‌That’s followed by Pembrokeshire with 21 per 10,000 adults, then four council areas with 18 pubs for every 10,000 adults - Westmorland and Furness, North Yorkshire, Gwynedd and Ceredigion. In Islington, there are 40 pubs every square mile, while in both Camden there are 29, in Hackney 22 and in both Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham there are 20 every square mile. The city’s 502 boozers works out as nearly 12 for every square mile, the 11th highest ratio in England and Wales. Article continues belowManchester’s 432 pubs work out at nearly 10 per square mile. Portsmouth’s 139 pubs are nine per square mile, Blackpool’s 114 pubs are also nine per square mile, Norwich’s 127 are eight per square mile, as are Brighton’s 244 pubs and Bristol’s 321.

Source: Daily Mirror February 15, 2026 07:15 UTC