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Weekly bulletin, 12 to 18 October 2026. Published Monday 19 October 2026.

Petrol prices in the Wigan postcode area (WN): down 1.2p this week to 170.3p

Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 12 filling stations in the Wigan postcode area (WN) fell 1.2p to 170.3p a litre, while diesel fell 0.3p to 194.9p.

Unleaded average
170.3p
▼ 1.2p since 12 Oct, same 5 stations; 12 in the average
Diesel average
194.9p
▼ 0.3p since 12 Oct, same 7 stations; 14 in the average
Stations that changed a price
15
of 31 seen during the week
Stations with a current price
12
unleaded, 14 for diesel, price changed in the last 7 days, motorway services left out

Cheapest and most expensive

On Sunday 18 October 2026, prices updated within 30 days, judged against their neighbours.

Cheapest unleaded
167.7p
Asda Leigh Supercentre, Leigh (WN7 5RZ)
Most expensive unleaded
175.9p
Asda Newtown Express Petrol, Skelmersdale (WN8 8TL)
Cheapest diesel
187.7p
Asda Leigh Supercentre, Leigh (WN7 5RZ)
Most expensive diesel
204.9p
H Atherton And Son, Wigan (WN8 7HY)

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 Wigan postcode area (WN) where unleaded moved most

Towns with at least three filling stations, first to last day of the week.

Biggest falls

TownStationsNowWeek
Leigh3168.1p▼ 1.3p

Biggest rises

TownStationsNowWeek

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The weekly change compares the same 5 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.

15 of the 31 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in the Wigan postcode area (WN) on Sunday 18 October 2026 was 167.7p at Asda Leigh Supercentre, Leigh (WN7 5RZ); the most expensive was 175.9p at Asda Newtown Express Petrol, Skelmersdale (WN8 8TL), a gap of 8.2p, or £4.10 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 187.7p at Asda Leigh Supercentre, Leigh (WN7 5RZ).

Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.8p over the same week, at 172.7p, which puts the Wigan postcode area (WN) 2.4p below the national average.

Among the towns of the Wigan postcode area (WN), unleaded fell most in Leigh (down 1.3p to 168.1p).

"Drivers in the Wigan postcode area (WN) paid 1.2p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.60 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Wigan postcode area (WN) is 8.2p, 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 Wigan postcode area (WN): down 1.2p this week to 170.3p

Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 12 filling stations in the Wigan postcode area (WN) fell 1.2p to 170.3p a litre, while diesel fell 0.3p to 194.9p.

The weekly change compares the same 5 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.

15 of the 31 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in the Wigan postcode area (WN) on Sunday 18 October 2026 was 167.7p at Asda Leigh Supercentre, Leigh (WN7 5RZ); the most expensive was 175.9p at Asda Newtown Express Petrol, Skelmersdale (WN8 8TL), a gap of 8.2p, or £4.10 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 187.7p at Asda Leigh Supercentre, Leigh (WN7 5RZ).

Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.8p over the same week, at 172.7p, which puts the Wigan postcode area (WN) 2.4p below the national average.

Among the towns of the Wigan postcode area (WN), unleaded fell most in Leigh (down 1.3p to 168.1p).

"Drivers in the Wigan postcode area (WN) paid 1.2p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.60 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Wigan postcode area (WN) is 8.2p, 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 Wigan postcode area (WN), 12 to 18 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W42/area-wn
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 Wigan postcode area (WN), 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.