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Weekly bulletin, 5 to 11 October 2026. Published Monday 12 October 2026.

Petrol prices in Wantage: down 2.5p this week to 171.4p

Between Monday 5 October 2026 and Sunday 11 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 2 filling stations in Wantage fell 2.5p to 171.4p a litre.

Unleaded average
171.4p
▼ 2.5p since 5 Oct, same 2 stations; 2 in the average
Diesel average
196.9p
— since 5 Oct, same 0 stations; 1 in the average
Stations that changed a price
2
of 4 seen during the week
Stations with a current price
2
unleaded, 1 for diesel, price changed in the last 7 days, motorway services left out

Cheapest and most expensive

On Sunday 11 October 2026, prices updated within 30 days, judged against their neighbours.

Cheapest unleaded
168.9p
Sainsburys Wantage, Wantage (OX12 9AJ)
Most expensive unleaded
173.9p
Broadway Motors, Wantage (OX12 8BB)
Cheapest diesel
196.9p
Sainsburys Wantage, Wantage (OX12 9AJ)
Most expensive diesel
199.9p
Broadway Motors, Wantage (OX12 8BB)

The last 30 days

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2 of the 4 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in Wantage on Sunday 11 October 2026 was 168.9p at Sainsburys Wantage, Wantage (OX12 9AJ); the most expensive was 173.9p at Broadway Motors, Wantage (OX12 8BB), a gap of 5.0p, or £2.50 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 196.9p at Sainsburys Wantage, Wantage (OX12 9AJ).

Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.4p over the same week, at 174.1p, which puts Wantage 2.7p below the national average.

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Petrol prices in Wantage: down 2.5p this week to 171.4p

Between Monday 5 October 2026 and Sunday 11 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 2 filling stations in Wantage fell 2.5p to 171.4p a litre.

2 of the 4 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in Wantage on Sunday 11 October 2026 was 168.9p at Sainsburys Wantage, Wantage (OX12 9AJ); the most expensive was 173.9p at Broadway Motors, Wantage (OX12 8BB), a gap of 5.0p, or £2.50 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 196.9p at Sainsburys Wantage, Wantage (OX12 9AJ).

Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.4p over the same week, at 174.1p, which puts Wantage 2.7p below the national average.

Source: fuelpricetoday.co.uk, weekly bulletin for Wantage, 5 to 11 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W41/town-wantage
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 Wantage, 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.