Petrol (Unleaded) in Hitchin costs from 169.5p to 179.4p a litre right now, 175.1p on average across 7 stations. Diesel in Hitchin costs from 195.4p to 204.4p a litre right now, 199.2p on average across 6 stations.The cheapest is Esso - HITCHIN, 4.3 km from the centre. Prices last updated 15:32 (Europe/London).
A 55-litre fill-up at the cheapest station in Hitchin instead of the dearest one, and instead of the city average.
Calculated from the same live prices as the station table below — 8 stations in Hitchin, at the update time shown above.
| Station | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
Esso - HITCHIN
Esso · SG5 4HB
|
4.3 km | 1.954 | 1.725 | — | — |
|
2
BP - HITCHIN
BP · SG4 9DT
|
4.8 km | 1.974 | 1.774 | 1.984 | 2.184 |
|
3
BP - HITCHIN
BP · SG5 2UG
|
2.9 km | 1.994 | 1.785 | 2.044 | 2.244 |
|
4
Esso - HITCHIN
Esso · SG5 1RQ
|
3.3 km | 1.994 | 1.774 | 1.964 | 2.184 |
|
5
Shell - HITCHIN
Shell · SG5 2TY
|
3.5 km | 1.994 | 1.794 | 2.044 | 2.244 |
|
6
BP - HITCHIN
BP · SG5 4BL
|
6.2 km | 2.044 | 1.695 | 1.794 | 2.244 |
|
7
Bowles Garage - HITCHIN
Bowles Garage · SG5 3LP
|
6.4 km | — | — | — | — |
|
8
Murco - Hitchin
Murco · SG5 4AT
|
5.2 km | — | 1.715 | 1.834 | — |
2026-08-15: 191.9p 2026-09-14: 197.4p
Diesel is up 3.1p versus 7 days ago (7 stations with prices on both days).
Tracked continuously: 4 of 8 stations · 2026-08-15 to 2026-09-14
| Brand | From | Average | Stations | % of stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esso | 195.4p | 197.4p | 2 | 33% |
| BP | 197.4p | 200.4p | 3 | 50% |
| Shell | 199.4p | 199.4p | 1 | 17% |
Share of the 6 stations in Hitchin with a live diesel price.
Hitchin itself has 8 petrol stations with live prices tracked on fuel-prices.eu. Including the towns within roughly 10 km, the total rises to 56 stations. Data comes from the UK official fuel price data scheme.
The cheapest diesel in Hitchin today is 195.4p a litre at Esso - HITCHIN. Prices in nearby towns are often lower — use the +2 / +5 / +10 km filter above to compare.
The average diesel price in Hitchin is 199.2p a litre, 7.3p above the national average of 191.9p.
The cheapest petrol in Hitchin today is 169.5p a litre at BP - HITCHIN, 6.2 km from the city centre. It is 5.6p below the Hitchin average of 175.1p across the 7 stations we track in the city.
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).