Total Footfall for the month was 417,346 which is 0.9% higher than December 2024 which was 413,706. The busiest day was Friday 12th December with a footfall total of 18,477 which is 28.23% higher than the same day the previous year.

The average weekend footfall for December 2025 was 14,076, 11.28% higher than the previous year.

December’s footfall was 3.8% higher than November 2025.

December 2025 YTD footfall is 4,835,366 compared December 2024 YTD footfall at 4,900,075 – a decrease by 1.3%.

The busiest street was The Grove which saw an increase in footfall by 1.62% compared to the previous year.

Visitor Demographics

• 1,282 more visitors from 0-3 Miles than the previous year or +5.1%  
• 160 more visitors from 3-10 Miles than the previous year  +1.0%
• 216 more visitors from 10-25 Miles than the previous year or +6.1%
• 78 fewer visitors from 25-50 Miles than the previous year  -8.9%
• 186 fewer visitors from 50+ Miles than the previous year  -32.2%
• 1,394 more visitors from All Distances than the previous year  +3.0%

19 Vacant Units   6% of Total Units *

2 new business opened: BCT Care Services, Moor Fruit and Veg
1 business closed – Steph & Didi

* Ground Floor Units

Total gift cards purchased:  146
Value of £8,197.00

£3,165.36 was redeemed in December –  79 transactions were made with 37 businesses.

Top Performing page views

Home Page: 683
Win: 262
Real Food Ilkley Christmas Market: 226
Events: 225
Restaurants: 164
Advent Calendar Offers: 144
Ilkley Gift Card: 115
Festive Elf Hunt: 109
Christmas Teepees: 101
Shopping: 96
Cafes: 69
Business Listings: 69
Emporio Italia: 68
White Christmas The Musical: 65
Dog Friendly: 62
Shopping: 50
Things to Do: 47
Games Crusade: 47
Be Our Guest: 43
Paper Kisses: 42
Pubs and bars: 40
Ilkley Cinema: 40
 

Social Media

Facebook | Engagement: 7,388 | Views: 141,511  | Followers: 4,910 (New followers: +44 ) | 129 posts

Instagram | Interactions: 554 | Views: 37,668 | Followers: 2,933 (New followers: +25| 76 posts