Filling station
Essar Lea Gate Station
Blackpool Rd, Preston, PR4 0XB. Prices this forecourt has reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme; we check them twice a day.
Prices at Essar Lea Gate Station
- Unleaded petrol (E10) 164.7p 3.5p below the Preston average
- Diesel (B7) 187.7p 3.4p below the Preston average
- Petrol rank in Preston 3 of 19 1 is the cheapest forecourt
- Forecourt Essar Lea Gate Station Preston, PR4 0XB
Unleaded petrol is 164.7p a litre, 3.5p below the Preston average of 168.2p and 7.0p below the UK average. Diesel is 187.7p a litre, 3.4p below the Preston average of 191.1p and 6.9p below the UK average. It is the 3rd cheapest of 19 forecourts in Preston for petrol.
| Fuel | Price a litre | Last changed |
|---|---|---|
| Unleaded (E10) | 164.7p | 14 Sept, 16:04 |
| Super unleaded (E5) | 179.7p | 14 Sept, 16:04 |
| Diesel (B7) | 187.7p | 15 Sept, 16:10 |
| Premium diesel | 197.7p | 15 Sept, 16:10 |
| HVO renewable diesel | 210.7p may be out of date | 7 Apr, 13:52 |
Times are UK time. We last checked Fuel Finder at 16 Sept, 16:47. Prices marked "may be out of date" have not changed for over two weeks, and those that "look wrong" are far from every other forecourt; neither counts in averages.
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Filling stations near Essar Lea Gate Station
1 of the 8 nearest forecourts has cheaper petrol. The cheapest is BP Lea Service Station Limited, 1.2 miles away, at 163.9p.
| Filling station | Miles | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|
| BP Lea Service Station Limited Preston | 1.2 | 163.9p | 191.9p |
| EG Saddle Inn Preston | 1.8 | 164.7p | 187.7p |
 MFG Morrisons Preston Riversway Ashton-On-Ribble | 2.2 | 165.9p | 188.9p |
 Texaco Newton S S Preston | 2.4 | 166.7p | 190.7p |
 Gulf Hillcrest Service Station Preston | 2.5 | 172.9p | 194.9p |
 Jet Treales Garage Preston | 2.6 | 165.0p | – |
 Esso MFG Tag Lane Preston | 2.6 | 172.9p | 194.9p |
 Tesco Penwortham Superstore Lancashire | 2.7 | 165.9p | 187.9p |
Distances are in a straight line. Highlighted prices are cheaper than here.
Opening hours and facilities
| Monday | 06:00–10:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 06:00–10:00 |
| Wednesday | 06:00–10:00 |
| Thursday | 06:00–10:00 |
| Friday | 06:00–10:00 |
| Saturday | 06:00–10:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00–23:59 |
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 |
- Prices are those the forecourt has reported to Fuel Finder, the statutory scheme that requires UK filling stations to publish their prices within 30 minutes of a change. We check it twice a day, so a price may have changed since.
- Council areas come from the forecourt’s 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.