State of the pump · week 15 of 2026
Petrol up 1.8p to 158.4p, diesel up 3.1p to 191.8p: 6 to 12 April 2026
Petrol ended the week at 158.4p a litre on average across UK forecourts, up 1.8p on the week before. Diesel ended at 191.8p, up 3.1p. The figures come from 7,381 forecourts. The cheapest town for petrol was Bishop Auckland at 151.7p. The most expensive was Warlingham at 170.3p. Supermarkets were 3.3p a litre cheaper than other forecourts for petrol. Motorway services charged 20.8p above the national average.
158.4ppetrol at the end of the week+1.8p on the week · range 157.0p to 158.4p
191.8pdiesel at the end of the week+3.1p on the week · range 189.3p to 191.8p
3.3psupermarket saving on petrolsupermarkets 155.6p · others 158.9p
+20.8pmotorway premium on petrolservices averaged 179.2p
petrol
Cheapest towns
| 1 | Bishop Auckland | 151.7p |
| 2 | Craigavon | 151.8p |
| 3 | Failsworth | 151.9p |
| 4 | Leigh | 152.0p |
| 5 | Dewsbury | 152.1p |
| 6 | Dungannon | 152.6p |
| 7 | Long Eaton | 152.8p |
| 8 | Omagh | 152.9p |
| 9 | Cookstown | 152.9p |
| 10 | Huddersfield | 153.0p |
Most expensive towns
| 1 | Warlingham | 170.3p |
| 2 | Eden | 169.6p |
| 3 | West Berkshire | 168.7p |
| 4 | Bolsover | 168.5p |
| 5 | Cheshire East | 168.3p |
| 6 | Broxtowe | 166.7p |
| 7 | North West Leicestershire | 166.3p |
| 8 | Chorley | 166.1p |
| 9 | Middleton | 165.9p |
| 10 | Lairg | 165.7p |
Cheapest forecourts
| 1 | Dimes- Leeds The Care Bureau, Stratford-upon-Avon | 114.1p |
| 2 | Wb 0749 Pre Prod Welcome Break Group Ltd, Newport Pagnell | 126.9p |
| 3 | Kingsweston Service Station Kingsweston Ave, Shirehampton | 129.9p |
| 4 | Dimes - Ltm Gloucester Services, Gloucester | 130.7p |
| 5 | BP Harvest Energy Speke Speke Hall Road, Liverpool | 140.9p |
| 6 | Blackmill Service Station Blackmill Service Station, Pen-Y-Bont Ar Ogwr | 141.9p |
| 7 | Flamstead Filling Station Flamstead Filling Station, St. Albans | 141.9p |
| 8 | Dimes - Old Lane Gloucester Services, Gloucester | 142.2p |
| 9 | Station Garage Thurston Station Garage Thurston, Bury St Edmunds | 142.9p |
| 10 | Woolpit Service Station Woolpit Service Station, Bury St. Edmunds | 142.9p |
Biggest rises
| Bexley | 160.5p | +6.0p |
| Babergh | 156.8p | +4.5p |
| Cirencester | 157.7p | +4.4p |
| Rowley Regis | 157.3p | +4.2p |
| Fylde | 161.6p | +4.2p |
| Neath Port Talbot | 155.8p | +3.7p |
| Coleraine | 153.1p | +3.6p |
| Maidstone | 163.2p | +3.6p |
| Pontypool | 155.5p | +3.6p |
| North Somerset | 162.4p | +3.5p |
Biggest falls
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 159.2p | −1.4p |
| Failsworth | 151.9p | −1.0p |
| Heanor | 155.7p | −0.6p |
| West Lindsey | 154.9p | −0.6p |
| Witham | 155.3p | −0.6p |
| Canvey Island | 156.7p | −0.4p |
| Preston | 154.8p | −0.2p |
| Leigh | 152.0p | −0.2p |
Regions and nations
| Northern Ireland | 153.9p |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 157.2p |
| Wales | 157.4p |
| North East | 157.5p |
| North West | 158.3p |
| West Midlands | 158.6p |
| South West | 158.8p |
| London | 158.8p |
| East Midlands | 159.1p |
| East of England | 159.1p |
| Scotland | 159.3p |
| South East | 159.6p |
Counties: cheapest and most expensive
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 153.0p |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | 153.1p |
| Mid Ulster | 153.2p |
| Kirklees | 153.4p |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | 153.4p |
| West Berkshire | 165.6p |
| Isle of Wight | 164.3p |
| Cheshire East | 164.3p |
| West Northamptonshire | 162.1p |
| Stirling | 161.8p |
Brands (20+ forecourts)
| 1 | Costco | 151.0p | 20 |
| 2 | Maxol | 154.4p | 81 |
| 3 | Circle K | 154.5p | 32 |
| 4 | Tesco | 155.1p | 516 |
| 5 | Co-op | 155.3p | 22 |
| 6 | Morrisons | 155.6p | 341 |
| 7 | Asda | 155.9p | 405 |
| 8 | EG On The Move | 156.0p | 137 |
| 9 | Sainsbury's | 156.0p | 316 |
| 10 | Essar | 156.1p | 46 |
| 11 | Total | 156.2p | 36 |
| 12 | Jet | 156.7p | 272 |
| 13 | Murco | 156.7p | 139 |
| 14 | Texaco | 157.0p | 452 |
| 15 | Gulf | 157.4p | 267 |
| 16 | Valero | 157.4p | 159 |
| 17 | Pace | 158.1p | 37 |
| 18 | Spar | 158.7p | 23 |
| 19 | Esso | 159.3p | 1434 |
| 20 | Gleaner | 159.7p | 26 |
| 21 | BP | 161.3p | 1013 |
| 22 | Shell | 161.5p | 897 |
| 23 | Welcome Break | 176.8p | 38 |
diesel
Cheapest towns
| 1 | Stratford-upon-Avon | 180.2p |
| 2 | St. Helens | 185.6p |
| 3 | Dungannon | 186.1p |
| 4 | Failsworth | 186.3p |
| 5 | Magherafelt | 186.3p |
| 6 | Leigh | 186.4p |
| 7 | Londonderry | 186.6p |
| 8 | Cookstown | 186.7p |
| 9 | Ayr | 186.7p |
| 10 | Bridgend | 186.9p |
Most expensive towns
| 1 | Lairg | 202.3p |
| 2 | Medway | 200.3p |
| 3 | Shetland | 198.2p |
| 4 | Charnwood | 198.0p |
| 5 | Warlingham | 197.7p |
| 6 | Livingston | 196.7p |
| 7 | Guildford | 196.5p |
| 8 | Cheshire East | 196.5p |
| 9 | Isle of Wight | 196.3p |
| 10 | Brentwood | 196.2p |
Cheapest forecourts
| 1 | Dimes- Leeds The Care Bureau, Stratford-upon-Avon | 116.4p |
| 2 | Wb 0749 Pre Prod Welcome Break Group Ltd, Newport Pagnell | 130.9p |
| 3 | Dimes London 12 City Square, Exetersite | 145.2p |
| 4 | Morans Centra - Go Service Station 139 Strand Road, Derry | 151.9p |
| 5 | Dimes - Old Lane Gloucester Services, Gloucester | 158.2p |
| 6 | Blackmill Service Station Blackmill Service Station, Pen-Y-Bont Ar Ogwr | 159.9p |
| 7 | BP Harvest Energy Speke Speke Hall Road, Liverpool | 159.9p |
| 8 | Olivebank Olivebank, Orkney | 160.0p |
| 9 | Asda Wye Garage Express Petrol Llyswen, Brecon | 161.9p |
| 10 | Blackmore Vale Services Blackmore Vale Filling Station, Shaftesbury | 161.9p |
Biggest rises
| Rushden | 194.9p | +11.0p |
| Shetland | 198.2p | +9.7p |
| South Oxfordshire | 196.1p | +9.5p |
| Harborough | 192.7p | +8.5p |
| Bexley | 193.8p | +8.2p |
| Redditch | 189.6p | +8.0p |
| Carlton | 192.3p | +7.7p |
| Coleraine | 188.1p | +7.5p |
| Medway | 200.3p | +7.3p |
| Rowley Regis | 196.1p | +7.0p |
Biggest falls
| West Lindsey | 187.0p | −1.3p |
| Lairg | 202.3p | −1.3p |
| Witham | 190.5p | −0.6p |
Regions and nations
| Northern Ireland | 187.8p |
| Wales | 190.5p |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 191.2p |
| North East | 191.6p |
| North West | 191.7p |
| West Midlands | 191.8p |
| East Midlands | 192.0p |
| South West | 192.0p |
| East of England | 192.2p |
| London | 192.7p |
| South East | 192.8p |
| Scotland | 193.0p |
Counties: cheapest and most expensive
| Derry City and Strabane | 184.7p |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | 187.1p |
| Mid Ulster | 187.2p |
| Belfast | 187.3p |
| Ceredigion | 187.5p |
| Shetland Islands | 197.6p |
| Isle of Wight | 197.2p |
| Highland | 196.3p |
| Westminster | 195.7p |
| Luton | 195.3p |
Brands (20+ forecourts)
| 1 | Costco | 183.8p | 20 |
| 2 | Maxol | 188.2p | 82 |
| 3 | Tesco | 188.3p | 516 |
| 4 | Co-op | 188.5p | 22 |
| 5 | Essar | 188.6p | 45 |
| 6 | Circle K | 188.6p | 32 |
| 7 | Asda | 188.9p | 405 |
| 8 | Sainsbury's | 189.1p | 316 |
| 9 | Morrisons | 189.2p | 341 |
| 10 | Murco | 190.1p | 136 |
| 11 | Total | 190.3p | 35 |
| 12 | Jet | 190.4p | 274 |
| 13 | Texaco | 190.8p | 445 |
| 14 | Spar | 191.2p | 23 |
| 15 | EG On The Move | 191.2p | 136 |
| 16 | Gulf | 191.2p | 262 |
| 17 | Pace | 191.7p | 42 |
| 18 | Valero | 191.8p | 134 |
| 19 | Esso | 193.0p | 1428 |
| 20 | BP | 193.8p | 1013 |
| 21 | Gleaner | 195.0p | 26 |
| 22 | Highland Fuels | 195.4p | 22 |
| 23 | Shell | 195.5p | 900 |
| 24 | Welcome Break | 200.3p | 40 |
How it is worked out: a week runs Monday to Sunday. "End of the week" is the Sunday average across forecourts with a price reported in the previous 30 days. Changes compare with the Sunday before. Towns need 5 forecourts to be listed, counties 10, and brands 20. Source: UK Government Fuel Finder (Open Government Licence v3.0) via PumpIndex. Quote freely with a link; contact us for the underlying data.