Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in Reading

Average pump prices across 19 filling stations in Reading, 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 173.9p 2.4p above the UK average
  • Average diesel 199.9p 1.2p above the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 171.9p MFG Morrisons Reading
  • Filling stations 19 3 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 173.9p a litre across 17 forecourts in Reading, 2.4p above the UK average. Diesel averages 199.9p, 1.2p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at MFG Morrisons Reading, 171.9p; the dearest is 175.9p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 197.9p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in Reading

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
MFG Morrisons Reading Reading 171.9p
Esso MFG Norcot Reading 171.9p
Esso MFG Shinfield Reading 171.9p
Bp-Kriscoreading Reading 172.9p
Valero MFG Reading Reading 172.9p
Tesco Reading Extra Reading 172.9p
Tesco Reading W Extra Reading 172.9p
Esso MFG Reading Rose Kiln Reading 173.9p
Esso MFG Thames Valley Reading 173.9p
BP Weldale Sf Connect Reading 173.9p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
MFG Morrisons Reading Reading 197.9p
Valero MFG Reading Reading 198.9p
Tesco Reading Extra Reading 198.9p
Reading Southcote Esso Express Reading 198.9p
Emmer Green Esso Express Reading 199.9p
BP MFG Leander Reading 199.9p
Esso MFG Thames Valley Reading 199.9p
Caversham Esso Express Reading 200.9p
Shell Co-op Fairfield Reading 201.9p
BP Tilehurst Sf Connect Reading 201.9p

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Supermarkets against other forecourts

Supermarket petrol is 1.6p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in Reading.

Average prices by type of forecourt in Reading
Forecourts Petrol Diesel Stations
Supermarkets 172.6p – 3
Other forecourts 174.2p 200.3p 14

Council areas in South East, cheapest first

Reading is number 9 of 13 for petrol.

Council areas in South East: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
Bracknell Forest 172.3p 198.8p 12
Windsor and Maidenhead 172.4p 199.1p 14
Buckinghamshire 172.6p 200.0p 65
Portsmouth 172.7p 199.2p 16
Slough 173.0p 199.2p 16
Brighton and Hove 173.1p 197.4p 17
Southampton 173.2p 200.9p 17
Wokingham 173.8p 200.9p 19
Reading 173.9p 199.9p 19
Medway 174.4p 201.8p 33
Milton Keynes 174.4p 203.5p 31
Isle of Wight 177.8p 202.7p 15
West Berkshire 182.7p 210.4p 23

Every filling station in Reading

Every filling station in Reading and its prices
Filling station Petrol Diesel Updated
MFG Morrisons Reading Reading · supermarket 171.9p 197.9p 29 Oct, 23:01
Esso MFG Norcot Reading 171.9p – 30 Oct, 23:28
Esso MFG Shinfield Reading 171.9p – 30 Oct, 23:57
Bp-Kriscoreading Reading 172.9p – 27 Oct, 09:58
Valero MFG Reading Reading 172.9p 198.9p 25 Oct, 21:48
Tesco Reading Extra Reading · supermarket 172.9p 198.9p 30 Oct, 14:30
Tesco Reading W Extra Reading · supermarket 172.9p – 30 Oct, 14:24
Esso MFG Reading Rose Kiln Reading 173.9p – 28 Oct, 23:50
Esso MFG Thames Valley Reading 173.9p 199.9p 30 Oct, 23:05
BP Weldale Sf Connect Reading 173.9p – 24 Oct, 12:00
Asda Tilehurst School Road Tilehurst, Reading 174.7p – 26 Oct, 18:29
Emmer Green Esso Express Reading 174.9p 199.9p 30 Oct, 16:02
BP MFG Leander Reading 174.9p 199.9p 28 Oct, 22:05
Reading Southcote Esso Express Reading 174.9p 198.9p 29 Oct, 15:12
Caversham Esso Express Reading 175.9p 200.9p 30 Oct, 15:07
Shell Co-op Fairfield Reading 175.9p 201.9p 30 Oct, 13:56
BP Tilehurst Sf Connect Reading 175.9p 201.9p 30 Oct, 15:30
Esso Asda Berkeley Express Petrol Reading – – 26 Sept, 09:06
BP Rontec Reading Reading – – 1 Oct, 16:55

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

Average prices in Reading, day by day

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

Average fuel prices in Reading by day
Day DieselPetrol
15 Sept 2026 195.4p171.9p
16 Sept 2026 196.6p172.6p
17 Sept 2026 197.1p173.1p
18 Sept 2026 198.1p173.5p
19 Sept 2026 198.3p173.6p
20 Sept 2026 198.4p173.7p
21 Sept 2026 198.7p173.9p
22 Sept 2026 199.0p174.3p
23 Sept 2026 199.1p174.6p
24 Sept 2026 199.8p175.0p
25 Sept 2026 200.4p175.4p
26 Sept 2026 200.5p175.5p
27 Sept 2026 200.6p175.5p
28 Sept 2026 200.7p175.7p
29 Sept 2026 201.1p176.4p
30 Sept 2026 201.3p176.5p
1 Oct 2026 201.3p176.7p
2 Oct 2026 201.3p176.7p
3 Oct 2026 201.4p177.0p
4 Oct 2026 201.5p177.0p
5 Oct 2026 201.5p177.2p
6 Oct 2026 201.5p177.4p
7 Oct 2026 201.6p177.3p
8 Oct 2026 201.5p177.3p
9 Oct 2026 201.6p177.3p
10 Oct 2026 201.6p177.2p
11 Oct 2026 201.7p177.2p
12 Oct 2026 201.7p177.2p
13 Oct 2026 201.1p177.1p
14 Oct 2026 200.7p176.8p
15 Oct 2026 200.7p176.7p
16 Oct 2026 200.6p176.9p
17 Oct 2026 200.3p177.0p
18 Oct 2026 200.3p176.8p
19 Oct 2026 200.3p176.8p
20 Oct 2026 200.1p176.8p
21 Oct 2026 200.1p177.0p
22 Oct 2026 200.3p176.3p
23 Oct 2026 200.3p176.4p
24 Oct 2026 200.0p175.8p
25 Oct 2026 200.0p175.8p
26 Oct 2026 199.9p175.5p
27 Oct 2026 199.8p175.3p
28 Oct 2026 199.6p174.9p
29 Oct 2026 199.5p174.5p
30 Oct 2026 199.9p174.1p
31 Oct 2026 199.9p173.9p

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.