South East loses 1,000 pubs as closures accelerate across region
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 06:08 · Archive
The South East lost more than 1,000 pubs between 2010 and 2025, a decline of 17.4 per cent.
The South East has lost more than 1,000 pubs and bars since 2010, according to research by The Punters Page analysing Office for National Statistics data. Pub numbers in the region fell from 6,195 in 2010 to 5,120 in 2025, a drop of 17.4 per cent and equivalent to 1,075 venues disappearing. The South East recorded the fifth-largest decline of any region or nation in Great Britain.
Across the three counties worst affected, Berkshire experienced the steepest decline at 20.2 per cent, followed by Oxfordshire at 16.7 per cent and Buckinghamshire at 14.7 per cent. Collectively, the three counties lost around 220 venues. By contrast, Milton Keynes has seen no change in pub numbers since 2010.
Britain as a whole lost 6,670 pubs and bars over the same 15-year period. Some areas have been hit harder still. Wales recorded the largest percentage fall of any nation or region at 25.2 per cent, whilst Scotland ranked second with a decline of 20.2 per cent. East Ayrshire in Scotland and South Holland in Lincolnshire each lost half their pubs between 2010 and 2025, the largest percentage declines in Great Britain.
How it is being reported
- South East loses more than 1,000 pubs as closures hit Bucks, Berks and OxonThe South East has lost more than 1,000 pubs and bars since 2010, new research suggests, with Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire all seeing significant declines in pub numbers over the past 15 years.Bucks Free Press · 22 Oct, 05:00
- Pub numbers in Milton Keynes have not moved since 2010, while Britain lost 15.3%New research has ranked Milton Keynes among 318 councils across Great Britain by the percentage of pubs lost since 2010.MK Citizen · 21 Oct, 11:40
In this story: South East · Buckinghamshire · Berkshire · Oxfordshire · Milton Keynes · Wales · Scotland · East Ayrshire
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