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Cheapest petrol and diesel near BT42
18 forecourts within 5 miles of the centre of the BT42 postcode district, 13 of them inside BT42 itself.
The cheapest reported unleaded petrol (E10) within 5 miles of the centre of BT42 is £7.27 a gallon (159.9p per litre) at Go, Larne Road Link, Ballymena (BT42 4GA). The average across 16 forecourts currently reporting this grade is £7.51 a gallon (165.1p per litre), so choosing the cheapest rather than an average-priced forecourt saves about £2.60 on a 50-litre fill. That local average is 7.4p per litre below the UK average of 172.5p.
The average is unchanged since yesterday. The average has risen 3.1p per litre since last week.
Prices last refreshed at 11:32am on 20 September 2026, supplied through the official UK Government fuel price open data scheme and checked every 30 minutes.
Unleaded Prices
Unleaded (E10)
- Highest
- £7.59/gal166.9p/L
- Average
- £7.51/gal165.1p/L
- Lowest
- £7.27/gal159.9p/L
Diesel Prices
Diesel (B7)
- Highest
- £8.68/gal190.9p/L
- Average
- £8.57/gal188.5p/L
- Lowest
- £8.18/gal179.9p/L
Premium Unleaded Prices
Premium Unleaded (E5)
- Highest
- £8.13/gal178.9p/L
- Average
- £7.90/gal173.8p/L
- Lowest
- £7.72/gal169.9p/L
Super Diesel Prices
Super Diesel (SDV)
- Highest
- £9.04/gal198.9p/L
- Average
- £8.87/gal195.2p/L
- Lowest
- £8.50/gal186.9p/L
Every station near BT42, cheapest unleaded first
| Station | Distance | Unleaded | Diesel | Premium | Super diesel | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Go Ballymena (BT42 4GA)24hLarne Road Link, Ballymena | 0.5 miles | £7.27159.9p | £8.18179.9p | £7.72169.9p | £8.50186.9p | 2h ago |
 Sainsburys Ballymena (BT42 3AG)4 Braidwater Retail Park, Larne Road Link, Ballymena | 0.5 miles | £7.31160.9p | £8.31182.9p | £7.86172.9p | ---- | 2h ago |
 Ballymena Superstore - Petrol Filling Station (BT42 3HB)Larne Road, Ballymena | 0.6 miles | £7.31160.9p | £8.31182.9p | ---- | ---- | 2h ago |
 Mccoshs Spar Kells (BT42 3JP)Spar Stores, 10, Fernisky Road, Kells, Ballymena | 3.9 miles | £7.50164.9p | £8.63189.9p | £8.13178.9p | ---- | 2h ago |
| Mccool's Ballymena (BT42 2BJ)Phoenix Service Station, 14, Antrim Road, Ballymena, BT42 2BJ, Ballymena | 0.1 miles | £7.50164.9p | £8.59188.9p | £7.81171.9p | £8.95196.9p | 2h ago |
 Wr Kennedy And Company (BT42 3HB)24h33 Pennybridge Industrial Estate, Ballymena | 0.6 miles | £7.50164.9p | £8.63189.9p | £7.77170.9p | £8.91195.9p | 2h ago |
 Asda Ballymena Express Petrol (BT43 6EE)121 Broughshane Street, Ballymena | 1.1 miles | £7.50164.9p | £8.50186.9p | ---- | ---- | 2h ago |
 Nicholl Auto 365 Ballymena (BT43 5BA)24h2 Pennybridge Industrial Estate, Ballymena | 0.7 miles | £7.50164.9p | £8.68190.9p | ---- | ---- | 2h ago |
| Spar Broughshane (BT42 4JL)Spar Stores, 11, Raceview Road, Broughshane, Ballymena | 3.6 miles | £7.59166.9p | £8.63189.9p | £8.00175.9p | ---- | 2h ago |
| Robinsons Supermarket (BT43 5JH)207 Cullybackey Road, Ballymena | 1.2 miles | £7.59166.9p | £8.63189.9p | £7.91173.9p | ---- | 2h ago |
| Spar Galgorm Road 284 (BT42 1JU)Spar Galgorm Road, 284 Galgorm Road, Ahoghill | 3.1 miles | £7.59166.9p | £8.63189.9p | ---- | ---- | 2h ago |
 Spar Ahoghill (BT42 1JU)Post Office, 301, Galgorm Road, Ahoghill, Ballymena | 3.2 miles | £7.59166.9p | £8.63189.9p | £8.00175.9p | £9.04198.9p | 2h ago |
| Maxol Braid River (BT43 5BW)10 North Road, Ballymena, Ballymena | 0.8 miles | £7.59166.9p | £8.63189.9p | £7.86172.9p | £8.91195.9p | 2h ago |
| Spar Bridge Service Station (BT42 1EB)Post Office, 4, Dreen Road, Cullybackey, Ballymena | 4 miles | £7.59166.9p | £8.63189.9p | ---- | ---- | 2h ago |
| Maxol A26 Tannaghmore (BT41 2JU)157, Lisnevenagh Road, Antrim, BT41 2JU, Antrim | 4.9 miles | £7.59166.9p | £8.68190.9p | £7.86172.9p | £8.95196.9p | 2h ago |
| Eurospar Ballymena (BT43 6JA)Eurospar Ballymena, 40 Doury Road, Ballymena | 1.4 miles | £7.59166.9p | £8.63189.9p | £8.00175.9p | ---- | 2h ago |
| LCC Oil Ballymena (BT42 2BE)100 Queen Street, Ballymena | 0.3 miles | ---- | £8.63189.9p | ---- | ---- | 2h ago |
| J & R Fuels Ltd (BT43 7HF)43, Carnlough Road, Broughshane, Ballymena, BT43 7HF, Ballymena | 4.9 miles | ---- | £8.63189.9p | ---- | ---- | 2h ago |
The market shown is a fixed 5-mile radius from the centre of the BT42 postcode district. Not every station reports every fuel grade, so grade averages state how many stations they cover. Prices are supplied through the official UK Government fuel price open data scheme (Open Government Licence v3.0) and checked every 30 minutes.
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Questions about fuel prices near BT42
- Where is the cheapest petrol near BT42?
- The cheapest reported unleaded petrol (E10) within 5 miles of the centre of BT42 is 159.9p per litre at Go, Larne Road Link, Ballymena (BT42 4GA). The local average is 165.1p across 16 forecourts reporting this grade. Prices were last refreshed at 11:32am on 20 September 2026 from official UK Government fuel price data.
- Where is the cheapest diesel near BT42?
- The cheapest reported diesel (B7) within 5 miles of the centre of BT42 is 179.9p per litre at Go, Larne Road Link, Ballymena (BT42 4GA). The local average is 188.5p per litre.
- How often are fuel prices in BT42 updated?
- Prices are supplied by fuel retailers through the official UK Government fuel price open data scheme and checked every 30 minutes. Each station row shows when its price was last recorded.