Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in North West

Average pump prices across 844 filling stations in North West, 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 171.8p 0.3p above the UK average
  • Average diesel 198.1p 0.6p below the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 153.9p Gordale Service Station
  • Filling stations 844 215 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 171.8p a litre across 613 forecourts in North West, 0.3p above the UK average. Diesel averages 198.1p, 0.6p below the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Gordale Service Station in Neston, 153.9p; the dearest is 198.9p. The cheapest diesel is at Costco Wholesale Manchester, 185.9p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in North West

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
Gordale Service Station Neston 153.9p
Costco Wholesale Chester Chester 156.9p
Costco Wholesale Manchester Manchester 158.9p
Texaco Highshot Haslengden Service Station, Manchester Road, Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 5PD Rossendale 161.9p
Texaco Limes Service Station Manchester 161.9p
Texaco West End Road Service Station St. Helens 161.9p
Costco Wholesale Haydock Haydock 162.9p
Shell Rossendale Service Station Rossendale 162.9p
Essar S&S Station Ltd Manchester 162.9p
Texaco Sandybank Garage Rossendale 162.9p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
Costco Wholesale Manchester Manchester 185.9p
Costco Wholesale Liverpool Liverpool 186.9p
Asda Trafford Park Manchester 188.7p
Costco Wholesale Haydock Haydock 188.9p
Tesco Leigh Extra Leigh 188.9p
Asda Horwich Superstore Horwich 189.7p
Asda Bootle Orrell Lane Supermarket Bootle 189.9p
Asda Bootle Superstore Bootle 189.9p
Asda Breck Road Superstore Liverpool 189.9p
Texaco Gem Rudheath Northwich 189.9p

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Supermarkets against other forecourts

Supermarket petrol is 2.1p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in North West.

Average prices by type of forecourt in North West
Forecourts Petrol Diesel Stations
Supermarkets 169.5p 194.5p 162
Motorway services 193.9p 218.9p 21
Other forecourts 171.6p 197.8p 430

Council areas, cheapest first

Council areas: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
Rossendale 166.7p 193.5p 12
St Helens 168.3p 194.3p 22
Blackpool 168.7p 195.2p 14
Salford 168.8p 195.1p 27
Preston 168.9p 195.0p 19
Bolton 169.0p 195.3p 33
Pendle 169.2p 196.6p 13
Wigan 169.4p 195.5p 32
Wyre 169.9p 204.2p 13
Oldham 170.2p 195.9p 23
Hyndburn 170.4p 197.7p 9
Ribble Valley 170.4p – 9
Tameside 170.6p 194.9p 22
Cumberland 170.7p 198.1p 45
Bury 170.7p 196.9p 20
Halton 170.8p 196.6p 11
Burnley 170.9p 195.7p 9
Liverpool 171.1p 195.5p 43
West Lancashire 171.4p 198.5p 18
Knowsley 171.5p 198.3p 16
Cheshire West and Chester 171.6p 198.5p 43
South Ribble 171.6p 198.7p 16
Sefton 171.6p 195.7p 32
Blackburn with Darwen 171.9p 197.2p 20
Manchester 172.1p 198.1p 44
Rochdale 172.3p 201.3p 26
Trafford 172.3p 197.3p 23
Warrington 172.4p 199.8p 22
Lancaster 173.1p 201.7p 19
Stockport 173.7p 199.5p 28
Wirral 174.0p 199.5p 30
Westmorland and Furness 175.5p 207.9p 58
Cheshire East 178.2p 204.1p 47
Chorley 179.0p 211.6p 16

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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.