The majority of premises with a 24-hour alcohol license in England and Wales are hotel bars and supermarkets. As of March 2018, 34 percent of supermarkets and convenience stores held licenses to sell alcohol 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Most were smaller convenience stores. Hotel bars also tended to be licensed mainly for the benefit of their guests. They were much more likely to hold a 24-hour alcohol license than pubs, bars and nightclubs.
Share of premises with 24-hour alcohol licenses in England and Wales as of March 31, 2018, by type
* Figures may not summ to 100 percent due to rounding.
According to the source, "a 24-hour licence refers to premises that are licensed for the sale or supply of alcohol 24 hours per day (but may not operate 24 hours per day)".
* The majority of hotel bars with a license (30 percent) were open 24 hours to residents and their guests only. The rest (6.6 percent) were open to residents and the general pubilc. Around two percent did not report which type they were.
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UK Home Office. (March 28, 2019). Share of premises with 24-hour alcohol licenses in England and Wales as of March 31, 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098077/premises-with-24-hour-alcohol-licenses-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office. "Share of premises with 24-hour alcohol licenses in England and Wales as of March 31, 2018, by type." Chart. March 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098077/premises-with-24-hour-alcohol-licenses-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office. (2019). Share of premises with 24-hour alcohol licenses in England and Wales as of March 31, 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098077/premises-with-24-hour-alcohol-licenses-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office. "Share of Premises with 24-hour Alcohol Licenses in England and Wales as of March 31, 2018, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098077/premises-with-24-hour-alcohol-licenses-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office, Share of premises with 24-hour alcohol licenses in England and Wales as of March 31, 2018, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098077/premises-with-24-hour-alcohol-licenses-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of premises with 24-hour alcohol licenses in England and Wales as of March 31, 2018, by type [Graph], UK Home Office, March 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098077/premises-with-24-hour-alcohol-licenses-in-england-and-wales/
