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State of the pump · week 43 of 2026

Petrol flat at 174.9p, diesel flat at 200.1p: 19 to 25 October 2026

Petrol ended the week at 174.9p a litre on average across UK forecourts, up 0.1p on the week before. Diesel ended at 200.1p, the same as the week before. The figures come from 5,368 forecourts. The cheapest town for petrol was Craigavon at 166.5p. The most expensive was West Berkshire at 190.5p. Supermarkets were 2.0p a litre cheaper than other forecourts for petrol. Motorway services charged 19.5p above the national average.

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174.9ppetrol at the end of the week+0.1p on the week · range 174.8p to 174.9p
200.1pdiesel at the end of the weekno change on the week · range 200.1p to 200.2p
2.0psupermarket saving on petrolsupermarkets 173.0p · others 175.0p
+19.5pmotorway premium on petrolservices averaged 194.4p

petrol

Cheapest towns

1Craigavon166.5p
2Bangor166.6p
3Newtownards166.7p
4Newry166.7p
5Dewsbury166.9p
6Enniskillen167.5p
7Ballymena167.6p
8Dungannon167.6p
9Belfast168.0p
10Antrim168.3p

Most expensive towns

1West Berkshire190.5p
2Test Valley184.7p
3Cheshire East184.0p
4Medway183.5p
5Chorley182.9p
6West Northamptonshire182.8p
7Broxtowe182.2p
8Middleton182.1p
9Eden181.9p
10Brighouse181.9p

Cheapest forecourts

1Centra A1
Centra, Banbridge		157.9p
2Sessia Ltd
76-82 Main Street, Portglenone		159.7p
3Donard View Service Station
Donard View Service Station, Ballynahinch		160.9p
4Costco Wholesale Liverpool
30 Waterloo Road, Liverpool		161.9p
5Go Boulevard
8 Cascum Crescent, Banbridge		161.9p
6Go Cloughoge
10 Forkhill Road, Newry		161.9p
7Ncce Mace Swatragh
Swatragh Filling Station, Maghera		161.9p
8Costco Wholesale Chester
Dunkirk Trading Estate, Chester		162.9p
9Costco Wholesale Leeds
Leathley Road, Leeds		162.9p
10Bangor Superstore - Petrol Filling Station
Unit 1 Bloomfield Shopping Centre, Bangor		163.9p

Biggest rises

West Berkshire190.5p+6.0p
Stroud181.3p+5.3p
Test Valley184.7p+5.1p
Mid Suffolk174.7p+3.6p
North Somerset180.7p+2.6p
Hounslow180.6p+2.5p
Middleton182.1p+2.0p
Wychavon179.2p+1.9p
Bicester176.5p+1.9p
Milton Keynes179.0p+1.8p

Biggest falls

Somerset West and Taunton175.1p−2.6p
Hamilton175.7p−2.4p
Uttlesford180.4p−2.4p
Isle of Wight178.0p−2.2p
Newtownards166.7p−2.1p
Flintshire175.0p−1.8p
Breckland177.7p−1.6p
Halifax175.1p−1.6p
Havant173.5p−1.3p
Monmouthshire175.5p−1.3p

Regions and nations

Northern Ireland167.4p
North East173.7p
Yorkshire and The Humber173.8p
Wales174.2p
North West174.4p
London175.1p
East Midlands175.1p
East of England175.1p
Scotland175.6p
South West175.6p
West Midlands175.7p
South East176.5p

Counties: cheapest and most expensive

Newry, Mourne and Down166.4p
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon166.6p
Mid Ulster166.9p
Ards and North Down167.0p
Mid and East Antrim167.0p
West Berkshire184.9p
Cheshire East180.5p
West Northamptonshire179.1p
North Somerset178.8p
Hounslow178.5p

Brands (20+ forecourts)

1Circle K167.1p20
2Maxol168.2p47
3Tesco172.7p440
4Asda172.7p372
5Total173.2p25
6Morrisons173.5p321
7Essar173.8p32
8Sainsbury's173.8p314
9Texaco173.8p274
10Co-op173.8p23
11Jet173.8p213
12Murco174.3p69
13Valero174.3p122
14EG On The Move174.8p108
15Gulf175.0p165
16Esso175.4p1012
17Shell176.2p601
18BP178.1p708
19Welcome Break191.4p38

diesel

Cheapest towns

1Watford189.7p
2Leigh191.5p
3Belfast191.9p
4Bangor192.4p
5Londonderry193.0p
6Banbridge193.0p
7Dewsbury193.3p
8Kettering193.4p
9Ayr193.5p
10Carrickfergus193.5p

Most expensive towns

1West Berkshire209.3p
2Test Valley208.6p
3Warlingham207.5p
4Uttlesford206.8p
5Broxtowe206.5p
6Cheshire East206.4p
7Stroud205.9p
8Brighouse205.9p
9Sedgemoor205.3p
10Bromsgrove205.1p

Cheapest forecourts

1Sainsbury's Spalding
Holland Market, Spalding		148.9p
2Tong Service Station
Tong Self Serve, Shifnal		180.9p
3EG Holmer Green Breeze Petrol Station
Pond Approach, High Wycombe		183.9p
4Ormeau Road Service Station
251, Belfast		183.9p
5Centra A1
Centra, Banbridge		184.9p
6Costco Wholesale Edinburgh
Costkea Way, Edinburgh		184.9p
7Costco Wholesale Watford
Hartspring Lane, Watford		184.9p
8Hearty Fuels
2 Drummill Road		186.0p
9Bangor Superstore - Petrol Filling Station
Unit 1 Bloomfield Shopping Centre, Bangor		186.9p
10Clifton Street Service Station
Clifton Service Station, Belfast		186.9p

Biggest rises

Stroud205.9p+3.5p
Test Valley208.6p+3.4p
Richmondshire204.7p+2.8p
North Somerset205.1p+2.3p
West Berkshire209.3p+2.2p
Central Bedfordshire203.1p+1.8p
Armagh198.3p+1.8p
West Northamptonshire205.0p+1.7p
Mid Suffolk200.6p+1.5p
Wychavon203.4p+1.4p

Biggest falls

Inverness202.9p−2.4p
Chorley204.8p−2.3p
Bicester199.8p−2.3p
Isle of Wight202.9p−2.1p
Barking and Dagenham197.2p−2.1p
Hamilton199.6p−2.0p
Ceredigion197.1p−1.9p
Oldham195.4p−1.9p
Newry193.9p−1.8p
Dewsbury193.3p−1.5p

Regions and nations

Northern Ireland194.2p
North West199.3p
North East199.4p
Yorkshire and The Humber199.6p
Wales199.7p
East Midlands199.9p
East of England200.5p
West Midlands200.6p
London200.8p
South West200.9p
Scotland201.2p
South East201.4p

Counties: cheapest and most expensive

Belfast191.9p
Mid and East Antrim193.5p
Mid Ulster193.8p
Newry, Mourne and Down194.0p
Lisburn and Castlereagh194.1p
West Berkshire206.1p
Highland205.2p
Shetland Islands204.2p
Cheshire East203.9p
Calderdale203.1p

Brands (20+ forecourts)

1Costco191.3p22
2Circle K193.9p23
3Maxol195.3p64
4Tesco196.9p448
5Asda197.2p357
6Sainsbury's197.5p314
7Morrisons198.7p333
8Total198.9p25
9Essar198.9p36
10Co-op199.0p26
11Murco199.6p76
12Texaco199.6p313
13Jet199.6p217
14EG On The Move199.8p108
15Gulf200.7p163
16Valero201.0p132
17Shell201.0p661
18Esso201.4p971
19Gleaner201.9p21
20Pace202.6p21
21BP203.2p741
22Welcome Break214.0p40

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.