Petrol (Unleaded) in Colchester costs from 167.5p to 178.5p a litre right now, 173.1p on average across 23 stations. Diesel in Colchester costs from 188.5p to 199.4p a litre right now, 194.2p on average across 26 stations.The cheapest is Pace - COLCHESTER, 12.9 km from the centre. Prices last updated 15:46 (Europe/London).
A 55-litre fill-up at the cheapest station in Colchester instead of the dearest one, and instead of the city average.
Supermarket forecourts in Colchester: Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's.
Calculated from the same live prices as the station table below — 27 stations in Colchester, at the update time shown above.
| Station | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
Pace - COLCHESTER
Pace · CO7 6RL
|
12.9 km | 1.885 | — | 1.766 | — |
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2
Shell - COLCHESTER
Shell · CO7 8RX
|
13.1 km | 1.894 | 1.685 | 1.884 | 2.094 |
|
3
Ardleigh South Service Station - COLCHESTER
Ardleigh South Service Station · CO7 7YP
|
6.0 km | 1.914 | 1.715 | 1.914 | 2.134 |
|
4
BP Rangers Service Station - COLCHESTER
BP Rangers Service Station · CO2 8PU
|
3.0 km | 1.914 | 1.675 | 1.794 | 2.074 |
|
5
Tesco - COLCHESTER
Tesco · CO4 9ED
|
2.5 km | 1.914 | 1.695 | 1.804 | — |
|
6
Tesco - COLCHESTER
Tesco · CO1 2TE
|
3.1 km | 1.914 | 1.695 | 1.804 | — |
|
7
Asda - COLCHESTER
Asda · CO4 5TU
|
0.9 km | 1.923 | 1.704 | — | — |
|
8
Bluebird Garage - COLCHESTER
Bluebird Garage · CO5 0AD
|
13.6 km | 1.925 | 1.726 | — | — |
|
9
Ardleigh Service Station - COLCHESTER
Ardleigh Service Station · CO7 7PA
|
6.4 km | 1.935 | 1.734 | 1.914 | 2.134 |
|
10
Esso - COLCHESTER
Esso · CO5 8RA
|
13.3 km | 1.935 | 1.715 | 1.914 | 2.134 |
|
11
Murco - COLCHESTER
Murco · CO6 4EJ
|
4.2 km | 1.935 | — | 1.824 | — |
|
12
Sainsbury's - COLCHESTER
Sainsbury's · CO3 8AA
|
4.3 km | 1.935 | 1.725 | 1.845 | — |
|
13
Texaco - COLCHESTER
Texaco · CO3 4SA
|
3.2 km | 1.935 | 1.755 | 1.935 | — |
|
14
Gulf - COLCHESTER
Gulf · CO6 4SA
|
10.5 km | 1.944 | — | 1.794 | — |
|
15
Shell - COLCHESTER
Shell · CO7 6HU
|
6.9 km | 1.944 | 1.725 | 1.944 | 2.143 |
|
16
Shell - COLCHESTER
Shell · CO4 5NQ
|
6.3 km | 1.944 | 1.725 | 1.944 | 2.143 |
|
17
BP - COLCHESTER
BP · CO4 0EX
|
2.7 km | 1.954 | 1.734 | 1.944 | 2.164 |
|
18
East Of England Co-op - COLCHESTER
East Of England Co-op · CO3 5JX
|
3.6 km | 1.954 | 1.734 | 1.824 | — |
|
19
BP - COLCHESTER
BP · CO4 5YX
|
3.3 km | 1.964 | 1.744 | 1.954 | 2.173 |
|
20
Esso - Colchester
Esso · C063PU
|
5.3 km | 1.964 | 1.744 | 1.944 | — |
|
21
Esso - COLCHESTER
Esso · CO4 5AJ
|
0.8 km | 1.964 | 1.744 | 1.944 | — |
|
22
Esso - STANWAY COLCHESTER
Esso · CO3 0NR
|
3.4 km | 1.974 | 1.755 | — | — |
|
23
Shell - COLCHESTER
Shell · CO6 1EB
|
7.4 km | 1.974 | 1.764 | 1.994 | — |
|
24
Asda - COLCHESTER
Asda · CO5 0LA
|
13.3 km | 1.984 | 1.764 | — | — |
|
25
Shell - COLCHESTER
Shell · CO6 1EU
|
8.4 km | 1.994 | 1.774 | 2.044 | — |
2026-08-15: 186.7p 2026-09-14: 194.6p
Diesel is up 4.7p versus 7 days ago (27 stations with prices on both days).
Tracked continuously: 11 of 27 stations · 2026-08-15 to 2026-09-14
| Brand | From | Average | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pace | 188.5p | 188.5p | 1 |
| Shell | 189.4p | 195.7p | 6 |
| Tesco | 191.4p | 191.4p | 2 |
| BP Rangers Service Station | 191.4p | 191.4p | 1 |
| Ardleigh South Service Station | 191.4p | 191.4p | 1 |
| Asda | 192.3p | 195.3p | 2 |
| Bluebird Garage | 192.5p | 192.5p | 1 |
| Ardleigh Service Station | 193.5p | 193.5p | 1 |
| Esso | 193.5p | 195.9p | 4 |
| Texaco | 193.5p | 193.5p | 1 |
| Murco | 193.5p | 193.5p | 1 |
| Sainsbury's | 193.5p | 193.5p | 1 |
| Gulf | 194.4p | 194.4p | 1 |
| East Of England Co-op | 195.4p | 195.4p | 1 |
| BP | 195.4p | 195.9p | 2 |
Colchester itself has 27 petrol stations with live prices tracked on fuel-prices.eu. Including the towns within roughly 10 km, the total rises to 40 stations. Data comes from the UK official fuel price data scheme.
The cheapest diesel in Colchester today is 188.5p a litre at Pace - COLCHESTER. Prices in nearby towns are often lower — use the +2 / +5 / +10 km filter above to compare.
The average diesel price in Colchester is 194.2p a litre, 2.3p above the national average of 191.9p.
The cheapest petrol in Colchester today is 167.5p a litre at BP Rangers Service Station - COLCHESTER, 3.0 km from the city centre. It is 5.6p below the Colchester average of 173.1p across the 23 stations we track in the city.
Yes. Supermarket forecourts in Colchester (Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's) average 193.4p a litre for diesel across 5 stations, against 194.5p at the other 21 stations — 1.1p 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).