Number of McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom in 2024

Last updated on December 23, 2024
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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 December 23, 2024. 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 Coffee 16,125 (+14,669 locations than McDonald's) 6 (Same as McDonald's) 2,922 (+2,163 cities than McDonald's)
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)

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Name Street City Country Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Last Updated Date
Wincanton Unit A Lawrence Hill Wincanton England BA9 8AB 01963 32653 51.049819 -2.419354 Unit A Lawrence Hill, Wincanton, England, BA9 8AB 2024-12-23
A31 Picket A31 Picket Post Ringwood England BH24 3HN 01425 482560 50.854691 -1.730397 A31 Picket Post, Ringwood, England, BH24 3HN 2024-12-23
Downpatric Ballydugan Road Downpatrick Northern Ireland BT30 6DR 028 4461 9567 54.324053 -5.721608 Ballydugan Road, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, BT30 6DR 2024-12-23
Chelmer VI Unit 11 Chelmer Village Retail Park Chelmsford England CM2 6XE 07547 263897 51.733399 0.495737 Unit 11 Chelmer Village Retail Park, Chelmsford, England, CM2 6XE 2024-12-23
Lincolnshi Showground Services North Carlton England LN1 2ZR 07957 301503 53.289862 -0.541859 Showground Services, North Carlton, England, LN1 2ZR 2024-12-23
Leeming A1 Leeming Bar Services Bedale England DL8 1DT 01677 427589 54.298684 -1.56518 Leeming Bar Services, Bedale, England, DL8 1DT 2024-12-23
Markham Mr Markham Moor Roundabout Retford England DN22 0QU 01777 838808 53.255596 -0.921709 Markham Moor Roundabout, Retford, England, DN22 0QU 2024-12-23
Nairn Unit 3 Balmakeith Retail Park Nairn Scotland IV12 5QF 01667 454889 57.581961 -3.850117 Unit 3 Balmakeith Retail Park, Nairn, Scotland, IV12 5QF 2024-12-23
Ulverston Oubas Hill Ulverston England LA12 7LY 01229 588224 54.198012 -3.081456 Oubas Hill, Ulverston, England, LA12 7LY 2024-12-23
Bassetts P London Road Sutton Coldfield England B75 5SA 0121 308 6765 52.59075 -1.78075 London Road, Sutton Coldfield, England, B75 5SA 2024-12-23

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