Number of WHSmith stores in the United Kingdom in 2025

Last updated on February 10, 2025
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How many WHSmith stores are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 717 WHSmith stores in the United Kingdom as of February 10, 2025. The country with the most number of WHSmith locations in the UK is England, with 620 stores, which is about 86% of all WHSmith stores in the UK.

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Map of WHSmith stores in the United Kingdom


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Top 6 Countries with the most WHSmith stores

England

620 (86%)

A store for every 90,785 people, in England with about 86% of the total number of WHSmith stores


Scotland

57 (8%)

A store for every 95,842 people, in Scotland with about 8% of the total number of WHSmith stores


Wales

33 (5%)

A store for every 95,545 people, in Wales with about 5% of the total number of WHSmith stores


Country Number of stores Population Population per store
England 620 (86%) 56.29M 90.78K
Scotland 57 (8%) 5.46M 95.84K
Wales 33 (5%) 3.15M 95.55K
Northern Ireland 3 (0%) 1.89M 631.33K
Isle of Man 2 (0%) 85.00K 42.50K
Channel Islands 2 (0%) 174.00K 87.00K

There are no countries without WHSmith stores in the United Kingdom

Cities with the most number of WHSmith stores in the United Kingdom

City Country Number of Locations
London England 53
Birmingham England 12
Manchester England 9
Bristol England 7
Liverpool England 7
Edinburgh Scotland 6
Norwich England 6
Sheffield England 6
Glasgow Scotland 5
Aberdeen Scotland 5

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Name Street City Country Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Last Updated Date
Whsmith, Belle Vue, Bude 22 Belle Vue Bude England EX23 8JS 01288 359909 50.830055 -4.545046 22 Belle Vue, Bude, England, EX23 8JS 2025-02-10
Whsmith, Airside, Inverness Airport Inverness Airport Dalcross Inverness Scotland IV2 7JB 01667 464081 57.539369 -4.06187 Inverness Airport Dalcross, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 7JB 2025-02-10
Whsmith, Moor Street, Ormskirk 13 Moor Street Ormskirk England L39 2AA 01695 575354 53.567039 -2.884474 13 Moor Street, Ormskirk, England, L39 2AA 2025-02-10
Whsmith, Forest Hill Station, London Forest Hill Station Devonshire Road London England SE23 3HD 020 8699 2789 51.439276 -0.053395 Forest Hill Station Devonshire Road, London, England, SE23 3HD 2025-02-10
Whsmith, The Mall, Cwmbran 11 The Mall Cwmbran Wales NP44 1PX 01633 484021 51.652993 -3.020527 11 The Mall, Cwmbran, Wales, NP44 1PX 2025-02-10
Whsmith, High Street, Chepstow 16 High Street Chepstow Wales NP16 5LQ 01291 627879 51.641548 -2.675392 16 High Street, Chepstow, Wales, NP16 5LQ 2025-02-10
Whsmith, Aberdeen Bus Station Bus Station Guild Street Aberdeen Scotland AB11 6NA 01224 572009 57.145043 -2.096607 Bus Station Guild Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 6NA 2025-02-10
Whsmith, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Foresterhill Aberdeen Scotland AB25 2ZN 01224 689121 57.154201 -2.137463 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB25 2ZN 2025-02-10
Whsmith, Airside, Aberdeen Airport Aberdeen Airport Dyce Aberdeen Scotland AB21 7DU 01224 773223 57.201705 -2.203099 Aberdeen Airport Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB21 7DU 2025-02-10
Whsmith, Brighton Railway Station Brighton Railway Station Queen's Road Brighton England BN1 3ZE 01273 328564 50.829 -0.14128 Brighton Railway Station Queen's Road, Brighton, England, BN1 3ZE 2025-02-10

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