What do the UK domestic energy price statistics cover?

The table covers UK domestic fuel price indices for electricity, gas, liquid fuels and solid fuels, as well as cash prices for heating oil, smokeless fuel, petrol and diesel from GOV.UK official statistics.

How far back does UK domestic energy price data go?

Monthly price series for UK domestic fuels, road fuels and crude oil acquired by refineries are available since 1989.

Are the UK domestic fuel price indices available in real terms?

Yes, domestic energy price indices are published in both cash terms and deflated real terms using the all items CPI (2025=100) and GDP deflator (2025=100).

Which road fuel prices are tracked alongside domestic fuels?

The data includes monthly UK pump prices in pence per litre for premium unleaded petrol, super unleaded, diesel, burning oil and gas oil, plus the petrol to diesel price gap.

UK domestic energy prices and fuel tax

Name: UK domestic energy prices and fuel tax
Creator: GOV.UK official statistics
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What UK households actually pay for energy, monthly since 1990: price indices for electricity, gas, solid fuels, liquid fuels and motor fuel, both in cash terms and deflated to real terms, alongside the all-items CPI they are a component of — and the cash price of heating oil and smokeless fuel.

Source: GOV.UK official statisticsLast updated: Sep 09, 2026, 09:13Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	08-2026	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023
Domestic fuel price indices5
Price index, cash terms (2025=100)6
Electricity		100.21	96.73	96.32	95.9	104.72	104.41	104.41	100.73	100.67	100.57	98.24	98.18	98.18	102.02	102.02	102.07	99.12	99.17	99.17	98.03	97.93	97.93	90.92	90.92	90.92	97.56	97.56	97.56	108.71	108.71	108.71	104.46	104.46	104.46	112.91	112.91
Gas		105.65	92.09	91.56	91.1	95.28	94.95	95.28	98.67	98.74	98.74	97.81	97.81	97.87	105.45	105.38	105.38	98.01	98.01	97.94	96.68	96.68	96.68	86.58	86.58	86.58	93.89	93.89	93.89	111.43	111.43	111.43	104.32	104.32	104.32	112.23	112.23
All domestic fuels		102.97	96.23	96.68	97.26	103.77	101.09	101.14	100.06	100.06	99.83	97.94	98.06	98.06	102.97	103.03	103.14	98.86	99.03	99.09	97.66	97.6	97.66	89.59	89.65	89.88	96.4	96.57	96.74	109.95	110.12	109.95	104.86	104.97	105.15	112.98	112.81
Liquid fuels		140.15	141.62	177.14	217.76	200.8	105.36	103.55	106.17	106.1	98.73	94.84	96.18	98.19	88.81	90.55	94.84	102.82	111.19	111.39	102.75	100.6	103.89	100.54	104.76	113	106.3	112.53	119.71	118.03	125.67	119.44	123.19	129.09	137.2	134.99	125.13
Solid fuels		101.91	101.97	101.91	101.91	99.54	99.87	99.87	100.99	100.46	100.26	95.99	99.87	99.8	99.93	100.46	100.46	100.46	100.46	100.33	100.39	100.46	101.05	101.32	101.25	101.38	101.71	102.11	102.5	101.97	101.64	101.51	102.5	102.04	102.63	104.28	104.34
Motor fuel and oil		114.46	118.2	122.01	122.42	106.58	98.05	99.11	101.38	100.24	99.92	99.35	99.51	99.11	97.48	97.89	99.51	101.62	102.76	101.3	100.49	99.27	98.54	100.57	104.63	106.26	107.15	109.75	109.67	107.39	105.44	103.66	105.77	111.45	114.22	112.27	108.29
Price index, real terms (2025=100)6
Electricity			94.4	93.9	93.5	102.5	102.2	102.2	99.7	99.6	99.5	97.7	97.7	97.7	102.4	102.4	102.4	100.4	100.4	100.4	100.1	100	100	93.4	93.4	93.4	101.7	101.7	101.7	114.7	114.7	114.7	111.7	111.7	111.7	120.7	120.7
Gas			89.8	89.3	88.9	93.3	92.9	93.3	97.6	97.7	97.7	97.3	97.3	97.4	105.8	105.7	105.7	99.3	99.3	99.2	98.7	98.7	98.7	88.9	88.9	88.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	117.5	117.5	117.5	111.6	111.6	111.6	119.9	119.9
All domestic fuels			93.9	94.3	94.9	101.6	99	99	99	99	98.8	97.4	97.6	97.6	103.3	103.4	103.5	100.1	100.3	100.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	92	92.1	92.3	100.5	100.7	100.8	116	116.2	116	112.1	112.3	112.4	120.8	120.6
Liquid fuels			138.1	172.8	212.4	196.6	103.1	101.4	105	105	97.7	94.4	95.7	97.7	89.1	90.8	95.1	104.1	112.6	112.8	104.9	102.7	106.1	103.2	107.6	116	110.8	117.3	124.8	124.5	132.6	126	131.7	138	146.7	144.3	133.7
Solid fuels			99.5	99.4	99.4	97.4	97.8	97.8	99.9	99.4	99.2	95.5	99.4	99.3	100.3	100.8	100.8	101.7	101.7	101.6	102.5	102.6	103.2	104	104	104.1	106	106.4	106.8	107.6	107.2	107.1	109.6	109.1	109.8	111.5	111.5
Motor fuel and oil			115.3	119	119.4	104.3	96	97	100.3	99.2	98.9	98.8	99	98.6	97.8	98.2	99.8	102.9	104.1	102.6	102.6	101.4	100.6	103.3	107.4	109.1	111.7	114.4	114.3	113.3	111.2	109.3	113.1	119.2	122.1	120	115.7
All items CPI (2025=100)		103.25	102.96	102.89	102.67	101.88	101.23	100.79	101.23	100.79	101.01	100.65	100.65	100.43	100.36	100	99.86	98.63	98.27	97.83	97.98	97.62	97.54	96.97	97.04	96.68	96.89	96.75	96.46	96.1	95.59	95.01	95.52	95.16	95.38	95.38	94.87
All items CPI, real terms (2025=100)			100.4	100.4	100.1	99.7	99.1	98.7	100.2	99.7	99.9	100.1	100.1	99.9	100.7	100.3	100.2	99.9	99.5	99.1	100	99.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	101	100.9	100.6	101.4	100.8	100.2	102.2	101.8	102	101.9	101.4
GDP deflator (2025=100)			102.52	102.52	102.52	102.16	102.16	102.16	101.07	101.07	101.07	100.51	100.51	100.51	99.68	99.68	99.68	98.73	98.73	98.73	97.93	97.93	97.93	97.39	97.39	97.39	95.93	95.93	95.93	94.81	94.81	94.81	93.51	93.51	93.51	93.56	93.56
Heating oil and solid fuel2
Heating oil, price paid		824.72	833.26	1,042.11	1,281.45	1,181.37	620.02	609.38	624.61	624.33	580.7	558.17	565.82	577.6	522.68	532.84	558.05	604.9	654.13	655.37	604.53	591.92	611.28	591.72	616.32	664.85	625.64	661.95	704.24	694.6	739.38	702.92	724.97	759.58	807.2	794.37	736.41
Smokeless fuel, price paid		34.23	34.26	34.23	34.22	33.44	33.54	33.54	33.93	33.74	33.68	32.25	33.54	33.53	33.57	33.74	33.75	33.75	33.75	33.71	33.72	33.75	33.94	34.02	34.02	34.06	34.17	34.31	34.42	34.24	34.15	34.09	34.42	34.28	34.47	35.02	35.04
Road fuel and crude oil5
Road fuel: price at the pump5
Premium unleaded petrol (ULSP)	161.16	150.77	155.59	157.6	158.34	140.46	131.38	133.19	136.55	134.98	134.77	133.84	134.45	133.94	131.47	132.31	134.81	137.63	139.35	136.76	136.28	134.71	133.91	136.41	142.89	144.79	145.09	149.31	148.85	144.66	141.47	139.36	143.68	152.22	155.35	154.24	147.91
Diesel (ULSD)	181.49	164.58	176.6	186.21	192.4	158.85	141.22	142.41	145.92	143.94	143.02	141.57	142.13	140.83	137.48	139.07	141.73	144.98	146.5	143.42	142.57	140.36	138.95	141.47	148.34	150.64	150.61	157.26	157.74	153.72	150.45	147.83	151.87	160.22	162.29	158.34	150.46
Super unleaded petrol	186.77	175.52	180.26	181.4	174.28	155.3	146.99	149	151.95	150.17	149.8	149.03	149.16	148.6	146.45	147.45	149.74	151.22	152.02	149.33	149.21	148.45	147.45	150.67	156.69	157.73	158.59	161.91	160.61	157.71	154.08	153.16	157.92	165.59	168.08	166.46	160.5
Burning oil (kerosene)	90.01	69.98	76.62	89.7	103.97	104.05	53.46	51.84	52.48	55.83	52.34	49.26	50.71	53.82	49.11	46.39	51.1	51.99	56.06	56.64	53.72	53.22	53.19	49.63	55.73	59	58.46	59.67	64.01	62.73	66.64	62.94	62.21	68.84	73.74	74.9	68.98
Gas oil (red diesel)	100.08	82.74	83.53	99.16	111.07	99.51	66.01	64.43	65.48	72.82	67.23	66.89	65.69	69.28	63.9	62.64	64.21	67.19	71.5	74.68	68.42	68.27	67.78	63.92	69.43	73.49	72.67	72.73	78.45	78.76	78.54	75.36	76.03	79.84	86.93	89.17	80.12
Road fuel: price excluding VAT4
Premium unleaded petrol (ULSP)	134.3	125.64	129.66	131.33	131.95	117.05	109.49	111	113.79	112.49	112.31	111.53	112.04	111.62	109.56	110.26	112.34	114.69	116.12	113.96	113.56	112.26	111.59	113.68	119.08	120.66	120.91	124.43	124.04	120.55	117.89	116.13	119.73	126.85	129.46	128.53	123.26
Diesel (ULSD)	151.24	137.15	147.17	155.18	160.33	132.38	117.68	118.68	121.6	119.95	119.18	117.97	118.44	117.36	114.56	115.89	118.1	120.82	122.09	119.51	118.81	116.97	115.79	117.89	123.62	125.53	125.51	131.05	131.45	128.1	125.38	123.19	126.56	133.51	135.24	131.95	125.38
Burning oil (kerosene)	85.72	66.64	72.97	85.42	99.02	99.1	50.92	49.37	49.98	53.17	49.85	46.91	48.3	51.26	46.78	44.18	48.66	49.52	53.39	53.95	51.16	50.69	50.65	47.27	53.07	56.19	55.68	56.83	60.97	59.74	63.46	59.94	59.25	65.56	70.23	71.34	65.69
Gas oil (red diesel)	95.31	78.8	79.55	94.44	105.78	94.77	62.87	61.36	62.36	69.35	64.03	63.71	62.57	65.98	60.86	59.65	61.16	63.99	68.1	71.12	65.17	65.01	64.56	60.87	66.13	69.99	69.21	69.26	74.72	75.01	74.8	71.77	72.41	76.03	82.79	84.93	76.3
Road fuel: price excluding VAT and fuel duty4
Premium unleaded petrol (ULSP)	81.35	72.69	76.71	78.38	79	64.1	56.54	58.05	60.84	59.54	59.36	58.58	59.09	58.67	56.61	57.31	59.39	61.74	63.17	61.01	60.61	59.31	58.64	60.73	66.13	67.71	67.96	71.48	71.09	67.6	64.94	63.18	66.78	73.9	76.51	75.58	70.31
Diesel (ULSD)	98.29	84.2	94.22	102.23	107.38	79.43	64.73	65.73	68.65	67	66.23	65.02	65.49	64.41	61.61	62.94	65.15	67.87	69.14	66.56	65.86	64.02	62.84	64.94	70.67	72.58	72.56	78.1	78.5	75.15	72.43	70.24	73.61	80.56	82.29	79	72.43
Burning oil (kerosene)	85.72	66.64	72.97	85.42	99.02	99.1	50.92	49.37	49.98	53.17	49.85	46.91	48.3	51.26	46.78	44.18	48.66	49.52	53.39	53.95	51.16	50.69	50.65	47.27	53.07	56.19	55.68	56.83	60.97	59.74	63.46	59.94	59.25	65.56	70.23	71.34	65.69
Gas oil (red diesel)	85.13	68.62	69.37	84.26	95.6	84.59	52.69	51.18	52.18	59.17	53.85	53.53	52.39	55.8	50.68	49.47	50.98	53.81	57.92	60.94	54.99	54.83	54.38	50.69	55.95	59.81	59.03	59.08	64.54	64.83	64.62	61.59	62.23	65.85	72.61	74.75	66.12
Petrol to diesel price gap	20.33	13.81	21	28.61	34.06	18.4	9.84	9.22	9.37	8.96	8.25	7.73	7.68	6.89	6.01	6.76	6.91	7.35	7.16	6.66	6.29	5.65	5.04	5.06	5.45	5.85	5.52	7.94	8.89	9.07	8.98	8.47	8.2	7.99	6.94	4.1	2.55
Crude oil acquired by UK refineries (2025=100)		115.81	135.67	168.06	171.01	143.87	98.1	94.63	89.64	92.88	93.79	95.61	98.42	101.5	97.17	92.63	97.69	106.95	113.8	119.91	110.94	111.8	110.13	109.56	120.72	124.42	123.07	124.46	135.3	127.71	125.35	118.07	120.13	132.55	144.79	141.71	129.32

Latest reading

Electricity stood at 100.21 in Jul 2026. That is +3.6% from Jun 2026 and +2.1% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1990 to Jul 2026. Source: GOV.UK official statistics.

Latest: 100.21; Jul 2026
vs previous period: +3.6%; Jun 2026
vs a year earlier: +2.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What do the UK domestic energy price statistics cover?: The table covers UK domestic fuel price indices for electricity, gas, liquid fuels and solid fuels, as well as cash prices for heating oil, smokeless fuel, petrol and diesel from GOV.UK official statistics.
How far back does UK domestic energy price data go?: Monthly price series for UK domestic fuels, road fuels and crude oil acquired by refineries are available since 1989.
Are the UK domestic fuel price indices available in real terms?: Yes, domestic energy price indices are published in both cash terms and deflated real terms using the all items CPI (2025=100) and GDP deflator (2025=100).
Which road fuel prices are tracked alongside domestic fuels?: The data includes monthly UK pump prices in pence per litre for premium unleaded petrol, super unleaded, diesel, burning oil and gas oil, plus the petrol to diesel price gap.