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Average Petrol Price in Essex

Petrol (E10)159.5p
Diesel (B7S)178.5p

Today the average petrol price in Essex is 159.46p per litre. 0.7p higher than the average price in England.

The current average price of diesel is 178.48p per litre. 1.2p above the English diesel average.

We calculate the daily averages by analysing price data from the 249 petrol stations in Essex that are sending price changes to the Fuel Finder system.

Cheapest Petrol in Essex

The cheapest petrol in Essex is in Tilbury (142.9p per litre).

Currently, buying 60 litres of petrol in Tilbury costs £16.20 less than in Great Dunmow (169.9p per litre).

Average Fuel Prices by City/Town

Select a town or city to view local petrol station price data.

TOWN/CITY STATIONS PETROL DIESEL
Basildon11154.59p175.23p
Billericay2161.30p175.30p
Braintree9158.01p179.68p
Brentwood9163.12p179.78p
Brightlingsea1156.90p175.90p
Burnham On Crouch1156.90p176.90p
Canvey Island5155.70p174.30p
Chelmsford20161.29p179.49p
Chigwell1161.90p181.90p
Chipping Ongar1163.90p179.90p
Clacton On Sea5155.86p173.06p
Colchester26160.60p179.82p
Danbury1156.90p176.90p
Elmstead Market1159.90p179.90p
Epping4166.40p187.15p
Frinton On Sea1156.90p175.90p
Grays10157.50p176.12p
Great Dunmow1169.90p187.90p
Halstead3160.57p181.23p
Harlow9162.90p181.79p
Harwich2158.40p174.40p
Hockley1159.90p180.90p
Latchingdon1159.90p179.90p
Little Clacton2155.90p172.90p
Loughton3165.90p185.23p
Maldon3158.23p174.57p
Manningtree1158.90p176.90p
Rayleigh3160.57p179.57p
Rochford2156.80p176.30p
Sible Hedingham1159.90p179.90p
Southend On Sea7161.76p180.33p
Stanford Le Hope3157.23p182.23p
Stansted Mountfitchet1164.90p179.90p
Tilbury1142.90p159.90p
Tiptree1159.90p176.90p
Weeley1159.90p179.90p
Wickford3156.23p176.23p
Witham6157.57p176.23p

Average petrol prices last updated at 28 Jul 2026 10:00 (5 hours, and 12 minutes ago).

Petrol & Diesel Price Trends

The average price of petrol in Essex has increased by 4.0p in the last week. Diesel has risen by 6.0p.

In the last month, petrol has increased by 7.2p and diesel has risen by 9.2p.