State of the pump · week 36 of 2026
Petrol up 3.3p to 165.1p, diesel up 3.1p to 186.7p: 31 Aug to 6 Sep 2026
Petrol ended the week at 165.1p a litre on average across UK forecourts, up 3.3p on the week before. Diesel ended at 186.7p, up 3.1p. The figures come from 7,460 forecourts. The cheapest town for petrol was Banbridge at 154.8p. The most expensive was West Berkshire at 175.1p. Supermarkets were 3.8p a litre cheaper than other forecourts for petrol. Motorway services charged 18.8p above the national average.
165.1ppetrol at the end of the week+3.3p on the week · range 161.9p to 165.1p
186.6pdiesel at the end of the week+3.1p on the week · range 183.6p to 186.6p
3.8psupermarket saving on petrolsupermarkets 162.1p · others 165.9p
+18.8pmotorway premium on petrolservices averaged 183.9p
petrol
Cheapest towns
| 1 | Banbridge | 154.8p |
| 2 | Bangor | 155.2p |
| 3 | Portadown | 155.6p |
| 4 | Coleraine | 155.7p |
| 5 | Belfast | 155.8p |
| 6 | Downpatrick | 155.9p |
| 7 | Fermanagh and Omagh | 155.9p |
| 8 | Cookstown | 156.2p |
| 9 | Newtownards | 156.5p |
| 10 | Carrickfergus | 156.5p |
Most expensive towns
| 1 | West Berkshire | 175.1p |
| 2 | North West Leicestershire | 174.0p |
| 3 | Medway | 173.1p |
| 4 | Cheshire East | 172.7p |
| 5 | Bolsover | 172.6p |
| 6 | Hoddesdon | 172.6p |
| 7 | Broxtowe | 172.4p |
| 8 | Eden | 172.4p |
| 9 | Wyre | 172.2p |
| 10 | West Northamptonshire | 171.9p |
Cheapest forecourts
| 1 | Trainor Bros Retail Ltd 20, Newry | 148.9p |
| 2 | Burnpark Service Station Limited Burnpark Filling Station, Kilmarnock | 149.9p |
| 3 | Corner Filling Station 66b Drumconvis Rd, Cookstown | 149.9p |
| 4 | Spar Ballyclose Street Craigs Service Station, Limavady | 149.9p |
| 5 | Asda Alperton Express Petrol 418 Ealing Road, Wembley | 150.9p |
| 6 | Go Ballymena Larne Road Link, Ballymena | 150.9p |
| 7 | Go Boulevard 8 Cascum Crescent, Banbridge | 150.9p |
| 8 | Sainsbury's Bangor 10 Balloo Link, Bangor | 150.9p |
| 9 | Antrim Road Service Station 271 Alexandra Park Avenue, Belfast | 151.9p |
| 10 | Ballymena Superstore - Petrol Filling Station Larne Road, Ballymena | 151.9p |
Biggest rises
| Chatham | 167.2p | +11.3p |
| Wyre | 172.2p | +9.0p |
| Heanor | 167.4p | +8.2p |
| Banbury | 165.6p | +6.9p |
| Bordesley | 163.5p | +6.1p |
| Braintree | 165.1p | +6.0p |
| Lairg | 170.0p | +5.9p |
| Rawtenstall | 162.7p | +5.8p |
| Barkerend | 162.3p | +5.6p |
| Bellshill | 166.5p | +5.6p |
Biggest falls
| Isle of Wight | 168.9p | −0.9p |
| Torridge | 169.6p | −0.1p |
Regions and nations
| Northern Ireland | 157.5p |
| North East | 163.9p |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 164.0p |
| Wales | 164.6p |
| North West | 165.3p |
| East Midlands | 165.5p |
| East of England | 165.7p |
| South West | 165.8p |
| West Midlands | 165.8p |
| London | 166.3p |
| Scotland | 166.6p |
| South East | 166.8p |
Counties: cheapest and most expensive
| Belfast | 155.8p |
| Ards and North Down | 156.1p |
| Mid and East Antrim | 156.6p |
| Newry, Mourne and Down | 157.1p |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | 157.3p |
| West Berkshire | 173.1p |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 171.0p |
| Cheshire East | 170.3p |
| Argyll and Bute | 169.6p |
| West Northamptonshire | 169.6p |
Brands (20+ forecourts)
| 1 | Go | 154.0p | 34 |
| 2 | Costco | 156.1p | 22 |
| 3 | Maxol | 156.2p | 90 |
| 4 | Solo | 158.4p | 34 |
| 5 | Circle K | 159.1p | 39 |
| 6 | Co-op | 161.1p | 25 |
| 7 | Sainsbury's | 161.2p | 305 |
| 8 | Essar | 162.2p | 50 |
| 9 | Murco | 162.3p | 146 |
| 10 | Total | 162.5p | 35 |
| 11 | Jet | 162.7p | 283 |
| 12 | Tesco | 162.8p | 508 |
| 13 | Asda | 162.9p | 404 |
| 14 | Morrisons | 163.1p | 340 |
| 15 | Gulf | 163.8p | 263 |
| 16 | Texaco | 163.9p | 465 |
| 17 | Spar | 164.4p | 22 |
| 18 | Pace | 164.4p | 29 |
| 19 | Valero | 164.8p | 160 |
| 20 | EG On The Move | 164.9p | 147 |
| 21 | Esso | 165.8p | 1417 |
| 22 | Gleaner | 167.4p | 24 |
| 23 | BP | 168.2p | 1002 |
| 24 | Shell | 170.0p | 901 |
| 25 | Welcome Break | 179.4p | 38 |
diesel
Cheapest towns
| 1 | Bangor | 176.0p |
| 2 | Belfast | 176.7p |
| 3 | Lisburn | 177.5p |
| 4 | Downpatrick | 177.6p |
| 5 | Bishop Auckland | 178.0p |
| 6 | Portadown | 178.0p |
| 7 | Banbridge | 178.1p |
| 8 | Cookstown | 178.1p |
| 9 | Coleraine | 178.2p |
| 10 | Leigh | 178.5p |
Most expensive towns
| 1 | West Berkshire | 195.8p |
| 2 | Wyre | 195.3p |
| 3 | Southcoates | 194.1p |
| 4 | Rushden | 193.7p |
| 5 | Hoddesdon | 193.7p |
| 6 | Broxtowe | 193.2p |
| 7 | Cheshire East | 193.2p |
| 8 | Middleton | 193.1p |
| 9 | Brentwood | 192.8p |
| 10 | Hart | 192.7p |
Cheapest forecourts
| 1 | Stepping Stones Self Service Stepping Stone Self Service, Ilkley | 161.9p |
| 2 | Montagu Road Service Station Montague Service Station, London | 162.9p |
| 3 | Quantock Quantock Filling Station, Taunton | 162.9p |
| 4 | Go Ballymena Larne Road Link, Ballymena | 168.9p |
| 5 | Ormeau Road Service Station 251, Belfast | 168.9p |
| 6 | Sainsbury's Ballymena 4 Braidwater Retail Park, Ballymena | 168.9p |
| 7 | Burnpark Service Station Limited Burnpark Filling Station, Kilmarnock | 169.9p |
| 8 | Clifton Street Service Station Clifton Service Station, Belfast | 169.9p |
| 9 | Dungannon Superstore - Petrol Filling Station Beech Valley, Dungannon | 169.9p |
| 10 | Go Yorkgate 1 Brougham Street, Belfast | 169.9p |
Biggest rises
| Wyre | 195.3p | +7.7p |
| Tower Hamlets | 190.1p | +7.4p |
| Rawtenstall | 184.9p | +6.2p |
| Gillingham | 189.3p | +5.9p |
| Bromsgrove | 191.0p | +5.8p |
| Three Rivers | 187.7p | +5.8p |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 185.3p | +5.6p |
| Newmarket | 192.5p | +5.6p |
| Magherafelt | 182.4p | +5.6p |
| Bebington | 188.8p | +5.5p |
Biggest falls
| Blaenau Gwent | 184.5p | −0.5p |
| Medway | 192.6p | −0.3p |
| North Devon | 183.9p | −0.1p |
Regions and nations
| Northern Ireland | 179.2p |
| North East | 185.9p |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 185.9p |
| Wales | 186.2p |
| East Midlands | 186.5p |
| North West | 186.7p |
| South West | 187.0p |
| West Midlands | 187.1p |
| East of England | 187.3p |
| Scotland | 188.1p |
| London | 188.4p |
| South East | 188.6p |
Counties: cheapest and most expensive
| Belfast | 176.7p |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 177.6p |
| Ards and North Down | 178.0p |
| Mid and East Antrim | 178.2p |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | 178.9p |
| West Berkshire | 193.8p |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 193.0p |
| Isle of Wight | 192.1p |
| Highland | 191.3p |
| Cheshire East | 191.1p |
Brands (20+ forecourts)
| 1 | Go | 175.0p | 36 |
| 2 | Costco | 177.0p | 22 |
| 3 | Maxol | 178.5p | 91 |
| 4 | Solo | 180.5p | 45 |
| 5 | Circle K | 181.4p | 42 |
| 6 | Sainsbury's | 182.2p | 312 |
| 7 | Co-op | 182.6p | 26 |
| 8 | Murco | 183.8p | 147 |
| 9 | Tesco | 184.0p | 510 |
| 10 | Essar | 184.2p | 49 |
| 11 | Total | 184.6p | 35 |
| 12 | Jet | 184.7p | 297 |
| 13 | Asda | 184.8p | 405 |
| 14 | Morrisons | 184.9p | 341 |
| 15 | Independent | 185.0p | 20 |
| 16 | Texaco | 185.4p | 469 |
| 17 | Spar | 185.6p | 23 |
| 18 | Gulf | 185.7p | 266 |
| 19 | Valero | 186.7p | 159 |
| 20 | Pace | 186.8p | 38 |
| 21 | EG On The Move | 187.4p | 145 |
| 22 | Esso | 187.4p | 1412 |
| 23 | Highland Fuels | 188.7p | 20 |
| 24 | BP | 189.6p | 1003 |
| 25 | Gleaner | 189.8p | 25 |
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.