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Sainsbury’s fuel prices

Sainsbury’s forecourts charge an average of 171.4p a litre for unleaded today across 315 UK sites, 2.8p below the UK average. Like for like, a typical Sainsbury’s forecourt is 2.8p cheaper than other brands within 3 miles, and cheaper than them at 98% of sites. Diesel averages 195.9p. Updated 17 Oct 2026, 04:03 UK time.

Vs local rivals−2.8p

Median gap to other brands within 3 miles. Ranked 2 of 26 brands.

Cheaper than local rivals98%

Of 304 forecourts with rivals nearby. Cheapest locally at 38%.

Unleaded average171.4p/L

−2.8p vs UK average (174.2p).

Diesel average195.9p/L

−3.3p vs UK average.

What the figures show

Price range. Most Sainsbury’s forecourts charge between 167.3p and 174.9p for unleaded; the full range runs from 161.9p to 177.9p.
How often prices change. Half of Sainsbury’s current unleaded prices were set in the last 4 days.
Cheapest in town. Sainsbury’s has the lowest unleaded price in 26 towns Tank Prices covers today.

Sainsbury’s prices over time

Daily average for the same forecourts throughout, against the UK average.

Unleaded 315 forecourts

Sainsbury’s 171.4p −0.1p since 14 Oct
UK average 174.2p −0.1p since 14 Oct

14 OctLatest

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Average unleaded price by day, Sainsbury’s and UK
Day	Sainsbury’s	UK average
Latest	171.4p	174.2p
16 Oct	171.3p	174.2p
15 Oct	171.4p	174.3p
14 Oct	171.5p	174.4p

Diesel 315 forecourts

Sainsbury’s 195.9p −0.2p since 14 Oct
UK average 199.2p −0.2p since 14 Oct

14 OctLatest

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Average diesel price by day, Sainsbury’s and UK
Day	Sainsbury’s	UK average
Latest	195.9p	199.2p
16 Oct	195.9p	199.2p
15 Oct	196.0p	199.3p
14 Oct	196.1p	199.4p

Tank Prices’ price history starts 14 October 2026; earlier prices aren’t estimated.

Sainsbury’s by country

Average unleaded, countries with at least 5 reporting forecourts.

Sainsbury’s average unleaded price by UK country
Country	Forecourts	Unleaded average
Northern Ireland	8	164.0p
Wales	11	171.3p
England	272	171.5p
Scotland	24	171.7p

Cheapest Sainsbury’s forecourts

Sainsburys BangorBangor BT19 7HJ161.9p Sainsburys West BelfastBelfast BT11 9AE162.9p Sainsburys Bury St EdmundsBury St. Edmunds IP32 7EJ163.9p Sainsburys DungannonDungannon BT71 4NA163.9p Sainsburys ColeraineColeraine BT51 3QQ163.9p Sainsburys ForestsideBelfast BT8 6FX164.9p Sainsburys EnfieldEnfield EN1 1TH164.9p Sainsburys KeighleyKeighley BD21 3RU164.9p Sainsburys SprucefieldLisburn BT27 5UQ164.9p Sainsburys Holywood ExchangeBelfast BT3 9EJ164.9p

Highest-priced Sainsbury’s forecourts

Sainsburys Ashford BybrookAshford TN24 8YN177.9p Sainsburys West Park FarmFolkestone CT19 5GA177.9p Sainsburys NewburyNewbury RG14 5AB177.9p Sainsburys Bagshot RoadBracknell RG12 7SS177.9p Sainsburys NairnNairn IV12 5QF177.9p

Towns where Sainsbury’s is cheapest

Sainsbury’s has the lowest reported unleaded price in these towns today.

Bury St. Edmunds 163.9p
Newton Abbot 164.9p
Enfield 164.9p
Hemel Hempstead 164.9p
Huddersfield 165.9p
Dunstable 166.9p
St Albans 167.9p
Stoke-on-Trent 168.9p
Wakefield 168.9p
Luton 169.9p
Bridgend 169.9p
Mansfield 169.9p
Aberdeen 169.9p
Winchester 170.9p
Crawley 170.9p
Farnham 170.9p
Chippenham 170.9p
Stirling 171.9p
Romford 171.9p
Worthing 171.9p
Solihull 171.9p
Guildford 172.9p
Bath 172.9p
Tonbridge 174.9p

And 2 more.

Compare with similar brands

Brands ranked next to Sainsbury’s like for like.

Costco−8.0p vs local rivals
Morrisons−2.2p vs local rivals
Go−2.0p vs local rivals
Tesco−1.9p vs local rivals

See every brand in the league table.

About these figures

Prices are the latest each Sainsbury’s forecourt reports to the government’s Fuel Finder scheme; closed sites are excluded. Supermarket forecourts are grouped by retailer, whatever fuel brand is on the canopy. Averages aren’t weighted by sales. Local comparisons use other brands’ forecourts within 3 miles in a straight line. How we compare brands.