Weekly bulletin, 21 to 27 September 2026. Published Monday 28 September 2026.
Petrol prices in England: up 1.7p this week to 174.0p
Between Monday 21 September 2026 and Sunday 27 September 2026, the average price of unleaded across 4,493 filling stations in England rose 1.7p to 174.0p a litre, while diesel rose 2.7p to 199.2p.
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 England where unleaded moved most
Towns with at least three filling stations, first to last day of the week.
Biggest falls
| Town | Stations | Now | Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester le Street | 3 | 171.9p | ▼ 5.0p |
| Ryde | 3 | 181.9p | ▼ 5.0p |
| Ossett | 3 | 171.2p | ▼ 2.0p |
Biggest rises
| Town | Stations | Now | Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham | 9 | 177.6p | ▲ 4.8p |
| Brackley | 3 | 171.9p | ▲ 4.7p |
| Bideford | 4 | 174.2p | ▲ 4.5p |
Stations that joined or went silent this week
Stations that reported their first price during the week, and stations whose last price came before or during it and that have been silent for 7 days or more since.
Started reporting 10
- Altofts Road Service Station, Normanton, WF6 2AY, 25 Sep
- Chambers Garage Ltd, Penrith, CA10 2JF, 25 Sep
- Lion Garage, Belper, DE56 1AX, 25 Sep
- Moorview Garage, Launceston, PL15 8PL, 25 Sep
- Trueman's Heath Filling Station, Birmingham, B47 5QB, 25 Sep
- Whitfield Service Stataion, Dover, CT16 3LF, 25 Sep
- Finmere Sf Connect, Buckingham, MK18 4FH, 24 Sep
- Roadside Coventry, Coventry, CV6 7NS, 24 Sep
- Vst Epworth Service Station, Doncaster, DN9 1JU, 24 Sep
- A J Stokell, Doncaster, DN3 2LU, 23 Sep
Stopped reporting 0
None so far.
A station that stops reporting has not necessarily closed. The full lists: new stations and stations no longer reporting.
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The weekly change compares the same 4,175 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.
5,100 of the 6,194 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.
The cheapest unleaded in England on Sunday 27 September 2026 was 158.9p at Costco Wholesale Liverpool, Liverpool (L3 7HY), members only; the most expensive was 230.0p at Thorn House Filling Station, Penrith (CA10 1BL), a gap of 71.1p, or £35.55 on a 50-litre tank.
The cheapest diesel was 183.9p at Warrington Orford Green Esso Express, Warrington (WA2 8PB).
Across the UK, unleaded was up 1.7p over the same week, at 173.7p, which puts England 0.3p above the national average.
Among the towns of England, unleaded fell most in Chester le Street (down 5.0p to 171.9p), Ryde (down 5.0p to 181.9p), Ossett (down 2.0p to 171.2p) and rose most in Gillingham (up 4.8p to 177.6p), Brackley (up 4.7p to 171.9p), Bideford (up 4.5p to 174.2p).
"Drivers in England paid 1.7p more for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.85 more than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in England is 71.1p, 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 England: up 1.7p this week to 174.0p Between Monday 21 September 2026 and Sunday 27 September 2026, the average price of unleaded across 4,493 filling stations in England rose 1.7p to 174.0p a litre, while diesel rose 2.7p to 199.2p. The weekly change compares the same 4,175 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it. 5,100 of the 6,194 stations seen during the week changed at least one price. The cheapest unleaded in England on Sunday 27 September 2026 was 158.9p at Costco Wholesale Liverpool, Liverpool (L3 7HY), members only; the most expensive was 230.0p at Thorn House Filling Station, Penrith (CA10 1BL), a gap of 71.1p, or £35.55 on a 50-litre tank. The cheapest diesel was 183.9p at Warrington Orford Green Esso Express, Warrington (WA2 8PB). Across the UK, unleaded was up 1.7p over the same week, at 173.7p, which puts England 0.3p above the national average. Among the towns of England, unleaded fell most in Chester le Street (down 5.0p to 171.9p), Ryde (down 5.0p to 181.9p), Ossett (down 2.0p to 171.2p) and rose most in Gillingham (up 4.8p to 177.6p), Brackley (up 4.7p to 171.9p), Bideford (up 4.5p to 174.2p). "Drivers in England paid 1.7p more for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.85 more than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in England is 71.1p, 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 England, 21 to 27 September 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W39/england 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 England, 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.