Weekly bulletin, 21 to 27 September 2026. Published Monday 28 September 2026.
Petrol prices in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM): up 1.5p this week to 175.8p
Between Monday 21 September 2026 and Sunday 27 September 2026, the average price of unleaded across 49 filling stations in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) rose 1.5p to 175.8p a litre, while diesel rose 2.5p to 201.0p.
Cheapest and most expensive
On Sunday 27 September 2026, prices updated within 30 days, judged against their neighbours.
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 Chelmsford postcode area (CM) where unleaded moved most
Towns with at least three filling stations, first to last day of the week.
Biggest falls
| Town | Stations | Now | Week |
|---|
Biggest rises
| Town | Stations | Now | Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree | 6 | 173.7p | ▲ 2.0p |
| Chelmsford | 13 | 175.5p | ▲ 1.6p |
| Harlow | 4 | 176.4p | ▲ 1.3p |
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The weekly change compares the same 47 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.
68 of the 85 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.
The cheapest unleaded in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) on Sunday 27 September 2026 was 166.9p at Londonforecourt Limited, Braintree (CM77 8QG); the most expensive was 184.9p at Dunmow Convenience Stores Ltd, Great Dunmow (CM6 1LL), a gap of 18.0p, or £9.00 on a 50-litre tank.
The cheapest diesel was 195.7p at Asda South Woodham Ferrers Superstore, Chelmsford (CM3 5TB).
Across the UK, unleaded was up 1.7p over the same week, at 173.7p, which puts the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) 2.1p above the national average.
Among the towns of the Chelmsford postcode area (CM), unleaded rose most in Braintree (up 2.0p to 173.7p), Chelmsford (up 1.6p to 175.5p), Harlow (up 1.3p to 176.4p).
"Drivers in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) paid 1.5p more for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.75 more than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) is 18.0p, 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 Chelmsford postcode area (CM): up 1.5p this week to 175.8p Between Monday 21 September 2026 and Sunday 27 September 2026, the average price of unleaded across 49 filling stations in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) rose 1.5p to 175.8p a litre, while diesel rose 2.5p to 201.0p. The weekly change compares the same 47 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it. 68 of the 85 stations seen during the week changed at least one price. The cheapest unleaded in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) on Sunday 27 September 2026 was 166.9p at Londonforecourt Limited, Braintree (CM77 8QG); the most expensive was 184.9p at Dunmow Convenience Stores Ltd, Great Dunmow (CM6 1LL), a gap of 18.0p, or £9.00 on a 50-litre tank. The cheapest diesel was 195.7p at Asda South Woodham Ferrers Superstore, Chelmsford (CM3 5TB). Across the UK, unleaded was up 1.7p over the same week, at 173.7p, which puts the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) 2.1p above the national average. Among the towns of the Chelmsford postcode area (CM), unleaded rose most in Braintree (up 2.0p to 173.7p), Chelmsford (up 1.6p to 175.5p), Harlow (up 1.3p to 176.4p). "Drivers in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) paid 1.5p more for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.75 more than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) is 18.0p, 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 Chelmsford postcode area (CM), 21 to 27 September 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W39/area-cm 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 Chelmsford postcode area (CM), 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.