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United Kingdom / kerosene / pence per litre

90.01p / litre

The reading is the DESNZ Quarterly Energy Prices standard grade burning oil price, published 27 August 2026 and checked 23 September 2026. It describes a delivery of up to 1,000 litres with VAT at 5% included.

DESNZ Quarterly Energy Prices / QEP 4.1.1 standard grade burning oil / published 27 August 2026 / checked 23 September 2026 / lag 27 daysone to four weeks oldtier A

Typical price for a delivery of up to 1,000 litres, VAT at 5% included. Observed on the Monday nearest the 15th.

The national DESNZ series is the only official retail kerosene reading in the UK. The regions below inherit it, and say so. Full United Kingdom page.

The fill, inline

£1,080

1,200 litres at 90.01p

No submit button, no quote form and no email box. Change the number and the money moves. A tank of 1,263 nominal litres only takes about 1,200 because of the ullage ceiling.

See how this compares to last winter

Twelve regions, one national series. Every Great Britain cell carries the DESNZ reading; Northern Ireland runs its own weekly survey.

Jan 2018 to Aug 2026 / 104 readings

low 20.26p / high 104.05p / marker: latest month

The tall dark block near the right is March 2026 at 104.05p, the largest single-month move in the series.