Cheapest unleaded
167.9p
Fuel prices in Bedford today, 4 November 2026
Pump prices at 30 petrol stations within 10 miles of Bedford town centre, sorted cheapest first. 3 have prices more than 30 days old, so they're listed last with the date of the last report. Prices come from the official retailer price data published under the government's fuel price transparency rules, updated daily from the official Fuel Finder data.
Cheapest diesel
193.9p
Avg unleaded (Bedford)
172.2p
Avg diesel (Bedford)
198.1p
Cheapest and average prices from the 27 stations reporting in the 30 days to 4 November 2026.
Cheapest fuel in Bedford: quick answers
Where is the cheapest petrol in Bedford today?
167.9p a litre for unleaded (E10) at Sainsbury's, Bells Brook, Biggleswade, 8.8 miles from the town centre. That is 4.3p under the Bedford average of 172.2p, or about £2.15 on a 50-litre fill.
Where is the cheapest diesel in Bedford?
193.9p a litre for diesel (B7) at Jet, Bedford Road, Clophill. The Bedford average for diesel is 198.1p.
Is petrol in Bedford dearer than the UK average?
Unleaded in Bedford averages 172.2p today, 1.2p above the UK average of 171.0p across every station in the data. Diesel averages 198.1p, level with the UK figure of 198.2p.
Which brand is cheapest for petrol in Bedford?
Among brands with 2 or more stations within 10 miles, Jet has the lowest average unleaded price at 170.6p across 3 stations. Welcome Break is the dearest on average at 174.9p.
How current are these prices?
Prices come from the government's Fuel Finder open data, where forecourts must report any change within 30 minutes. We update our copy from that data every day. The pump totem is still the final word.
Every station near Bedford, cheapest unleaded first
8.8 miSainsbury's
Bells Brook, Biggleswade
SG18 0NA
Car wash · Air
Unleaded167.9p
Diesel195.9p
9.8 miTesco
Barford Road, St. Neots
PE19 2SA
Price last reported 28 Sept
24 hours · Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded167.9p
Diesel196.9p
9.2 miBP
Great North Road, Eaton Socon St Neots
PE19 8EJ
Price last reported 28 Sept
Car wash · Air · Toilets
Unleaded167.9p
Diesel199.9p
8.0 miJet
Bedford Road, Clophill
MK45 4AP
24 hours · Air · Water
Unleaded167.9p
Diesel193.9p
7.1 miTexaco
Great North Road, Sandy
SG19 1NA
24 hours
Unleaded168.9p
Diesel198.9p
7.1 miEsso
43 Tempsford Road
SG19 2AF
Price last reported 20 Sept
Car wash · Air · Toilets
Unleaded169.9p
Diesel–
9.3 miTesco
Coniston Rd, Flitwick, Bedford
MK45 1LX
24 hours · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded170.9p
Diesel196.9p
8.7 miJet
John R Ford & Sons Ltd, 11 Ampthill Road, Shefford
SG17 5BE
Air · Water
Unleaded170.9p
Diesel195.9p
9.2 miEsso
Ivel Rd, Shefford
SG17 5LH
24 hours · Car wash · Air · Water
Unleaded170.9p
Diesel195.9p
8.4 miShell
101 101 Ampthill Road, Flitwick
MK45 1BE
Price last reported 18 Sept
24 hours · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded171.9p
Diesel198.9p
1.8 miTesco
Tesco Stores Ltd, Riverfield Drive, Bedford
MK41 0SE
24 hours · Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded171.9p
Diesel196.9p
1.0 miMorrisons
Ampthill Road, Bedford
MK42 9JP
Price last reported 28 Sept
24 hours · Car wash · Air
Unleaded171.9p
Diesel196.9p
0.8 miTesco
Cardington Road, Bedford
MK42 0BG
24 hours · Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded171.9p
Diesel196.9p
2.0 miShell
Woburn Road, Kempston, Bedford
MK42 7QA
Price last reported 17 Sept
Car wash · Air · Water
Unleaded172.9p
Diesel199.9p
0.8 miBP
3 Elstow Road, Bedford
MK42 9NU
Price last reported 14 Sept
Air · Water
Unleaded172.9p
Diesel199.9p
0.8 miEsso
73 London Road, Bedford
MK42 0NT
Price last reported 26 Sept
24 hours
Unleaded172.9p
Diesel199.9p
1.5 miJet
Putnoe Service Station, 122 Queens Drive, Bedford
MK41 9JF
Price last reported 27 Sept
Car wash · Air
Unleaded172.9p
Diesel198.9p
3.9 miMurco
Wootton Garage Ltd, 2 Fields Road, Wootton, Bedford
MK43 9JJ
Price last reported 26 Sept
Car wash · Air
Unleaded172.9p
Diesel199.9p
2.1 miBP
Kempston Service Station, 47 High Street, Kempston, Bedford
MK42 7BT
Price last reported 27 Sept
Car wash · Air
Unleaded173.0p
Diesel200.0p
1.1 miSainsbury's
90 Clapham Road, Bedford
MK41 7PJ
Car wash · Air
Unleaded173.9p
Diesel198.9p
1.0 miBP
Newnham Avenue, Bedford
MK41 9QG
24 hours · Air · Toilets
Unleaded173.9p
Diesel199.9p
9.9 miWelcome Break
A509, Warrington, Olney
MK46 4JQ
Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets · AdBlue pump
Unleaded174.9p
Diesel197.9p
6.1 miShell
Beancroft Road, Bedford
MK43 0PZ
Price last reported 24 Sept
24 hours · Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded176.9p
Diesel201.9p
2.1 miBP
Elstow Interchange, Bedford
MK42 9BF
24 hours · Air · Toilets · AdBlue pump
Unleaded176.9p
Diesel201.9p
8.2 miEssar
Wharley End Garage, Wharley End, Cranfield, Bedford
MK43 0AW
Unleaded180.9p
Diesel198.9p
9.2 miPace
Langford Service Garage, 9 High Street, Langford, Biggleswade
SG18 9RP
Price last reported 24 Sept
Air
Unleaded171.9p
Diesel196.9p
4.5 miShell
A6 Rushden Road, Bedford
MK44 1JH
Price last reported 2 Oct
Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded175.9p
Diesel199.9p
2.8 miBP
52-56 Stagsden Road, Bromham, Bedford
MK43 8PT
Price last reported 24 Sept
Air
Unleaded175.9p
Diesel199.9p
8.2 miWelcome Break
A1, Great North Road, Wyboston
MK44 3AA
Price last reported 25 Sept
24 hours · Air · Water · Toilets · AdBlue pump
Unleaded176.9p
Diesel201.9p
7.8 miGulf
R G R Garages, High Street, Cranfield, Bedford
MK43 0DG
Price last reported 22 Sept
Water · Toilets
Unleaded181.9p
Diesel199.9p
Distances measured from Bedford town centre. Data fetched 10 hours ago.
Fuel prices around Bedford: the numbers
Measured across the 27 stations within 10 miles with a price reported in the last 30 days, against every station in the UK data on the same day.
| Unleaded E10 | Diesel B7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford average | 172.2p | 198.1p |
| UK average | 171.0p | 198.2p |
| Bedford against the UK | +1.2p | -0.1p |
| Cheapest station | 167.9p | 193.9p |
| Dearest station | 180.9p | 201.9p |
| Spread, dearest minus cheapest | +13.0p | +8.0p |
| Stations with a price | 25 | 20 |
Brands near Bedford
Brands with 2 or more stations within 10 miles, most stations first. Averages cover the stations in this radius only.
| Brand | Stations | Avg unleaded | Avg diesel |
|---|---|---|---|
| BP | 6 | 172.9p | 200.6p |
| Shell | 4 | 173.9p | 200.2p |
| Tesco | 4 | 170.7p | 196.9p |
| Esso | 3 | 171.2p | 195.9p |
| Jet | 3 | 170.6p | 196.2p |
| Sainsbury's | 2 | 170.9p | 197.4p |
| Welcome Break | 2 | 174.9p | 197.9p |
How Bedford prices have moved
Daily average over the last 11 days, Bedford against the UK. Unleaded has moved -1.8p and diesel -0.9p since 25 October 2026.
Bedford unleadedBedford dieselUK unleadedUK diesel
What this covers: 30 stations within 10 miles of the town centre as given in our town list, which can take in neighbouring towns. Averages are a plain mean of reported prices, so one dear motorway forecourt lifts a small town's figure. Stations that have reported nothing for 30 days are listed with their last price but left out of the averages.
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