Washington

The cheapest unleaded in town currently starts near 152p per litre. 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 Sainsburys and Asda, tend to set the floor for prices here. 6 of the 35 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 Esso around A194 Leam Lane . Several of the busier sites sit along North Road and Parsons Road, so you can check them against each other without leaving your usual route.

Unleaded prices around Washington sit broadly in line with the rest of North East England. For diesel, expect an average of roughly 181p 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. The cheapest station in Washington is not fixed; the low spot moves between forecourts through the week, so the current ordering matters more than habit.

Use the live table for the exact prices at each site, or set an alert if you would rather be told when your usual stations drop.