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

Last updated on July 08, 2025
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How many McDonald's restaurants are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 1,465 McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom as of July 08, 2025. The country with the most number of McDonald's locations in the UK is England, with 1,245 restaurants, which is about 85% of all McDonald's restaurants in the UK.

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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

1,245 (85%)

A restaurant for every 45,210 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

76 (5%)

A restaurant for every 41,487 people, in Wales with about 5% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Country Number of restaurants Population Population per restaurant
England 1,245 (85%) 56.29M 45.21K
Scotland 113 (8%) 5.46M 48.34K
Wales 76 (5%) 3.15M 41.49K
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 21
Liverpool England 16
Leeds England 15
Manchester England 13
Westminster England 13
Bristol England 12
Edinburgh Scotland 12
Nottingham England 11
Southampton England 9

McDonald's vs competitors

Number of locations Number of States Number of cities
McDonald's   vs   Costa Express 13,836 (+12,371 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 2,701 (+1,937 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Costa Store 2,596 (+1,131 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,089 (+325 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Greggs 2,389 (+924 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,188 (+424 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Subway 2,158 (+693 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 781 (+17 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Starbucks 1,410 ( -55 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 542 ( -222 cities than McDonald's)

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Name Street City Country Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Last Updated Date
Yardley Wo School Road Birmingham England B14 4BJ 0121 430 4214 52.413887 -1.872204 School Road, Birmingham, England, B14 4BJ 2025-07-08
Bassetts P London Road Sutton Coldfield England B75 5SA 0121 308 6765 52.59075 -1.78075 London Road, Sutton Coldfield, England, B75 5SA 2025-07-08
Strabane 37 Railway Street Strabane Northern Ireland BT82 8EQ 028 7188 6002 54.829323 -7.468002 37 Railway Street, Strabane, Northern Ireland, BT82 8EQ 2025-07-08
Coleraine 1a Ring Road Coleraine Northern Ireland BT52 1QP 0370 524 4622 55.126426 -6.6542 1a Ring Road, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1QP 2025-07-08
Whittlesfo Whittlesford Service Station Whittlesford England CB22 3HD 01223 836947 52.104041 0.176786 Whittlesford Service Station, Whittlesford, England, CB22 3HD 2025-07-08
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 2025-07-08
Chelmsford Essex Regiment Way Chelmsford England CM3 3PZ 01245 512961 51.771676 0.486944 Essex Regiment Way, Chelmsford, England, CM3 3PZ 2025-07-08
Folkestone Folkestone - Services Unit 1-4 Hythe England CT21 4BL 01303 760885 51.094996 1.044709 Folkestone - Services Unit 1-4, Hythe, England, CT21 4BL 2025-07-08
Sandbach N M6 Northbound (J16/17) Sandbach England CW11 2FZ 01270 753073 53.139381 -2.337514 M6 Northbound (J16/17), Sandbach, England, CW11 2FZ 2025-07-08
Bristol, E Emersons Green Bristol England BS16 7FN 07946 376975 51.505334 -2.487334 Emersons Green, Bristol, England, BS16 7FN 2025-07-08

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