Barking

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 Asda, tend to set the floor for prices here. 6 of the 73 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 Jet. Forecourts on Marshall Road and Tollgate Road carry much of the passing trade, and their prices often move first.

On average, unleaded here runs a little under the wider Greater London figure. Diesel averages around 164p per litre across the stations we track in Barking.

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 Barking 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.