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State of the pump · week 38 of 2026

Petrol up 2.9p to 172.6p, diesel up 4.7p to 196.3p: 14 to 20 September 2026

Petrol ended the week at 172.6p a litre on average across UK forecourts, up 2.9p on the week before. Diesel ended at 196.3p, up 4.7p. The figures come from 7,807 forecourts. The cheapest town for petrol was Bangor at 164.7p. The most expensive was Shotts at 186.7p. Supermarkets were 3.1p a litre cheaper than other forecourts for petrol. Motorway services charged 18.6p above the national average.

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172.6ppetrol at the end of the week+2.9p on the week · range 170.5p to 172.6p
196.3pdiesel at the end of the week+4.7p on the week · range 192.8p to 196.3p
3.1psupermarket saving on petrolsupermarkets 169.7p · others 172.8p
+18.6pmotorway premium on petrolservices averaged 191.2p

petrol

Cheapest towns

1Bangor164.7p
2Bishop Auckland164.8p
3Leigh165.2p
4Mid Ulster165.3p
5Newry165.3p
6Ballymoney165.5p
7Coleraine165.6p
8Dungannon165.8p
9Ballymena165.9p
10Ballynahinch165.9p

Most expensive towns

1Shotts186.7p
2West Berkshire182.6p
3Eden182.5p
4Warlingham182.3p
5Wyre180.8p
6Bolsover180.5p
7Medway180.5p
8Uttlesford179.6p
9West Northamptonshire179.3p
10North West Leicestershire179.2p

Cheapest forecourts

1Solo 24 Hr
76-78 Burn Road		154.9p
2Aylesbury Extra - Petrol Filling Station
Tesco Stores Ltd, Aylesbury		155.9p
3Costco Wholesale Sheffield
Unit 8		155.9p
4Murphy Bros Forkhill
Murphys Bros Filling Station, Newry		156.3p
5Asda Sheffield Supercentre
Handsworth Road, Sheffield		157.9p
6B&C Litter Ltd
Litters F S, Craigavon		157.9p
7Wards Spar Rockmount
Rockmount Filling Station, Newry		157.9p
8Tower Garage
Tower Garage, Cannock		158.6p
9Costco Wholesale Liverpool
30 Waterloo Road, Liverpool		158.9p
10Costco Wholesale Manchester
Barton Dock Road, Manchester		158.9p

Biggest rises

Sleaford174.5p+6.8p
Cirencester173.5p+6.4p
Hemel Hempstead171.2p+6.3p
Southcoates178.9p+6.2p
North East Lincolnshire172.0p+6.1p
Eden182.5p+5.9p
Basingstoke and Deane177.2p+5.8p
Magherafelt169.9p+5.8p
Rushcliffe175.6p+5.8p
Bolsover180.5p+5.8p

Steadiest towns

Fermanagh and Omagh165.9pno change
Lairg177.7pno change
Larne168.0pno change
Newry165.3p+0.3p
Ballymoney165.5p+0.8p
North Devon171.9p+0.8p
Egham172.3p+1.0p
Newton Aycliffe169.5p+1.0p
Warlingham182.3p+1.0p
Birkenhead175.1p+1.1p

No town average came down this week. These are the towns that moved least.

Regions and nations

Northern Ireland166.8p
North East171.3p
Yorkshire and The Humber171.5p
Wales172.0p
North West172.1p
South West173.0p
East Midlands173.0p
East of England173.1p
London173.3p
West Midlands173.3p
Scotland173.9p
South East174.2p

Counties: cheapest and most expensive

Causeway Coast and Glens166.1p
Newry, Mourne and Down166.3p
Ards and North Down166.5p
Mid Ulster166.5p
Mid and East Antrim166.6p
West Berkshire180.6p
Na h-Eileanan Siar179.6p
Isle of Wight177.2p
Cheshire East177.0p
Highland176.7p

Brands (20+ forecourts)

1Costco163.0p22
2Go164.8p34
3Maxol166.4p93
4Solo166.5p41
5Circle K168.7p42
6Sainsbury's169.0p315
7Tesco169.5p513
8Morrisons170.1p341
9Asda170.3p405
10Co-op170.8p26
11Jet170.9p309
12Essar171.1p52
13Murco171.2p168
14Total171.3p36
15Valero171.6p166
16Texaco171.7p500
17EG On The Move172.0p146
18Pace172.8p44
19Gulf172.9p291
20Spar173.3p23
21Esso173.4p1447
22Gleaner174.9p27
23Shell175.6p905
24BP175.6p1034
25Welcome Break189.3p38

diesel

Cheapest towns

1Denbighshire181.7p
2Leigh186.5p
3Bishop Auckland187.7p
4Bangor187.7p
5Beeston187.9p
6Watford188.9p
7Belfast189.3p
8Newry189.5p
9Ashton-under-Lyne189.6p
10Portadown189.6p

Most expensive towns

1Lairg206.2p
2West Berkshire205.6p
3Medway204.2p
4Wyre204.0p
5Eden203.5p
6Broxtowe202.7p
7Warlingham202.7p
8Chorley202.6p
9Isle of Lewis202.0p
10Bolsover201.9p

Cheapest forecourts

1Parc Service Station
Park Service Station, Corwen		107.9p
2Parc Service Station
Park Service Station, Corwen		108.0p
3Rawcliffe Bridge Trading Ltd
Post Office, Goole		157.9p
4Bells Centra
16 Comber Road, Newtownards		168.9p
5Ormeau Road Service Station
251, Belfast		168.9p
6School Service Station
School Service Statio, Shipley		172.9p
7Costco Wholesale Sheffield
Unit 8		174.9p
8Papay Community Cooperative
Papa Westray Hostel, Orkney		175.0p
9Connollys Service Station
Connollys Service Station, Dungannon		175.9p
10Asda Sheffield Supercentre
Handsworth Road, Sheffield		176.9p

Biggest rises

Jarrow194.4p+8.6p
Cirencester197.7p+8.0p
Fife200.2p+7.8p
Limavady190.9p+7.8p
Salford198.4p+7.8p
Torridge199.8p+7.8p
Antrim192.6p+7.6p
Prescot197.7p+7.4p
Sleaford196.1p+7.4p
Larne192.0p+7.4p

Biggest falls

Denbighshire181.7p−12.4p

Regions and nations

Northern Ireland191.2p
Yorkshire and The Humber195.7p
Wales195.7p
North West196.0p
North East196.0p
East Midlands196.3p
East of England196.5p
West Midlands196.8p
South West196.9p
London197.4p
Scotland197.6p
South East197.7p

Counties: cheapest and most expensive

Denbighshire187.3p
Belfast189.1p
Ards and North Down189.3p
Lisburn and Castlereagh190.4p
Mid and East Antrim190.5p
Na h-Eileanan Siar205.4p
West Berkshire203.0p
Highland200.7p
Westminster200.6p
Kingston upon Hull200.3p

Brands (20+ forecourts)

1Costco185.2p22
2Go189.4p36
3Maxol190.8p94
4Sainsbury's191.4p315
5Tesco192.0p513
6Circle K192.0p41
7Solo192.1p47
8Asda193.4p405
9Co-op193.5p26
10Morrisons193.7p341
11Essar194.2p51
12Murco194.9p164
13Jet195.1p309
14Total195.5p35
15Valero195.7p164
16Texaco195.9p492
17Pace196.4p48
18EG On The Move196.5p144
19Independent196.6p20
20Gulf196.8p288
21Spar197.1p23
22Highland Fuels197.2p25
23Esso198.1p1441
24Shell198.7p903
25Gleaner198.9p27

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.