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

Last updated on December 23, 2025
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How many McDonald's restaurants are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 1,493 McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom as of December 23, 2025. The country with the most number of McDonald's locations in the UK is England, with 1,270 restaurants, which is about 85% of all McDonald's restaurants in the UK.

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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

1,270 (85%)

A restaurant for every 44,320 people, in England with about 85% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Scotland

115 (8%)

A restaurant for every 47,504 people, in Scotland with about 8% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Wales

77 (5%)

A restaurant for every 40,948 people, in Wales with about 5% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Country Number of restaurants Population Population per restaurant
England 1,270 (85%) 56.29M 44.32K
Scotland 115 (8%) 5.46M 47.50K
Wales 77 (5%) 3.15M 40.95K
Northern Ireland 29 (2%) 1.89M 65.31K
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 18
Liverpool England 16
Leeds England 15
Manchester England 13
Westminster England 13
Bristol England 12
Nottingham England 12
Norwich England 11
Edinburgh Scotland 10

McDonald's vs competitors

Number of locations Number of States Number of cities
McDonald's   vs   Costa Express 13,836 (+12,343 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 2,701 (+1,917 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Greggs 2,653 (+1,160 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,285 (+501 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Costa Store 2,596 (+1,103 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,089 (+305 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Subway 2,081 (+588 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 768 ( -16 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Starbucks 1,421 ( -72 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 544 ( -240 cities than McDonald's)

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Name Street City Country Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Last Updated Date
Newtown Pool Road Newtown Wales SY16 1DG 01686 625404 52.51426 -3.30959 Pool Road, Newtown, Wales, SY16 1DG 2025-12-23
Wrexham Wrexham Central Retail Park Bradley Road Wales LL13 7SU 07450 813509 53.047262 -2.999825 Wrexham Central Retail Park, Bradley Road, Wales, LL13 7SU 2025-12-23
Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester England B49 6PQ 01789 765630 52.204412 -1.876527 Birmingham Road, Alcester, England, B49 6PQ 2025-12-23
Yardley Wo School Road Birmingham England B14 4BJ 0121 430 4214 52.413887 -1.872204 School Road, Birmingham, England, B14 4BJ 2025-12-23
Clitheroe Ribble Valley Enterprise Park Clitheroe England BB7 9WF 01254 825804 53.839926 -2.394586 Ribble Valley Enterprise Park, Clitheroe, England, BB7 9WF 2025-12-23
A31 Picket A31 Picket Post Ringwood England BH24 3HN 01425 482560 50.854691 -1.730397 A31 Picket Post, Ringwood, England, BH24 3HN 2025-12-23
Orpington Sevenoaks Way Orpington England BR5 3AE 01689 834007 51.402249 0.112645 Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, England, BR5 3AE 2025-12-23
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 2025-12-23
Portishead Portishead Retail Park Bristol England BS20 7BY 01275 844792 51.484175 -2.765884 Portishead Retail Park, Bristol, England, BS20 7BY 2025-12-23
Whittlesfo Whittlesford Service Station Whittlesford England CB22 3HD 01223 836947 52.104041 0.176786 Whittlesford Service Station, Whittlesford, England, CB22 3HD 2025-12-23

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