Fuel prices
Petrol and diesel prices in South Oxfordshire
Average pump prices across 20 filling stations in South Oxfordshire, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 16 Sept, 16:47.
- Average unleaded petrol 174.1p 2.4p above the UK average
- Average diesel 196.5p 1.9p above the UK average
- Cheapest petrol 163.9p Murco Turnpike Service Station
- Filling stations 20 5 at supermarkets
Unleaded petrol averages 174.1p a litre across 19 forecourts in South Oxfordshire, 2.4p above the UK average. Diesel averages 196.5p, 1.9p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Murco Turnpike Service Station, 163.9p; the dearest is 194.9p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 183.9p.
Cheapest petrol and diesel in South Oxfordshire
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Murco Turnpike Service Station Abingdon | 163.9p |
 Tesco Didcot Superstore Didcot | 167.9p |
 Sainsbury's Didcot Didcot | 167.9p |
| Pace Horspath Service Station Ltd Oxford | 168.9p |
 The Co-operative Our Coop Chinnor Chinnor | 169.9p |
| Murco Sonning Common Garage Ltd Reading | 169.9p |
 Valero Tgc - Didcot Didcot | 169.9p |
 Jet Postcombe Service Station Thame | 172.9p |
| BP Watlington Watlington | 172.9p |
 Esso Asda Rectory Express Petrol Wallingford | 173.9p |
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Murco Turnpike Service Station Abingdon | 183.9p |
| Tesco Didcot Superstore Didcot | 187.9p |
| Sainsbury's Didcot Didcot | 188.9p |
| Valero Tgc - Didcot Didcot | 191.9p |
| The Co-operative Our Coop Chinnor Chinnor | 192.9p |
| Pace Horspath Service Station Ltd Oxford | 193.9p |
| Jet Postcombe Service Station Thame | 194.9p |
| Murco Sonning Common Garage Ltd Reading | 194.9p |
| BP Watlington Watlington | 194.9p |
| BP Benson Sf Connect Oxford | 195.9p |
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Supermarkets against other forecourts
Supermarket petrol is 2.6p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in South Oxfordshire.
| Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 171.1p | 192.7p | 5 |
| Other forecourts | 173.7p | 196.5p | 13 |
Council areas in Oxfordshire, cheapest first
South Oxfordshire is number 5 of 5 for petrol.
| Area | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Vale of White Horse | 170.5p | 192.9p |
| West Oxfordshire | 171.9p | 195.4p |
| Oxford | 172.4p | 195.4p |
| Cherwell | 173.5p | 194.8p |
| South Oxfordshire | 174.1p | 196.5p |
Every filling station in South Oxfordshire
| Filling station | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Murco Turnpike Service Station Abingdon | 163.9p | 183.9p |
| Tesco Didcot Superstore Didcot · supermarket | 167.9p | 187.9p |
| Sainsbury's Didcot Didcot · supermarket | 167.9p | 188.9p |
| Pace Horspath Service Station Ltd Oxford | 168.9p | 193.9p |
| The Co-operative Our Coop Chinnor Chinnor | 169.9p | 192.9p |
| Murco Sonning Common Garage Ltd Reading | 169.9p | 194.9p |
| Valero Tgc - Didcot Didcot | 169.9p | 191.9p |
| Jet Postcombe Service Station Thame · supermarket | 172.9p | 194.9p |
| BP Watlington Watlington · supermarket | 172.9p | 194.9p |
| Esso Asda Rectory Express Petrol Wallingford | 173.9p | 199.9p |
 Asda Wheatley Superstore Wheatley · supermarket | 173.9p | 196.9p |
 Texaco EG Moulsford Wallingford | 173.9p | 198.9p |
| BP MFG Nettlebed Nettlebed | 173.9p | 199.9p |
| BP Stadhampton Sf Connect Stadhampton | 173.9p | 197.9p |
| BP Benson Sf Connect Oxford | 174.9p | 195.9p |
| Thame BP Sf Connect Thame | 178.9p | 198.9p |
| Shell Pgg Regatta Henley on Thames | 179.9p | 205.9p |
| Esso Asda Thame Express Petrol Thame | 185.9p | 199.9p |
| BP Welcome Break Oxford Waterstock · motorway | 194.9p | 214.9p |
| Stoke Row Garage Henley-On-Thames | – | – |
A dash means no current price: none reported, not changed for over two weeks, or not believable.
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.