diff --git a/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift b/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
index 600b13b..e19a6de 100644
--- a/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
+++ b/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
@@ -36,15 +36,32 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         }
     }
 
-    /// The price reference every row's delta + RAG compares against.
-    /// Cheapest mode → the cheapest station in the pool (best value).
-    /// Closest mode → the CLOSEST station: deltas answer "is it worth leaving
-    /// the station nearest to me?" (+X.Xp pricier / -X.Xp cheaper).
+    /// The price reference every row's delta + RAG compares against — the
+    /// "best" of the current pool. In BOTH modes that is the CHEAPEST station
+    /// within the chosen miles radius (the stations you'd actually consider).
+    /// Cheapest mode's pool already is the radius; Closest mode lists the
+    /// whole country nearest-first (so it never empties), but best value is
+    /// still judged against what's practically reachable, so deltas stay local.
+    /// Fallback: if the radius has no stations, use the pool minimum.
     private var baselinePrice: Double? {
-        if sortMode == .closest {
-            return sortedStations.first?.prices[selectedFuel]
+        let pool = poolStations
+        if sortMode == .closest, let location {
+            let radiusKM = Double(stationLimit) * 1.60934  // chosen miles → km
+            let within = pool.filter {
+                $0.distanceKM(to: location.lat, lng2: location.lng) <= radiusKM
+            }
+            if let localMin = within.compactMap({ $0.prices[selectedFuel] }).min() {
+                return localMin
+            }
         }
-        return poolStations.compactMap { $0.prices[selectedFuel] }.min()
+        return pool.compactMap { $0.prices[selectedFuel] }.min()
+    }
+
+    /// The "best" station — the cheapest in the pool — gets the TOP badge.
+    /// First occurrence in display order wins on price ties.
+    private var topStationID: String? {
+        guard let baselinePrice else { return nil }
+        return displayedStations.first { $0.prices[selectedFuel] == baselinePrice }?.id
     }
 
     private var displayedStations: [FuelStation] {
@@ -94,6 +111,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 sortMode: $sortMode,
                 stationLimit: $stationLimit,
                 baselinePrice: baselinePrice,
+                topStationID: topStationID,
                 location: location,
                 favouriteIDs: favouriteIDs,
                 onToggleFavourite: toggleFavourite,
diff --git a/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift b/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift
index b7156f4..a2bf92e 100644
--- a/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift
+++ b/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct StationsView: View {
     @Binding var sortMode: SortMode
     @Binding var stationLimit: Int
     let baselinePrice: Double?
+    let topStationID: String?
     let location: Coordinate?
     let favouriteIDs: Set<String>
     var onToggleFavourite: (FuelStation) -> Void = { _ in }
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ struct StationsView: View {
                 Section {
                     if let location {
                         if sortMode == .closest {
-                            Text("Closest \(selectedFuel.displayName) stations — tap a station for directions.")
+                            Text("Closest \(selectedFuel.displayName) stations — nearest first, best value within \(stationLimit) miles.")
                                 .font(.footnote)
                                 .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                         } else {
@@ -105,13 +106,13 @@ struct StationsView: View {
                         Text("No \(selectedFuel.displayName) stations found.")
                             .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                     } else {
-                        ForEach(Array(stations.prefix(visibleCount).enumerated()), id: \.element.id) { index, station in
+                        ForEach(Array(stations.prefix(visibleCount)), id: \.id) { station in
                             StationRow(
                                 station: station,
                                 fuel: selectedFuel,
                                 location: location,
                                 baselinePrice: baselinePrice,
-                                isTopResult: index == 0,
+                                isTopResult: station.id == topStationID,
                                 isFavourite: favouriteIDs.contains(station.id),
                                 onToggleFavourite: { onToggleFavourite(station) }
                             )