Petrol and diesel prices in the North East

Average prices in the North East

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

From 306 forecourts with a usable price in our price data, updated 3:17am on 2 November UK time.

Cheapest forecourts in the North East 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 North East is Bishop Auckland, at 167.6p. The dearest is Richmond, at 173.4p.

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 North East

Across the 3 counties with a petrol average, it runs from 169.3p in Tyne and Wear to 170.7p in Northumberland.

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 168.3p over 70 forecourts in the North East, 2.1p cheaper than the major brands' 170.4p over 196.

Supermarket diesel averages 196.3p over 66 forecourts in the North East, 2.3p cheaper than the major brands' 198.6p over 141.

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 176.6p over 7 forecourts, 6.7p dearer than the rest of the North East at 169.9p.

Motorway services diesel averages 207.4p over 6 forecourts, 9.5p dearer than the rest of the North East at 197.9p.

Fuel prices on every motorway

Diesel against petrol

Diesel costs 28.0p a litre more than petrol in the North East. That is a gap 1.3p wider than the UK's 26.7p.

Why is diesel more expensive than petrol?

In the monthly report

In September 2026, the North East was the 3rd cheapest of the 12 UK regions for petrol, averaging 169.1p. For diesel it was the joint 3rd cheapest, at 192.8p.

Read the September 2026 report

Prices in every UK region

Questions about fuel prices in the North East

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

Petrol (E10) averages 170.1p a litre in the North East, and diesel (B7) 198.1p, from 306 forecourts with a usable price.

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

Petrol here is 1.6p cheaper than the UK average of 171.7p, the 2nd cheapest of the 12 UK regions. Diesel is about the same as the UK average of 198.4p, the joint 4th cheapest of the 12 UK regions.

Where is the cheapest petrol in the North East?

The cheapest petrol we list in the North East is 162.7p a litre at G W Holmes & Son DL14 in Bishop Auckland. The cheapest town on average is Bishop Auckland, at 167.6p.

Is supermarket fuel cheaper in the North East?

Supermarket petrol averages 168.3p over 70 forecourts in the North East, 2.1p cheaper than the major brands' 170.4p over 196.

How these figures work

A forecourt counts in the North East by the postcode area it is in.

Postcode areas: DH, DL, NE, SR, TS.

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.