Price Pulse · Week ending 26 July 2026
Petrol rose 4.3p and diesel rose 7.1p in the week to 26 July 2026
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 157.6p per litre across 7,860 stations. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 175.4p per litre across 7,963 stations.
Petrol (E10)
157.6p/L
7,860 prices; 7,841 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Diesel (B7)
175.4p/L
7,963 prices; 7,947 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium petrol (E5)
174.7p/L
6,279 prices; 6,269 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium diesel
194.2p/L
4,245 prices; 4,240 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
The week in one sentence
Petrol (E10) rose 4.3p. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 157.6p per litre across 7,860 stations.
30-day movement
The national price line
View the chart as a data table
| Date | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | 151.7p | 168.1p | 7803 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 150.5p | 165.0p | 7815 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 151.0p | 164.7p | 7824 |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 153.0p | 167.9p | 7841 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 157.0p | 174.5p | 7858 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | 157.6p | 175.4p | 7860 |
Analysis
What this means for drivers
Petrol (E10) rose 4.3p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 157.6p per litre across 7,860 stations.
Diesel (B7) rose 7.1p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 175.4p per litre across 7,963 stations.
Costco had the lowest retailer petrol average
Its measured average was 147.9p per litre across 21 stations.
SM postcode area was the fastest-rising petrol area
The postcode-area average increased 5.3p to 159.5p per litre.
Motorway petrol carried a 18.3p premium
That is about £10.06 on a 55-litre fill compared with non-motorway stations.
Supermarket petrol averaged 3.0p less
The measured gap equates to about £1.65 on a 55-litre fill.
Retailer watch
Petrol retailer ranking
Current weekly close ranked from lowest to highest, with changes calculated on the same comparison stations.
| Retailer | Average | 7-day | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costco | 147.9p | +4.0p over seven days | 21 current / 21 compared |
| Nicholl | 151.5p | +4.0p over seven days | 5 current / 5 compared |
| Maxol | 151.7p | +4.8p over seven days | 88 current / 88 compared |
| Emo | 153.7p | +5.4p over seven days | 14 current / 14 compared |
| Solo | 153.7p | +6.6p over seven days | 6 current / 6 compared |
| Circle K | 153.8p | +5.5p over seven days | 48 current / 48 compared |
| Co-op | 154.1p | +3.3p over seven days | 20 current / 20 compared |
| Tesco | 154.3p | +4.2p over seven days | 519 current / 519 compared |
| Total Energies | 154.3p | +2.8p over seven days | 10 current / 10 compared |
| Harvest Energy | 154.8p | +3.9p over seven days | 48 current / 48 compared |
| Applegreen | 155.1p | +5.4p over seven days | 13 current / 13 compared |
| Morrisons | 155.4p | +4.6p over seven days | 340 current / 340 compared |
| Sainsbury's | 155.4p | +5.5p over seven days | 316 current / 316 compared |
| Essar | 155.8p | +3.6p over seven days | 44 current / 43 compared |
| Murco | 155.8p | +3.8p over seven days | 166 current / 166 compared |
| Jet | 155.9p | +3.9p over seven days | 309 current / 307 compared |
| Texaco | 156.2p | +4.0p over seven days | 521 current / 518 compared |
| Asda | 156.3p | +5.8p over seven days | 405 current / 405 compared |
| Central Convenience | 156.6p | +1.6p over seven days | 18 current / 18 compared |
| Valero | 157.4p | +4.0p over seven days | 148 current / 147 compared |
| EG | 157.6p | +5.0p over seven days | 147 current / 147 compared |
| Gulf | 158.0p | +3.8p over seven days | 291 current / 290 compared |
| Esso | 158.1p | +4.3p over seven days | 1,456 current / 1,456 compared |
| Pace | 158.2p | +3.9p over seven days | 45 current / 44 compared |
| BP | 160.5p | +4.5p over seven days | 1,095 current / 1,095 compared |
| Shell | 160.5p | +4.3p over seven days | 917 current / 916 compared |
| Gleaner | 161.6p | +3.5p over seven days | 27 current / 27 compared |
Local movement
Petrol postcode-area movers
Only areas with at least five like-for-like station prices are shown.
Fastest rising
- SM postcode area+5.3p
- BL postcode area+5.2p
- CB postcode area+5.1p
- HU postcode area+5.1p
- BD postcode area+5.0p
Fastest falling
- No qualifying falls.
Supermarket gap
3.0p/L
Supermarket petrol averaged this much less than other measured stations, about £1.65 on 55 litres.
Motorway premium
18.3p/L
The measured motorway petrol premium, about £10.06 on a 55-litre fill.