Weekly bulletin, 5 to 11 October 2026. Published Monday 12 October 2026.
Petrol prices in the Manchester postcode area (M): unchanged this week at 174.1p
Between Monday 5 October 2026 and Sunday 11 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 40 filling stations in the Manchester postcode area (M) held at 174.1p a litre, while diesel fell 0.3p to 197.9p.
Cheapest and most expensive
On Sunday 11 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 the Manchester postcode area (M) where unleaded moved most
Towns with at least three filling stations, first to last day of the week.
Biggest falls
| Town | Stations | Now | Week |
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Biggest rises
| Town | Stations | Now | Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 14 | 173.4p | ▲ 0.2p |
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The weekly change compares the same 25 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.
53 of the 115 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.
The cheapest unleaded in the Manchester postcode area (M) on Sunday 11 October 2026 was 163.9p at Costco Wholesale Manchester, Manchester (M41 7PP), members only; the most expensive was 182.9p at Asda Circle Express Petrol, Stretford (M32 9TR), a gap of 19.0p, or £9.50 on a 50-litre tank.
The cheapest diesel was 188.9p at Atherton Superstore - Petrol Filling Station, Manchester (M46 0AG).
Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.4p over the same week, at 174.1p, which puts the Manchester postcode area (M) level with the national average.
Among the towns of the Manchester postcode area (M), unleaded rose most in Manchester (up 0.2p to 173.4p).
"Drivers in the Manchester postcode area (M) paid the same for a litre of unleaded this week. A 50-litre tank of unleaded costs the same as it did a week ago, £87.05. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Manchester postcode area (M) is 19.0p, 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 Manchester postcode area (M): unchanged this week at 174.1p Between Monday 5 October 2026 and Sunday 11 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 40 filling stations in the Manchester postcode area (M) held at 174.1p a litre, while diesel fell 0.3p to 197.9p. The weekly change compares the same 25 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it. 53 of the 115 stations seen during the week changed at least one price. The cheapest unleaded in the Manchester postcode area (M) on Sunday 11 October 2026 was 163.9p at Costco Wholesale Manchester, Manchester (M41 7PP), members only; the most expensive was 182.9p at Asda Circle Express Petrol, Stretford (M32 9TR), a gap of 19.0p, or £9.50 on a 50-litre tank. The cheapest diesel was 188.9p at Atherton Superstore - Petrol Filling Station, Manchester (M46 0AG). Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.4p over the same week, at 174.1p, which puts the Manchester postcode area (M) level with the national average. Among the towns of the Manchester postcode area (M), unleaded rose most in Manchester (up 0.2p to 173.4p). "Drivers in the Manchester postcode area (M) paid the same for a litre of unleaded this week. A 50-litre tank of unleaded costs the same as it did a week ago, £87.05. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Manchester postcode area (M) is 19.0p, 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 Manchester postcode area (M), 5 to 11 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W41/area-m 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 Manchester postcode area (M), 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.