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Average Petrol Price in Essex

Petrol (E10)157.3p
Diesel (B7S)178.6p

Today the average petrol price in Essex is 157.32p per litre. 0.7p higher than the average price in England.

The current average price of diesel is 178.60p per litre. -0.1p above the English diesel average.

We calculate the daily averages by analysing price data from the 248 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 (147.9p per litre).

Currently, buying 60 litres of petrol in Tilbury costs £13.20 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
Basildon11154.06p176.34p
Billericay2153.30p175.30p
Braintree9153.12p176.23p
Brentwood9160.12p179.40p
Brightlingsea1155.90p178.90p
Burnham On Crouch1156.90p178.90p
Canvey Island5155.50p175.50p
Chelmsford20157.84p178.38p
Chigwell1161.90p182.90p
Chipping Ongar1159.90p181.90p
Clacton On Sea5157.06p178.86p
Colchester26157.95p181.82p
Danbury1156.90p181.90p
Elmstead Market1157.90p179.90p
Epping4159.65p180.15p
Frinton On Sea1154.90p175.90p
Grays10155.01p175.57p
Great Dunmow1169.90p193.90p
Halstead3158.57p180.23p
Harlow9159.01p179.57p
Harwich2154.40p177.90p
Hockley1157.90p179.90p
Latchingdon1156.90p177.90p
Little Clacton2154.40p175.90p
Loughton3159.23p179.23p
Maldon3157.57p178.57p
Manningtree1157.90p179.90p
Rayleigh3158.23p177.57p
Rochford2156.80p177.30p
Sible Hedingham1157.90p176.90p
Southend On Sea7158.76p179.04p
Stanford Le Hope3155.57p182.57p
Stansted Mountfitchet1159.90p183.90p
Tilbury1147.90p167.90p
Tiptree1160.90p184.90p
Weeley1159.90p179.90p
Wickford3154.57p177.90p
Witham6156.07p178.07p

Average petrol prices last updated at 12 Jun 2026 10:00 (14 hours, and 15 minutes ago).

Petrol & Diesel Price Trends

The average price of petrol in Essex has decreased by 1.6p in the last week. Diesel has fallen by 3.7p.

In the last month petrol has dropped by 1.1p and. and diesel has fallen by 9.3p.