Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in St Albans

Average pump prices across 17 filling stations in St Albans, 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 176.0p 4.5p above the UK average
  • Average diesel 201.1p 2.4p above the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 171.9p MFG Morrisons St Albans
  • Filling stations 17 4 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 176.0p a litre across 8 forecourts in St Albans, 4.5p above the UK average. Diesel averages 201.1p, 2.4p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at MFG Morrisons St Albans, 171.9p; the dearest is 178.9p. The cheapest diesel is at Harvest EG Classic, 199.9p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in St Albans

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
MFG Morrisons St Albans St Albans 171.9p
Esso MFG King William St Albans 172.9p
Harvest EG Classic St Albans 173.9p
Sainsbury's St Albans St. Albans 174.9p
Shell Smallford St. Albans 177.9p
BP Mount Sf Connect St Albans 178.9p
Shell Co-op Orbital St Albans 178.9p
Shell Redbourn St Albans 178.9p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
Harvest EG Classic St Albans 199.9p
Harpenden Esso Express Harpenden 200.9p
Shell Redbourn St Albans 200.9p
Shell Co-op Orbital St Albans 201.9p
Shell Smallford St. Albans 201.9p

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Council areas in Hertfordshire, cheapest first

St Albans is number 9 of 10 for petrol.

Council areas in Hertfordshire: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
Dacorum 168.5p 196.9p 18
Watford 170.2p 190.9p 7
Stevenage 170.9p 193.9p 11
Hertsmere 172.3p 201.5p 13
Welwyn Hatfield 172.7p 199.5p 9
North Hertfordshire 175.0p 199.3p 17
Broxbourne 175.2p 200.3p 9
Three Rivers 175.5p 198.8p 10
St Albans 176.0p 201.1p 17
East Hertfordshire 177.0p – 13

Every filling station in St Albans

Every filling station in St Albans and its prices
Filling station Petrol Diesel Updated
MFG Morrisons St Albans St Albans · supermarket 171.9p – 31 Oct, 00:02
Esso MFG King William St Albans 172.9p – 23 Oct, 23:58
Harvest EG Classic St Albans 173.9p 199.9p 30 Oct, 11:41
Sainsbury's St Albans St. Albans · supermarket 174.9p – 19 Oct, 06:44
Shell Smallford St. Albans 177.9p 201.9p 30 Oct, 11:47
BP Mount Sf Connect St Albans 178.9p – 30 Oct, 10:45
Shell Co-op Orbital St Albans 178.9p 201.9p 22 Oct, 13:38
Shell Redbourn St Albans 178.9p 200.9p 30 Oct, 11:47
Esso Asda St Albans Express Petrol St Albans – – 7 Oct, 19:16
Harpenden Esso Express Harpenden – 200.9p 19 Oct, 15:14
Gulf Radlett Road Service Station St. Albans · supermarket – – 26 Sept, 10:33
Sainsbury's London Colney St. Albans – – 17 Oct, 01:31
Sainsbury's Marshalswick St Albans – – 17 Oct, 07:16
Shell Little Waitrose Chiswell St. Albans – – 8 Oct, 13:13
Texaco St Albans Service Station St. Albans · supermarket – – 16 Oct, 08:59
BP St Albans Sf Connect St Albans – – 8 Oct, 11:30
BP Townsend Sf Connect Harpenden – – 14 Oct, 16:45

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

Average prices in St Albans, day by day

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

Average fuel prices in St Albans by day
Day DieselPetrol
15 Sept 2026 194.5p173.7p
16 Sept 2026 195.2p174.3p
17 Sept 2026 196.0p174.7p
18 Sept 2026 195.9p174.6p
19 Sept 2026 196.1p174.5p
20 Sept 2026 196.7p174.5p
21 Sept 2026 197.0p174.5p
22 Sept 2026 197.2p175.5p
23 Sept 2026 197.3p175.7p
24 Sept 2026 198.3p176.2p
25 Sept 2026 198.6p176.3p
26 Sept 2026 199.0p176.9p
27 Sept 2026 199.3p177.0p
28 Sept 2026 199.7p177.2p
29 Sept 2026 200.3p177.8p
30 Sept 2026 200.0p177.8p
1 Oct 2026 200.1p178.0p
2 Oct 2026 200.1p178.0p
3 Oct 2026 200.4p178.1p
4 Oct 2026 200.4p178.3p
5 Oct 2026 200.8p178.4p
6 Oct 2026 200.9p178.4p
7 Oct 2026 201.0p178.4p
8 Oct 2026 200.8p178.5p
9 Oct 2026 201.2p178.4p
10 Oct 2026 201.2p178.3p
11 Oct 2026 201.0p177.7p
12 Oct 2026 201.2p177.2p
13 Oct 2026 200.9p176.8p
14 Oct 2026 200.8p176.3p
15 Oct 2026 200.7p176.2p
16 Oct 2026 200.5p176.0p
17 Oct 2026 200.7p176.7p
18 Oct 2026 200.4p176.4p
19 Oct 2026 200.2p176.3p
20 Oct 2026 200.2p176.4p
21 Oct 2026 200.2p176.3p
22 Oct 2026 200.1p175.2p
23 Oct 2026 200.1p175.2p
24 Oct 2026 200.1p175.0p
25 Oct 2026 200.1p175.0p
26 Oct 2026 200.1p174.9p
27 Oct 2026 200.0p174.9p
28 Oct 2026 200.4p174.5p
29 Oct 2026 200.5p174.5p
30 Oct 2026 200.2p175.7p
31 Oct 2026 201.1p176.0p

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.