The cheapest places in Northern Ireland for petrol and diesel this week as prices rise

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The cheapest and most expensive places around Northern Ireland for petrol and diesel this week have been revealed.

Each week, the Consumer Council's Fuel Price Checker updates with the average fuel prices for towns and cities around Northern Ireland, showing which areas are the cheapest and most expensive.

The trend across Northern Ireland shows over the past week, both petrol and diesel prices have increased. The regional average price for petrol is 131.2p, which is up from 130.8p last week.

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The average price for diesel across the region is 136.9p, which is up from 136.0p last week. Currently, the cheapest place to buy petrol is in Co Derry, while part of Co Antrim has the lowest price for diesel.

In Newtownabbey, a litre of diesel costs an average of 132.9p - which is 4p below the Northern Ireland average this week. In Limavady, a litre of petrol is currently an average of 128.4p, which is 2.8p below the regional average.

Petrol is also below the average price this week in Antrim town, Ballycastle, Ballymena, Banbridge, Belfast, Coleraine, Cookstown, Dungannon, Enniskillen, Newtownabbey, Omagh, and Strabane.

When it comes to diesel, below average prices can also be found in Antrim town, Ballycastle, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Banbridge, Bangor, Belfast, Coleraine, Cookstown, Craigavon, Downpatrick, Limavady, Lisburn, Newtownabbey, and Omagh.

Northern Ireland Fuel Price Checker (January 16)

Town

Average Petrol Price

Average Diesel Price

Antrim

130.9p 0.3p below the NI average this week

136.2p 0.7p below the NI average this week

Armagh

132.4p 1.2p above the NI average this week

140.9p 4p above the NI average this week

Ballycastle

130.9p 0.3p below the NI average this week

136.9p 0p below the NI average this week

Ballyclare

133.2p 1.9p above the NI average this week

138.2p 1.2p above the NI average this week

Ballymena

128.9p 2.3p below the NI average this week

135.2p 1.7p below the NI average this week

Ballymoney

131.4p 0.2p above the NI average this week

136.9p 0p below the NI average this week

Banbridge

130.9p 0.3p below the NI average this week

135.9p 1p below the NI average this week

Bangor

132.8p 1.6p above the NI average this week

136.9p 0.1p below the NI average this week

Belfast

130.8p 0.4p below the NI average this week

136.3p 0.6p below the NI average this week

Carrickfergus

131.2p 0p above the NI average this week

137.2p 0.3p above the NI average this week

Coleraine

129.2p 2.1p below the NI average this week

134.5p 2.4p below the NI average this week

Cookstown

129.8p 1.4p below the NI average this week

134.8p 2.1p below the NI average this week

Craigavon

131.4p 0.2p above the NI average this week

136.9p 0p below the NI average this week

Downpatrick

132p 0.7p above the NI average this week

135.9p 1p below the NI average this week

Dungannon

130.2p 1p below the NI average this week

137.2p 0.3p above the NI average this week

Enniskillen

130.7p 0.5p below the NI average this week

139.8p 2.9p above the NI average this week

Larne

Not enough data available

138.9p 2p above the NI average this week

Limavady

128.4p 2.8p below the NI average this week

135.4p 1.5p below the NI average this week

Lisburn

132.2p 1p above the NI average this week

135.6p 1.4p below the NI average this week

Londonderry

131.5p 0.3p above the NI average this week

137.9p 1p above the NI average this week

Magherafelt

134.4p 3.2p above the NI average this week

139.2p 2.3p above the NI average this week

Newcastle

135.9p 4.7p above the NI average this week

137.9p 1p above the NI average this week

Newry

132.4p 1.2p above the NI average this week

140.4p 3.5p above the NI average this week

Newtownabbey

129.9p 1.3p below the NI average this week

132.9p 4p below the NI average this week

Newtownards

133.4p 2.2p above the NI average this week

137.9p 1p above the NI average this week

Omagh

130.3p 1p below the NI average this week

136.8p 0.2p below the NI average this week

Portadown

131.8p 0.6p above the NI average this week

137.8p 0.9p above the NI average this week

Strabane

130.3p 0.9p below the NI average this week

139.8p 2.9p above the NI average this week

Source: Consumer Council NI. If table doesn't load, click here.

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Throughout the UK, the average price of petrol and diesel rose in December 2024, new figures released this week show. The details from the Office for National Statistics show that the average price of petrol increased 1.4p to 136.2p per litre, with the average price of diesel rising 2p per litre to 142.5p.

The average price of petrol in December was down 4.6% year-on-year, compared with a fall of 10.7% the previous month, while diesel fell 5.8% compared with a previous drop of 11.6%.

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