Petrol and diesel prices in the East of England

Average prices in the East of England

Most of the prices behind these averages are more than 3 days old.

From 669 forecourts with a usable price in our price data, updated 3:17am on 2 November UK time.

Cheapest forecourts in the East of England now

Each forecourt's latest price from our price data. A price far from the UK median is left out, and older prices show their age.

Cheapest and dearest towns

The cheapest town for petrol in the East of England is Leighton Buzzard, at 167.1p. The dearest is Stansted Mountfitchet, at 181.0p.

Each town covers the forecourts within its page's radius, so towns close together share some. A town needs 5 petrol prices to be listed. Town figures from 2:03am on 2 November.

Counties in the East of England

Across the 6 counties with a petrol average, it runs from 169.5p in Suffolk to 173.4p in Hertfordshire.

A dash means fewer than 5 prices to average. Each forecourt counts once, in the county of its nearest town.

Supermarkets against the major brands

Supermarket petrol averages 170.7p over 142 forecourts in the East of England, 2.0p cheaper than the major brands' 172.7p over 456.

Supermarket diesel averages 196.2p over 121 forecourts in the East of England, 3.3p cheaper than the major brands' 199.5p over 415.

Most of the prices behind these averages are more than 3 days old.

Compare every brand ·Supermarket fuel against the big brands

Motorway services

Motorway services petrol averages 189.1p over 8 forecourts, 16.9p dearer than the rest of the East of England at 172.2p.

Motorway services diesel averages 216.5p over 8 forecourts, 17.8p dearer than the rest of the East of England at 198.7p.

Fuel prices on every motorway

Diesel against petrol

Diesel costs 26.5p a litre more than petrol in the East of England. That is about the same gap as the UK's 26.7p.

Why is diesel more expensive than petrol?

In the monthly report

In September 2026, the East of England was the joint 5th dearest of the 12 UK regions for petrol, averaging 170.6p. For diesel it was the 6th dearest, at 193.5p.

Read the September 2026 report

Prices in every UK region

Questions about fuel prices in the East of England

What is the average price of petrol in the East of England?

Petrol (E10) averages 172.4p a litre in the East of England, and diesel (B7) 198.9p, from 669 forecourts with a usable price.

Is fuel cheaper in the East of England than the rest of the UK?

Petrol here is 0.7p dearer than the UK average of 171.7p, the joint 5th dearest of the 12 UK regions. Diesel is about the same as the UK average of 198.4p, the 6th dearest of the 12 UK regions.

Where is the cheapest petrol in the East of England?

The cheapest petrol we list in the East of England is 160.9p a litre at Sainsbury's Hadleigh Road in Ipswich. The cheapest town on average is Leighton Buzzard, at 167.1p.

Is supermarket fuel cheaper in the East of England?

Supermarket petrol averages 170.7p over 142 forecourts in the East of England, 2.0p cheaper than the major brands' 172.7p over 456.

How these figures work

A forecourt counts in the East of England by its postcode area, less the districts in Greater London.

Postcode areas: AL, CB, CM, CO, IP, LU, NR, PE, SG, SS, WD, EN, IG, RM.

The outer London districts in EN, IG, RM count in London, such as Enfield, Ilford and Romford.

Each average uses every forecourt's latest price for the fuel while it is under 30 days old.

A price far from the UK median is counted but left out of the average, and a figure needs at least 5 prices.

Supermarkets and major brands are the groups on our brands page, each brand's own forecourts only. Motorway services are left out of both.

Each forecourt counts once in a county: the county of the nearest town we have a page for, within 20 miles. A county is listed under the region holding most of its forecourts.

Town figures are worked out each night over each town page's radius.

A town in a London borough is listed in London. Any other town is listed by its postcode and county.

Prices more than 3 days old still count, and we say so when most of a figure rests on them.

Every figure here comes from our price data, which explains where the prices come from.