Petrol (Unleaded) in Durham costs from 166.5p to 171.5p a litre right now, 169.1p on average across 10 stations. Diesel in Durham costs from 187.5p to 193.5p a litre right now, 190.5p on average across 10 stations.The cheapest is Sainsbury's - DURHAM, 2.5 km from the centre. Prices last updated 15:54 (Europe/London).
A 55-litre fill-up at the cheapest station in Durham instead of the dearest one, and instead of the city average.
Supermarket forecourts in Durham: Sainsbury's, Tesco.
Calculated from the same live prices as the station table below — 11 stations in Durham, at the update time shown above.
| Station | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
Sainsbury's - DURHAM
Sainsbury's · DH1 5GD
|
2.5 km | 1.875 | 1.665 | 1.785 | — | — |
|
2
Gulf - DURHAM
Gulf · DH7 6TJ
|
3.6 km | 1.894 | 1.695 | 1.875 | 2.074 | — |
|
3
JET Parklands - DURHAM
JET Parklands · DH7 0JE
|
9.7 km | 1.894 | 1.685 | — | — | — |
|
4
Pace - DURHAM
Pace · DH7 9HP
|
6.9 km | 1.894 | 1.685 | — | — | — |
|
5
Shell - Durham
Shell · DH9 0TJ
|
10.3 km | 1.894 | 1.675 | 1.845 | 2.064 | — |
|
6
Tesco - DURHAM
Tesco · DH1 2XA
|
4.3 km | 1.894 | 1.685 | 1.794 | — | — |
|
7
Esso - DURHAM
Esso · DH1 1JA
|
3.5 km | 1.905 | 1.695 | 1.924 | — | — |
|
8
Esso - DURHAM
Esso · DH1 2HN
|
4.4 km | 1.924 | 1.715 | — | — | — |
|
9
Esso - STONEBRIDGE
Esso · DH1 3RY
|
3.0 km | 1.935 | 1.695 | — | — | — |
|
10
Shell - DURHAM
Shell · DH1 1LU
|
5.4 km | 1.935 | 1.715 | — | 2.143 | — |
|
11
Shell Bowburn - DURHAM
Shell Bowburn · DH6 5NP
|
8.8 km | — | — | — | — | — |
2026-08-15: 183.6p 2026-09-14: 192.2p
Diesel is up 5.0p versus 7 days ago (11 stations with prices on both days).
Tracked continuously: 5 of 11 stations · 2026-08-15 to 2026-09-14
| Brand | From | Average | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsbury's | 187.5p | 187.5p | 1 |
| JET Parklands | 189.4p | 189.4p | 1 |
| Pace | 189.4p | 189.4p | 1 |
| Tesco | 189.4p | 189.4p | 1 |
| Gulf | 189.4p | 189.4p | 1 |
| Shell | 189.4p | 191.4p | 2 |
| Esso | 190.5p | 192.1p | 3 |
Durham itself has 11 petrol stations with live prices tracked on fuel-prices.eu. Including the towns within roughly 10 km, the total rises to 88 stations. Data comes from the UK official fuel price data scheme.
The cheapest diesel in Durham today is 187.5p a litre at Sainsbury's - DURHAM. Prices in nearby towns are often lower — use the +2 / +5 / +10 km filter above to compare.
The average diesel price in Durham is 190.5p a litre, 1.5p below the national average of 191.9p.
The cheapest petrol in Durham today is 166.5p a litre at Sainsbury's - DURHAM, 2.5 km from the city centre. It is 2.6p below the Durham average of 169.1p across the 10 stations we track in the city.
Yes. Supermarket forecourts in Durham (Sainsbury's, Tesco) average 188.4p a litre for diesel across 2 stations, against 190.9p at the other 8 stations — 2.5p 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).