Urmston

At the bottom of the local market, unleaded starts around 144p 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.

Supermarket forecourts from Tesco usually anchor the bottom of the local range. 5 of the 47 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 Barton Dock Road. Forecourts on Manchester Road and Marsland Road carry much of the passing trade, and their prices often move first.

Average unleaded here tracks the wider North West England figure closely. For diesel, expect an average of roughly 172p 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 Urmston is not fixed; the low spot moves between forecourts through the week, so the current ordering matters more than habit.

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