Fuel prices in Bournemouth today, 4 November 2026
Pump prices at 50 petrol stations within 10 miles of Bournemouth town centre, sorted cheapest first. 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 fuel in Bournemouth: quick answers
Where is the cheapest petrol in Bournemouth today?
165.9p a litre for unleaded (E10) at Murco, Foleys Garage, Valley Road, Swanage, 9.1 miles from the town centre. That is 6.0p under the Bournemouth average of 171.9p, or about £3.00 on a 50-litre fill.
Where is the cheapest diesel in Bournemouth?
196.9p a litre for diesel (B7) at Asda, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth. The Bournemouth average for diesel is 200.0p.
Is petrol in Bournemouth dearer than the UK average?
Unleaded in Bournemouth averages 171.9p today, 0.9p above the UK average of 171.0p across every station in the data. Diesel averages 200.0p, 1.8p above the UK figure of 198.2p.
Which brand is cheapest for petrol in Bournemouth?
Among brands with 2 or more stations within 10 miles, Murco has the lowest average unleaded price at 166.4p across 2 stations. BP is the dearest on average at 173.5p.
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 Bournemouth, cheapest unleaded first
Distances measured from Bournemouth town centre. Data fetched 10 hours ago.
Fuel prices around Bournemouth: the numbers
Measured across the 50 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth average | 171.9p | 200.0p |
| UK average | 171.0p | 198.2p |
| Bournemouth against the UK | +0.9p | +1.8p |
| Cheapest station | 165.9p | 196.9p |
| Dearest station | 179.9p | 202.9p |
| Spread, dearest minus cheapest | +14.0p | +6.0p |
| Stations with a price | 50 | 49 |
Brands near Bournemouth
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esso | 16 | 172.5p | 200.7p |
| BP | 7 | 173.5p | 200.8p |
| Shell | 6 | 173.2p | 201.4p |
| Texaco | 6 | 170.6p | 199.4p |
| Tesco | 5 | 171.9p | 198.4p |
| Asda | 3 | 169.9p | 197.9p |
| Murco | 2 | 166.4p | 198.9p |
| Sainsbury's | 2 | 170.4p | 198.9p |
How Bournemouth prices have moved
Daily average over the last 11 days, Bournemouth against the UK. Unleaded has moved -3.0p and diesel -0.6p since 25 October 2026.
What this covers: 50 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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