Basildon

The cheapest unleaded in town currently starts near 146p per litre. Right now roughly 14p per litre separates the cheapest unleaded from the dearest locally.

Supermarket forecourts from Tesco and Sainsburys usually anchor the bottom of the local range. 5 of the 29 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 Asda around Eastgate Shopping Centre. Forecourts on Radford Way and Cranfield Park Road carry much of the passing trade, and their prices often move first.

The local unleaded average sits well below the East of England number, so filling up locally usually beats waiting for somewhere else in the region. For diesel, expect an average of roughly 166p 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 Basildon 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.