Number of KFC restaurants in the United Kingdom in 2026

Last updated on June 10, 2026
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How many KFC restaurants are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 1,001 KFC restaurants in the United Kingdom as of June 10, 2026. The country with the most number of KFC locations in the UK is England, with 863 restaurants, which is about 86% of all KFC restaurants in the UK.

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583
Cities
Map of KFC restaurants in the United Kingdom


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Top 6 Countries with the most KFC restaurants

England

863 (86%)

A restaurant for every 65,222 people, in England with about 86% of the total number of KFC restaurants


Scotland

60 (6%)

A restaurant for every 91,050 people, in Scotland with about 6% of the total number of KFC restaurants


Wales

45 (4%)

A restaurant for every 70,067 people, in Wales with about 4% of the total number of KFC restaurants


Country Number of restaurants Population Population per restaurant
England 863 (86%) 56.29M 65.22K
Scotland 60 (6%) 5.46M 91.05K
Wales 45 (4%) 3.15M 70.07K
Northern Ireland 31 (3%) 1.89M 61.10K
Isle of Man 1 (0%) 85.00K 85.00K
Channel Islands 1 (0%) 174.00K 174.00K

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 82
Birmingham England 21
Liverpool England 15
Manchester England 14
Sheffield England 13
Leeds England 10
Glasgow Scotland 10
Belfast Northern Ireland 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 (+13,000 locations than KFC) 5 ( -1 states than KFC) 2,275 (+1,692 cities than KFC)
KFC   vs   Greggs 2,774 (+1,773 locations than KFC) 4 ( -2 states than KFC) 1,328 (+745 cities than KFC)
KFC   vs   Costa Store 2,618 (+1,617 locations than KFC) 5 ( -1 states than KFC) 1,056 (+473 cities than KFC)
KFC   vs   Subway 2,070 (+1,069 locations than KFC) 4 ( -2 states than KFC) 767 (+184 cities than KFC)
KFC   vs   McDonald's 1,497 (+496 locations than KFC) 6 (Same as KFC) 788 (+205 cities than KFC)

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Name Street City Country Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Last Updated Date
Catterick - Richmond Road Richmond Road Catterick Garrison England DL9 3EL 54.3776091 -1.7239019 Richmond Road Catterick, Garrison, England, DL9 3EL 2026-06-10
Thorne - Omega Boulevard Unit A Delves Court Thorne Doncaster England DN8 5UG 53.61574438 -0.97744129 Unit A Delves Court Thorne, Doncaster, England, DN8 5UG 2026-06-10
Exeter- M5 Services M5 Junction 30 Sandygate England EX2 7HF 50.71651316 -3.46394688 M5 Junction 30, Sandygate, England, EX2 7HF 2026-06-10
Southport - Eastbank Street 12 Eastbank Street Southport England PR8 1DT 53.64608249 -3.00613291 12 Eastbank Street, Southport, England, PR8 1DT 2026-06-10
Sutton - Rose Hill 58 The Market Rose Hill England SM1 3HE 51.38321092 -0.19018207 58 The Market, Rose Hill, England, SM1 3HE 2026-06-10
Burntwood- Robins Road Robins Road Burntwood England WS7 3FT 52.67763716 -1.94272734 Robins Road, Burntwood, England, WS7 3FT 2026-06-10
Aberdeen - Union Street 152 Union Street Aberdeen Scotland AB10 1QT 57.14544849 -2.10342913 152 Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB10 1QT 2026-06-10
Gosport - High Street Unit 1 Retail Park High Street Gosport England PO12 1RR 50.79463826 -1.12637131 Unit 1 Retail Park High Street, Gosport, England, PO12 1RR 2026-06-10
Clitheroe - Barrow Brook Barrow Brook Business Village Holly Road Barrow Clitheroe England BB7 9FL 53.8397614 -2.3956584 Barrow Brook Business Village Holly Road Barrow, Clitheroe, England, BB7 9FL 2026-06-10
Derby - Foresters Leisure Park Foresters Leisure Park Osmaston Park Road Derby England DE23 8AG 52.89690104 -1.47434702 Foresters Leisure Park Osmaston Park Road, Derby, England, DE23 8AG 2026-06-10

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