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Cheapest petrol and diesel prices in Southend-on-sea

7 tracked forecourts in Southend-on-sea, last updated 6 October 2026. Prices are pence per litre.

Unleaded petrol (E10)

169.9p

cheapest · 175.6p average across 7 stations

Diesel (B7)

199.9p

cheapest · 201.9p average across 7 stations

Super unleaded (E5)

180.9p

cheapest · 196.5p average across 7 stations

Premium diesel

213.9p

cheapest · 224.3p average across 5 stations

Southend-on-sea stations ranked by price

Fuel prices by station, sorted by Unleaded petrol (E10) (cheapest first)

SOUTHEND EXTRA - PETROL FILLING STATIONTESCO · SS0 0JP	169.9p	199.9p	180.9p	—
PGG STANDARDVALERO · SS1 2PS	173.9p	199.9p	193.9p	219.9p
SOUTHCHURCH ESSO EXPRESSESSO · SS1 2QA	173.9p	199.9p	188.9p	213.9p
SHELL SOVEREIGNSHELL · SS2 6PL	176.9p	201.9p	204.9p	224.9p
WEST STREET SF CONNECTBP · SS2 6HJ	176.9p	201.9p	197.9p	222.9p
SHELL WAITROSE SOUTHEND-ON-SEASHELL · SS2 4DQ	177.9p	199.9p	204.9p	—
BP Bournesgreen Services StationBP · SS1 3RS	179.9p	209.9p	203.9p	239.9p

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Southend-on-sea price history

Daily average standard petrol and diesel prices across tracked local stations over the last 90 days.

Where these stations are

What drivers in Southend-on-sea should know

The gap between the cheapest and most expensive forecourt in Southend-on-sea is currently 10.0p per litre. On a typical 55-litre fill that is about £5.50 — worth a short detour if a cheaper site is already on your route.

At 175.6p the average unleaded petrol (e10) price in Southend-on-sea is above the UK-wide average of 174.7p that PumpScan is tracking, a difference of 0.9p per litre.

Brands represented locally include BP , VALERO, SHELL, ESSO, TESCO. Supermarket forecourts usually undercut motorway services by a wide margin, and prices in and around Southend-on-sea tend to move within a day or two of a change in the wholesale oil price. Filling up mid-week and avoiding a near-empty tank on a motorway trip are the two simplest ways to keep costs down.

Compare Southend-on-sea against the rest of the country on the cheapest petrol in the UK and cheapest diesel in the UK leaderboards.

All filling stations in Southend-on-sea

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