Loughborough

At the bottom of the local market, unleaded starts around 143p per litre right now. A few outlying forecourts price well above the typical local level, so the average is a better guide here than the extremes.

The supermarket sites, including Morrisons, tend to set the floor for prices here. 1 of the 12 local forecourts are supermarket-run, and the rest split between branded and independent operators.

The low end of the market has recently been held by Sainsburys around Greenclose Lane. Forecourts on North Street and Leicester Road carry much of the passing trade, and their prices often move first.

Average unleaded here tracks the wider East Midlands figure closely. For diesel, expect an average of roughly 162p per litre locally.

The comparison covers stations up to roughly 8 km out, which keeps out-of-town supermarkets and bypass sites in the same view as the town centre. Prices in Loughborough can move mid-week as well as at weekends, so the ordering above is worth a glance even if you always use the same forecourt.

The table below carries the exact live figures per station, and alerts can flag a drop at the forecourts you actually use.