Fuel prices in Macclesfield today, 4 November 2026
Pump prices at 41 petrol stations within 10 miles of Macclesfield town centre, sorted cheapest first. 2 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 and average prices from the 39 stations reporting in the 30 days to 4 November 2026.
Cheapest fuel in Macclesfield: quick answers
Where is the cheapest petrol in Macclesfield today?
166.9p a litre for unleaded (E10) at Esso, Congleton Road, Biddulph, 9.6 miles from the town centre. That is 7.7p under the Macclesfield average of 174.6p, or about £3.85 on a 50-litre fill.
Where is the cheapest diesel in Macclesfield?
196.9p a litre for diesel (B7) at Sainsbury's, London Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport. The Macclesfield average for diesel is 200.0p.
Is petrol in Macclesfield dearer than the UK average?
Unleaded in Macclesfield averages 174.6p today, 3.6p 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 Macclesfield?
Among brands with 2 or more stations within 10 miles, Sainsbury's has the lowest average unleaded price at 170.9p across 2 stations. Shell is the dearest on average at 176.8p.
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 Macclesfield, cheapest unleaded first
Distances measured from Macclesfield town centre. Data fetched 11 hours ago.
Fuel prices around Macclesfield: the numbers
Measured across the 39 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield average | 174.6p | 200.0p |
| UK average | 171.0p | 198.2p |
| Macclesfield against the UK | +3.6p | +1.8p |
| Cheapest station | 166.9p | 196.9p |
| Dearest station | 183.9p | 203.9p |
| Spread, dearest minus cheapest | +17.0p | +7.0p |
| Stations with a price | 38 | 32 |
Brands near Macclesfield
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 | 12 | 173.2p | 199.5p |
| Shell | 9 | 176.8p | 201.0p |
| BP | 5 | 174.7p | 200.3p |
| Morrisons | 3 | 171.2p | 198.5p |
| Tesco | 3 | 173.9p | – |
| Sainsbury's | 2 | 170.9p | 198.4p |
| Texaco | 2 | 175.9p | 199.9p |
How Macclesfield prices have moved
Daily average over the last 11 days, Macclesfield against the UK. Unleaded has moved -2.1p and diesel -0.7p since 25 October 2026.
What this covers: 41 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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