Cheapest unleaded
167.7p
Fuel prices in Colchester today, 4 November 2026
Pump prices at 35 petrol stations within 10 miles of Colchester town centre, sorted cheapest first. 1 has a price more than 30 days old, so it's 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
194.9p
Avg unleaded (Colchester)
172.2p
Avg diesel (Colchester)
198.9p
Cheapest and average prices from the 34 stations reporting in the 30 days to 4 November 2026.
Cheapest fuel in Colchester: quick answers
Where is the cheapest petrol in Colchester today?
167.7p a litre for unleaded (E10) at Shell, Colchester Road, Little Bentley, Colchester, 7.4 miles from the town centre. That is 4.5p under the Colchester average of 172.2p, or about £2.25 on a 50-litre fill.
Where is the cheapest diesel in Colchester?
194.9p a litre for diesel (B7) at BP, 154 Mersea Road, Colchester. The Colchester average for diesel is 198.9p.
Is petrol in Colchester dearer than the UK average?
Unleaded in Colchester averages 172.2p today, 1.2p above the UK average of 171.0p across every station in the data. Diesel averages 198.9p, 0.7p above the UK figure of 198.2p.
Which brand is cheapest for petrol in Colchester?
Among brands with 2 or more stations within 10 miles, Texaco has the lowest average unleaded price at 169.4p across 2 stations. Shell is the dearest on average at 174.2p.
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 Colchester, cheapest unleaded first
7.4 miShell
Colchester Road, Little Bentley, Colchester
CO7 8RX
24 hours · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded167.7p
Diesel196.7p
3.2 miArdleigh South Service Station
A120 Westbound, Ardleigh, Colchester
CO7 7YP
24 hours · Air · Water · Toilets · AdBlue pump
Unleaded167.9p
Diesel197.9p
1.2 miBP
154 Mersea Road, Colchester
CO2 8PU
Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets · AdBlue pump
Unleaded168.9p
Diesel194.9p
2.1 miTexaco
246 Shrub End Road, Colchester
CO3 4SA
Toilets
Unleaded168.9p
Diesel195.9p
7.7 miEsso
A12 Feering, Feering / Colchester
CO5 9EL
Price last reported 28 Sept
24 hours · Air · Water · Toilets · AdBlue pump
Unleaded169.9p
Diesel199.9p
3.8 miEsso
Colchester Road, Elmstead Market
CO7 7EE
Price last reported 28 Sept
24 hours · Air · Water
Unleaded169.9p
Diesel199.9p
2.6 miEast Of England Co-Op
Fiveways Retail Park, Colchester
CO3 5JX
Air
Unleaded169.9p
Diesel195.9p
8.7 miBP
Colchester Road, Weeley
CO16 9AD
Price last reported 28 Sept
24 hours · Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets · AdBlue pump
Unleaded169.9p
Diesel197.9p
0.3 miTexaco
Britannia Service Station, 17 Mersea Road, Colchester
CO2 7EU
24 hours · Air · Water
Unleaded169.9p
Diesel196.9p
4.0 miEsso
Aldford Service Station, Halstead Road, Colchester
C063PU
Price last reported 21 Sept
Water · Toilets
Unleaded169.9p
Diesel199.9p
1.2 miEsso
124 Bergholt Road, Colchester
CO4 5AJ
Price last reported 21 Sept
Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded169.9p
Diesel199.9p
0.8 miAsda
Turner Rise, Colchester
CO4 5TU
24 hours · Toilets
Unleaded169.9p
Diesel196.7p
3.3 miSainsbury's
1 Western Approach, Stanway, Colchester
CO3 8AA
Air
Unleaded169.9p
Diesel196.9p
2.7 miEsso
37 London Road, Stanway Colchester
CO3 0NR
Price last reported 28 Sept
24 hours · Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded169.9p
Diesel199.9p
6.9 miLawford Service Station Limited
Lawford Service Station, Long Road, Lawford, Manningtree
CO11 2EH
Price last reported 15 Sept
Air · Water
Unleaded171.9p
Diesel199.9p
3.7 miArdleigh Service Station
Colchester Road, Ardleigh, Colchester
CO7 7PA
Price last reported 22 Sept
Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded171.9p
Diesel199.9p
6.2 miShell
Coggeshall Road, Colchester
CO6 1LT
Price last reported 14 Sept
24 hours · Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded171.9p
Diesel199.9p
8.4 miAsda
25 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester
CO5 0LA
Toilets
Unleaded171.9p
Diesel199.9p
7.7 miEsso
Esso Old Forge Filling Station, 41 Kingsland Road, West Mersea, Colchester
CO5 8RA
Price last reported 22 Sept
Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded171.9p
Diesel199.9p
1.6 miTesco
Highwoods Square, Colchester
CO4 9ED
24 hours · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded172.9p
Diesel196.9p
1.1 miTesco
Greenstead Rd, Colchester
CO1 2TE
24 hours · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded172.9p
Diesel198.9p
6.8 miEast Of England Co-Op
Samsons Road, Brightlingsea
CO7 0RN
Car wash · Air
Unleaded173.9p
Diesel198.9p
5.7 miShell
London Road, Colchester
CO6 1EU
24 hours · Air · Water · Toilets · AdBlue pump
Unleaded173.9p
Diesel199.9p
1.5 miBP
Ipswich Road, Colchester
CO4 0EX
Car wash · Air · Toilets
Unleaded173.9p
Diesel199.9p
8.4 miShell
Maypole Road, Tiptree
CO5 0EN
Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded174.9p
Diesel202.9p
2.5 miBP
Cuckoo Farm Way, Colchester
CO4 5YX
24 hours · Air · Toilets · AdBlue pump
Unleaded174.9p
Diesel199.9p
5.1 miShell
85 London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester
CO6 1EB
Price last reported 17 Sept
Car wash · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded176.9p
Diesel199.9p
4.3 miShell
A12 Ipswich Road, Colchester
CO7 6HU
24 hours · Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded176.9p
Diesel199.9p
4.0 miShell
A12 Northbound, Colchester
CO4 5NQ
Air · Water · Toilets · AdBlue pump
Unleaded176.9p
Diesel199.9p
6.4 miVale garage ltd
Upper Street, Stratford St. Mary, Colchester
CO7 6LW
Air · Water · Toilets
Unleaded178.0p
Diesel201.0p
8.5 miBluebird Garage
8 Station Road, Tiptree, Colchester
CO5 0AD
Unleaded179.0p
Diesel205.0p
3.3 miMurco
Great Horkesley Garage, The Causeway, Great Horkesley, Colchester
CO6 4EJ
Price last reported 25 Sept
Water
Unleaded–
Diesel199.9p
7.1 miGulf
L S Eaves Ltd, Polstead Street, Stoke By Nayland, Colchester
CO6 4SA
Air
Unleaded–
Diesel199.9p
8.0 miPace
K M C Automotive Solutions, Heath Road, East Bergholt, Colchester
CO7 6RL
Air
Unleaded–
Diesel198.0p
9.6 miGulf
West Street Garage, Tollesbury, Maldon
CM9 8RJ
Price last reported 24 Sept
Air
Unleaded172.9p
Diesel199.9p
Distances measured from Colchester town centre. Data fetched 10 hours ago.
Fuel prices around Colchester: the numbers
Measured across the 34 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Colchester average | 172.2p | 198.9p |
| UK average | 171.0p | 198.2p |
| Colchester against the UK | +1.2p | +0.7p |
| Cheapest station | 167.7p | 194.9p |
| Dearest station | 179.0p | 205.0p |
| Spread, dearest minus cheapest | +11.3p | +10.1p |
| Stations with a price | 31 | 27 |
Brands near Colchester
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell | 7 | 174.2p | 199.9p |
| Esso | 6 | 170.2p | 199.9p |
| BP | 4 | 171.9p | 198.2p |
| Asda | 2 | 170.9p | 198.3p |
| East Of England Co-Op | 2 | 171.9p | 197.4p |
| Gulf | 2 | – | 199.9p |
| Tesco | 2 | 172.9p | 197.9p |
| Texaco | 2 | 169.4p | 196.4p |
How Colchester prices have moved
Daily average over the last 11 days, Colchester against the UK. Unleaded has moved -3.4p and diesel -0.6p since 25 October 2026.
Colchester unleadedColchester dieselUK unleadedUK diesel
What this covers: 35 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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