Fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices in Watford

Average pump prices across 7 filling stations in Watford, from the prices every UK forecourt must now publish under the government’s Fuel Finder scheme. Checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

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  • Average unleaded petrol 170.2p 1.3p below the UK average
  • Average diesel 190.9p 7.8p below the UK average
  • Cheapest petrol 168.9p Esso Rontec Watford
  • Filling stations 7 3 at supermarkets

Unleaded petrol averages 170.2p a litre across 4 forecourts in Watford, 1.3p below the UK average. Diesel averages 190.9p, 7.8p below the UK average. The cheapest petrol is at Esso Rontec Watford, 168.9p; the dearest is 171.9p. The cheapest diesel is there too, 188.9p.

Cheapest petrol and diesel in Watford

Unleaded petrol (E10)
Filling station Price
Esso Rontec Watford Watford 168.9p
BP EG Watford Watford 169.9p
Shell Little Waitrose Sceptre Watford 169.9p
Esso Asda Sheepcot Express Petrol St Albans 171.9p
Diesel (B7)
Filling station Price
Esso Rontec Watford Watford 188.9p
Tesco Watford Extra Watford 188.9p
Shell Little Waitrose Sceptre Watford 189.9p
Esso Asda Sheepcot Express Petrol St Albans 195.9p

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Council areas in Hertfordshire, cheapest first

Watford is number 2 of 10 for petrol.

Council areas in Hertfordshire: average fuel prices
Area Petrol Diesel Stations
Dacorum 168.5p 196.9p 18
Watford 170.2p 190.9p 7
Stevenage 170.9p 193.9p 11
Hertsmere 172.3p 201.5p 13
Welwyn Hatfield 172.7p 199.5p 9
North Hertfordshire 175.0p 199.3p 17
Broxbourne 175.2p 200.3p 9
Three Rivers 175.5p 198.8p 10
St Albans 176.0p 201.1p 17
East Hertfordshire 177.0p – 13

Every filling station in Watford

Every filling station in Watford and its prices
Filling station Petrol Diesel Updated
Esso Rontec Watford Watford 168.9p 188.9p 22 Oct, 15:15
BP EG Watford Watford 169.9p – 30 Oct, 11:46
Shell Little Waitrose Sceptre Watford 169.9p 189.9p 24 Oct, 16:23
Esso Asda Sheepcot Express Petrol St Albans 171.9p 195.9p 27 Oct, 19:14
Asda Watford Supercentre Watford · supermarket – – 13 Oct, 18:56
Sainsbury's Dome Roundabout Watford · supermarket – – 13 Oct, 07:18
Tesco Watford Extra Watford · supermarket – 188.9p 29 Oct, 13:30

A dash means no current price: none reported, not changed for over two weeks, or not believable.

Average prices in Watford, day by day

Average petrol and diesel prices, 15 Sept 2026 to 31 Oct 2026

Average fuel prices in Watford by day
Day DieselPetrol
15 Sept 2026 185.6p165.7p
16 Sept 2026 187.0p166.6p
17 Sept 2026 187.2p166.9p
18 Sept 2026 188.3p167.0p
19 Sept 2026 188.9p167.3p
20 Sept 2026 188.9p167.4p
21 Sept 2026 189.3p167.7p
22 Sept 2026 187.7p165.9p
23 Sept 2026 189.6p167.9p
24 Sept 2026 190.3p168.2p
25 Sept 2026 190.7p168.7p
26 Sept 2026 191.0p169.2p
27 Sept 2026 191.2p169.3p
28 Sept 2026 191.6p169.7p
29 Sept 2026 191.7p170.9p
30 Sept 2026 192.0p170.9p
1 Oct 2026 192.2p171.0p
2 Oct 2026 192.2p171.0p
3 Oct 2026 192.0p171.3p
4 Oct 2026 192.0p171.3p
5 Oct 2026 192.0p171.3p
6 Oct 2026 192.0p171.3p
7 Oct 2026 190.7p170.5p
8 Oct 2026 191.7p171.2p
9 Oct 2026 191.5p171.0p
10 Oct 2026 191.5p170.7p
11 Oct 2026 191.5p170.7p
12 Oct 2026 191.5p170.7p
13 Oct 2026 190.9p170.1p
14 Oct 2026 190.7p169.9p
15 Oct 2026 190.7p169.9p
16 Oct 2026 190.7p169.9p
17 Oct 2026 190.5p169.9p
18 Oct 2026 190.5p169.9p
19 Oct 2026 190.5p169.9p
20 Oct 2026 190.5p169.9p
21 Oct 2026 188.6p168.6p
22 Oct 2026 188.4p169.1p
23 Oct 2026 188.6p169.1p
24 Oct 2026 188.9p169.2p
25 Oct 2026 188.9p169.2p
26 Oct 2026 188.9p169.2p
27 Oct 2026 191.2p170.1p
28 Oct 2026 191.2p170.4p
29 Oct 2026 190.9p170.4p
30 Oct 2026 190.9p170.2p
31 Oct 2026 190.9p170.2p

Source:Fuel Finder,ONS Prices at 19:32 on 31 October 2026 Updated

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Datasets used on this page
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
  • Averages use unleaded (E10) and standard diesel (B7) prices at open forecourts, leaving out prices unchanged for over two weeks or far from every other forecourt. They count each forecourt once, not by how much fuel it sells.
  • Forecourts are placed in council areas from their 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.