Fuel station
Old Forge Filling Station (CO5 8RA)
A Esso forecourt
Esso petrol prices across the UK
Esso Old Forge Filling Station, 41, Kingsland Road, West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester, CO5 8RA
E10
£7.95/gal
174.9p/L
B7
£8.91/gal
195.9p/L
E5
£8.86/gal
194.9p/L
SDV
£9.82/gal
215.9p/L
This station's unleaded price is 2.0p per litre above the average of stations within 5 miles (172.9p).
Prices last recorded at 12:02am on 21 September 2026, supplied through the official UK Government fuel price open data scheme and checked every 30 minutes.
When each price was set
| Grade | Price | Price set |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel (B7) | 195.9p | 10:39am on 16 September 2026 |
| Unleaded (E10) | 174.9p | 10:40am on 18 September 2026 |
| Premium Unleaded (E5) | 194.9p | 10:40am on 18 September 2026 |
| Super Diesel (SDV) | 215.9p | 10:39am on 16 September 2026 |
"Price set" is the station's own last-updated timestamp per grade from the official feed. A grade can hold the same price for weeks; the freshest grades are the ones the station actively reprices.
Cheaper unleaded within 5 miles
| Station | Distance | Unleaded | Diesel | Premium | Super diesel | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gulf (CM9 8RJ)West Street Garage, Tollesbury, Maldon | 4.1 miles | £7.77170.9p | ---- | ---- | ---- |
Recent price changes
| Recorded | Unleaded | Diesel | Premium | Super diesel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2026, 10:01 | 174.9p | 195.9p | 194.9p | 215.9p |
| 16 Sept 2026, 10:02 | 173.9p | 195.9p | 193.9p | 215.9p |
| 14 Sept 2026, 09:32 | 171.9p | 193.9p | 191.9p | 213.9p |
| 11 Sept 2026, 12:32 | 169.9p | 191.9p | 189.9p | 211.9p |
| 8 Sept 2026, 11:03 | 169.9p | 189.9p | 189.9p | 209.9p |
| 7 Sept 2026, 14:02 | 168.9p | 189.9p | 188.9p | 208.9p |
| 7 Sept 2026, 11:32 | 167.9p | 187.9p | 187.9p | 207.9p |
| 4 Sept 2026, 13:03 | 165.9p | 187.9p | 185.9p | 207.9p |
| 28 Aug 2026, 10:31 | 163.9p | 186.9p | 183.9p | 206.9p |
| 25 Aug 2026, 10:31 | 163.9p | 185.9p | 183.9p | 205.9p |
Rows show snapshots where at least one price changed, over the last 30 days of recorded data.
Opening hours
| monday | 06:00 to 23:00 |
| tuesday | 06:00 to 23:00 |
| wednesday | 06:00 to 23:00 |
| thursday | 06:00 to 23:00 |
| friday | 06:00 to 23:00 |
| saturday | 06:00 to 23:00 |
| sunday | 06:00 to 23:00 |
Hours as published by the station to the official scheme.
Facilities
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Prices, hours and facilities are sourced from official UK government fuel-price data (Open Government Licence v3.0). fuel.co.uk is independent of this station and does not operate it.