Farnworth

At the bottom of the local market, unleaded starts around 147p per litre right now. Right now roughly 12p per litre separates the cheapest unleaded from the dearest locally.

The supermarket sites, including Morrisons, tend to set the floor for prices here. Supermarkets account for 5 of the 56 stations here, with branded and independent sites making up the remainder.

The low end of the market has recently been held by Tesco around Tesco Stores Ltd. Forecourts on Moss Bank Way and Brackley Street carry much of the passing trade, and their prices often move first.

The town's unleaded average sits slightly below the North West England norm at the moment. For diesel, expect an average of roughly 170p 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 Farnworth 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.