diff --git a/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift b/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
index 9eb2169..0c5c9c3 100644
--- a/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
+++ b/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
@@ -21,8 +21,20 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @State private var locationManager = LocationManager()
     @StateObject private var monitor = ProximityMonitor()
 
+    /// Stations within the alert trigger radius of the current location, used
+    /// as the pool for "cheapest" (RAG reference, TOP, sorting). Falls back to
+    /// the full fetch when location is unknown or the radius pool is empty
+    /// (rural areas) so the list is never blank.
+    private var radiusScopedStations: [FuelStation] {
+        guard let location else { return stations }
+        let within = stations.filter {
+            $0.distanceKM(to: location.lat, lng2: location.lng) <= alertsRadius
+        }
+        return within.isEmpty ? stations : within
+    }
+
     private var cheapestPrice: Double? {
-        stations.compactMap { $0.prices[selectedFuel] }.min()
+        radiusScopedStations.compactMap { $0.prices[selectedFuel] }.min()
     }
 
     private var displayedStations: [FuelStation] {
@@ -30,7 +42,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     }
 
     private var sortedStations: [FuelStation] {
-        let available = stations.filter { $0.prices[selectedFuel] != nil }
+        let available = radiusScopedStations.filter { $0.prices[selectedFuel] != nil }
         switch sortMode {
         case .closest:
             guard let location else { return available.sorted { $0.prices[selectedFuel]! < $1.prices[selectedFuel]! } }
@@ -73,6 +85,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 stationLimit: $stationLimit,
                 cheapestPrice: cheapestPrice,
                 location: location,
+                radiusKM: alertsRadius,
                 favouriteIDs: favouriteIDs,
                 onToggleFavourite: toggleFavourite
             )
diff --git a/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift b/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift
index 9a71b9f..9f839c2 100644
--- a/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift
+++ b/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct StationsView: View {
     @Binding var stationLimit: Int
     let cheapestPrice: Double?
     let location: Coordinate?
+    let radiusKM: Double
     let favouriteIDs: Set<String>
     var onToggleFavourite: (FuelStation) -> Void = { _ in }
 
@@ -18,9 +19,15 @@ struct StationsView: View {
         NavigationStack {
             List {
                 Section {
-                    Text("\(sortMode == .closest ? "Closest" : "Cheapest") \(selectedFuel.displayName) — tap a station for directions.")
-                        .font(.footnote)
-                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    if let location {
+                        Text("\(sortMode == .closest ? "Closest" : "Cheapest") \(selectedFuel.displayName) within \(Int(radiusKM)) km — tap a station for directions.")
+                            .font(.footnote)
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    } else {
+                        Text("\(sortMode == .closest ? "Closest" : "Cheapest") \(selectedFuel.displayName) — tap a station for directions.")
+                            .font(.footnote)
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    }
                 }
 
                 Section("Fuel type") {
diff --git a/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift b/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
index 792fe22..845631e 100644
--- a/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
+++ b/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
@@ -84,9 +84,17 @@ struct FuelPriceTimelineProvider: TimelineProvider {
             FuelStore.saveLocation(lat: location.lat, lng: location.lng)
         }
 
-        // 3) Load stations, then sort by distance-weighted score.
+        // 3) Load stations, then sort by price (distance tiebreak), scoped to
+        // the alert trigger radius so the widget's "cheapest" matches the app.
         var stations = FuelStore.loadStations()
         if stations.isEmpty { stations = SampleFuelProvider.sampleStations }
+        let radiusKM = FuelStore.loadAlertsRadius()
+        if let location {
+            let within = stations.filter {
+                $0.distanceKM(to: location.lat, lng2: location.lng) <= radiusKM
+            }
+            if !within.isEmpty { stations = within }
+        }
         let filtered = stations.filter { $0.prices[fuel] != nil }
         let sorted: [FuelStation]
         if let location {