Is Asda or Sainsbury's cheaper for petrol?

Sainsbury's is currently cheaper on average for unleaded (E10): Asda averages £7.70 a gallon (169.3p per litre) across 321 stations, against £7.68 (169.0p) across 315 Sainsbury's stations, a gap of 0.3p per litre (about £0.15 on a 50-litre fill). Prices last refreshed at 1:02pm on 20 September 2026 from official UK Government fuel price data.

How is this Asda vs Sainsbury's comparison calculated?

Each figure is the mean of the live prices reported by every Asda or Sainsbury's forecourt through the official UK Government fuel price open data scheme, refreshed every 30 minutes. A brand's average reflects where its stations are located as well as its pricing policy.

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Asda vs Sainsbury's petrol prices

Live averages across 321 Asda and 315 Sainsbury's forecourts reporting through the official UK fuel price scheme.

Sainsbury's is currently cheaper on average for unleaded (E10): Asda averages £7.70 a gallon (169.3p) across 321 stations, against £7.68 (169.0p) across 315 Sainsbury's stations. That gap of 0.3p per litre is worth about £0.15 on a 50-litre fill.

Prices last refreshed at 1:02pm on 20 September 2026, supplied through the official UK Government fuel price open data scheme.

Grade	Asda	Sainsbury's	Difference
Unleaded (E10)	169.3p (321)	169.0p (315)	+0.3p
Diesel (B7)	192.1p (321)	191.4p (315)	+0.7p
Premium Unleaded (E5)	-- (0)	181.0p (291)	--

Station counts per grade in brackets. A brand's average reflects where its stations are located as well as its pricing policy: a motorway-heavy network naturally averages higher than a supermarket one.

Cheapest Asda unleaded in the UK

Station	Unleaded	Diesel	Premium	Super diesel
Asda Sheffield Supercentre (S13 9LR)Handsworth Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Sheffield	£7.18157.9p	----	----	----
Asda Bangor Superstore (BT20 4SD)89-105 Main ST, Bangor, Bangor	£7.35161.7p	----	----	----
Asda Dewsbury Superstore (WF12 9AE)Mill Street West, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, Dewsbury	£7.35161.7p	----	----	----
Asda Long Eaton Superstore (NG10 1NY)Midland Street, Long Eaton, Long Eaton	£7.40162.7p	----	----	----
Asda Newtownards Superstore (BT23 4EU)Ards Shopping Centre - Circular Road, Newtownards, Newtownards	£7.40162.7p	----	----	----

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Cheapest Sainsbury's unleaded in the UK

Station	Unleaded	Diesel	Premium	Super diesel
Sainsburys Wadsley Bridge (Meadowhall South) (S9 1EW)Vulcan RD, Sheffield, Sheffield	£7.31160.9p	----	----	----
Sainsburys Alperton (HA0 1PF)360 Ealing Road, Wembley, Wembley	£7.31160.9p	----	----	----
Sainsburys Bangor (BT19 7HJ)10 Balloo Link, Bangor, Bangor	£7.31160.9p	----	----	----
Sainsburys Dewsbury (WF12 8EB)Railway Street, Dewsbury, Dewsbury	£7.31160.9p	----	----	----
Sainsburys Ballymena (BT42 3AG)4 Braidwater Retail Park, Larne Road Link, Ballymena, Ballymena	£7.31160.9p	----	----	----

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Questions about Asda vs Sainsbury's

Is Asda or Sainsbury's cheaper for petrol?: Sainsbury's is currently cheaper on average for unleaded (E10): Asda averages £7.70 a gallon (169.3p per litre) across 321 stations, against £7.68 (169.0p) across 315 Sainsbury's stations, a gap of 0.3p per litre (about £0.15 on a 50-litre fill). Prices last refreshed at 1:02pm on 20 September 2026 from official UK Government fuel price data.
How is this Asda vs Sainsbury's comparison calculated?: Each figure is the mean of the live prices reported by every Asda or Sainsbury's forecourt through the official UK Government fuel price open data scheme, refreshed every 30 minutes. A brand's average reflects where its stations are located as well as its pricing policy.