Number of KFC restaurants in the United Kingdom in 2026

Last updated on September 02, 2026
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How many KFC restaurants are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 1,016 KFC restaurants in the United Kingdom as of September 02, 2026. The country with the most number of KFC locations in the UK is England, with 877 restaurants, which is about 86% of all KFC restaurants in the UK.

1,016
Locations
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Countries
586
Cities
Map of KFC restaurants in the United Kingdom


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Top 6 Countries with the most KFC restaurants

England

877 (86%)

A restaurant for every 66,842 people, in England with about 86% of the total number of KFC restaurants


Scotland

60 (6%)

A restaurant for every 92,450 people, in Scotland with about 6% of the total number of KFC restaurants


Wales

45 (4%)

A restaurant for every 70,822 people, in Wales with about 4% of the total number of KFC restaurants


Country Number of restaurants Population Population per restaurant
England 877 (86%) 58.62M 66.84K
Scotland 60 (6%) 5.55M 92.45K
Wales 45 (4%) 3.19M 70.82K
Northern Ireland 32 (3%) 1.93M 60.25K
Isle of Man 1 (0%) 85.00K 85.00K
Channel Islands 1 (0%) 172.00K 172.00K

There are no countries without KFC restaurants in the United Kingdom

Cities with the most number of KFC restaurants in the United Kingdom

City Country Number of Locations
London England 91
Birmingham England 21
Liverpool England 15
Manchester England 13
Sheffield England 13
Belfast Northern Ireland 11
Leeds England 10
Glasgow Scotland 10
Nottingham England 9
Bristol England 8

KFC vs competitors

Number of locations Number of States Number of cities
KFC   vs   Costa Express 14,001 (+12,985 locations than KFC) 5 ( -1 states than KFC) 2,275 (+1,689 cities than KFC)
KFC   vs   Greggs 2,777 (+1,761 locations than KFC) 4 ( -2 states than KFC) 1,336 (+750 cities than KFC)
KFC   vs   Costa Store 2,618 (+1,602 locations than KFC) 5 ( -1 states than KFC) 1,056 (+470 cities than KFC)
KFC   vs   Subway 2,070 (+1,054 locations than KFC) 4 ( -2 states than KFC) 769 (+183 cities than KFC)
KFC   vs   McDonald's 1,501 (+485 locations than KFC) 6 (Same as KFC) 790 (+204 cities than KFC)

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Name Street City Country Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Last Updated Date
Maidstone - Week Street 95 Week Street Maidstone England ME14 1QX 51.27671732 0.52192975 95 Week Street, Maidstone, England, ME14 1QX 2026-09-02
York Monks Cross Monks Cross Drive York England YO32 9GX 53.98826052 -1.04545462 Monks Cross Drive, York, England, YO32 9GX 2026-09-02
Mold Chester Road 57 Chester Road Mold Wales CH7 1UF 53.16803111 -3.13474246 57 Chester Road, Mold, Wales, CH7 1UF 2026-09-02
Welshpool Rhallt Lane Unit 1 Lime Kiln Wharf Buttington Welshpool Wales SY21 9FG 52.67256199 -3.12291355 Unit 1 Lime Kiln Wharf Buttington, Welshpool, Wales, SY21 9FG 2026-09-02
Thornbury - Gallagher Leisure Pk 471 Dick Lane Bradford England BD3 7AT 53.80065895 -1.70383032 471 Dick Lane, Bradford, England, BD3 7AT 2026-09-02
Bolton - Bury Road Meadow Lane Bolton England BL2 6PT 53.57992522 -2.37910316 Meadow Lane, Bolton, England, BL2 6PT 2026-09-02
London - Mile End Road 381 Mile End Road London England E3 4QS 51.5249236 -0.0358482 381 Mile End Road, London, England, E3 4QS 2026-09-02
Guildford - High Street 264 High Street Guildford England GU1 3JL 51.237342 -0.567322 264 High Street, Guildford, England, GU1 3JL 2026-09-02
Ruislip - High Street 58 High Street Ruislip London England HA4 7AA 51.5750985 -0.4257553 58 High Street Ruislip, London, England, HA4 7AA 2026-09-02
Belfast - Ballyhackmore 327 - 329 Upper N'ards Road Belfast Northern Ireland BT5 6HX 54.5947333 -5.8630106 327 - 329 Upper N'ards Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT5 6HX 2026-09-02

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