Price Pulse · Week ending 30 August 2026
Petrol rose 0.4p and diesel rose 0.9p in the week to 30 August 2026
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 161.6p per litre across 7,917 stations. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 183.4p per litre across 8,037 stations.
Petrol (E10)
161.6p/L
7,917 prices; 7,910 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Diesel (B7)
183.4p/L
8,037 prices; 8,029 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium petrol (E5)
178.8p/L
6,313 prices; 6,309 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
Premium diesel
201.2p/L
4,264 prices; 4,261 in the like-for-like weekly comparison.
The week in one sentence
Petrol (E10) rose 0.4p. The equal-station UK average ended the week at 161.6p per litre across 7,917 stations.
30-day movement
The national price line
View the chart as a data table
| Date | Petrol | Diesel | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 161.5p | 183.3p | 7917 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 161.6p | 183.4p | 7917 |
Analysis
What this means for drivers
Petrol (E10) rose 0.4p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 161.6p per litre across 7,917 stations.
Diesel (B7) rose 0.9p
The equal-station UK average ended the week at 183.4p per litre across 8,037 stations.
Nicholl had the lowest retailer petrol average
Its measured average was 152.9p per litre across 5 stations.
HS postcode area was the fastest-rising petrol area
The postcode-area average increased 3.1p to 166.1p per litre.
Motorway petrol carried a 22.6p premium
That is about £12.43 on a 55-litre fill compared with non-motorway stations.
Supermarket petrol averaged 3.4p less
The measured gap equates to about £1.87 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 | 152.9p | +1.2p over seven days | 5 current / 5 compared |
| Costco | 154.2p | +0.4p over seven days | 22 current / 22 compared |
| Maxol | 154.7p | +1.0p over seven days | 89 current / 89 compared |
| Emo | 155.7p | +0.6p over seven days | 15 current / 14 compared |
| Solo | 155.7p | +0.1p over seven days | 6 current / 6 compared |
| Circle K | 156.1p | +1.0p over seven days | 48 current / 48 compared |
| Tesco | 158.6p | -0.1p over seven days | 516 current / 516 compared |
| Morrisons | 158.9p | 0.0p over seven days | 340 current / 340 compared |
| Sainsbury's | 159.1p | +0.2p over seven days | 316 current / 316 compared |
| Co-op | 159.2p | +0.1p over seven days | 20 current / 20 compared |
| Applegreen | 159.3p | +1.1p over seven days | 13 current / 13 compared |
| Asda | 159.4p | -0.4p over seven days | 405 current / 405 compared |
| Total Energies | 159.7p | +1.2p over seven days | 10 current / 10 compared |
| Jet | 160.4p | +0.6p over seven days | 311 current / 311 compared |
| Texaco | 160.4p | +0.4p over seven days | 510 current / 510 compared |
| Harvest Energy | 160.7p | +0.9p over seven days | 46 current / 46 compared |
| Essar | 160.8p | +0.9p over seven days | 47 current / 47 compared |
| Murco | 161.1p | +0.9p over seven days | 169 current / 169 compared |
| Valero | 161.1p | +0.8p over seven days | 165 current / 165 compared |
| Pace | 161.8p | +0.3p over seven days | 45 current / 45 compared |
| Esso | 162.1p | +0.1p over seven days | 1,457 current / 1,457 compared |
| Gulf | 162.4p | +0.9p over seven days | 296 current / 296 compared |
| EG | 163.3p | +2.7p over seven days | 148 current / 147 compared |
| BP | 164.1p | +0.5p over seven days | 1,098 current / 1,098 compared |
| Gleaner | 164.3p | +0.5p over seven days | 27 current / 27 compared |
| Shell | 164.9p | +0.1p over seven days | 918 current / 918 compared |
| Central Convenience | 167.0p | -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
- HS postcode area+3.1p
- CA postcode area+1.4p
- ZE postcode area+1.4p
- KW postcode area+1.0p
- LD postcode area+1.0p
Fastest falling
- AL postcode area-1.0p
- CR postcode area-0.4p
- WD postcode area-0.4p
- KA postcode area-0.2p
- SE postcode area-0.2p
Supermarket gap
3.4p/L
Supermarket petrol averaged this much less than other measured stations, about £1.87 on 55 litres.
Motorway premium
22.6p/L
The measured motorway petrol premium, about £12.43 on a 55-litre fill.