Fuel prices in Gateshead today, 4 November 2026
Pump prices at 131 petrol stations within 10 miles of Gateshead town centre, sorted cheapest first. 4 have prices more than 30 days old, so they're listed last with the date of the last report. The 50 cheapest for unleaded are listed below, and the button under them loads all 131. 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 and average prices from the 127 stations reporting in the 30 days to 4 November 2026.
Cheapest fuel in Gateshead: quick answers
Where is the cheapest petrol in Gateshead today?
163.9p a litre for unleaded (E10) at Costco, Mandela Way, Off Handy Drive, Gateshead, 2.4 miles from the town centre. That is 5.2p under the Gateshead average of 169.1p, or about £2.60 on a 50-litre fill.
Where is the cheapest diesel in Gateshead?
191.9p a litre for diesel (B7) at Costco, Mandela Way, Off Handy Drive, Gateshead. The Gateshead average for diesel is 197.9p.
Is petrol in Gateshead dearer than the UK average?
Unleaded in Gateshead averages 169.1p today, 1.9p below the UK average of 171.0p across every station in the data. Diesel averages 197.9p, level with the UK figure of 198.2p.
Which brand is cheapest for petrol in Gateshead?
Among brands with 2 or more stations within 10 miles, Morrisons has the lowest average unleaded price at 166.2p across 9 stations. BP is the dearest on average at 174.3p.
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 Gateshead, cheapest unleaded first
Distances measured from Gateshead town centre. Data fetched 4 hours ago.
Fuel prices around Gateshead: the numbers
Measured across the 127 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gateshead average | 169.1p | 197.9p |
| UK average | 171.0p | 198.2p |
| Gateshead against the UK | -1.9p | -0.3p |
| Cheapest station | 163.9p | 191.9p |
| Dearest station | 194.9p | 219.9p |
| Spread, dearest minus cheapest | +31.0p | +28.0p |
| Stations with a price | 126 | 98 |
Brands near Gateshead
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 | 36 | 169.3p | 198.2p |
| Jet | 15 | 168.5p | 197.1p |
| Shell | 14 | 170.1p | 198.5p |
| BP | 13 | 174.3p | 203.2p |
| Asda | 11 | 167.4p | 196.3p |
| Morrisons | 9 | 166.2p | 196.0p |
| Sainsbury's | 7 | 167.8p | 197.3p |
| Gulf | 5 | 168.7p | 198.5p |
| Eg On The Move | 4 | 167.0p | 196.8p |
| Tesco | 4 | 167.9p | 196.9p |
How Gateshead prices have moved
Daily average over the last 11 days, Gateshead against the UK. Unleaded has moved -2.4p and diesel -0.4p since 25 October 2026.
What this covers: 131 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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