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 16 Sept, 16:47.
- Average unleaded petrol 174.3p 2.6p above the UK average
- Average diesel 195.2p 0.6p above the UK average
- Cheapest petrol 170.9p Sainsbury's Marshalswick
- Filling stations 17 4 at supermarkets
Unleaded petrol averages 174.3p a litre across 17 forecourts in St Albans, 2.6p above the UK average. Diesel averages 195.2p, 0.6p above the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Sainsbury's Marshalswick, 170.9p; the dearest is 181.9p. The cheapest diesel is at Gulf Radlett Road Service Station, 186.9p.
Cheapest petrol and diesel in St Albans
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
 Sainsbury's Marshalswick St Albans | 170.9p |
| Harvest Energy Classic St Albans | 171.9p |
 MFG Morrisons St Albans St Albans | 171.9p |
 Gulf Radlett Road Service Station St. Albans | 171.9p |
| Sainsbury's London Colney St. Albans | 172.9p |
| Sainsbury's St Albans St. Albans | 172.9p |
 Esso Asda St Albans Express Petrol St Albans | 173.9p |
| Harpenden Esso Express Harpenden | 173.9p |
| Esso MFG King William St Albans | 173.9p |
| Shell Co-op Orbital St Albans | 173.9p |
| Filling station | Price |
|---|---|
| Gulf Radlett Road Service Station St. Albans | 186.9p |
| Harvest Energy Classic St Albans | 192.9p |
| Sainsbury's London Colney St. Albans | 192.9p |
| Sainsbury's Marshalswick St Albans | 192.9p |
| Sainsbury's St Albans St. Albans | 192.9p |
| MFG Morrisons St Albans St Albans | 193.9p |
| BP St Albans Sf Connect St Albans | 193.9p |
| BP Townsend Sf Connect Harpenden | 194.9p |
| Esso Asda St Albans Express Petrol St Albans | 195.9p |
| Esso MFG King William St Albans | 195.9p |
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Supermarkets against other forecourts
Supermarket petrol is 2.1p a litre cheaper on average than at other forecourts in St Albans.
| Forecourts | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 172.7p | 192.4p | 4 |
| Other forecourts | 174.8p | 196.1p | 13 |
Council areas in Hertfordshire, cheapest first
St Albans is number 7 of 10 for petrol.
| Area | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Watford | 166.6p | 187.0p |
| Hertsmere | 169.4p | 193.0p |
| Dacorum | 170.1p | 193.1p |
| Stevenage | 170.3p | 191.1p |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 172.5p | 195.3p |
| Three Rivers | 174.2p | 195.6p |
| St Albans | 174.3p | 195.2p |
| North Hertfordshire | 174.4p | 195.8p |
| East Hertfordshire | 175.2p | 197.2p |
| Broxbourne | 177.5p | 198.7p |
Every filling station in St Albans
| Filling station | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Sainsbury's Marshalswick St Albans | 170.9p | 192.9p |
| Harvest Energy Classic St Albans | 171.9p | 192.9p |
| MFG Morrisons St Albans St Albans · supermarket | 171.9p | 193.9p |
| Gulf Radlett Road Service Station St. Albans · supermarket | 171.9p | 186.9p |
| Sainsbury's London Colney St. Albans | 172.9p | 192.9p |
| Sainsbury's St Albans St. Albans · supermarket | 172.9p | 192.9p |
| Esso Asda St Albans Express Petrol St Albans | 173.9p | 195.9p |
| Harpenden Esso Express Harpenden | 173.9p | 196.9p |
| Esso MFG King William St Albans | 173.9p | 195.9p |
| Shell Co-op Orbital St Albans | 173.9p | 196.9p |
 Texaco St Albans Service Station St. Albans · supermarket | 173.9p | 195.9p |
| BP St Albans Sf Connect St Albans | 174.9p | 193.9p |
| BP Townsend Sf Connect Harpenden | 174.9p | 194.9p |
| BP Mount Sf Connect St Albans | 175.9p | 197.9p |
| Shell Little Waitrose Chiswell St. Albans | 175.9p | 197.9p |
| Shell Smallford St. Albans | 177.9p | 199.9p |
| Shell Redbourn St Albans | 181.9p | 199.9p |
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.