6 of the 9 stations in Braintree report a Petrol (Unleaded) price; the other 3 publish no petrol (unleaded) figure.
4 of the 9 stations in Braintree report a Diesel price; the other 5 publish no diesel figure.
All 8,142 UK forecourts were checked at 16:07 (Europe/London) under the statutory fuel price scheme; each card above shows when that station last changed its price.
See all 9 stations in BraintreePetrol (Unleaded) in Braintree costs from 166.9p to 171.9p a litre right now, 170.8p on average across 6 stations. Diesel in Braintree costs from 198.9p to 203.9p a litre right now, 200.7p on average across 4 stations.The cheapest is Sainsbury's - BRAINTREE, 0.8 km from the centre. Latest price change here: 15:02 (Europe/London).
Diesel in Braintree is up 1.3p compared with a week ago, measured on the 9 stations that reported a price on both days. The cheapest postcode district for petrol (unleaded) is CM7, averaging 170.2p a litre across 3 stations — 1.0p below CM77.
UK average: the national average on our UK page, from the Fuel Finder reading of 21 Oct 2026, 16:07 UK time.
A 55-litre fill-up at the cheapest station in Braintree instead of the dearest one, and instead of the city average.
Supermarket forecourts in Braintree: Sainsbury's.
Calculated from the same live prices as the station table below — 9 stations in Braintree, at the update time shown above.
| Station | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
Sainsbury's - BRAINTREE
Sainsbury's · CM7 1XH
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0.8 km | 198.9p | 166.9p | 178.9p | — |
|
2
BP - BRAINTREE
BP · CM77 7AB
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1.6 km | 199.9p | 171.9p | 192.9p | 220.9p |
|
3
Texaco - BRAINTREE
Texaco · CM77 8GG
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2.9 km | 199.9p | 171.9p | 192.9p | — |
|
4
BP - BRAINTREE
BP · CM7 9EP
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1.1 km | 203.9p | 171.9p | 198.9p | — |
|
5
BP - BRAINTREE
BP · CM77 8EE
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5.7 km | — | 169.9p | — | — |
|
6
EG On The Move - BRAINTREE
EG On The Move · CM7 2QS
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0.9 km | — | 171.9p | 191.9p | — |
|
7
Gulf - BRAINTREE
Gulf · CM7 4LT
|
11.4 km | — | — | — | — |
|
8
Tesco - BRAINTREE
Tesco · CM77 7WW
|
3.2 km | — | — | — | — |
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9
Shell - BRAINTREE
Shell · CM77 8QGClosed · opens at 06:00
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2.5 km | — | — | — | — |
2026-09-22: 194.4p 2026-10-21: 200.3p
Diesel is up 1.3p versus 7 days ago (9 stations with prices on both days).
Tracked continuously: 9 of 9 stations · 2026-09-22 to 2026-10-21
| Brand | From | Average | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsbury's | 198.9p | 198.9p | 1 |
| Texaco | 199.9p | 199.9p | 1 |
| BP | 199.9p | 201.9p | 2 |
Braintree itself has 9 petrol stations with live prices tracked on fuel-prices.eu. Including the towns within roughly 10 km, the total rises to 30 stations. Data comes from the UK official fuel price data scheme.
The cheapest diesel in Braintree today is 198.9p a litre at Sainsbury's - BRAINTREE. Prices in nearby towns are often lower — use the +2 / +5 / +10 km filter above to compare.
The average diesel price in Braintree is 200.7p a litre, 1.8p above the national average of 198.9p. The UK average is the one on our UK page, from the Fuel Finder reading of 21 Oct 2026, 16:07 UK time.
The cheapest petrol in Braintree today is 166.9p a litre at Sainsbury's - BRAINTREE, 0.8 km from the city centre. It is 3.9p below the Braintree average of 170.8p across the 6 stations we track in the city.
Yes. Supermarket forecourts in Braintree (Sainsbury's) average 198.9p a litre for diesel across 1 stations, against 201.2p at the other 3 stations — 2.3p cheaper.
Prices are updated daily from the UK official fuel price data scheme (retailer price feeds published under the government fuel-finder initiative).
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Prices are collected from the UK official fuel price data scheme — the open price feeds published by major retailers under the government fuel-finder initiative — and refreshed daily. Prices are indicative and may differ at the pump. See also: live map of the UK · all live markets.
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