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Cheapest petrol and diesel near C06
17 forecourts within 5 miles of the centre of the C06 postcode district, 1 of them inside C06 itself.
The cheapest reported unleaded petrol (E10) within 5 miles of the centre of C06 is £7.68 a gallon (168.9p per litre) at Texaco, 246 Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex (CO3 4SA). The average across 16 forecourts currently reporting this grade is £7.96 a gallon (175.0p per litre), so choosing the cheapest rather than an average-priced forecourt saves about £3.05 on a 50-litre fill. That local average is 2.6p per litre above the UK average of 172.4p.
The average has fallen 0.9p per litre since yesterday. The average has risen 2.1p per litre since last week.
Prices last refreshed at 6:32am 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
- £8.18/gal179.9p/L
- Average
- £7.96/gal175.0p/L
- Lowest
- £7.68/gal168.9p/L
Diesel Prices
Diesel (B7)
- Highest
- £9.18/gal201.9p/L
- Average
- £8.94/gal196.7p/L
- Lowest
- £8.59/gal188.9p/L
Premium Unleaded Prices
Premium Unleaded (E5)
- Highest
- £9.31/gal204.9p/L
- Average
- £8.73/gal192.0p/L
- Lowest
- £8.18/gal179.9p/L
Super Diesel Prices
Super Diesel (SDV)
- Highest
- £10.22/gal224.9p/L
- Average
- £9.92/gal218.2p/L
- Lowest
- £9.45/gal207.9p/L
Every station near C06, cheapest unleaded first
| Station | Distance | Unleaded | Diesel | Premium | Super diesel | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Asda Colchester Express Petrol (CO3 4SA)246 Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex | 2.8 miles | £7.68168.9p | £8.59188.9p | £8.50186.9p | ---- | 8h ago |
 BP Rangers Service Station (CO2 8PU)154 Mersea Road, Colchester | 4.5 miles | £7.72169.9p | £8.68190.9p | £8.18179.9p | £9.45207.9p | 8h ago |
| Britannia Service Station Ltd (CO2 7EU)24hBritannia Service Station, 17, Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 7EU, Colchester | 4 miles | £7.77170.9p | £8.72191.9p | ---- | ---- | 8h ago |
 Sainsburys Stanway (CO3 8AA)1 Western Approach, Stanway, Colchester | 1.1 miles | £7.81171.9p | £8.77192.9p | £8.36183.9p | ---- | 8h ago |
 Asda Colchester Superstore (CO4 5TU)24hTurner Rise, Colchester, Essex | 3.8 miles | £7.86172.9p | £8.85194.7p | ---- | ---- | 8h ago |
 Colchester Extra - Petrol Filling Station (CO4 9ED)24hHighwoods Square, Colchester | 4.6 miles | £7.91173.9p | £8.91195.9p | £8.41184.9p | ---- | 8h ago |
 Stanway Co-op Forecourt (CO3 5JX)Fiveways Retail Park, Colchester, Essex | 2.1 miles | £7.91173.9p | £8.91195.9p | £8.31182.9p | ---- | 8h ago |
 Mfg Stanway (CO3 0NR)24h37 London Road, Stanway Colchester, Essex | 1.5 miles | £8.00175.9p | £9.18201.9p | £8.63189.9p | £9.82215.9p | 8h ago |
| Braiswick Service Station (CO4 5AJ)Esso, 124, Bergholt Road, Colchester | 3.3 miles | £8.00175.9p | £9.00197.9p | £8.91195.9p | ---- | 8h ago |
| Eastwood Sf Connect (CO4 0EX)Ipswich Road, Colchester, Essex | 4.8 miles | £8.00175.9p | £9.00197.9p | £8.95196.9p | £9.95218.9p | 8h ago |
| Aldford Service Station (C06 3PU)Aldford Service Station, Halstead Road, Colchester | 0 miles | £8.00175.9p | £9.00197.9p | £8.91195.9p | ---- | 8h ago |
| Mfg Feering (CO5 9EL)24hA12 Feering, Feering / Colchester, Essex | 4.7 miles | £8.04176.9p | £9.09199.9p | £8.63189.9p | £9.82215.9p | 8h ago |
| Colchester Sf Connect (CO4 5YX)24hCuckoo Farm Way, Colchester, Essex | 4.1 miles | £8.04176.9p | £9.04198.9p | £9.00197.9p | £10.00219.9p | 8h ago |
 Markstey Garage (CO6 1EB)85 London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester | 1.8 miles | £8.18179.9p | £9.09199.9p | £9.22202.9p | £9.86216.9p | 8h ago |
| Shell Doggetts Lane (CO6 1EU)24hLondon Road, Colchester, Essex | 2.5 miles | £8.18179.9p | £9.09199.9p | £9.31204.9p | £10.22224.9p | 8h ago |
| Shell Sextons (CO6 1LT)24hCoggeshall Road, Colchester, Essex | 2.7 miles | £8.18179.9p | £9.09199.9p | £9.31204.9p | £10.22224.9p | 8h ago |
 Great Horkesley Garage (CO6 4EJ)Great Horkesley Garage, The Causeway, Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester | 3.6 miles | ---- | £9.04198.9p | £8.31182.9p | ---- | 8h ago |
The market shown is a fixed 5-mile radius from the centre of the C06 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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- Where is the cheapest petrol near C06?
- The cheapest reported unleaded petrol (E10) within 5 miles of the centre of C06 is 168.9p per litre at Texaco, 246 Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex (CO3 4SA). The local average is 175.0p across 16 forecourts reporting this grade. Prices were last refreshed at 6:32am on 20 September 2026 from official UK Government fuel price data.
- Where is the cheapest diesel near C06?
- The cheapest reported diesel (B7) within 5 miles of the centre of C06 is 188.9p per litre at Texaco, 246 Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex (CO3 4SA). The local average is 196.7p per litre.
- How often are fuel prices in C06 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.