Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in South West

Average pump prices across 779 filling stations in South West, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 16 Sept, 16:47.

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  • Average unleaded petrol 172.1p 0.4p above the UK average
  • Average diesel 195.0p 0.4p above the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 159.9p Jet Allervale Garage
  • Filling stations 779 217 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 172.1p a litre across 749 forecourts in South West, 0.4p above the UK average. Diesel averages 195.0p, 0.4p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Jet Allervale Garage in Newton Abbot, 159.9p; the dearest is 196.9p. The cheapest diesel is at Asda Quedgeley Supermarket, 180.7p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in South West

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
Jet Allervale Garage Newton Abbot 159.9p
Asda Quedgeley Supermarket Quedgeley 160.7p
Tesco Gloucester Quedgeley Extra Gloucester 161.9p
Sainsbury's Gloucester Quays Gloucester 161.9p
Asda Gloucester Supercentre Gloucester 162.7p
Tesco Axminster Superstore Axminster 162.9p
Gulf Bristol Road Gloucester 162.9p
Tesco Gloucester Brockworth Extra Gloucester 162.9p
Tesco Gloucester Superstore Gloucester 162.9p
Gulf Shepton Mallet 162.9p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
Asda Quedgeley Supermarket Quedgeley 180.7p
Tesco Gloucester Quedgeley Extra Gloucester 182.9p
Sainsbury's Barnwood Gloucester 182.9p
Sainsbury's Gloucester Quays Gloucester 182.9p
Asda Barnstaple Superstore Barnstaple 184.7p
Asda Launceston Express Petrol Launceston 184.9p
Asda Penzance Express Petrol Penzance 184.9p
Tesco Barnstaple Taw View Extra Devon 184.9p
Tesco Gloucester Brockworth Extra Gloucester 184.9p
Tesco Gloucester Superstore Gloucester 184.9p

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Supermarkets against other forecourts

Supermarket petrol is 3.4p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in South West.

Average prices by type of forecourt in South West
Forecourts Petrol Diesel Stations
Supermarkets 169.2p 191.6p 212
Motorway services 192.3p 212.5p 16
Other forecourts 172.6p 195.8p 521

Council areas, cheapest first

Council areas: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
Gloucester 165.9p 189.8p 21
Cheltenham 166.2p 188.2p 15
Torbay 168.4p 191.8p 13
North Devon 168.6p 191.9p 25
West Devon 169.8p 193.4p 12
Teignbridge 169.9p 192.9p 24
Bristol 170.1p 193.7p 35
East Devon 170.3p 195.1p 27
Torridge 170.6p 196.9p 12
South Hams 171.0p 193.2p 22
Forest of Dean 171.0p 193.0p 19
Tewkesbury 171.1p 193.3p 12
Cotswold 171.6p 195.2p 21
Plymouth 172.0p 195.4p 19
Bath and North East Somerset 172.4p 195.6p 18
Wiltshire 172.5p 195.0p 75
Cornwall 172.8p 195.3p 90
South Gloucestershire 172.9p 196.2p 32
Somerset 173.0p 195.4p 109
Dorset 173.5p 195.9p 57
Swindon 173.7p 197.5p 21
Mid Devon 173.9p 196.6p 12
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 174.2p 197.9p 32
North Somerset 174.5p 196.6p 25
Stroud 175.2p 198.0p 18
Exeter 176.7p 198.0p 12

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 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.