Weekly bulletin, 28 September to 4 October 2026. Published Monday 5 October 2026.
Petrol prices in Houghton le Spring: up 2.0p this week to 170.4p
Between Monday 28 September 2026 and Sunday 4 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 2 filling stations in Houghton le Spring rose 2.0p to 170.4p a litre, while diesel rose 1.0p to 195.2p.
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On Sunday 4 October 2026, prices updated within 30 days, judged against their neighbours.
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2 of the 7 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.
The cheapest unleaded in Houghton le Spring on Sunday 4 October 2026 was 166.9p at Houghton le Spring - Petrol Filling Station, Houghton le Spring (DH4 4AU); the most expensive was 173.9p at Quarry Service Station, Houghton le Spring (DH4 4AU), a gap of 7.0p, or £3.50 on a 50-litre tank.
The cheapest diesel was 188.9p at Houghton le Spring - Petrol Filling Station, Houghton le Spring (DH4 4AU).
Across the UK, unleaded was up 0.7p over the same week, at 174.7p, which puts Houghton le Spring 4.3p below the national average.
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Petrol prices in Houghton le Spring: up 2.0p this week to 170.4p Between Monday 28 September 2026 and Sunday 4 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 2 filling stations in Houghton le Spring rose 2.0p to 170.4p a litre, while diesel rose 1.0p to 195.2p. 2 of the 7 stations seen during the week changed at least one price. The cheapest unleaded in Houghton le Spring on Sunday 4 October 2026 was 166.9p at Houghton le Spring - Petrol Filling Station, Houghton le Spring (DH4 4AU); the most expensive was 173.9p at Quarry Service Station, Houghton le Spring (DH4 4AU), a gap of 7.0p, or £3.50 on a 50-litre tank. The cheapest diesel was 188.9p at Houghton le Spring - Petrol Filling Station, Houghton le Spring (DH4 4AU). Across the UK, unleaded was up 0.7p over the same week, at 174.7p, which puts Houghton le Spring 4.3p below the national average. Source: fuelpricetoday.co.uk, weekly bulletin for Houghton le Spring, 28 September to 4 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W40/town-houghton-le-spring 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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Each average is the mean of the prices changed in the last 7 days at the filling stations of Houghton le Spring, 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.