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Town Centre Performance Report

February 2026

Footfall

Total Footfall for the month was 381,556 which is 6.2% lower than February 2025 which was406,689. The busiest day was with a footfall total of 18,477 which is 28.23% higher than the same day the previous year.

The average weekend footfall for February 2026 was 14,076, 11.28% higher than the previous year.

February’s footfall was 3.7% lower than January 2026.

The busiest street was Station Road which saw an increase in footfall by 5.26% compared to the previous year.

Visitor Demographics

 

  • 2,146 more visitors from 0-3 Miles than the previous year or +4.3%  
  • 254 less visitors from 3-10 Miles than the previous year  -0.8%
  • 191 more visitors from 10-25 Miles than the previous year or +2.9%
  • 213 less visitors from 25-50 Miles than the previous year  -13.4%
  • 47 more visitors from 50+ Miles than the previous year  +7.6%
  • 1,917 more visitors from All Distances than the previous year  +2.1%

Vacancy Rates

18 Vacant Units   5.7% of Total Units *

No businesses closed, no new businesses.

* Ground Floor Units

Ilkley Gift card

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Total gift cards purchased:  14
Value of £895

£1,245.96 was redeemed in February –  44 transactions were made with 25 businesses.

Discover Ilkley

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Website | Unique visitors: 2.5k | Total page views: 5k

Top Performing page views

Home Page: 652
Events: 330
Shopping: 206
Restaurants: 115
Food & Drink: 96
Emporio Italia: 949
Cafes: 84
Pubs & Bars: 82
Dog Friendly: 79

Social Media

Facebook | Engagement: 13,487 | Views: 217,059  | Followers: 5,100 (New followers: +115) | 106 posts

Instagram | Interactions: 509 | Views: 26,187 | Followers: 3,016 (New followers: +36| 52 posts