Reading

At the bottom of the local market, unleaded starts around 157p 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 Asda usually anchor the bottom of the local range. 3 of the 37 local forecourts are supermarket-run, and the rest split between branded and independent operators.

Costco has been setting the cheapest unleaded price locally of late. Forecourts on School Road and Chalfont Way carry much of the passing trade, and their prices often move first.

On average the town runs a touch over the South East England norm for unleaded. Diesel averages around 185p per litre across the stations listed for Reading.

Everything within about 10 km of the centre is included, so edge-of-town and retail park sites appear alongside the central forecourts. Prices in Reading 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.

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.