Fuel prices
Petrol and diesel prices in North East
Average pump prices across 305 filling stations in North East, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 16 Sept, 16:47.
- Average unleaded petrol 170.4p 1.3p below the UK average
- Average diesel 194.1p 0.5p below the UK average
- Cheapest petrol 159.9p Tesco Houghton Le Spring
- Filling stations 305 77 at supermarkets
Unleaded petrol averages 170.4p a litre across 300 forecourts in North East, 1.3p below the UK average. Diesel averages 194.1p, 0.5p below the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Tesco Houghton Le Spring in Houghton Le Spring, 159.9p; the dearest is 196.9p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 180.9p.
Cheapest petrol and diesel in North East
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
 Tesco Houghton Le Spring Houghton Le Spring | 159.9p |
 Costco Wholesale Gateshead Gateshead | 160.9p |
 Esso Hedworth Services Jarrow | 161.5p |
| Esso Asda Simonside Express Petrol South Shields | 161.9p |
| Esso Asda St Matthews Express Petrol Jarrow | 161.9p |
 Asda Boldon Supercentre Newcastle Upon Tyne | 162.7p |
| G W Holmes & Son Bishop Auckland | 162.7p |
 Jet Oakley Service Station Ltd Bishop Auckland | 162.9p |
| Asda Bishop Auckland Superstore Bishop Auckland | 163.7p |
| Asda Sunderland Thompson Road Sunderland | 163.7p |
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Tesco Houghton Le Spring Houghton Le Spring | 180.9p |
 Sainsbury's Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland | 183.9p |
| Esso Hedworth Services Jarrow | 184.5p |
| Esso Asda Simonside Express Petrol South Shields | 184.9p |
| Esso Asda St Matthews Express Petrol Jarrow | 184.9p |
| Tesco Bishop Auckland Extra Bishop Auckland | 184.9p |
| Asda Bishop Auckland Superstore Bishop Auckland | 185.7p |
| G W Holmes & Son Bishop Auckland | 185.7p |
| Asda Boldon Supercentre Newcastle Upon Tyne | 186.7p |
| Costco Wholesale Gateshead Gateshead | 186.9p |
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Supermarkets against other forecourts
Supermarket petrol is 3.2p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in North East.
| Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 167.9p | 191.5p | 77 |
| Other forecourts | 171.1p | 194.7p | 221 |
Council areas, cheapest first
| Area | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| South Tyneside | 166.9p | 190.1p |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 168.4p | 192.7p |
| Sunderland | 168.6p | 192.4p |
| Hartlepool | 169.0p | 191.8p |
| County Durham | 170.0p | 193.4p |
| North Tyneside | 170.3p | 194.0p |
| Darlington | 170.4p | 194.0p |
| Middlesbrough | 170.6p | 194.0p |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 170.7p | 194.0p |
| Northumberland | 171.3p | 195.9p |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 172.3p | 195.4p |
| Gateshead | 173.3p | 196.7p |
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 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.