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  "name": "ThaiData UK",
  "description": "Business intelligence and cost defense tools for UK Thai restaurant operators",
  "url": "https://thaidata.uk",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-03",
  "data_sources": [
    "FSA FHRS",
    "FSA FHIS",
    "ONS",
    "HMRC",
    "UKHospitality"
  ],
  "statistics": {
    "total_uk_thai_businesses": 1594,
    "total_full_service_restaurants": 1238,
    "total_quick_service_takeaways": 356,
    "uk_average_hygiene_rating": 4.1,
    "uk_average_per_100k_density": 2.6,
    "hygiene_rating_5_percentage": 50.4,
    "estimated_uk_market_size_gbp": "\u00a32.1B",
    "growth_rate_2022_2025_pct": 20.3,
    "national_living_wage_april_2026": 12.71,
    "national_living_wage_18_20_april_2026": 10.85,
    "national_living_wage_apprentice_april_2026": 8.0,
    "average_delivery_commission_uber_eats_pct": 30,
    "average_delivery_commission_deliveroo_pct": 32,
    "average_delivery_commission_just_eat_pct": 14,
    "average_delivery_markup_pct": 22,
    "typical_startup_cost_gbp": {
      "min": 80000,
      "max": 180000
    },
    "chef_visa_first_year_cost_gbp": {
      "min": 8000,
      "max": 15000
    },
    "chef_visa_min_salary_gbp": 38700,
    "chef_visa_processing_weeks": {
      "min": 12,
      "max": 24
    },
    "opening_timeline_weeks": {
      "realistic": {
        "min": 22,
        "max": 30
      },
      "best_case": {
        "min": 14,
        "max": 18
      },
      "worst_case": 36
    }
  },
  "top_cities": [
    {
      "name": "London",
      "population": 8970000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 401,
      "restaurants": 312,
      "takeaways": 89,
      "per_100k": 4.5,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.1
    },
    {
      "name": "Leeds",
      "population": 812000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 34,
      "restaurants": 27,
      "takeaways": 7,
      "per_100k": 4.2,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Manchester",
      "population": 568000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 29,
      "restaurants": 25,
      "takeaways": 4,
      "per_100k": 5.1,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.2
    },
    {
      "name": "Bournemouth",
      "population": 401000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 25,
      "restaurants": 19,
      "takeaways": 6,
      "per_100k": 6.2,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.8
    },
    {
      "name": "York",
      "population": 211000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 24,
      "restaurants": 21,
      "takeaways": 3,
      "per_100k": 11.4,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.3
    },
    {
      "name": "Edinburgh",
      "population": 548000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 24,
      "restaurants": 15,
      "takeaways": 9,
      "per_100k": 4.4,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 2.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Bristol",
      "population": 483000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 19,
      "restaurants": 15,
      "takeaways": 4,
      "per_100k": 3.9,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.6
    },
    {
      "name": "Birmingham",
      "population": 1166000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 18,
      "restaurants": 16,
      "takeaways": 2,
      "per_100k": 1.5,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Milton Keynes",
      "population": 292000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 18,
      "restaurants": 16,
      "takeaways": 2,
      "per_100k": 6.2,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.6
    },
    {
      "name": "Leicester",
      "population": 374000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 17,
      "restaurants": 11,
      "takeaways": 6,
      "per_100k": 4.5,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Other UK",
      "population": null,
      "total_thai_businesses": 16,
      "restaurants": 15,
      "takeaways": 1,
      "per_100k": null,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.0
    },
    {
      "name": "Cornwall",
      "population": 575000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 16,
      "restaurants": 11,
      "takeaways": 5,
      "per_100k": 2.8,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.9
    },
    {
      "name": "Bradford",
      "population": 547000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 15,
      "restaurants": 10,
      "takeaways": 5,
      "per_100k": 2.7,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 3.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Oxford",
      "population": 164000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 15,
      "restaurants": 13,
      "takeaways": 2,
      "per_100k": 9.1,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 4.7
    },
    {
      "name": "Swansea",
      "population": 247000,
      "total_thai_businesses": 15,
      "restaurants": 13,
      "takeaways": 2,
      "per_100k": 6.1,
      "avg_hygiene_rating": 3.9
    }
  ],
  "key_dates_2026": {
    "nlw_rise_effective": "2026-04-01",
    "employment_allowance": 10500,
    "employer_ni_threshold": 5000,
    "employer_ni_rate_pct": 15.0,
    "skilled_worker_visa_min_salary": 38700
  },
  "endpoints": {
    "homepage": "https://thaidata.uk/",
    "tools": "https://thaidata.uk/#tools",
    "guides": "https://thaidata.uk/guides",
    "cities_index": "https://thaidata.uk/thai-restaurants-city-breakdown-uk",
    "api": "https://thaidata.uk/api/v1/",
    "sitemap": "https://thaidata.uk/sitemap.xml",
    "llms_txt": "https://thaidata.uk/llms.txt",
    "llms_full_txt": "https://thaidata.uk/llms-full.txt"
  }
}