Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in Preston

Average pump prices across 19 filling stations in Preston, 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 168.9p 2.6p below the UK average
  • Average diesel 195.0p 3.7p below the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 164.9p Essar Lea Gate Station
  • Filling stations 19 8 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 168.9p a litre across 12 forecourts in Preston, 2.6p below the UK average. Diesel averages 195.0p, 3.7p below the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Essar Lea Gate Station, 164.9p; the dearest is 170.9p. The cheapest diesel is at EG Saddle Inn, 192.7p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in Preston

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
Essar Lea Gate Station Preston 164.9p
EG Saddle Inn Preston 166.7p
Gulf Hillcrest Service Station Preston 167.9p
MFG Morrisons Preston Riversway Ashton-On-Ribble 167.9p
Esso MFG Tag Lane Preston 167.9p
Asda Fulwood Superstore Preston 169.9p
Shell Fulwood Service Station Preston 169.9p
Texaco Key Filling Stn Preston 169.9p
Esso Rontec Fulwood Fulwood 169.9p
Sainsbury's Deepdale Preston 169.9p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
EG Saddle Inn Preston 192.7p
Essar Lea Gate Station Preston 192.9p
Asda Fulwood Superstore Preston 194.7p
Shell Gem Bluebell Way Preston 194.9p
Sainsbury's Deepdale Preston 194.9p
Shell Fulwood Service Station Preston 196.9p
Gulf Hillcrest Service Station Preston 197.9p

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Supermarkets against other forecourts

Supermarket petrol is not cheaper on average than at other forecourts in Preston.

Average prices by type of forecourt in Preston
Forecourts Petrol Diesel Stations
Supermarkets 169.2p – 3
Other forecourts 168.8p 195.1p 9

Council areas in Lancashire, cheapest first

Preston is number 2 of 11 for petrol.

Council areas in Lancashire: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
Rossendale 166.7p 193.5p 12
Preston 168.9p 195.0p 19
Pendle 169.2p 196.6p 13
Wyre 169.9p 204.2p 13
Hyndburn 170.4p 197.7p 9
Ribble Valley 170.4p – 9
Burnley 170.9p 195.7p 9
West Lancashire 171.4p 198.5p 18
South Ribble 171.6p 198.7p 16
Lancaster 173.1p 201.7p 19
Chorley 179.0p 211.6p 16

Every filling station in Preston

Every filling station in Preston and its prices
Filling station Petrol Diesel Updated
Essar Lea Gate Station Preston 164.9p 192.9p 31 Oct, 06:14
EG Saddle Inn Preston 166.7p 192.7p 27 Oct, 14:44
Gulf Hillcrest Service Station Preston 167.9p 197.9p 24 Oct, 08:29
MFG Morrisons Preston Riversway Ashton-On-Ribble · supermarket 167.9p – 28 Oct, 23:46
Esso MFG Tag Lane Preston 167.9p – 23 Oct, 23:52
Asda Fulwood Superstore Preston · supermarket 169.9p 194.7p 20 Oct, 18:05
Shell Fulwood Service Station Preston 169.9p 196.9p 29 Oct, 07:06
Texaco Key Filling Stn Preston 169.9p – 30 Oct, 12:42
Esso Rontec Fulwood Fulwood 169.9p – 30 Oct, 10:04
Sainsbury's Deepdale Preston · supermarket 169.9p 194.9p 19 Oct, 07:58
Shell Gem Bluebell Way Preston 170.9p 194.9p 30 Oct, 17:26
Shell New Hall Lane Service Station Preston 170.9p – 30 Oct, 12:52
Esso Asda North End S/Stn Express Petrol Preston – – 28 Sept, 20:23
Broughton Preston · supermarket – – 29 Sept, 16:21
Gulf Fishergate Preston Limited Preston · supermarket – – 8 Oct, 13:37
BP Lea Service Station Limited Preston · supermarket – – 12 Oct, 13:16
Tesco Preston Superstore Preston · supermarket – – 14 Oct, 16:14
Texaco Sunshine Garages Limited Preston – – 6 Oct, 07:52
Texaco Preston · supermarket – – 8 Sept, 23:39

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

Average prices in Preston, day by day

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

Average fuel prices in Preston by day
Day DieselPetrol
15 Sept 2026 190.1p167.2p
16 Sept 2026 191.1p168.2p
17 Sept 2026 192.4p168.6p
18 Sept 2026 192.9p168.7p
19 Sept 2026 193.2p168.9p
20 Sept 2026 193.4p169.0p
21 Sept 2026 194.0p168.7p
22 Sept 2026 194.2p168.8p
23 Sept 2026 194.4p169.2p
24 Sept 2026 194.9p169.5p
25 Sept 2026 195.4p170.4p
26 Sept 2026 195.6p170.5p
27 Sept 2026 195.9p170.8p
28 Sept 2026 196.4p170.6p
29 Sept 2026 196.6p171.2p
30 Sept 2026 196.6p171.2p
1 Oct 2026 196.7p170.9p
2 Oct 2026 196.7p170.9p
3 Oct 2026 197.0p170.9p
4 Oct 2026 197.1p170.9p
5 Oct 2026 197.1p171.2p
6 Oct 2026 197.0p171.4p
7 Oct 2026 197.0p171.4p
8 Oct 2026 197.1p171.7p
9 Oct 2026 197.1p171.8p
10 Oct 2026 197.2p171.7p
11 Oct 2026 197.1p171.7p
12 Oct 2026 196.6p171.6p
13 Oct 2026 196.6p171.2p
14 Oct 2026 196.4p171.0p
15 Oct 2026 196.2p170.8p
16 Oct 2026 196.2p170.8p
17 Oct 2026 196.2p170.8p
18 Oct 2026 196.2p170.8p
19 Oct 2026 196.3p170.9p
20 Oct 2026 196.0p170.7p
21 Oct 2026 196.0p170.7p
22 Oct 2026 195.5p170.0p
23 Oct 2026 195.5p169.7p
24 Oct 2026 195.4p168.8p
25 Oct 2026 195.5p168.8p
26 Oct 2026 195.3p168.7p
27 Oct 2026 195.3p168.5p
28 Oct 2026 195.3p168.3p
29 Oct 2026 195.1p168.8p
30 Oct 2026 195.0p168.9p
31 Oct 2026 195.0p168.9p

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

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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.