Where can I buy a list of UK pubs with the licensee's name, phone number and email?
You can buy it here as an Excel or CSV file. We hold 22,126 pub records, and every one has a postal address and a phone number. 18,258 name a contact, usually the licensee, landlord or manager, and 6,929 (about 31%) carry that person's own email. So plan on post or phone for most pubs and use email where you hold it. A free count shows the split for your area before you pay.
What you get when you buy pubs data
Here one record is one pub: a single building with its own address and phone line. It is not one business. A couple running one village local are one record, and a group with forty managed sites can be forty.
| Channel | Records with it | Share | Coverage | What it means for pubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post | 22,126 | 100% | Strong | Every record has an address. A letter waits on the bar or in the back office until the licensee has a quiet hour, which suits a trade where nobody sits at a desk all day. |
| Phone | 22,126 | 100% | Strong | Every record has a number, normally the pub's own line. Whoever is on shift picks up. Ask for the licensee by name, and call before the doors open rather than during service. |
| Named contact | 18,258 | 83% | Strong | More than eight records in ten name a person. In most cases that is someone working at the pub itself, not a head office buyer. |
| Email | 6,929 | 31% | Usable, with care | About three pubs in ten. Enough for a test or for one part of the campaign, not enough to be your only channel. |
| General email | 2,201 | 10% | Usable, with care | The pub's own inbox handles table bookings and function enquiries. A supplier message there may be read by bar staff first, so keep it short and make it something the team can pass on. |
Records with each contact channel (22,126 pubs in all)
Group sites repeat. Managed pubs that belong to the same company often share a trading style and sometimes a group name. If you sell something one head office buys for the whole estate, those repeats are the same buyer many times over. Sort the file by business name when it arrives and decide whether you want one record per group or every site.
Pubs change hands. Tenancies end and managers move between sites more often than in office-based trades. A named licensee can be gone within months, while the pub itself carries on. Address post to the name and the role, such as "The Licensee", so a letter still lands if the person has left.
Pubs that trade mainly as restaurants are kept in a separate pub food category (1,317 records), and the small category of pub management services (39 records) holds some operators' offices. Neither is in this list unless you ask for it.
Who the named contacts are
Who the named person is depends on how the pub is run, and you can't always tell from the record. In a free house the owner holds the purse strings and can say yes on the spot. In a tenanted or leased pub the tenant runs their own business inside a pub company's building. They choose many things themselves, but the agreement may tie them to the landlord for beer and other drinks. In a managed house the person on the record is a salaried manager. They run the site, but suppliers, tills and contracts are chosen centrally.
So the name on the record is always someone who knows the pub. Whether they can sign your order depends on what you sell. Local, site-level purchases usually sit with them. Estate-wide contracts in managed pubs usually don't.
- Licensee
- Landlord or landlady
- Owner
- Tenant or lessee
- General manager
- Director (pub companies)
- Operations manager
In England and Wales, a pub licensed to sell alcohol must have a designated premises supervisor who holds a personal licence. That is often the person named on our record. The premises licence itself can be held by the business that runs the pub, which may be a company rather than the person you are writing to. Treat the named licensee as your way into the pub, and be ready for them to refer bigger decisions upwards.
Selections worth paying for with pubs
These are the selections we can make. We can't select pubs as tied, free or managed, so the verdicts below say how close each one gets you.
| Select by | For pubs | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Independents or groups | Worth it | The most useful choice in this sector. Pick multi-site groups to find operators that buy for several pubs at once. Pick single-site independents for owner-run pubs. Be aware that a tenant of a pub company runs one site, so a tied pub can sit among the independents. |
| Region or county | Worth it | Pubs are everywhere, so area is the natural way to size an order to your sales or delivery patch. It also lets you keep Scotland apart if your offer depends on English and Welsh licensing rules. |
| Postcode area or radius | Worth it | Ideal for local services such as cellar engineers, glass washers, cleaners and quiz hosts. A radius keeps the file to pubs your team can actually visit. |
| Number of employees | Sometimes | A rough guide to size. A wet-led local with a handful of staff and a busy food pub with a full kitchen need a different pitch. Bear in mind that part-time bar staff make headcounts move around. |
| Job title | Sometimes | Useful to separate general managers (often managed houses) from owners and licensees. Don't over-narrow it: in small pubs the same person holds every role, whatever the title says. |
| Records with an email only | Sometimes | Cuts the file to the 6,929 records with a named email. Fine for an email trial. For a full campaign you would leave out about two pubs in three, so take every record and write to the rest. |
| Turnover | Rarely needed | Pub takings are hard to pin down from outside, and for this trade employee size and single site versus group tell you more. Skip it unless your price depends on revenue. |
| Records with a phone number only | Rarely needed | Every pub record we hold already has a phone number, so this selection removes nothing. |
How much does pubs data cost?
Every record in an order is charged at the rate for the size of the whole order.
22,126 records22,126 ÷ 1,000 × £195
Price excluding VAT£4,314.57
6,929 records6,929 ÷ 1,000 × £245
Price excluding VAT£1,697.61
18,258 records18,258 ÷ 1,000 × £220
Price excluding VAT£4,016.76
1,500 records1,500 ÷ 1,000 × £295
Price excluding VAT£442.50
| Records in the order | Price per 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Fewer than 2,500 | £295 |
| 2,500 to 4,999 | £270 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | £245 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | £220 |
| 20,000 to 49,999 | £195 |
| 50,000 or more | £170 |
Price per 1,000 records by order size (excluding VAT)
The whole file and the named-contact cut sit in neighbouring bands, so the gap in price is smaller than the gap in records. If you sell to the pub site rather than to head offices, compare both in your quote before you trim. If you only want group operators, a narrow order can fall into the top band per record, but it may also be far fewer records than you expect, so get the count first.
Licence, accuracy, screening and delivery
The licence runs 12 months, and in pubs that matters. Licensees and managers move on often, so plan to use the list several times through the year and check names before a big mailing. The TPS and CTPS screening covers 28 days from delivery. Pub lines are often listed, so screen again before each new calling round. The licence covers your own marketing only. A brewery can't pass the file to its distributors, and a pub company can't share it with its tenants.
The full terms in plain English are on our buying terms page.
Using pubs data legally
Legal form of UK workplaces in this sector (ONS 2026)
- Companies79%
- Sole traders13%
- Partnerships8%
- Charities, non-profits and mutuals1%
| Legal form (ONS) | UK workplaces | Share | Marketing email (PECR) | Sales calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Companies | 29,570 | 79% | Allowed with your identity and an opt-out | Check the CTPS |
| Sole traders | 4,675 | 13% | Prior consent needed | Check the TPS |
| Partnerships | 2,805 | 8% | Prior consent needed (LLPs and Scottish partnerships: as companies) | Check the TPS (LLPs: the CTPS) |
| Charities, non-profits and mutuals | 300 | 1% | Allowed with your identity and an opt-out | Check the CTPS |
| Public sector (central government, local authority, public corporation) | 0 | 0% | Allowed with your identity and an opt-out | Check the CTPS |
| All UK workplaces in SIC 56302 | 37,350 | 100% |
ONS counts workplaces, not businesses. Every managed pub of a large company counts as its own workplace, so big estates push the company share up. The sole traders and partnerships are the pubs that matter most for email: they are usually small operators, and you need their consent first.
Two details are easy to miss. The ICO treats a Scottish partnership as a corporate body, the same as a company or LLP, so a partnership running a pub in Scotland can be emailed without prior consent, with an opt-out. And a named work email such as the licensee's own address is still personal data under UK GDPR, so you need a lawful basis and must honour objections.
In practice: you can't see legal form from a pub's trading name. Look for a company name in the record, email those, and reach the others by post or phone first.
Before you buy pubs data: questions to settle
- Site decision or head office decision? Decide who buys what you sell, then choose independents, groups or both.
- One record per group, or every site? Say which at the count stage, or plan to sort by business name on arrival.
- Drinks or not? If you sell beer or drinks, remember tied tenants may not be free to buy from you.
- Which nations? Licensing law differs across the UK. Keep Scotland and Northern Ireland separate if your pitch depends on English and Welsh rules.
- Post and phone ready? With about 31% named email coverage, most of the file needs a letter or a call.
- Is your legal-form split planned? Know which records you will email and which you will write to or ring before the file lands.
- Have you checked the sample? Call two or three of the sample pubs and see if the named licensee is still there.
Questions about buying pubs data
Where can I buy a list of UK pubs with the licensee's name, phone number and email?
You can buy it here as an Excel or CSV file. We hold 22,126 pub records, and every one has a postal address and a phone number. 18,258 name a contact, usually the licensee, landlord or manager, and 6,929 (about 31%) carry that person's own email. So plan on post or phone for most pubs and use email where you hold it. A free count shows the split for your area before you pay.
Can I buy a list of free houses only, without pub company pubs?
Not as a ready-made selection. We can't flag a pub as free, tied or managed. The nearest is single-site independents, which removes most group-run sites but can still include pubs run by tenants of a pub company.
Can I buy pubs data for pub group head offices rather than individual pubs?
Partly. Choose multi-site groups and ask for director or operations job titles. You can also add the small pub management services category. Expect far fewer records than the full file, and get a count before you plan the campaign.
Will the named contact at a managed pub be able to place an order?
Often not for contracts or equipment, which are usually chosen centrally. They can still be a good first contact for local services, events and trials, and a route to their area manager.
Can I legally email pubs from a bought list?
Pubs run by companies or LLPs, and partnerships in Scotland, can be emailed if you say who you are and offer an easy opt-out. Sole traders and other partnerships need to have agreed first, so write or call them instead.
How much does pubs data cost?
All 22,126 records: £4,314.57 excluding VAT, at £195 per 1,000. The 6,929 with a named email: £1,697.61. Orders under 2,500 records are £295 per 1,000, and the minimum order is £300 plus VAT. Your quote gives the exact figure.