Price Pulse · Week ending 23 August 2026
Petrol rose 0.1p and diesel rose 0.8p in the week to 23 August 2026
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 161.2p per litre across 7,910 stations. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 182.5p per litre across 8,029 stations.
Petrol (E10)
161.2p/L
7,910 prices; 7,894 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Diesel (B7)
182.5p/L
8,029 prices; 8,010 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium petrol (E5)
178.5p/L
6,309 prices; 6,306 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium diesel
200.6p/L
4,261 prices; 4,257 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
The week in one sentence
Petrol (E10) rose 0.1p. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 161.2p per litre across 7,910 stations.
30-day movement
The national price line
View the chart as a data table
| Date | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 157.0p | 174.5p | 7858 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 160.2p | 179.5p | 7874 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 161.5p | 181.8p | 7884 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 161.1p | 181.7p | 7894 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 161.2p | 182.5p | 7908 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | 161.2p | 182.5p | 7910 |
Analysis
What this means for drivers
Petrol (E10) rose 0.1p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 161.2p per litre across 7,910 stations.
Diesel (B7) rose 0.8p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 182.5p per litre across 8,029 stations.
Nicholl had the lowest retailer petrol average
Its measured average was 151.7p per litre across 5 stations.
ZE postcode area was the fastest-rising petrol area
The postcode-area average increased 2.5p to 159.6p per litre.
Motorway petrol carried a 16.7p premium
That is about £9.19 on a 55-litre fill compared with non-motorway stations.
Supermarket petrol averaged 2.8p less
The measured gap equates to about £1.54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholl | 151.7p | +1.0p over seven days | 5 current / 5 compared |
| Maxol | 153.7p | +0.6p over seven days | 89 current / 89 compared |
| Costco | 153.8p | +0.6p over seven days | 22 current / 21 compared |
| Circle K | 154.7p | +0.7p over seven days | 49 current / 49 compared |
| Emo | 154.9p | +2.9p over seven days | 14 current / 14 compared |
| Solo | 155.6p | -0.3p over seven days | 6 current / 6 compared |
| Applegreen | 158.2p | +0.2p over seven days | 13 current / 13 compared |
| Total Energies | 158.5p | +0.6p over seven days | 10 current / 10 compared |
| Tesco | 158.7p | -0.7p over seven days | 519 current / 519 compared |
| Morrisons | 158.9p | -0.7p over seven days | 340 current / 340 compared |
| Sainsbury's | 158.9p | -0.6p over seven days | 316 current / 316 compared |
| Co-op | 159.1p | -0.4p over seven days | 20 current / 20 compared |
| Asda | 159.8p | -0.1p over seven days | 405 current / 405 compared |
| Essar | 159.8p | +0.6p over seven days | 45 current / 45 compared |
| Jet | 159.8p | +0.1p over seven days | 311 current / 310 compared |
| Harvest Energy | 159.9p | +0.2p over seven days | 48 current / 48 compared |
| Texaco | 160.0p | +0.2p over seven days | 527 current / 527 compared |
| Murco | 160.2p | +0.5p over seven days | 169 current / 169 compared |
| Valero | 160.4p | +0.2p over seven days | 148 current / 148 compared |
| EG | 160.6p | +0.3p over seven days | 147 current / 147 compared |
| Gulf | 161.5p | +0.5p over seven days | 296 current / 295 compared |
| Pace | 161.5p | -0.2p over seven days | 45 current / 45 compared |
| Esso | 162.0p | -0.1p over seven days | 1,457 current / 1,457 compared |
| BP | 163.6p | +0.2p over seven days | 1,099 current / 1,098 compared |
| Gleaner | 163.8p | +0.2p over seven days | 27 current / 27 compared |
| Shell | 164.8p | +1.0p over seven days | 919 current / 918 compared |
| Central Convenience | 167.4p | +0.4p over seven days | 18 current / 18 compared |
Local movement
Petrol postcode-area movers
Only areas with at least five like-for-like station prices are shown.
Fastest rising
- ZE postcode area+2.5p
- BR postcode area+1.2p
- HR postcode area+1.1p
- HS postcode area+1.1p
- KW postcode area+1.0p
Fastest falling
- EN postcode area-1.0p
- W postcode area-0.7p
- AL postcode area-0.6p
- HA postcode area-0.6p
- SE postcode area-0.5p
Supermarket gap
2.8p/L
Supermarket petrol averaged this much less than other measured stations, about £1.54 on 55 litres.
Motorway premium
16.7p/L
The measured motorway petrol premium, about £9.19 on a 55-litre fill.