10 of the 17 stations in St Albans report a Petrol (Unleaded) price; the other 7 publish no petrol (unleaded) figure.
8 of the 17 stations in St Albans report a Diesel price; the other 9 publish no diesel figure.
All 8,135 UK forecourts were checked at 10:07 (Europe/London) under the statutory fuel price scheme; each card above shows when that station last changed its price.
See all 17 stations in St AlbansPetrol (Unleaded) in St Albans costs from 167.9p to 179.9p a litre right now, 175.6p on average across 10 stations. Diesel in St Albans costs from 195.9p to 204.9p a litre right now, 200.1p on average across 8 stations.The cheapest is Sainsbury's - ST ALBANS, 3.1 km from the centre. Latest price change here: 07:17 (Europe/London).
Across the brands with more than one forecourt in St Albans, Sainsbury's has the lowest average diesel price at 197.6p a litre (3 stations) and Shell the highest at 203.9p (3 stations) — 6.3p apart. Diesel in St Albans is up 1.0p compared with a week ago, measured on the 17 stations that reported a price on both days. The cheapest postcode district for petrol (unleaded) is AL1, averaging 174.1p a litre across 4 stations — 3.8p below AL3.
UK average: the national average on our UK page, from the Fuel Finder reading of 13 Oct 2026, 10:07 UK time.
A 55-litre fill-up at the cheapest station in St Albans instead of the dearest one, and instead of the city average.
Supermarket forecourts in St Albans: Sainsbury's, Morrisons.
Calculated from the same live prices as the station table below — 17 stations in St Albans, at the update time shown above.
| Station | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Sainsbury's - ST ALBANS
Sainsbury's · AL1 4UZ
|
3.1 km | 195.9p | 167.9p | 179.9p | — |
|
2
Morrisons - ST ALBANS
Morrisons · AL1 4LW
|
2.0 km | 197.9p | 174.9p | — | — |
|
3
Sainsbury's - ST. ALBANS
Sainsbury's · AL2 1AB
|
5.2 km | 197.9p | 169.9p | 181.9p | — |
|
4
EG On The Move - ST. ALBANS
EG On The Move · AL3 8HS
|
10.6 km | 198.9p | — | 182.9p | 205.9p |
|
5
Sainsbury's - ST. ALBANS
Sainsbury's · AL1 2QU
|
0.2 km | 198.9p | 175.9p | 187.9p | — |
|
6
Shell - ST ALBANS
Shell · AL3 7AD
|
6.3 km | 202.9p | 179.9p | — | — |
|
7
Shell - ST. ALBANS
Shell · AL4 0HP
|
5.1 km | 203.9p | — | — | — |
|
8
Shell - ST ALBANS
Shell · AL4 0NG
|
4.4 km | 204.9p | — | — | — |
|
9
BP - ST ALBANS
BP · AL2 2NN
|
1.6 km | — | — | — | — |
|
10
BP - ST ALBANS
BP · AL3 4DP
|
1.3 km | — | 178.9p | 199.9p | — |
|
11
Esso - ST ALBANS
Esso · WD25 7LW
|
7.1 km | — | — | — | — |
|
12
Esso - ST ALBANS
Esso · AL1 1LP
|
0.7 km | — | 177.9p | 196.9p | — |
|
13
Esso - ST ALBANS
Esso · AL3 5AS
|
2.7 km | — | 174.9p | — | — |
|
14
Gulf - ST. ALBANS
Gulf · AL2 2JX
|
3.5 km | — | — | — | — |
|
15
Harvest - ST ALBANS
Harvest Energy · AL2 3RS
|
4.3 km | — | 175.9p | — | — |
|
16
Shell - ST. ALBANS
Shell · AL2 3EH
|
3.1 km | — | 179.9p | — | — |
|
17
Texaco - ST. ALBANS
Texaco · AL3 6BZ
|
3.2 km | — | — | — | — |
2026-09-13: 189.2p 2026-10-13: 200.5p
Diesel is up 1.0p versus 7 days ago (17 stations with prices on both days).
Tracked continuously: 17 of 17 stations · 2026-09-13 to 2026-10-13
| Brand | From | Average | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsbury's | 195.9p | 197.6p | 3 |
| Morrisons | 197.9p | 197.9p | 1 |
| EG On The Move | 198.9p | 198.9p | 1 |
| Shell | 202.9p | 203.9p | 3 |
St Albans itself has 17 petrol stations with live prices tracked on fuel-prices.eu. Including the towns within roughly 10 km, the total rises to 90 stations. Data comes from the UK official fuel price data scheme.
The cheapest diesel in St Albans today is 195.9p a litre at Sainsbury's - ST ALBANS. Prices in nearby towns are often lower — use the +2 / +5 / +10 km filter above to compare.
The average diesel price in St Albans is 200.1p a litre, 0.7p above the national average of 199.4p. The UK average is the one on our UK page, from the Fuel Finder reading of 13 Oct 2026, 10:07 UK time.
The cheapest petrol in St Albans today is 167.9p a litre at Sainsbury's - ST ALBANS, 3.1 km from the city centre. It is 7.8p below the St Albans average of 175.6p across the 10 stations we track in the city.
Yes. Supermarket forecourts in St Albans (Sainsbury's, Morrisons) average 197.7p a litre for diesel across 4 stations, against 202.6p at the other 4 stations — 5.0p 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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