164.7p |
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| G W Holmes & Son Bishop Auckland | 189.7p |
| Sainsbury's Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland | 189.9p |
| Asda Bishop Auckland Superstore Bishop Auckland | 190.7p |
 Tesco Bishop Auckland Extra Bishop Auckland | 191.9p |
| Costco Wholesale Gateshead Gateshead | 191.9p |
 MFG Morrisons Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland | 191.9p |
 Jet Oakley Service Station Ltd Bishop Auckland | 192.9p |
| Esso Hedworth Services Jarrow | 193.5p |
| Asda Boldon Supercentre Newcastle Upon Tyne | 193.7p |
| MFG Morrisons Jarrow Jarrow | 193.9p |
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Supermarkets against other forecourts
Supermarket petrol is 2.3p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in North East.
| Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 168.0p | 196.0p | 68 |
| Other forecourts | 170.3p | 198.1p | 193 |
Council areas, cheapest first
| Area | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| South Tyneside | 166.8p | 195.7p |
| North Tyneside | 167.9p | 197.4p |
| Hartlepool | 168.4p | 194.9p |
| Sunderland | 169.2p | 196.4p |
| Middlesbrough | 169.7p | 197.7p |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 169.7p | 198.8p |
| County Durham | 170.0p | 196.9p |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 170.0p | 198.0p |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 170.2p | 197.7p |
| Northumberland | 170.3p | 198.4p |
| Darlington | 170.8p | 197.6p |
| Gateshead | 172.6p | 202.7p |
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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.