Cheapest fuel in St Albans
We hold recently reported prices for 17 forecourts in St Albans. Every price below carries the date the retailer reported it, so you can see how recent it is before you drive.
Cheapest by fuel type
The lowest reported price for each fuel across St Albans, and where it was reported.
E10 — standard petrol
Unleaded
168.9p
Eg Flamstead PfsAL3 8HS
Price from 18 Oct 2026E5 — premium petrol
Super unleaded
182.9p
Eg Flamstead PfsAL3 8HS
Price from 18 Oct 2026B7 — standard diesel
Diesel
196.9p
Sainsburys MarshalswickAL1 4UZ
Price from 18 Oct 2026V-Power / Ultimate
Premium diesel
205.9p
Eg Flamstead PfsAL3 8HS
Price from 18 Oct 2026Is fuel dear in St Albans?
The St Albans figure is the average of the forecourts listed on this page. The UK figure is national — it is not limited to St Albans — and it is taken over the 6,153 forecourts that reported a price in the most recent GOV.UK snapshot, out of the 8,136 forecourts we currently list. That is what it was calculated from, rather than every forecourt in the country.
| Fuel | St Albans avg | UK avg | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unleaded15 forecourts | 176.4p | 174.0p | 2.3p dearer |
| Super unleaded14 forecourts | 194.7p | 192.3p | 2.4p dearer |
| Diesel15 forecourts | 200.3p | 199.0p | 1.3p dearer |
| Premium diesel10 forecourts | 221.0p | 218.8p | 2.2p dearer |
Within St Albans, diesel runs from 196.9p at Sainsburys Marshalswick to 203.9p at Shell Smallford — about £3.50 on a 50-litre fill, if both prices still stand.
St Albans forecourts, cheapest diesel first
15 of 17 St Albans forecourts report diesel. The figure under each price is the difference from the UK average of 199.0p.
Sainsburys Marshalswick
Supermarket185 MARSHALSWICK LANE, ST ALBANSAL1 4UZ
196.9p
-2.1p vs UK
Mfg Morrisons St Albans
SupermarketHATFIELD ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIREAL1 4LW
196.9p
-2.1p vs UKSainsburys London Colney
SupermarketCOLNEY FIELDS SHOPPING PARK, LONDON COLNEY, ST. ALBANSAL2 1AB
198.9p
-0.1p vs UK
Eg Flamstead Pfs
BrandedFLAMSTEAD FILLING STATION, LONDON ROAD, FLAMSTEAD, ST. ALBANS, AL3 8HS, ST. ALBANSAL3 8HS
198.9p
-0.1p vs UKSainsburys St Albans
SupermarketEVERARD CLOSE, ST. ALBANSAL1 2QU
198.9p
-0.1p vs UK
St Albans Sf Connect
BrandedVERULAM ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIREAL3 4DP
199.9p
+0.9p vs UK
Asda St Albans Express Petrol
BrandedLONDON ROAD, ST ALBANSAL1 1LP
199.9p
+0.9p vs UKMfg King William
Branded2 BEECH ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIREAL3 5AS
199.9p
+0.9p vs UKEg Classic Pfs
Branded1 OLD WATFORD ROAD, BRICKET WOOD, ST ALBANSAL2 3RS
199.9p
+0.9p vs UK
St Albans Service Station
BrandedST. ALBANS SERVICE STATION, 150, HARPENDEN ROAD, ST. ALBANSAL3 6BZ
199.9p
+0.9p vs UK
Shell Redbourn
BrandedREDBOURNE ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIREAL3 7AD
201.9p
+2.9p vs UKShell Co-Op Orbital
BrandedNORTH ORBITAL ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIREAL4 0NG
202.9p
+3.9p vs UKMount Sf Connect
Branded113 WATLING STREET, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIREAL2 2NN
202.9p
+3.9p vs UKShell Little Waitrose Chiswell
Branded551 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIREAL2 3EH
202.9p
+3.9p vs UKShell Smallford
Branded608 HATFIELD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIREAL4 0HP
203.9p
+4.9p vs UKWhere these prices come from
Prices are published by the retailers themselves under the government's fuel price transparency scheme and are shown in pence per litre. A forecourt only appears here once it has actually reported, and we show its reported date rather than assuming today's price. Prices can change between a retailer reporting and you arriving, so always check the pump.
Common questions about fuel in St Albans
Every answer below is worked out from the forecourt prices on this page.
Where is the cheapest diesel in St Albans?
Sainsburys Marshalswick, AL1 4UZ, at 196.9p a litre. That is the lowest diesel price of the 15 St Albans forecourts reporting it. The retailer reported it today (18 Oct 2026). Prices can change between a retailer reporting and you arriving, so check the pump.
How many petrol stations in St Albans report their fuel prices?
We hold a recently reported price for 17 forecourts in St Albans, published by the retailers themselves under the government's fuel price transparency scheme. That is what has reported recently enough for us to list, rather than a count of every forecourt in St Albans — a site that stops reporting drops out, and one that has never reported never appears. Not every forecourt sells every fuel: 15 quote unleaded, 14 quote super unleaded, 15 quote diesel, 10 quote premium diesel. All 15 of the forecourts quoting diesel are ranked on this page.
Is diesel cheaper in St Albans than the UK average?
St Albans averages 200.3p for diesel across the 15 forecourts quoting it, which is 1.3p a litre dearer than the UK average of 199.0p. The UK figure is taken over the 6,153 forecourts that reported a price in the most recent GOV.UK snapshot, out of the 8,136 forecourts we currently list, so it is not limited to St Albans.
How up to date are these St Albans fuel prices?
Every price on this page was reported today. Retailers report into the scheme themselves, anywhere from daily to occasionally, so no price here is a live pump price — each one is shown with the date it was reported.
How much can I save by shopping around for diesel in St Albans?
Diesel runs from 196.9p to 203.9p across the 15 St Albans forecourts quoting it — a gap of 7.0p a litre, or about £3.50 on a 50-litre fill, if both prices still stand when you get there.
Fuel prices near St Albans
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