South Ockendon

At the bottom of the local market, unleaded starts around 141p per litre right now. The very top of the local range is set by a small number of expensive outliers, and most stations sit much closer together than the headline gap suggests.

The supermarket sites, including Tesco, tend to set the floor for prices here. 2 of the 25 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 Costco around West Thurrock Way. Several of the busier sites sit along Thurrock Park Way and A127, so you can check them against each other without leaving your usual route.

The town's unleaded average sits slightly below the East of England norm at the moment. For diesel, expect an average of roughly 174p 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. If you drive through South Ockendon regularly, note that the price ordering below changes often enough that last month's cheapest stop may not be this week's.

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