State of the pump · week 41 of 2026
Petrol flat at 174.8p, diesel flat at 200.0p: 5 to 11 October 2026
Petrol ended the week at 174.8p a litre on average across UK forecourts, up 0.0p on the week before. Diesel ended at 200.0p, up 0.0p. The figures come from 7,705 forecourts. The cheapest town for petrol was Ballynahinch at 165.7p. The most expensive was Shotts at 188.1p. Supermarkets were 1.8p a litre cheaper than other forecourts for petrol. Motorway services charged 18.4p above the national average.
174.8ppetrol at the end of the weekno change on the week · range 174.7p to 174.8p
200.0pdiesel at the end of the weekno change on the week · range 200.0p to 200.0p
1.8psupermarket saving on petrolsupermarkets 173.0p · others 174.8p
+18.4pmotorway premium on petrolservices averaged 193.2p
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Cheapest towns
| 1 | Ballynahinch | 165.7p |
| 2 | Cookstown | 166.5p |
| 3 | Banbridge | 166.8p |
| 4 | Londonderry | 166.8p |
| 5 | Limavady | 166.9p |
| 6 | Newry | 167.0p |
| 7 | Bangor | 167.0p |
| 8 | Dungannon | 167.0p |
| 9 | Portadown | 167.0p |
| 10 | Crumlin | 167.2p |
Most expensive towns
| 1 | Shotts | 188.1p |
| 2 | West Berkshire | 184.5p |
| 3 | Eden | 184.2p |
| 4 | Medway | 183.5p |
| 5 | Bolsover | 183.3p |
| 6 | Uttlesford | 182.4p |
| 7 | North West Leicestershire | 182.3p |
| 8 | Broxtowe | 182.2p |
| 9 | Cheshire East | 181.9p |
| 10 | Brighouse | 181.9p |
Cheapest forecourts
| 1 | Centra A1 Centra, Banbridge | 157.9p |
| 2 | Sessia Ltd 76-82 Main Street, Portglenone | 159.7p |
| 3 | Cscm Holdings Ltd 112 Dublin Rd, Newry | 160.0p |
| 4 | Donard View Service Station Donard View Service Station, Ballynahinch | 160.9p |
| 5 | Costco Wholesale Liverpool 30 Waterloo Road, Liverpool | 161.9p |
| 6 | Esso Capel Service Station Esso Service Station, Ipswich | 161.9p |
| 7 | Go Boulevard 8 Cascum Crescent, Banbridge | 161.9p |
| 8 | Go Cloughoge 10 Forkhill Road, Newry | 161.9p |
| 9 | Go Yorkgate 1 Brougham Street, Belfast | 161.9p |
| 10 | Ncce Mace Swatragh Swatragh Filling Station, Maghera | 161.9p |
Biggest rises
| Crewe | 174.6p | +1.3p |
| Woking | 174.3p | +1.2p |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 173.5p | +1.1p |
| Paignton | 173.4p | +1.1p |
| Coleraine | 167.8p | +0.8p |
| Bromsgrove | 179.2p | +0.6p |
| Brent | 176.1p | +0.6p |
| Limavady | 166.9p | +0.5p |
| Ballymoney | 167.8p | +0.5p |
| Kirklees | 172.5p | +0.5p |
Biggest falls
| Folkestone and Hythe | 177.6p | −1.4p |
| Breckland | 178.8p | −1.1p |
| Huntingdonshire | 176.4p | −0.7p |
| Maidstone | 177.9p | −0.6p |
| Buckinghamshire | 174.8p | −0.5p |
| East Hertfordshire | 177.3p | −0.4p |
| Cookstown | 166.5p | −0.4p |
| Barking and Dagenham | 173.1p | −0.3p |
| Lisburn | 168.3p | −0.2p |
| Falkirk | 174.4p | −0.2p |
Regions and nations
| Northern Ireland | 167.8p |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 173.7p |
| North East | 173.8p |
| Wales | 174.2p |
| North West | 174.6p |
| London | 175.1p |
| East of England | 175.4p |
| East Midlands | 175.4p |
| South West | 175.6p |
| West Midlands | 175.6p |
| Scotland | 175.9p |
| South East | 176.3p |
Counties: cheapest and most expensive
| Newry, Mourne and Down | 167.1p |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | 167.5p |
| Derry City and Strabane | 167.6p |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | 167.6p |
| Mid and East Antrim | 167.6p |
| West Berkshire | 182.5p |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 181.6p |
| Isle of Wight | 180.5p |
| Cheshire East | 179.7p |
| West Northamptonshire | 179.1p |
Brands (20+ forecourts)
| 1 | Go | 165.6p | 34 |
| 2 | Costco | 166.7p | 22 |
| 3 | Solo | 167.8p | 28 |
| 4 | Maxol | 168.0p | 87 |
| 5 | Circle K | 168.5p | 41 |
| 6 | Tesco | 172.4p | 513 |
| 7 | Asda | 173.0p | 405 |
| 8 | Total | 173.2p | 35 |
| 9 | Texaco | 173.3p | 482 |
| 10 | Jet | 173.3p | 309 |
| 11 | Morrisons | 173.4p | 341 |
| 12 | Sainsbury's | 173.8p | 315 |
| 13 | Co-op | 173.8p | 26 |
| 14 | Essar | 173.9p | 49 |
| 15 | Valero | 174.0p | 174 |
| 16 | Murco | 174.2p | 161 |
| 17 | EG On The Move | 174.6p | 145 |
| 18 | Gulf | 175.0p | 287 |
| 19 | Esso | 175.6p | 1444 |
| 20 | Pace | 176.0p | 40 |
| 21 | Spar | 176.5p | 23 |
| 22 | Shell | 176.6p | 893 |
| 23 | BP | 177.3p | 1029 |
| 24 | Gleaner | 177.4p | 27 |
| 25 | Welcome Break | 191.4p | 38 |
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Cheapest towns
| 1 | Beeston | 191.2p |
| 2 | Leigh | 191.5p |
| 3 | Watford | 192.2p |
| 4 | Belfast | 192.2p |
| 5 | Bangor | 192.4p |
| 6 | Portadown | 192.7p |
| 7 | Ballynahinch | 193.1p |
| 8 | Londonderry | 193.1p |
| 9 | Newtownards | 193.5p |
| 10 | Crumlin | 193.7p |
Most expensive towns
| 1 | Lairg | 209.7p |
| 2 | Isle of Lewis | 209.3p |
| 3 | Warlingham | 207.5p |
| 4 | West Berkshire | 207.1p |
| 5 | Bolsover | 206.1p |
| 6 | Uttlesford | 206.1p |
| 7 | Eden | 206.0p |
| 8 | Medway | 205.9p |
| 9 | Chorley | 205.9p |
| 10 | Brighouse | 205.9p |
Cheapest forecourts
| 1 | Sainsbury's Spalding Holland Market, Spalding | 148.9p |
| 2 | Bells Centra 16 Comber Road, Newtownards | 168.9p |
| 3 | Papay Community Cooperative Papa Westray Hostel, Orkney | 175.0p |
| 4 | Tong Service Station Tong Self Serve, Shifnal | 180.9p |
| 5 | Go Yorkgate 1 Brougham Street, Belfast | 181.9p |
| 6 | EG Holmer Green Breeze Petrol Station Pond Approach, High Wycombe | 183.9p |
| 7 | Ormeau Road Service Station 251, Belfast | 183.9p |
| 8 | Yorkgate Centre Superstore - Petrol Filling Station 100-150 York St, Belfast | 183.9p |
| 9 | Centra A1 Centra, Banbridge | 184.9p |
| 10 | Costco Wholesale Edinburgh Costkea Way, Edinburgh | 184.9p |
Biggest rises
| Blaenau Gwent | 200.7p | +4.0p |
| Limavady | 195.5p | +1.9p |
| Woking | 200.8p | +1.9p |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 195.9p | +1.4p |
| Ballymoney | 194.9p | +1.0p |
| Bromsgrove | 204.1p | +0.9p |
| Armagh | 195.6p | +0.9p |
| Kirklees | 198.6p | +0.8p |
| Ceredigion | 199.1p | +0.8p |
| Warrington | 198.8p | +0.8p |
Steadiest towns
| Aberdeen | 201.4p | no change |
| Accrington | 200.3p | no change |
| Airdrie | 201.2p | no change |
| Allerdale | 200.3p | no change |
| Andover | 200.3p | no change |
| Antrim | 194.4p | no change |
| Arun | 200.9p | no change |
| Ashford | 202.9p | no change |
| Aylesbury | 201.0p | no change |
| Ayr | 194.7p | no change |
No town average came down this week. These are the towns that moved least.
Regions and nations
| Northern Ireland | 194.3p |
| North West | 199.5p |
| North East | 199.6p |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 199.6p |
| Wales | 199.9p |
| East Midlands | 200.1p |
| East of England | 200.4p |
| West Midlands | 200.6p |
| South West | 200.8p |
| London | 200.8p |
| South East | 201.3p |
| Scotland | 201.4p |
Counties: cheapest and most expensive
| Belfast | 192.1p |
| Ards and North Down | 193.3p |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 193.7p |
| Mid and East Antrim | 193.9p |
| Mid Ulster | 194.4p |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 211.9p |
| Isle of Wight | 205.5p |
| Orkney Islands | 205.3p |
| West Berkshire | 204.9p |
| Highland | 204.8p |
Brands (20+ forecourts)
| 1 | Go | 191.0p | 36 |
| 2 | Costco | 191.3p | 22 |
| 3 | Circle K | 194.3p | 41 |
| 4 | Solo | 194.4p | 45 |
| 5 | Maxol | 195.2p | 95 |
| 6 | Tesco | 196.9p | 513 |
| 7 | Sainsbury's | 197.4p | 315 |
| 8 | Asda | 197.6p | 405 |
| 9 | Morrisons | 198.7p | 341 |
| 10 | Total | 199.0p | 35 |
| 11 | Co-op | 199.0p | 26 |
| 12 | Essar | 199.2p | 49 |
| 13 | Texaco | 199.3p | 480 |
| 14 | Jet | 199.4p | 312 |
| 15 | Murco | 199.5p | 160 |
| 16 | Spar | 199.6p | 23 |
| 17 | EG On The Move | 199.9p | 144 |
| 18 | Gulf | 200.8p | 286 |
| 19 | Shell | 201.0p | 888 |
| 20 | Valero | 201.0p | 178 |
| 21 | Esso | 201.2p | 1440 |
| 22 | Independent | 201.5p | 20 |
| 23 | Pace | 201.8p | 46 |
| 24 | Gleaner | 201.8p | 27 |
| 25 | BP | 202.4p | 1034 |
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.