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Average Petrol Price in Essex

Petrol (E10)168.3p
Diesel (B7S)190.3p

Today the average petrol price in Essex is 168.30p per litre. 0.2p higher than the average price in England.

The current average price of diesel is 190.28p per litre. 0.5p 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 (161.9p per litre).

Currently, buying 60 litres of petrol in Tilbury costs £9.60 less than in Great Dunmow (177.9p 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
Basildon11163.05p185.86p
Billericay2163.80p184.30p
Braintree9166.57p189.68p
Brentwood9172.57p194.15p
Brightlingsea1165.90p188.90p
Burnham On Crouch1165.90p189.90p
Canvey Island5164.10p187.10p
Chelmsford20168.59p190.77p
Chigwell1166.90p191.90p
Chipping Ongar1169.90p191.90p
Clacton On Sea5165.86p186.66p
Colchester26170.15p190.86p
Danbury1163.90p187.90p
Elmstead Market1169.90p189.90p
Epping4173.65p196.40p
Frinton On Sea1168.90p188.90p
Grays10167.20p187.46p
Great Dunmow1177.90p197.90p
Halstead3170.23p193.23p
Harlow9170.68p193.12p
Harwich2164.40p186.40p
Hockley1169.90p190.90p
Latchingdon1166.90p189.90p
Little Clacton2165.40p186.40p
Loughton3171.23p193.57p
Maldon3166.57p188.90p
Manningtree1167.90p189.90p
Rayleigh3169.57p190.90p
Rochford2166.30p188.30p
Sible Hedingham1167.90p192.90p
Southend On Sea7168.76p191.90p
Stanford Le Hope3163.57p189.23p
Stansted Mountfitchet1169.90p191.90p
Tilbury1161.90p182.90p
Tiptree1174.90p196.90p
Weeley1167.90p187.90p
Wickford3165.57p187.90p
Witham6168.23p189.40p

Average petrol prices last updated at 10 Sep 2026 10:00 (7 hours, and 53 minutes ago).

Petrol & Diesel Price Trends

The average price of petrol in Essex has increased by 4.1p in the last week. Diesel has risen by 4.1p.

In the last month, petrol has increased by 5.3p and diesel has risen by 6.4p.