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Sainsbury's Sainsburys Birkenhead, 342A WOODCHURCH ROAD
342A WOODCHURCH ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 8PQ · price last changed 5d ago
Today's prices at the pump
Unleaded160.9p+2.1p vs UK average
Diesel175.9p-1.3p vs UK average
Super Unleaded172.9p-3.8p vs UK average
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Forecourt details
Opening hours:
friday06:30-22:00monday06:30-22:00sunday06:30-22:00tuesday06:30-22:00saturday06:30-22:00thursday06:30-22:00wednesday06:30-22:00
Amenities:
AdBlue (packaged)Car washAir & screenwash
Location:
Price history at this forecourt
Last 90 days · 7 Jul – 29 Jul
low 150.9pHover the chart for any day's pricehigh 160.9p
Today's price is the highest of the last 23 recorded days.
What you actually pay here
Where this forecourt's Unleaded price goes, litre by litre.
160.9p / litre at this forecourt · 50% is tax
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Crude oilliveBrent crude · as of 2026-07-2941.24p
Refining & deliveryestimateshare of the residual17.95p
Retailer marginestimateshare of the residual21.94p
Fuel dutyexactstatutory rate52.95p
VAT (20%)exactstatutory rate26.82p
Fuel duty (52.95p flat, gov.uk hydrocarbon-oils rate) and VAT (20%) are exact statutory amounts. Crude oil is the live Brent price converted to pence per litre (brent crude · as of 2026-07-29, ECB exchange rate). Refining & delivery and retailer margin are the residual, split on the pattern in public breakdowns (DESNZ weekly road fuel prices; RAC Foundation) - estimates, not measured figures.
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About fuel prices at Sainsbury's Sainsburys Birkenhead, 342A WOODCHURCH ROAD
Prices on this page come from the UK Government's statutory Fuel Finder open-data scheme, which requires forecourts to publish their pump prices. We refresh them daily and compare each grade against the national average, so you can see at a glance whether Sainsbury's Sainsburys Birkenhead, 342A WOODCHURCH ROAD is a cheap place to fill up near CH42 8PQ.
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