Filling station
Esso Snippersgate
South Hetton Road, Easington Lane, Tyne & Wear, DH5 0LG. Prices this forecourt has reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme; we check them twice a day.
Prices at Esso Snippersgate
- Unleaded petrol (E10) 168.9p 0.3p above the Sunderland average
- Diesel (B7) 193.9p 1.5p above the Sunderland average
- Petrol rank in Sunderland 13 of 25 1 is the cheapest forecourt
- Forecourt Esso Tyne & Wear, DH5 0LG
Unleaded petrol is 168.9p a litre, 0.3p above the Sunderland average of 168.6p and 2.8p below the UK average. Diesel is 193.9p a litre, 1.5p above the Sunderland average of 192.4p and 0.7p below the UK average. It is the 13th dearest of 25 forecourts in Sunderland for petrol.
| Fuel | Price a litre | Last changed |
|---|---|---|
| Unleaded (E10) | 168.9p | 14 Sept, 11:05 |
| Super unleaded (E5) | 182.9p | 14 Sept, 11:05 |
| Diesel (B7) | 193.9p | 16 Sept, 11:15 |
Times are UK time. We last checked Fuel Finder at 16 Sept, 16:47.
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Filling stations near Esso Snippersgate
2 of the 8 nearest forecourts have cheaper petrol. The cheapest is Tesco Houghton Le Spring, 3.6 miles away, at 159.9p.
| Filling station | Miles | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gem Murton Seaham | 1.9 | 167.9p | 193.9p |
 MFG Morrisons Dalton Park Murton | 2.3 | 169.9p | 194.9p |
| Shell Easington West Seaham | 2.7 | 178.9p | 199.9p |
| Shell Easington East Seaham | 2.7 | 178.9p | 199.9p |
| EG Rainton Houghton Le Spring | 2.8 | 168.9p | 193.9p |
 Gulf West Rainton Service Station Houghton-Le-Spring | 3.0 | 171.9p | 195.9p |
 Esso Asda New Seaham Express Petrol Seaham | 3.1 | 168.9p | 192.9p |
 Tesco Houghton Le Spring Houghton Le Spring | 3.6 | 159.9p | 180.9p |
Distances are in a straight line. Highlighted prices are cheaper than here.
Opening hours and facilities
| Monday | 06:00–22:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 06:00–22:00 |
| Wednesday | 06:00–22:00 |
| Thursday | 06:00–22:00 |
| Friday | 06:00–22:00 |
| Saturday | 06:00–22:00 |
| Sunday | 07:00–22:00 |
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.