Weekly bulletin, 28 September to 4 October 2026. Published Monday 5 October 2026.
Petrol prices in England: up 0.8p this week to 174.9p
Between Monday 28 September 2026 and Sunday 4 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 3,731 filling stations in England rose 0.8p to 174.9p a litre, while diesel rose 0.8p to 200.1p.
Cheapest and most expensive
On Sunday 4 October 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 rises
| Town | Stations | Now | Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich | 6 | 179.7p | ▲ 5.0p |
| Brackley | 3 | 176.6p | ▲ 4.0p |
| Newcastle-under-lyme | 3 | 173.6p | ▲ 2.7p |
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 16
- Asda Great Witley Express Petrol, Great Witley, WR6 6HU, 1 Oct
- Bate Mill Garage, High Peak, SK22 4EW, 1 Oct
- Cleethorpes Extra - Petrol Filling Station, Cleethorpes, DN35 9QR, 1 Oct
- Dunstable High St Esso Express, Dunstable, LU6 1LW, 1 Oct
- Global Fuel - Whiteway, Bristol, BS5 7LT, 1 Oct
- Mfg Cricklewood, Cricklewood, NW2 6ND, 1 Oct
- Mfg Rectory Lane, Guisborough, TS14 7DH, 1 Oct
- Mfg Trafford Park, Trafford Park, M17 1JS, 1 Oct
- Penzance Superstore - Petrol Filling Station, Penzance, TR18 3DU, 1 Oct
- Sainsburys Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AY, 1 Oct
- Shell Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5NP, 1 Oct
- Shell Diss, Diss, IP22 4GA, 1 Oct
- and 4 more
Stopped reporting 1
- Bsb Motors, Normanton, WF6 2AY, 30 Sep
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 3,164 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.
3,713 of the 6,221 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.
The cheapest unleaded in England on Sunday 4 October 2026 was 161.9p at Woolpit Service Station, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9QT); the most expensive was 230.0p at Thorn House Filling Station, Penrith (CA10 1BL), a gap of 68.1p, or £34.05 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 0.7p over the same week, at 174.7p, which puts England 0.2p above the national average.
Among the towns of England, unleaded fell most in Dover (down 5.0p to 180.5p), Belper (down 4.3p to 171.8p), Droitwich (down 2.0p to 173.7p) and rose most in West Bromwich (up 5.0p to 179.7p), Brackley (up 4.0p to 176.6p), Newcastle-under-lyme (up 2.7p to 173.6p).
"Drivers in England paid 0.8p more for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.40 more than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in England is 68.1p, 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 0.8p this week to 174.9p Between Monday 28 September 2026 and Sunday 4 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 3,731 filling stations in England rose 0.8p to 174.9p a litre, while diesel rose 0.8p to 200.1p. The weekly change compares the same 3,164 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it. 3,713 of the 6,221 stations seen during the week changed at least one price. The cheapest unleaded in England on Sunday 4 October 2026 was 161.9p at Woolpit Service Station, Bury St Edmunds (IP30 9QT); the most expensive was 230.0p at Thorn House Filling Station, Penrith (CA10 1BL), a gap of 68.1p, or £34.05 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 0.7p over the same week, at 174.7p, which puts England 0.2p above the national average. Among the towns of England, unleaded fell most in Dover (down 5.0p to 180.5p), Belper (down 4.3p to 171.8p), Droitwich (down 2.0p to 173.7p) and rose most in West Bromwich (up 5.0p to 179.7p), Brackley (up 4.0p to 176.6p), Newcastle-under-lyme (up 2.7p to 173.6p). "Drivers in England paid 0.8p more for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.40 more than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in England is 68.1p, 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, 28 September to 4 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W40/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.