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Weekly bulletin, 7 to 13 September 2026. Published Monday 14 September 2026.

Petrol prices in the Colchester postcode area (CO): up 3.8p this week to 171.1p

Between Monday 7 September 2026 and Sunday 13 September 2026, the average price of unleaded across 46 filling stations in the Colchester postcode area (CO) rose 3.8p to 171.1p a litre, while diesel rose 4.4p to 192.9p.

Unleaded average
171.1p
▲ 3.8p since 7 Sep, same 44 stations; 46 in the average
Diesel average
192.9p
▲ 4.4p since 7 Sep, same 44 stations; 48 in the average
Stations that changed a price
48
of 52 seen during the week
Stations with a current price
46
unleaded, 48 for diesel, price changed in the last 7 days, motorway services left out

Cheapest and most expensive

On Sunday 13 September 2026, prices updated within 30 days, judged against their neighbours.

Cheapest unleaded
163.9p
Jaywick Service Station, Clacton-on-sea (CO15 2RG)
Most expensive unleaded
177.9p
Shell Sextons, Colchester (CO6 1LT)
Cheapest diesel
182.9p
Jaywick Service Station, Clacton-on-sea (CO15 2RG)
Most expensive diesel
198.9p
Shell Co-op Tiptree, Tiptree (CO5 0EN)

The last 30 days

Daily averages, in pence per litre. Right-click the image to save it; it is free to publish with a link.

Towns in the Colchester postcode area (CO) where unleaded moved most

Towns with at least three filling stations, first to last day of the week.

Biggest falls

TownStationsNowWeek

Biggest rises

TownStationsNowWeek
Halstead3172.2p▲ 6.7p
Sudbury5170.5p▲ 4.6p
Colchester19172.8p▲ 3.9p

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The weekly change compares the same 44 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.

48 of the 52 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in the Colchester postcode area (CO) on Sunday 13 September 2026 was 163.9p at Jaywick Service Station, Clacton-on-sea (CO15 2RG); the most expensive was 177.9p at Shell Sextons, Colchester (CO6 1LT), a gap of 14.0p, or £7.00 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 182.9p at Jaywick Service Station, Clacton-on-sea (CO15 2RG).

Across the UK, unleaded was up 3.5p over the same week, at 169.3p, which puts the Colchester postcode area (CO) 1.8p above the national average.

Among the towns of the Colchester postcode area (CO), unleaded rose most in Halstead (up 6.7p to 172.2p), Sudbury (up 4.6p to 170.5p), Colchester (up 3.9p to 172.8p).

"Drivers in the Colchester postcode area (CO) paid 3.8p more for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £1.90 more than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Colchester postcode area (CO) is 14.0p, so where you fill up still matters more than when." said Jacky A., editor of fuelpricetoday.co.uk.

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Petrol prices in the Colchester postcode area (CO): up 3.8p this week to 171.1p

Between Monday 7 September 2026 and Sunday 13 September 2026, the average price of unleaded across 46 filling stations in the Colchester postcode area (CO) rose 3.8p to 171.1p a litre, while diesel rose 4.4p to 192.9p.

The weekly change compares the same 44 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.

48 of the 52 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in the Colchester postcode area (CO) on Sunday 13 September 2026 was 163.9p at Jaywick Service Station, Clacton-on-sea (CO15 2RG); the most expensive was 177.9p at Shell Sextons, Colchester (CO6 1LT), a gap of 14.0p, or £7.00 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 182.9p at Jaywick Service Station, Clacton-on-sea (CO15 2RG).

Across the UK, unleaded was up 3.5p over the same week, at 169.3p, which puts the Colchester postcode area (CO) 1.8p above the national average.

Among the towns of the Colchester postcode area (CO), unleaded rose most in Halstead (up 6.7p to 172.2p), Sudbury (up 4.6p to 170.5p), Colchester (up 3.9p to 172.8p).

"Drivers in the Colchester postcode area (CO) paid 3.8p more for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £1.90 more than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Colchester postcode area (CO) is 14.0p, so where you fill up still matters more than when." said Jacky A., editor of fuelpricetoday.co.uk.

Source: fuelpricetoday.co.uk, weekly bulletin for the Colchester postcode area (CO), 7 to 13 September 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W37/area-co
Prices are pence per litre, computed from the government's Fuel Finder open data. Free to use with a link to the source.

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How the figures are computed

Each average is the mean of the prices changed in the last 7 days at the filling stations of the Colchester postcode area (CO), motorway services left out and prices more than 25p from the day's median discarded. The cheapest and most expensive stations are judged against the stations within 10 km, so that a typing error cannot top the list. The week runs from Monday to Sunday. Details on how this site works.