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Average Petrol Price in Essex

Petrol (E10)173.4p
Diesel (B7S)199.6p

Today the average petrol price in Essex is 173.37p per litre. -0.1p higher than the average price in England.

The current average price of diesel is 199.55p per litre. 0.2p above the English diesel average.

We calculate the daily averages by analysing price data from the 250 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 Rochford (167.3p per litre).

Currently, buying 60 litres of petrol in Rochford costs £11.16 less than in Great Dunmow (185.9p 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
Basildon11170.86p196.68p
Billericay2169.80p196.30p
Braintree9171.01p200.46p
Brentwood9178.46p200.90p
Brightlingsea1175.90p199.90p
Burnham On Crouch1171.90p196.90p
Canvey Island5171.70p199.10p
Chelmsford20173.34p199.88p
Chigwell1168.90p199.90p
Chipping Ongar1174.90p199.90p
Clacton On Sea5175.46p199.26p
Colchester27174.99p199.31p
Danbury1173.90p199.90p
Elmstead Market1171.90p199.90p
Epping4177.40p199.65p
Frinton On Sea1175.90p199.90p
Grays10173.10p200.90p
Great Dunmow1185.90p209.90p
Halstead3172.23p202.23p
Harlow9178.23p199.90p
Harwich2175.40p199.40p
Hockley1173.90p199.90p
Latchingdon1169.90p197.90p
Little Clacton2174.40p198.40p
Loughton3175.57p199.90p
Maldon3172.57p199.57p
Manningtree1174.90p199.90p
Rayleigh3172.57p200.57p
Rochford2167.30p198.80p
Sible Hedingham1171.90p201.90p
Southend On Sea7173.76p200.19p
Stanford Le Hope3170.90p198.90p
Stansted Mountfitchet1176.90p199.90p
Tilbury1169.90p196.90p
Tiptree1179.90p202.90p
Weeley1169.90p197.90p
Wickford3171.23p197.23p
Witham6171.23p198.57p

Average petrol prices last updated at 28 Oct 2026 10:00 (20 hours, and 29 minutes ago).

Petrol & Diesel Price Trends

The average price of petrol in Essex has decreased by 1.4p in the last week. Diesel has fallen by 0.4p.

In the last month petrol has dropped by 1.9p and. and diesel has fallen by 0.7p.