If you are a fan of fast food, chances are you probably make a beeline for those iconic golden arches when you are out and about.
If you are lucky enough to have one of the mega-chain’s restaurants right on your doorstep, even better, when those hunger pangs kick in. But did you know some people live in a completely McDonald’s-free zone?
With over 40,000 branches across the globe, McDonald’s is the world’s largest restaurant empire. In the UK, only 18 local authorities do not have a set of those trademark golden arches within their area, but this does mean just over one million people have to go over the boundary to access a Big Mac.
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Some places boast a bumper number of the burger branches. The London borough of Westminster has 15 McDonald’s outlets, which works out at 7.3 for every 100,000 residents, the highest ratio per person of any local authority in the UK. However, as central London is a magnet for tourists, it’s perhaps not surprising.
So how does the northern Lincolnshire area fare when it comes to the amount of McDonald’s branches within reach of residents? Grimsby and North East Lincolnshire area is pretty high up the list, averaging 3.8 outlets per 100,000 people – placing it 13th of all local authority areas in the UK. You can see how our area compares to the rest of the country below:
Of course, Louth residents were rubbing their hands in 2022 after finally seeing their first branch of McDonald’s open. The outlet was only the second McDonald’s restaurant to be built to a net carbon zero standard.
Looking at the picture in North Lincolnshire, residents living in this patch have an average of 1.8 branches to satisfy their burger meal cravings. Fast-food lovers in East Lindsey have 0.7 outlets and West Lindsey residents fare only marginally better with just one branch per 100,000 people.
Cannock Chase, in Staffordshire, has the second highest number of McDonald’s per 100,000 people, with five. Bolsover, in Derbyshire, also has five. Meanwhile, the largest authority area without a McDonald’s is Waverley in Surrey. It is followed by Bromsgrove (Worcestershire), Broxbourne (Hertfordshire), and Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire).
The data is taken from the Food Standards Agency. You can get your fast food fix – opening hours vary – at various McDonald’s restaurants in the northern Lincolnshire area, including:
- Quay West Leisure Park, Birchin Way, Grimsby, DN31 2SG
- Victoria Street West, Grimsby, DN31 1DG
- Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 7DG
- Meridian Point Retail Park, Cleethorpes, DN35 0AG
- Hilmore Road, Laceby, DN37 7SQ
- Gallagher Retail Park, Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 8TD
- Lakeside Parkway, Scunthorpe, DN16 3UA (closed for renovations, due to reopen February 27, 2024)
- Fairfield Industrial Estate, Lincoln Way, Louth, LN11 0LS
