Waterstones locations map
Waterstones has about 300 locations in the United Kingdom, spread across 12 regions. The most are in South East England (63), London (48) and East of England (29). Per person, South East England has the most, with 0.7 locations for every 100,000 residents.
- Category
- Books & gifts
- UK locations
- about 300 (297 mapped)
- Regions
- 12
- Founded
- 1982
- Headquarters
- London
Waterstones locations by region
| Region | Locations | Per 100,000 people | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East England | 63 | 0.7 | 21.2% |
| London | 48 | 0.5 | 16.2% |
| East of England | 29 | 0.4 | 9.8% |
| North West England | 26 | 0.3 | 8.8% |
| Scotland | 26 | 0.5 | 8.8% |
| South West England | 26 | 0.4 | 8.8% |
| West Midlands | 20 | 0.3 | 6.7% |
| East Midlands | 15 | 0.3 | 5.1% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 15 | 0.3 | 5.1% |
| North East England | 11 | 0.4 | 3.7% |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 0.5 | 3.4% |
| Wales | 8 | 0.3 | 2.7% |
Chains with a similar footprint
These chains are spread across the country in the most similar way:
- Holland & Barrett 93% overlap
- Marks & Spencer 93% overlap
- Three 93% overlap
- Sainsbury's 92% overlap
- Tesco 91% overlap
- Coral 90% overlap
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Locations come from All the Places, which collects them from each chain's public store locator (data from September 2026). Counts can be a little off: new stores open, old ones close, and a few locations may be missing. Population figures are ONS estimates for mid-2025. Guess the Chain is not affiliated with Waterstones.