Is BP or Esso cheaper for petrol?

Esso is currently cheaper on average for unleaded (E10): BP averages £7.98 a gallon (175.6p per litre) across 1002 stations, against £7.88 (173.3p) across 1424 Esso stations, a gap of 2.3p per litre (about £1.15 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 BP vs Esso comparison calculated?

Each figure is the mean of the live prices reported by every BP or Esso 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.

Price comparison

BP vs Esso petrol prices

Live averages across 1006 BP and 1425 Esso forecourts reporting through the official UK fuel price scheme.

Esso is currently cheaper on average for unleaded (E10): BP averages £7.98 a gallon (175.6p) across 1002 stations, against £7.88 (173.3p) across 1424 Esso stations. That gap of 2.3p per litre is worth about £1.15 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	BP	Esso	Difference
Unleaded (E10)	175.6p (1002)	173.3p (1424)	+2.3p
Diesel (B7)	199.6p (1004)	198.1p (1418)	+1.5p
Premium Unleaded (E5)	193.7p (961)	190.4p (1325)	+3.3p
Super Diesel (SDV)	217.7p (927)	215.2p (1128)	+2.5p

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 BP unleaded in the UK

Station	Unleaded	Diesel	Premium	Super diesel
Monkshill (S63 9AP)Barnsley Road, Goldthrope, South Yorkshire, Goldthrope	£7.27159.9p	----	----	----
Pgg Scot Lane (WN5 0PS)Scott Lane, Wigan, Greater Manchester, Wigan	£7.36161.9p	----	----	----
Gemini (WA5 7TY)Europa Boulevard, Westbrook, Warrington, Chesire, Warrington	£7.41162.9p	----	----	----
Peebles Sf Connect (EH45 8AZ)Innerleithen Road, Peebles, West Lothian, Peebles	£7.50164.9p	----	----	----
White Rose (S73 8DT)245 Barnsley RD, Wobwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Barnsley	£7.50164.9p	----	----	----

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Cheapest Esso unleaded in the UK

Station	Unleaded	Diesel	Premium	Super diesel
Crakehall Service Station (DL8 1HD)Crakehall Filling Station, Leyburn Road, Crakehall, Bedale, Bedale	£7.04154.9p	----	----	----
Esso Capel Service Station (IP9 2JT)Esso Service Station, London Road, Capel ST. Mary, Ipswich, Ipswich	£7.22158.9p	----	----	----
Asda Alperton Express Petrol (HA0 1JQ)418 Ealing Road, Wembley, Wembley	£7.36161.9p	----	----	----
Crossburn Filling Station (EH45 8ED)85-91, Edinburgh Road, Peebles, EH45 8ED, Peebles, Peebles	£7.36161.9p	----	----	----
Hedworth Services (NE32 4SL)A194 Leam Lane, Jarrow, Jarrow	£7.43163.5p	----	----	----

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Questions about BP vs Esso

Is BP or Esso cheaper for petrol?: Esso is currently cheaper on average for unleaded (E10): BP averages £7.98 a gallon (175.6p per litre) across 1002 stations, against £7.88 (173.3p) across 1424 Esso stations, a gap of 2.3p per litre (about £1.15 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 BP vs Esso comparison calculated?: Each figure is the mean of the live prices reported by every BP or Esso 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.