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

Last updated on October 07, 2025
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How many McDonald's restaurants are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 1,477 McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom as of October 07, 2025. The country with the most number of McDonald's locations in the UK is England, with 1,257 restaurants, which is about 85% of all McDonald's restaurants in the UK.

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Map of McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom


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Top 6 Countries with the most McDonald's restaurants

England

1,257 (85%)

A restaurant for every 44,779 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 1,257 (85%) 56.29M 44.78K
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
Norwich England 10

McDonald's vs competitors

Number of locations Number of States Number of cities
McDonald's   vs   Costa Express 13,836 (+12,359 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 2,701 (+1,930 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Costa Store 2,596 (+1,119 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,089 (+318 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Greggs 2,389 (+912 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,188 (+417 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Subway 2,100 (+623 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 775 (+4 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Starbucks 1,421 ( -56 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 544 ( -227 cities than McDonald's)

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Name Street City Country Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Last Updated Date
Holyhead Kingsland Road Holyhead Wales LL65 2HY 01407 769915 53.303713 -4.629675 Kingsland Road, Holyhead, Wales, LL65 2HY 2025-10-07
Warminster 2 Castlemore Retail Park Warminster England BA12 9FE 07785 929589 51.205595 -2.176119 2 Castlemore Retail Park, Warminster, England, BA12 9FE 2025-10-07
Clitheroe Ribble Valley Enterprise Park Clitheroe England BB7 9WF 01254 825804 53.839926 -2.394586 Ribble Valley Enterprise Park, Clitheroe, England, BB7 9WF 2025-10-07
Bromley 1/3 Market Square Bromley England BR1 1NA 020 8460 7370 51.405732 0.014528 1/3 Market Square, Bromley, England, BR1 1NA 2025-10-07
Bristol, E Emersons Green Bristol England BS16 7FN 07946 376975 51.505334 -2.487334 Emersons Green, Bristol, England, BS16 7FN 2025-10-07
Strabane 37 Railway Street Strabane Northern Ireland BT82 8EQ 028 7188 6002 54.829323 -7.468002 37 Railway Street, Strabane, Northern Ireland, BT82 8EQ 2025-10-07
Coleraine 1a Ring Road Coleraine Northern Ireland BT52 1QP 0370 524 4622 55.126426 -6.6542 1a Ring Road, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1QP 2025-10-07
Ballymena North Road Ballymena Northern Ireland BT43 5EY 028 2563 2330 54.864809 -6.279848 North Road, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, BT43 5EY 2025-10-07
Weeley Colchester Road Weeley England CO16 9AD 01255 831116 51.859431 1.103899 Colchester Road, Weeley, England, CO16 9AD 2025-10-07
Welshpool Unit 1 Buttington Cross Enterprise Park Welshpool Wales SY21 8SL 01938 554441 52.671965 -3.122707 Unit 1 Buttington Cross Enterprise Park, Welshpool, Wales, SY21 8SL 2025-10-07

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