Petrol (Unleaded) in Braintree costs from 166.5p to 172.5p a litre right now, 169.7p on average across 7 stations. Diesel in Braintree costs from 189.4p to 197.4p a litre right now, 193.8p on average across 8 stations.The cheapest is Tesco - BRAINTREE, 3.2 km from the centre. Prices last updated 15:37 (Europe/London).
A 55-litre fill-up at the cheapest station in Braintree instead of the dearest one, and instead of the city average.
Supermarket forecourts in Braintree: Tesco, Sainsbury's.
Calculated from the same live prices as the station table below — 9 stations in Braintree, at the update time shown above.
| Station | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
Tesco - BRAINTREE
Tesco · CM77 7WW
|
3.2 km | 1.894 | 1.665 | 1.764 | — |
|
2
Sainsbury's - BRAINTREE
Sainsbury's · CM7 1XH
|
0.8 km | 1.905 | 1.675 | 1.794 | — |
|
3
BP - BRAINTREE
BP · CM77 7AB
|
1.6 km | 1.944 | 1.695 | 1.905 | 2.154 |
|
4
Texaco - BRAINTREE
Texaco · CM77 8GG
|
2.9 km | 1.944 | 1.695 | 1.905 | — |
|
5
BP - BRAINTREE
BP · CM7 9EP
|
1.1 km | 1.954 | 1.725 | 1.974 | — |
|
6
EG On The Move - BRAINTREE
EG On The Move · CM7 2QS
|
0.9 km | 1.954 | 1.695 | 1.894 | 2.154 |
|
7
BP - BRAINTREE
BP · CM77 8EE
|
5.7 km | 1.974 | 1.725 | 1.875 | — |
|
8
Gulf - BRAINTREE
Gulf · CM7 4LT
|
11.4 km | — | — | — | — |
|
9
Shell - BRAINTREE
Shell · CM77 8QGClosed · opens at 06:00
|
2.5 km | 1.935 | — | — | 2.154 |
2026-08-16: 180.0p 2026-09-14: 193.1p
Diesel is up 5.2p versus 7 days ago (9 stations with prices on both days).
Tracked continuously: 3 of 9 stations · 2026-08-16 to 2026-09-14
| Brand | From | Average | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco | 189.4p | 189.4p | 1 |
| Sainsbury's | 190.5p | 190.5p | 1 |
| Shell | 193.5p | 193.5p | 1 |
| Texaco | 194.4p | 194.4p | 1 |
| BP | 194.4p | 195.7p | 3 |
| EG On The Move | 195.4p | 195.4p | 1 |
Braintree itself has 9 petrol stations with live prices tracked on fuel-prices.eu. Including the towns within roughly 10 km, the total rises to 31 stations. Data comes from the UK official fuel price data scheme.
The cheapest diesel in Braintree today is 189.4p a litre at Tesco - BRAINTREE. Prices in nearby towns are often lower — use the +2 / +5 / +10 km filter above to compare.
The average diesel price in Braintree is 193.8p a litre, 1.9p above the national average of 191.9p.
The cheapest petrol in Braintree today is 166.5p a litre at Tesco - BRAINTREE, 3.2 km from the city centre. It is 3.2p below the Braintree average of 169.7p across the 7 stations we track in the city.
Yes. Supermarket forecourts in Braintree (Tesco, Sainsbury's) average 189.9p a litre for diesel across 2 stations, against 195.1p at the other 6 stations — 5.1p cheaper.
Prices are updated daily from the UK official fuel price data scheme (retailer price feeds published under the government fuel-finder initiative).
Prices are collected from the UK official fuel price data scheme — the open price feeds published by major retailers under the government fuel-finder initiative — and refreshed daily. Prices are indicative and may differ at the pump. See also: live map of the UK · all live markets.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Fuel Finder (CMA / GOV.UK).