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Weekly bulletin, 19 to 25 October 2026. Published Monday 26 October 2026.

Petrol prices in the Preston postcode area (PR): down 0.3p this week to 172.4p

Between Monday 19 October 2026 and Sunday 25 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 63 filling stations in the Preston postcode area (PR) fell 0.3p to 172.4p a litre, while diesel held at 198.4p.

Unleaded average
172.4p
▼ 0.3p since 19 Oct, same 63 stations; 63 in the average
Diesel average
198.4p
unchanged since 19 Oct, same 61 stations; 61 in the average
Stations that changed a price
26
of 73 seen during the week
Stations with a current price
63
unleaded, 61 for diesel, price changed in the last 30 days, motorway services left out

Cheapest and most expensive

On Sunday 25 October 2026, prices updated within 30 days, judged against their neighbours.

Cheapest unleaded
166.9p
Eg Saddle Inn Pfs, Preston (PR4 0RS)
Most expensive unleaded
177.9p
Fishergate Preston Limited, Preston (PR1 8ND)
Cheapest diesel
192.9p
Eg Saddle Inn Pfs, Preston (PR4 0RS)
Most expensive diesel
202.9p

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 Preston postcode area (PR) where unleaded moved most

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

Biggest falls

TownStationsNowWeek
Southport11171.7p▼ 0.4p
Preston31172.4p▼ 0.3p
Chorley12173.8p▼ 0.2p

Biggest rises

TownStationsNowWeek

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26 of the 73 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in the Preston postcode area (PR) on Sunday 25 October 2026 was 166.9p at Eg Saddle Inn Pfs, Preston (PR4 0RS); the most expensive was 177.9p at Fishergate Preston Limited, Preston (PR1 8ND), a gap of 11.0p, or £5.50 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 192.9p at Eg Saddle Inn Pfs, Preston (PR4 0RS).

Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.7p over the same week, at 173.0p, which puts the Preston postcode area (PR) 0.6p below the national average.

Among the towns of the Preston postcode area (PR), unleaded fell most in Southport (down 0.4p to 171.7p), Preston (down 0.3p to 172.4p), Chorley (down 0.2p to 173.8p).

"Drivers in the Preston postcode area (PR) paid 0.3p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.15 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Preston postcode area (PR) is 11.0p, 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 Preston postcode area (PR): down 0.3p this week to 172.4p

Between Monday 19 October 2026 and Sunday 25 October 2026, the average price of unleaded across 63 filling stations in the Preston postcode area (PR) fell 0.3p to 172.4p a litre, while diesel held at 198.4p.

26 of the 73 stations seen during the week changed at least one price.

The cheapest unleaded in the Preston postcode area (PR) on Sunday 25 October 2026 was 166.9p at Eg Saddle Inn Pfs, Preston (PR4 0RS); the most expensive was 177.9p at Fishergate Preston Limited, Preston (PR1 8ND), a gap of 11.0p, or £5.50 on a 50-litre tank.

The cheapest diesel was 192.9p at Eg Saddle Inn Pfs, Preston (PR4 0RS).

Across the UK, unleaded was down 0.7p over the same week, at 173.0p, which puts the Preston postcode area (PR) 0.6p below the national average.

Among the towns of the Preston postcode area (PR), unleaded fell most in Southport (down 0.4p to 171.7p), Preston (down 0.3p to 172.4p), Chorley (down 0.2p to 173.8p).

"Drivers in the Preston postcode area (PR) paid 0.3p less for a litre of unleaded this week. On a 50-litre tank, that is £0.15 less than a week earlier. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest forecourt in the Preston postcode area (PR) is 11.0p, 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 Preston postcode area (PR), 19 to 25 October 2026. https://fuelpricetoday.co.uk/press/2026-W43/area-pr
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 30 days at the filling stations of the Preston postcode area (PR), 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.