Footfall
Total Footfall: 354,330 which is 5.9% lower than August 2024 which was 376,597. The busiest day was Saturday 2nd August with a footfall total of 14,124. August’s footfall was 9.8% lower than the previous month.
August 2025 YTD footfall is 3,208,746 compared to August 2024 YTD footfall at 3,240,436 – 1% decrease.
Vacancy Rates
20 Vacant Units 6.4% of Total Units *
2 new business opened: Traditional Sweet Shop, Leeds Road, Grape Tree, Brook Street.
1 business moved premises – Erica Berry relocated to Wells Road from Railway Road.
* Ground Floor Units
Ilkley Gift card
Total gift cards purchased: 19
Value of £1160
£1,474.99 was redeemed in August – 52 transactions were made with 26 businesses.
Discover Ilkley
Website | Unique visitors: 6,313 | Total page views: 14,345
Top Performing page views
Yorkshire Day Celebration Weekend – Line up: 1,986
Home page: 1,776
Yorkshire Day Celebrations on The Grove – FREE ENTRY: 710
/ilkley-events: 678
Yorkshire Day in Ilkley – Procession on the Grove: 675
Ilkley Cycle Races: 556
Ilkley Live Summer Music Festival: 339
/discover-things-to-do-in-ilkley: 276
/food-and-drink/restaurants: 202
/shopping: 183
Upcoming Events: 161
/ilkley-riverside-park-river-wharfe: 153
/emporio-italia: 153
/ilkley-gift-card: 147
/dog-friendly-ilkley: 132
/food-and-drink/cafes: 119
/event/yorkshire-day-market-on-the-grove: 117
/ilkley-business-directory: 101
Social Media
Facebook | Interactions: 2,916 | Followers: 4,621 (New followers: +26 ) | 127 posts
Instagram | Interactions: 828 | Followers: 2,792 (New followers: +23 | 55 posts