Ashton-under-Lyne

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. Supermarket forecourts from Morrisons and Tesco usually anchor the bottom of the local range.

14 of the 56 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 The Broadway.

Forecourts on Ashton New Road and Cavendish Street carry much of the passing trade, and their prices often move first. Unleaded here currently averages several pence under the wider North West England figure.

For diesel, expect an average of roughly 169p 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 Ashton-under-Lyne 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.