Weekly bulletin, 12 to 18 October 2026. Published Monday 19 October 2026.
Petrol prices in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM): down 1.1p this week to 174.2p
Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 37 filling stations in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) fell 1.1p to 174.2p a litre, while diesel fell 1.0p to 200.0p.
Cheapest and most expensive
On Sunday 18 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 Chelmsford postcode area (CM) where unleaded moved most
Towns with at least three filling stations, first to last day of the week.
Biggest falls
| Town | Stations | Now | Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree | 6 | 170.5p | ▼ 2.2p |
| Chelmsford | 9 | 174.1p | ▼ 1.2p |
| Harlow | 4 | 178.2p | ▼ 0.5p |
Biggest rises
| Town | Stations | Now | Week |
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The weekly change compares the same 33 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.
46 of the 85 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.
The cheapest unleaded in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) on Sunday 18 October 2026 was 166.9p at Sainsburys Braintree, Braintree (CM7 1XH); the most expensive was 185.9p at Dunmow Convenience Stores Ltd, Great Dunmow (CM6 1LL), a gap of 19.0p, or £9.50 on a 50-litre tank.
The cheapest diesel was 193.7p at Billericay Fuel Express Automat, Billericay (CM11 2PL).
Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.8p over the same week, at 172.7p, which puts the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) 1.5p above the national average.
Among the towns of the Chelmsford postcode area (CM), unleaded fell most in Braintree (down 2.2p to 170.5p), Chelmsford (down 1.2p to 174.1p), Harlow (down 0.5p to 178.2p).
"Drivers in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) paid 1.1p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.55 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) 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 Chelmsford postcode area (CM): down 1.1p this week to 174.2p Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 37 filling stations in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) fell 1.1p to 174.2p a litre, while diesel fell 1.0p to 200.0p. The weekly change compares the same 33 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it. 46 of the 85 stations seen during the week changed at least one price. The cheapest unleaded in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) on Sunday 18 October 2026 was 166.9p at Sainsburys Braintree, Braintree (CM7 1XH); the most expensive was 185.9p at Dunmow Convenience Stores Ltd, Great Dunmow (CM6 1LL), a gap of 19.0p, or £9.50 on a 50-litre tank. The cheapest diesel was 193.7p at Billericay Fuel Express Automat, Billericay (CM11 2PL). Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.8p over the same week, at 172.7p, which puts the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) 1.5p above the national average. Among the towns of the Chelmsford postcode area (CM), unleaded fell most in Braintree (down 2.2p to 170.5p), Chelmsford (down 1.2p to 174.1p), Harlow (down 0.5p to 178.2p). "Drivers in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) paid 1.1p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.55 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Chelmsford postcode area (CM) 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 Chelmsford postcode area (CM), 12 to 18 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W42/area-cm 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 Chelmsford postcode area (CM), 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.