Number of McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom in 2025

Last updated on January 20, 2025
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How many McDonald's restaurants are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 1,456 McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom as of January 20, 2025. The country with the most number of McDonald's locations in the UK is England, with 1,238 restaurants, which is about 85% of all McDonald's restaurants in the UK.

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Locations
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Countries
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Cities
Map of McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom


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Top 6 Countries with the most McDonald's restaurants

England

1,238 (85%)

A restaurant for every 45,466 people, in England with about 85% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Scotland

113 (8%)

A restaurant for every 48,345 people, in Scotland with about 8% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Wales

75 (5%)

A restaurant for every 42,040 people, in Wales with about 5% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Country Number of restaurants Population Population per restaurant
England 1,238 (85%) 56.29M 45.47K
Scotland 113 (8%) 5.46M 48.34K
Wales 75 (5%) 3.15M 42.04K
Northern Ireland 28 (2%) 1.89M 67.64K
Isle of Man 1 (0%) 85.00K 85.00K
Channel Islands 1 (0%) 174.00K 174.00K

There are no countries without McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom

Cities with the most number of McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom

City Country Number of Locations
Birmingham England 21
Glasgow Scotland 21
Liverpool England 16
Leeds England 15
Manchester England 13
Westminster England 13
Bristol England 12
Edinburgh Scotland 12
Nottingham England 11
Leicester England 9

McDonald's vs competitors

Number of locations Number of States Number of cities
McDonald's   vs   Costa Express 13,524 (+12,068 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 2,671 (+1,912 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Costa Store 2,601 (+1,145 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,107 (+348 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Greggs 2,389 (+933 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,188 (+429 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Subway 2,158 (+702 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 781 (+22 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Starbucks 1,374 ( -82 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 531 ( -228 cities than McDonald's)

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Name Street City Country Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Last Updated Date
Caernarfon South Road Caernarfon Wales LL55 2HS 01286 678003 53.134197 -4.269608 South Road, Caernarfon, Wales, LL55 2HS 2025-01-20
Coleraine 8 Riverside Park East Coleraine Northern Ireland BT51 3NA 028 7032 1500 55.122041 -6.674063 8 Riverside Park East, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT51 3NA 2025-01-20
Workington Derwent Drive Workington England CA14 3YW 01900 606366 54.641732 -3.565419 Derwent Drive, Workington, England, CA14 3YW 2025-01-20
Weeley Colchester Road Weeley England CO16 9AD 01255 831116 51.859431 1.103899 Colchester Road, Weeley, England, CO16 9AD 2025-01-20
Croydon 86/90 North End Croydon England CR0 1UJ 020 8681 7060 51.376436 -0.10155 86/90 North End, Croydon, England, CR0 1UJ 2025-01-20
Martlesham Unit 1a Anson Road Martlesham England IP5 3TX 07455 360361 52.065942 1.278497 Unit 1a Anson Road, Martlesham, England, IP5 3TX 2025-01-20
Grantham Great North Road Colsterworth England NG33 5FF 01476 860826 52.805168 -0.611032 Great North Road, Colsterworth, England, NG33 5FF 2025-01-20
Queensferr Deeside Retail Park Shotton Wales CH5 1QJ 07453 569355 53.208822 -3.029875 Deeside Retail Park, Shotton, Wales, CH5 1QJ 2025-01-20
Northaller 7 Radcliffe Court Northallerton England DL6 2LZ 07518 496315 54.349195 -1.442889 7 Radcliffe Court, Northallerton, England, DL6 2LZ 2025-01-20
Abergele Rhuddlan Road Abergele Wales LL22 7HZ 01745 822134 53.284897 -3.56897 Rhuddlan Road, Abergele, Wales, LL22 7HZ 2025-01-20

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