Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in Oxford

Average pump prices across 8 filling stations in Oxford, 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 174.3p 2.8p above the UK average
  • Average diesel 198.7p the same as the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 172.9p BP MFG Cherwell
  • Filling stations 8 2 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 174.3p a litre across 5 forecourts in Oxford, 2.8p above the UK average. Diesel averages 198.7p, the same as the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at BP MFG Cherwell, 172.9p; the dearest is 176.9p. The cheapest diesel is at Sainsbury's Heyford Hill, 194.9p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in Oxford

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
BP MFG Cherwell Oxford 172.9p
BP MFG Cowley Cowley 172.9p
Tesco Oxford Superstore Oxford 173.9p
BP Woodstock Sf Connect Oxford 174.9p
Shell Co-op Cowley Oxford 176.9p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
Sainsbury's Heyford Hill Oxford 194.9p
BP MFG Cherwell Oxford 199.9p
BP MFG Cowley Cowley 199.9p
Shell Co-op Cowley Oxford 199.9p

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Council areas in Oxfordshire, cheapest first

Oxford is number 3 of 5 for petrol.

Council areas in Oxfordshire: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
Vale of White Horse 170.0p 197.1p 14
Cherwell 172.9p 197.9p 22
Oxford 174.3p 198.7p 8
West Oxfordshire 174.4p 201.0p 17
South Oxfordshire 176.2p 199.0p 20

Every filling station in Oxford

Every filling station in Oxford and its prices
Filling station Petrol Diesel Updated
BP MFG Cherwell Oxford 172.9p 199.9p 25 Oct, 21:19
BP MFG Cowley Cowley 172.9p 199.9p 25 Oct, 23:37
Tesco Oxford Superstore Oxford · supermarket 173.9p – 29 Oct, 14:24
BP Woodstock Sf Connect Oxford 174.9p – 28 Oct, 10:45
Shell Co-op Cowley Oxford 176.9p 199.9p 30 Oct, 11:27
Sainsbury's Heyford Hill Oxford · supermarket – 194.9p 18 Oct, 07:49
Shell Little Waitrose Headington Oxford – – 9 Oct, 15:06
Welcome Break Oxford Peartree Oxford – – 15 Oct, 14:15

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

Average prices in Oxford, day by day

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

Average fuel prices in Oxford by day
Day DieselPetrol
15 Sept 2026 194.7p171.8p
16 Sept 2026 195.4p172.4p
17 Sept 2026 195.9p172.8p
18 Sept 2026 196.7p173.0p
19 Sept 2026 196.7p173.2p
20 Sept 2026 197.2p173.2p
21 Sept 2026 197.2p173.2p
22 Sept 2026 197.3p173.4p
23 Sept 2026 197.4p173.5p
24 Sept 2026 197.5p173.5p
25 Sept 2026 198.8p174.5p
26 Sept 2026 199.3p174.9p
27 Sept 2026 199.4p174.9p
28 Sept 2026 200.3p175.3p
29 Sept 2026 200.8p175.9p
30 Sept 2026 200.9p176.4p
1 Oct 2026 200.9p176.7p
2 Oct 2026 201.0p176.7p
3 Oct 2026 201.4p177.0p
4 Oct 2026 201.4p177.0p
5 Oct 2026 201.4p177.0p
6 Oct 2026 201.4p177.0p
7 Oct 2026 201.7p177.0p
8 Oct 2026 201.5p177.4p
9 Oct 2026 201.9p177.5p
10 Oct 2026 201.9p177.5p
11 Oct 2026 201.5p177.6p
12 Oct 2026 200.9p177.4p
13 Oct 2026 200.6p177.0p
14 Oct 2026 200.5p176.9p
15 Oct 2026 200.7p176.9p
16 Oct 2026 200.7p176.9p
17 Oct 2026 200.7p176.6p
18 Oct 2026 200.8p176.8p
19 Oct 2026 200.8p176.8p
20 Oct 2026 200.8p176.6p
21 Oct 2026 200.8p176.6p
22 Oct 2026 200.5p174.7p
23 Oct 2026 199.8p175.4p
24 Oct 2026 199.5p175.1p
25 Oct 2026 199.1p175.1p
26 Oct 2026 198.6p174.6p
27 Oct 2026 198.6p174.6p
28 Oct 2026 199.3p174.4p
29 Oct 2026 198.7p174.2p
30 Oct 2026 198.7p174.1p
31 Oct 2026 198.7p174.3p

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

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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.