Filling station
Shell Durham
High Street, Durham, DH1 1LU. Prices this forecourt has reported to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme; we check them twice a day.
Prices at Shell Durham
- Unleaded petrol (E10) 172.9p 2.9p above the County Durham average
- Diesel (B7) 199.9p 3.0p above the County Durham average
- Petrol rank in County Durham 55 of 65 1 is the cheapest forecourt
- Forecourt Shell Durham, DH1 1LU
Unleaded petrol is 172.9p a litre, 2.9p above the County Durham average of 170.0p and 1.4p above the UK average. Diesel is 199.9p a litre, 3.0p above the County Durham average of 196.9p and 1.2p above the UK average. It is the 11th dearest of 65 forecourts in County Durham for petrol.
| Fuel | Price a litre | Last changed |
|---|---|---|
| Unleaded (E10) | 172.9p | 30 Oct, 11:24 |
| Super unleaded (E5) | 199.9p may be out of date | 14 Sept, 18:02 |
| Diesel (B7) | 199.9p | 22 Oct, 13:22 |
| Premium diesel | 224.9p | 22 Oct, 13:22 |
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 Prices marked "may be out of date" have not changed for over two weeks, and those that "look wrong" are far from every other forecourt; neither counts in averages.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 Shell Durham
8 of the 8 nearest forecourts have cheaper petrol. The cheapest is EG Rainton, 3.1 miles away, at 164.7p.
| Filling station | Miles | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|
 Esso MFG Dragonville Durham | 1.1 | 167.9p | – |
 Gulf West Rainton Service Station Houghton-Le-Spring | 1.3 | 169.9p | 198.9p |
 Tesco Durham Extra Durham | 1.4 | 169.9p | 195.9p |
| Esso St Giles Durham | 1.7 | 169.9p | 197.9p |
 Sainsbury's Durham Durham | 2.5 | 167.9p | 195.9p |
| EG Rainton Houghton Le Spring | 3.1 | 164.7p | – |
| Northview Service Station Esso Houghton Le Spring | 3.4 | 164.9p | 194.9p |
 Jet Bowburn County Durham | 3.5 | 171.9p | – |
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.