Maps reveal how many fast food outlets are in your area
And the number of shops selling foods such as burgers, pizza, kebabs, chicken, takeaways, and fish & chips shows no sign of decreasing either.
Camden, in north London, has replaced Bury, in Greater Manchester, as the area with the most fast food purveyors per head of population. Other parts of the North West and Greater London also top the latest league tables.
The data was branded "infuriating" by Katharine Jenner, director of Obesity Health Alliance (OHA).
She said: "Almost every local authority has seen the number of unhealthy food outlets per population either grow or remain largely unchanged in recent years. This is happening at a time when the food industry should be making healthy food more appealing and affordable, not actively working against it."
She added: 'We deserve better and we can't let the food industry continue to profit off our poor health. We can't afford to wait any longer.'
While burgers, battered fish and bhajis might be delicious, they - and many other offerings in the nations fast food outlets - are also likely to be packed with excessive fat, salt and sugar.
High salt intake is associated with high blood pressure, which can lead to strokes and heart attacks.
A McDonald's Big Mac, for example, contains 2g of salt - a third of the 6g adult daily intake recommended by the NHS.
Although an essential part of diet, particularly for the absorption of key vitamins, the government's guidelines advise the public to cut down on all fat intake and, where possible, substitute saturated fat with unsaturated fats.
High fat intake, particularly saturated fat found in meat and butter, is associated with high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Sugar is linked to weight gain, which can can lead to an increased risk of a range of health conditions and complications, including cancer.
Fast food is also likely to make greater use of red and processed meats, which increase the risk of developing bowel cancer.
Tracy Parker, senior dietitian at the British Heart Foundation (BHF), said: 'Takeaways and restaurant meals have become an increasingly significant part of many people's diets. And often, the foods we choose are higher in calories, saturated fat, salt and sugar, and in larger portions than we'd normally eat.
'Over time, eating too many foods that are high in salt, saturated fat and sugar can increase our risk of heart and circulatory diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes.'
Despite a wealth of evidence and years of public campaigns, fast food outlets continue to multiply across England.
New data from the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) showed there were 116 fast food outlets per 100,000 population in 2024 - up from 98 per 100,000 in 2017.
Only a handful of areas have seen a decline in fast food outlets.
Wokingham in Berkshire has retained its status as the area with the fewest outlets per population, while Camden, in north London, overtook Bury, in Greater Manchester, as the area with the most.
The number of 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.
'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,' a spokesman for the OHID said.
'Prevalence of obesity in England increases with increasing levels of deprivation and fruit and vegetable consumption decreases with increasing levels of deprivation.'
However, the OHID also conceded some areas may have a greater number of takeaways if they serve large numbers of tourists or workers.
A spokesman for Camden Council, which has seen its number if outlets more than double since 2017, said: 'Camden is a world-famous, tourist hotspot and we know many visitors will grab food on the go either before or after gigs, theatre and night-time events, or before they get their train home after a day out in London.
'We support our residents to access healthy food and to follow a balanced diet, and there's lots of community food projects and food growing initiatives in Camden helping with this.'
Local authorities in England are responsible for granting planning permission for new fast food outlets.
Existing guidance allows new applications to be restricted via:
School exclusion zones, which prevent new premises being opened within a set distance of education facilities
Limits on the density of fast food outlets within a set area
Limits on new fast food outlets in areas where a set proportion of the population is classified as overweight or obese
Last year, Newcastle, the home of bakery chain Greggs, followed neighbouring Gateshead in imposing tough rules banning new takeaways from city wards where more than 10% of children aged 10-11 are obese.
Other areas have seen success with similar tactics, such as Hartlepool, just down the coast from Newcastle, which has fallen steeply from fourth in the OHID rankings last time to 37th (138 per 100,000) this time around.
Hartlepool Council leader Brenda Harrison said: "The health sector of the council has been working closely with the planning department to try to reduce the number of takeaways coming in.
"There's still a lot and we obviously don't want to get rid of them all, but it's about keeping a check on the numbers."
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