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) 164.9p 4.0p below the Preston average
- Diesel (B7) 192.9p 2.1p below the Preston average
- Petrol rank in Preston 1 of 12 1 is the cheapest forecourt
- Forecourt Essar Lea Gate Station Preston, PR4 0XB
Unleaded petrol is 164.9p a litre, 4.0p below the Preston average of 168.9p and 6.6p below the UK average. Diesel is 192.9p a litre, 2.1p below the Preston average of 195.0p and 5.8p below the UK average. It is the cheapest of 12 forecourts in Preston for petrol.
| Fuel | Price a litre | Last changed |
|---|---|---|
| Unleaded (E10) | 164.9p | 31 Oct, 06:14 |
| Super unleaded (E5) | 179.9p | 31 Oct, 06:14 |
| Diesel (B7) | 192.9p | 31 Oct, 06:14 |
| Premium diesel | 202.9p | 31 Oct, 06:14 |
| HVO renewable diesel | 210.7p may be out of date | 7 Apr, 13:52 |
Times are UK time. We last checked Fuel Finder at 31 Oct, 19:32. Prices marked "may be out of date" have not changed for over two weeks, and those that "look wrong" are far from every other forecourt; neither counts in averages.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
None of the 8 nearest forecourts has cheaper petrol.
| Filling station | Miles | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|
| BP Lea Service Station Limited Preston | 1.2 | – | – |
| EG Saddle Inn Preston | 1.8 | 166.7p | 192.7p |
 MFG Morrisons Preston Riversway Ashton-On-Ribble | 2.2 | 167.9p | – |
 Texaco Newton S S Preston | 2.4 | – | – |
 Gulf Hillcrest Service Station Preston | 2.5 | 167.9p | 197.9p |
 Jet Treales Garage Preston | 2.6 | – | – |
 Esso MFG Tag Lane Preston | 2.6 | 167.9p | – |
 Tesco Penwortham Superstore Lancashire | 2.7 | 168.9p | – |
Distances are in a straight line. Highlighted prices are cheaper than here.
Opening hours and facilities
| Monday | 24 hours |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 24 hours |
| Wednesday | 24 hours |
| Thursday | 24 hours |
| Friday | 24 hours |
| Saturday | 24 hours |
| Sunday | 24 hours |
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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 19:32 on 31 October 2026 | 8,148 filling stations | 31 October 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.