Petrol and diesel prices in the North West

Average prices in the North West

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

From 759 forecourts with a usable price in our price data, updated 3:17am on 2 November UK time.

Cheapest forecourts in the North West 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 West is Bacup, at 166.4p. The dearest is Knutsford, at 180.8p.

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 West

Across the 6 counties with a petrol average, it runs from 171.3p in Greater Manchester to 174.4p in Flintshire.

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 169.7p over 183 forecourts in the North West, 2.4p cheaper than the major brands' 172.1p over 500.

Supermarket diesel averages 194.8p over 167 forecourts in the North West, 3.5p cheaper than the major brands' 198.3p over 459.

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 28 forecourts, 17.6p dearer than the rest of the North West at 171.5p.

Motorway services diesel averages 216.1p over 27 forecourts, 18.7p dearer than the rest of the North West at 197.4p.

Fuel prices on every motorway

Diesel against petrol

Diesel costs 26.0p a litre more than petrol in the North West. That is a gap 0.7p narrower than the UK's 26.7p.

Why is diesel more expensive than petrol?

In the monthly report

In September 2026, the North West was the 5th cheapest of the 12 UK regions for petrol, averaging 169.9p. For diesel it was the 5th cheapest, at 192.9p.

Read the September 2026 report

Prices in every UK region

Questions about fuel prices in the North West

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

Petrol (E10) averages 172.1p a litre in the North West, and diesel (B7) 198.1p, from 759 forecourts with a usable price.

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

Petrol here is about the same as the UK average of 171.7p, the 6th 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 West?

The cheapest petrol we list in the North West is 153.9p a litre at Gordale Service Station CH64 in Neston. The cheapest town on average is Bacup, at 166.4p.

Is supermarket fuel cheaper in the North West?

Supermarket petrol averages 169.7p over 183 forecourts in the North West, 2.4p cheaper than the major brands' 172.1p over 500.

How these figures work

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

Postcode areas: BB, BL, CA, CH, CW, FY, L, LA, M, OL, PR, SK, WA, WN.

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.