The analysis also shows that fast food outlets per head of population in the most deprived areas of England are double the level in the least deprived areas, at 147 per 100,000 compared with 73 per 100,000.
The new OHID data shows that, across England as a whole, there were 116 fast food outlets per 100,000 population in 2024, up from 98 per 100,000 in 2017.
The figures show that in 2024, Camden had an estimated 417 fast food outlets per 100,000 population, up sharply from 205 per 100,000 in 2017, when the data was last compiled.
“On average, the local authorities with a higher deprivation score, which include several large city authorities, have a higher number of fast food outlets per 100,000 population,” the OHID said.
Katharine Jenner, director of Obesity Health Alliance (OHA), said fast food companies were “eroding healthy eating opportunities”, while the British Heart Foundation (BHF) called for Government action over a “food system which is unfair to people in deprived areas”.
