Aldi has revealed a list of its latest priority locations across the UK as it looks to secure sites for its real estate expansion.

The discounter has a goal of opening more stores across the country to make affordable food and essentials accessible to more communities.

The full list of priority locations is:

• Ayr South, South Ayrshire
• Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
• Canvey Island, Essex
• Chaddesden, Derbyshire
• Cleethorpes Old Clee Middlethorpe Road, Lincolnshire
• Croxteth, Merseyside
• Exeter Central, Devon
• Falkirk Central, Falkirk
• Gateshead – Team Valley, Tyne and Wear
• Guildford, Surrey
• Harrogate, North Yorkshire
• Hereford, Herefordshire
• Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
• Leeds Horsforth Low Lane, West Yorkshire
• Lincoln, Lincolnshire
• Monmouth, Monmouthshire
• Newcastle (Central), Tyne and Wear
• Oxford, Oxfordshire
• Plymouth West, Devon
• St Albans, Hertfordshire
• Woking, Surrey
• Whitby, North Yorkshire
• Warwick, Warwickshire
• Walthamstow, London
• Bath, Somerset

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Jonathan Neale, managing director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said: “We know how important it is for people to have access to affordable, high-quality food close to where they live, which is why we’re focused on identifying the communities that would benefit most from a new Aldi store.

“Opening new stores in these areas means we can bring great value to more customers, while also creating jobs and offering industry-leading pay.”

The supermarket announced plans to invest £370m in opening new stores this year as it works towards its long-term goal of 1,500 locations nationwide.

This comes after Aldi’s recent £40m investment in growing its presence across the capital, where eight new locations will open this year.