Filling station
Shell Sextons
Coggeshall Road, Colchester, CO6 1LT. Prices this forecourt has reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme; we check them twice a day.
Prices at Shell Sextons
- Unleaded petrol (E10) 179.9p 4.6p above the Colchester average
- Diesel (B7) 199.9p 3.0p above the Colchester average
- Petrol rank in Colchester 18 of 20 1 is the cheapest forecourt
- Forecourt Shell Colchester, CO6 1LT
Unleaded petrol is 179.9p a litre, 4.6p above the Colchester average of 175.3p and 8.2p above the UK average. Diesel is 199.9p a litre, 3.0p above the Colchester average of 196.9p and 5.3p above the UK average. It is the 3rd dearest of 20 forecourts in Colchester for petrol.
| Fuel | Price a litre | Last changed |
|---|---|---|
| Unleaded (E10) | 179.9p | 15 Sept, 15:06 |
| Super unleaded (E5) | 204.9p | 6 Sept, 18:39 |
| Diesel (B7) | 199.9p | 14 Sept, 15:07 |
| Premium diesel | 224.9p | 14 Sept, 17:39 |
Times are UK time. We last checked Fuel Finder at 16 Sept, 16:47.
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Filling stations near Shell Sextons
6 of the 8 nearest forecourts have cheaper petrol. The cheapest is Sainsbury's Stanway, 2.9 miles away, at 172.9p.
| Filling station | Miles | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Doggetts Lane Colchester | 0.6 | 179.9p | 199.9p |
| Shell Markstey Garage Colchester | 1.1 | 176.9p | 197.9p |
 Esso MFG Feering Feering / Colchester | 2.1 | 175.9p | 199.9p |
| Esso Aldford Service Station Colchester | 2.7 | 174.9p | 197.9p |
 Sainsbury's Stanway Colchester | 2.9 | 172.9p | 193.9p |
| Esso MFG Stanway Stanway Colchester | 3.5 | 175.9p | 199.9p |
| Stanway Co-op Forecourt Colchester | 3.7 | 173.9p | 195.9p |
| Shell Co-op Tiptree Tiptree | 4.2 | 179.9p | 199.9p |
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 |
Facilities
- AdBlue (packaged)
- Air and screenwash
- Car wash
- Toilets
- 24-hour fuel
- Water
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.