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

Petrol prices in Thetford: down 0.7p this week to 173.9p

Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 4 filling stations in Thetford fell 0.7p to 173.9p a litre, while diesel fell 0.5p to 198.2p.

Unleaded average
173.9p
▼ 0.7p since 12 Oct, same 3 stations; 4 in the average
Diesel average
198.2p
▼ 0.5p since 12 Oct, same 2 stations; 3 in the average
Stations that changed a price
3
of 10 seen during the week
Stations with a current price
4
unleaded, 3 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
169.9p
Most expensive unleaded
182.9p
Bulldog Service Station, Thetford (IP26 4LN)
Cheapest diesel
196.9p
Petrocell Watton, Thetford (IP25 6PN)
Most expensive diesel
209.9p
Barry Walker Sons, Thetford (IP26 5HX)

The last 30 days

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The weekly change compares the same 3 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.

3 of the 10 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in Thetford on Sunday 18 October 2026 was 169.9p at Thetford Superstore - Petrol Filling Station, Thetford (IP24 2RL); the most expensive was 182.9p at Bulldog Service Station, Thetford (IP26 4LN), a gap of 13.0p, or £6.50 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 196.9p at Petrocell Watton, Thetford (IP25 6PN).

Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.8p over the same week, at 172.7p, which puts Thetford 1.2p above the national average.

"Drivers in Thetford paid 0.7p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.35 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in Thetford is 13.0p, 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 Thetford: down 0.7p this week to 173.9p

Between Monday 12 October 2026 and Sunday 18 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 4 filling stations in Thetford fell 0.7p to 173.9p a litre, while diesel fell 0.5p to 198.2p.

The weekly change compares the same 3 filling stations with an unleaded price on both days, so a station dropping out of the figures does not move it.

3 of the 10 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in Thetford on Sunday 18 October 2026 was 169.9p at Thetford Superstore - Petrol Filling Station, Thetford (IP24 2RL); the most expensive was 182.9p at Bulldog Service Station, Thetford (IP26 4LN), a gap of 13.0p, or £6.50 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 196.9p at Petrocell Watton, Thetford (IP25 6PN).

Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.8p over the same week, at 172.7p, which puts Thetford 1.2p above the national average.

"Drivers in Thetford paid 0.7p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.35 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in Thetford is 13.0p, 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 Thetford, 12 to 18 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W42/town-thetford
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 Thetford, 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.